avoid Wetherspoons on Tuesday night 10 june

The only Wetherspoons I’ve entered was on the Somerset coast, because we could find nowhere else to eat.

The floor was sticky, the tables filthy with detritus everywhere, we backed out pdq!

And went hungry.

I live in a pleasant Thames riverside town and I thought our new Wetherspoons would not fit in. How wrong I was. The breakfasts are delicious, they cater well for my grandson with allergies, families who possibly couldn’t afford the over priced eateries in the town can come here for a reasonable priced meal, they have a roaring fire to sit by in the winter and the staff are really helpful. I am a convert.

janeainsworth

I went into Wetherspoons in Sunderland (brave I know) with friends for coffee, before a photography walk.
The coffee cost £1 and the pub was full of retired people having a whale of a time socialising with their friends.
It was 10.30am on a rainy Wednesday morning.

We were there last month. We were staying at a seafront front hotel and loving it but paying quite alot for drinks in the bar.
Went into Sunderland and popped into Wetherspoons, lovely place. Much cheaper than our hotel.
Older guy came in dressed as Elvis and staff were chatting away to him, really friendly

Yes lots of retired people having tea/coffee, nice place to meet up

Wish we had one locally

Exactly, Ziggy. Ours closed and lots of people go to the Leytonstone one now.
The carpets are Axminsters specially woven for that pub.

My default setting is to avoid them.

Ziggy Just don’t have a drink at the Sunderland Empire. We went there for a show & at the interval the bar was practically empty.
We soon found out why. My small glass of white wine cost over £10 😮😮😮
All the locals were in the auditorium with their own drinks, flasks of tea, little bottles etc.
I emailed the Empire to complain about the bar prices & was told it was because they were part of a consortium and had to charge London prices 😮😡

Yes, Tim Martin' politics are typical of brewery owners, and he supported Brexit. And he mouthed off in-advisably at the beginning of COVID lockdown (though the quickly recanted).

Two large glasses of wine in Spoons her £6.20.

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Kate1949

Two large glasses of wine in Spoons her £6.20.

How much is the Bottle?

We avoid like the plague it’s not snobbery just a dislike of sticky carpets and tables plus there are some rather unsavoury characters that frequent there. Our DGD worked there for a few months and caught an old man videoing her as she was waiting tables. To be fair the manager and door staff on viewing their cctv barred him from going in again.

ExaltedWombat

Yes, Tim Martin' politics are typical of brewery owners, and he supported Brexit. And he mouthed off in-advisably at the beginning of COVID lockdown (though the quickly recanted).

I’ve no problem with him talking about the problems of running a pub; his area of expertise. What I object to is that, for a period of time the news media were asking him for advice on everything and the advice he gave was rubbish and, imo, detremental to the running of this country.

Kate1949

Two large glasses of wine in Spoons her £6.20.

Local golf club Christmas dinner

One pint of beer, one largish glass of white wine £18.60.
We should have said we were members, they get a discount.

I seem to remember a thread like this last time there was a big England football match on.
Most of the Wetherspoons we go to don’t have TV screens and those that do have the sound turned off. Football fans don’t seem to congregate in Wetherspoon pubs. There’s no ‘piped’ music either.
All our family like going to ‘Spoons. My son and family recently went to London during half term and counted 5 Wetherspoon pubs during their trip on the Open top pub 😂.

Bea. It's on tap.

You’ll be fine , Wetherspoons usually only have one tv per pub and the sound is muted. No self respecting football fan will be there.

We've had such a long chat I've forgotten what night it's on ⚽️

Oh, tonight.

Dont mind a wetherspoons,im not a snob.But ill avoid the footy😆

I avoid them as he is a Brexiteer!

I wouldn’t go to Wetherspoons if you paid me.

Im a spoons fan because I can go there with friends and familyof any age ,they have good disabled facilities the drink is cheap and the food is on par with other chain pubs but considerably cheaper My church holds a coffee club meeting in one of the Glasgow spoons every Wednesday

Wetherspoons are preferable to the trendy overpriced alternatives - good food at affordable prices and for anyone needing company they do refillable tea/coffee for about £1.50 so people can sit and chat to their friends
Just find a seat away from the screen

chrishoops

I avoid them as he is a Brexiteer!

That must rule out a lot of shops, businesses, our present government and their predecessors among others!

Kate1949

I love Wetherspoons. Cheap food and drink, interesting buildings, hardworking staff. We have even stayed in their hotels. They are great. There's a lot of snobbery attached to Wetherspoons.

I agree!
And in addition, no 'musak' and if there is a tv it's on silent.