The Society Rooms is Macclesfield's branch of Wetherspoon's. Bouncers were on the door on my Saturday night visit. There was a mix of both young and older drinkers. The key attraction here is the drinks range and the prices. The usual 'spoon's mainstays were all on - Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guests were Marston's Old Empire, Oakham Inferno, Exmoor Gold & Beast, Titanic White Star, Ringwood Forty Niner & Evan Evans Wrecker. I was suitably impressed by the cider range - Orchard Pig The Hogfather, Weston's Old Rosie & Rosie's Pig, Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon, Thistly Cross Whisky Cask & Broadoak Moonshine. I opted for the Moonshine having not had that for a while. The table was sticky. In fact, the whole place had a bit of a grubby feel to it. As usual, toilets were up a rather large staircase. You know what you get with this chain.
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On a recent trip to Macclesfield, my wife and I paid several visits to the Society Rooms. It's a building with character and certainly very spacious but I don't feel that Wetherspoon's have done a terribly good job of converting it. The lighting seemed bright and the wood panelling looked a bit cheap. Overall the pub doesn't have a cosy ambience. Nevertheless, the beer and food were perfectly fine, and the service was always friendly.
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Average 'Spoons, which is a good thing - very good beer quality, as well as the usual decent food. Clean and welcoming as well.
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Nice large wetherspoons on two levels with comfy seating and good ale,8/10
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door staff are funny and have bin lettin me in since I was 14 lol! the bar staff are always nice but ther is a scary lad one who doesn't seem to understand wot any1s sayin....but thats macc for ya. But yeh, cheap beer?? need I say ne more
anonymous - 6 Dec 2005 18:05 |
Not a bad place, friendly doorstaff and bar workers. Ale wasnt bad, but expected it to be more full on a Friday night. Think everyone else was heading elsewhere.
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Gr8 prices. �1.65 for a pint of fosters but take u r ID with you if your under about 30. Service is ridiculously slow but everyone starts the night there.
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U can go in ere and get wasted on a fiver....
otherwise, its the place everyone goes first on a nite out, cheap drinks and safe bar staff!
anonymous - 14 Feb 2005 13:53 |
Pleasant enough place but never, ever enough staff to cope...slowest service in Macc regardless of amount of customers. (25 mins at bar is my all time worst!)
JJB - 31 Oct 2004 15:56 |
It's good, but not the best weatherspoons in the world. You can't argue with the prices, but it might take you a while before you can get to the bar to sample them. Good starter for a night out.
precious - 24 May 2004 16:49 |
Spoons is fantastic, cheap to get pissed and the best place to start the night.
anonymous - 6 Sep 2003 19:32 |
Macclesfield's own Branch of J.D. Weatherspoons - cheap pints, shots, and ale, and room for many.
Nick Lee - 6 Jun 2003 15:49 |
