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Bog standard JDW, not too far from train station. Typical pub fare - as a rule JDW always have a couple of decent well kept ales on and this one is no exception. Can only say service was pretty quick, mind you all the footie fans had just departed so that explained it!
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“RUDE STAFF AND WE WERE BARRED WHEN WE COMPLAINED” 1 of 5 stars
At 70 years of age, I have only ever been barred from 2 pubs, this one and "The Ale Wagon" in Charles Street Leicester and in both cases for the same reason, complaining about bar staff who lack manners, staff who are in fact aggressive and just plain rude.
The Last Plantagenet is one of 4 Wetherspoons chain pubs in Leicester, the others are "The Highcross", "Lloyds" and there is one at Oadby too, "Lord Keeper of the Great Seal". I have used them all as they have cheap beer and cheap drinks in general, all 4 are within 3 miles of where I live. I seldom eat at any as the food is far too hit and miss between good at the price and having to send it back. Food is often cold on arrival, chips under cooked and hard inside, fried eggs not fried properly, incinerated medium rare steaks and often too tough to eat, quality generally poor, I will leave it at that.
Getting back to talking about just "The Last Plantagenet", named after the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, now buried in Leicester cathedral, it is the quietist least busy of the 4 mentioned venues. It is also arguable the least attractive too and suffers badly from chewing gum being stuck under various places, like tables and especially the hand rails leading to and from the toilets. The choice of beers and single malts is very good and slightly better perhaps than the others venues with slightly cheaper prices.
The cheaper prices also tend too attract some rather odd clientele, I don't want to say too much as I want my review published, but "down and outs" is a fair description.
As for the barring of both myself and my wife, my group of loyal companions also will refuse to go there, as there are 3 other Wetherspoons to visit plus dozens of other pubs too, it is not so much a hardship, BUT IS A GROSS INJUSTICE.
The barmaid was quite snappy and rude to my wife for no reason, I intervened and explained this to her, she seemed satisfied but I was not so I complained firstly to the manageress and got nowhere let alone getting an apology, so I complained through head office customer services, the result was we were both barred, even though the manageress stated CCTV footage showed I had behaved perfectly decently, at age 70 I am hardly a lager lout or hooligan and neither is my wife. If you visit then you have been warned !!!
Visited July 2015
5 of 5 stars Value
1 of 5 stars Service
1 of 5 stars Food
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This was a below par Wetherspoons . It was the most disappointing pub in the 6 pub crawl that we went on .
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went in mid-afternoon and 2 pints of old peculier.soon got served on both occasions straight away always a bonus in a wetherspoons pub.reasonable pub and good pints
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Good Spoons with good food and good ale.
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Went in early doors 11 o'clock time on day of Leicester Beer Festival and was surprised somewhat having read some of the previous reviews. Good choice of ales and clientele varied. Been in a few times before and never seen any problems unless they happen later in the day? Will always pop in if I pop by.
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Wetherspoons. So cheap and full of dossers! Not even the best Wetherspoons in Leicester. Saying that though I still go back (even if it is only very occasionally- though I suspect this is more to do with the price rather than anything else). Like all Wetherspoons a decent selection of ales, but it is full of alchies.
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Sunday evening and a great selection of festival brews. Staff often run off their feet and on the go non stop. Might not be everyone's idea of the place to go but you should know what to expect in these establishments by now!! Management will deal with problems.
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Yep another pissheads pub. Wife and i went in while staying in Leicester for the weekend. Shedfull of people off their heads, and it wasnt 21.30. God only knows how the hell any of them get home. Maybe they just sleep where they collapse?
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Dank, with really rude staff. Avoid the punters. Cheap though, and open till 12 weekdays, which is always a bonus.
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THIS IS THE HANG OUT FOR THE TOWN DRUNKS. SAT ON THE STEP BY THE SIDE DOOR SMOKING WEED AND STARING AT WHOEVER WALKS PAST. THIS IS ANOTHER WETHERSPOONS SO AVOID IT PLUS THE MANAGER IS A MUPPET.
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To balance recent comments there may be some truth in them but as with all spoons it depends on when you visit. Indeed if as bad as suggested would it still be open? If anyone does overstep the mark then they are ushered out. Have seen this happen. Also compared to others I've seen reviewed it did well for beer selection during the recent Festival. Expect reduced choice after a good Rugby/Football day.Can't recall seeing any drug paraphenalia when I've been in.
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Within a few minutes walk or crawl you've got the Dawn Centre for the homeless and The Anchor Centre for street drinkers and ex-offenders. Need I go any further in describing the sort of "customers" that this hell-hole attracts ? Avoid at all costs.
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Quinno's comments echoes here - staggering lack of professional competence from new intake of Eastern European bar staff, coupled with sewriously surly attitude from several of them.
Beer quality frankly farcical, and food quality low even by McSpoons standards.
Due to location also attracts the very worst class of drinkers - from the wizened old soaks to the violent semi-tramps and all the way up to the smack and crack heads who like to make use of the toilets ... there's a reason for that strange neon lighting in the cubicles, and drug paraphenalia regularly complements the interior decor.
Anything is better than this place; avoid like the Ebola virus.
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Looking for a quick pint and bite to eat, popped in here earlier this week. Quick and friendly service and food was fine. Usual JDW format and good prices.
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Recently seemed to have improved service standards and guest beer range. Not in the top league of 'Spoons but adequate for our weekly visit. As with others in this chain doesn't seem enough staff when busy.
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Called in for breakfast prior to going to beer fetivals at the Vaults, Criterion and Ale Wagon. Ordered 2 breakfasts and had 2 halves of beer. Checked receipt and found the wrong table number had been entered so back to the bar to have it corrected. Long wait for breakfast, lad was looking for the wrong table number! When the plates came, one had no hash browns and the other no mushrooms. Had a laugh with the folks on the next table as they were having similar problems. He took the meals away, and returned with one plate, the one without the mushrooms. Told him again there were no mushrooms, and it went away again. We were finally served with 2 breakfasts that by now were nearlly cold. Not one I would aim for again.
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Rocked up in need of a point whilst waiting for my travel connection up north. Stroll in, notice that one half of the bar is busy, the other deserted. Go up to the deserted part of the bar to grab my beer and a bit of food.
Oh Lord what a mistake.
The reason it was deserted was because the trainee barman (let's call him Goon), was Eastern European and had absolutely no idea what he was doing, and appeared to have no-one sahdowing him. Now don't get me wrong, I have no problem with overseas bar staff, sometimes they are better than Brits. But they need to be trained properly and have a basic grasp of pub-english.
This fella was woefully short of both.
Let's have a look at the facts:
1. Asked for a Mocha for the missus. After going through a range of variations of the word 'coffee', off he went to ask someone what a Mocha is.
2. Goon reappears and I ask for a half of one of the guest ales. Goon disappears to ask the mananger what a half was and where it was on the till. Then he couldn't undo the the lock properly to release the handpull so said that it was off. The temptation to reach over the bar and unlock it for him was immense, but I probably would have been chucked out. So I thought I'd persevere and asked for a half of the next one along, which I noticed was unlocked. The half eventually appeared, with a bigger head on it than Ron Jeremy - explaining concept of the 'top-up' was excruciating.
3. Time to ask for food, not looking forward to this, but I was in too deep and also the queue at the other bar had got bigger. The Pikey Platter (2 for 6.99) being the obvious option for two people. I pointed at the menu and picked out the two I wanted, which he rang through at full price. So cue another trip to find someone to correct it.
4. Rang through by someone else in the end, then I paid. Goon took the money and then wandered off, oblivious to a) my receipt for the food, and b) the Mocha (remember that?). Managed to get someone else over to produce the receipt and go and make the Mocha. Whilst waiting, I looked at the receipt and saw that my half had been rung through as a pint. After having a second half to compensate I eventually got back to my seat 15 minutes after I went to the bar.
5. The food arrived and the chips were undercooked and cold.
This place is a shambles, managed by day-releasers from the funny farm. Giving a kid with pidgen English and no obvious bar skills a shift unsupervised and untrained makes the mind boggle.
Don't bother with this place, forget the beer range, they don't give a toss about the customer. Pay a premium and go to the Criterion, Vaults or Derby and Rutland. It really is worth it.
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Strange Name,Big Pub though with usual good selection of beer.possibly a bit to crammed with tables,a bit of a canteen look.
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The beer is okay, although I didn't think particularly well kept(it was just a bit too cold for me). I'd like to see what it is like on a weekend though, as when I was in there (admittedly a Wednesday night) it was deserted.
J1985 - 18 Apr 2006 09:40 |
OK beer, but full of tramps and alcoholic chaves. Avoid.
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Recently sold yo Marstons, - well no, not really but might just as well have been - boring and bland selection of beers. An average Wetherspoon. Much better options elsewhere.
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Good place to drink but DO NOT eat here, the rumours about the kitchen are true.
anonymous - 11 Feb 2006 20:56 |
As good as Wetherspoons gets, spacious building and cheap beer. A fairly civilised crowd compared to other places in the area.
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Nice place to drink - but on the weekends it can get a little crowded and there are better places to drink along Grandby Street.
Alex - 30 Aug 2004 18:35 |
Adequate to well kept real ale, large selection of same. Gets a few Burberry apes in on Friday and Saturday nights but the rest of the time its fine.
As with all Wetherspoons pubs, the food and beer is cheap and functional - if you're not a snob, you'll get on fine.
Liam - 19 Jul 2004 16:22 |
