Cole is an enthusiastic member of staff and a credit to the business with assisting customers and being genuinely interested in them. I had a pint of Jester which was so good I stopped for another. Clean throughout and nice decor. Not sure if there's a rear beer garden, however there's two other pubs close by. Will return and edit if necessary, hopefully culminating in a 5 star review
Nigel Sarsfield277 days ago
Good food and drinks. Modern pub with good atmosphere. Good value drinks and food. It is a Wetherspoons so you know exactly what to expect. Has clean toilets. Some outdoor seating at front of the building for seating outside in good weather. Limited street parking nearby but free for 2 hours. Does not have a car park for the venue. Visited recently and still good value for food and drink.
Phil Glover1 year ago
Always friendly and helpful staff but the food has definitely gone down hill,was served a Luke warm breakfast this morning with burnt rubber like eggs,dried out bacon and cold toast…waitress was great and apologetic but seriously who cannot fry a egg???Thats us finished with this place..
Sinnie L1 year ago
Great place with a nice vibe, reasonably priced foods and drinks.
Toni Mcaulay2 years ago
Jack is a brilliant manager they had a technical fault and he was very good dealing with it when we were going to go next door instead for food, brilliant service..I give not five stars as unfortunately one of the members if staff wasn’t as good
Yvonne Brooks2 years ago
Good atmosphere. Very busy Friday evening but efficient and quick service for drinks and food.
Howard Rogers2 years ago
Food oily and not always hot. The drinks came *after* the food was delivered, which was a bit odd: short-staffed was the explanation, which I'll accept... But it still wasn't ideal. Nevertheless, all staff were very polite and helpful. The decor is bad early 1970s, and when we visited, there were a large number of screaming toddlers... But that's Spoons for you, I guess.
My photo poses a question! I know it's late December 2021 and it is unseasonably warm. But why does Spoons cheese *literally* sweat. It's not terribly appetising, is all I'll say. And I'll try to be fair and point out that the Woodthorpe Top's choice of sweat-prone cheese is not of their doing, but is (no doubt) a mandate from as above
I'll simply conclude with: drinks *before* food, not after; hot bacon, not cold; and no cheese sweat. Those factors would make me award a 5-star review. But as it is, it gets a 3-star review, because it's definitely acceptable, but absolutely not compelling.
Lord Allan Kenneth Okello2 years ago
The Woodthorpe Top was good and bad all at the same time, my family of 30+ arrived for a late breakfast, one of the boys at the bar was a little rude to my aunt when she asked about breakfast menu still being available. The tall lady waiting tables got slammed with our orders but she did really well in getting everyone's orders in as quickly as possible. Unfortunately the breakfast orders that came later on looked a little lean and had unremarkable flavour. Nothing more to say about it, other than we tipped the waitress as she delivered :)
I had a pint of Jester which was so good I stopped for another.
Clean throughout and nice decor.
Not sure if there's a rear beer garden, however there's two other pubs close by.
Will return and edit if necessary, hopefully culminating in a 5 star review
My photo poses a question! I know it's late December 2021 and it is unseasonably warm. But why does Spoons cheese *literally* sweat. It's not terribly appetising, is all I'll say. And I'll try to be fair and point out that the Woodthorpe Top's choice of sweat-prone cheese is not of their doing, but is (no doubt) a mandate from as above
I'll simply conclude with: drinks *before* food, not after; hot bacon, not cold; and no cheese sweat. Those factors would make me award a 5-star review. But as it is, it gets a 3-star review, because it's definitely acceptable, but absolutely not compelling.