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Modern and fairly small Wetherspoons, probably a shop conversion. I was surprised at how limited the ale selection was - Backyard Blonde, Batemans Fort, Lymestone Whimsical Waterstone, Sharps Doom Bar & Greene King IPA & Abbot. There were seemingly more "Coming Soon" signs on that actual beers. Ciders were Westons Marcle Hill & Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon. Usual 'spoons daytime clientele and efficient service. There are better pubs in Moseley though.
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Last couple of times I`ve popped in it has been sadly lacking in the real ale department..couple of bog standard and maybe 1 a bit more interesting. Indicative of Moseley at the moment..gone down the nick a bit.
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called in for lunch on saturday . had a chicken burger with salad. chicken tasted slightly off not fresh and salad looked as though it was prepared a few days before again not fresh. kids had fish and chips fish again tasted as though it wasnt fresh. nice batter and chips were ok. ordered sweets which we had to wait an hour for even with 3 reminders and the kids never got the bags of fresh fruit they are supposed to have with the meal. not great at all!
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This was my boozer of choice until The Village closed for a refurb. I found the dregs from the Village started infesting "The Liz". Among these idiots is a "Comitted IRA supporter" who thinks they should have "Done more" pubs in Birmingham. As the duty manager that night was Irish, I felt I could not complain. This place is NOT for English ex servicemen like me. For Shame.
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I've been to quite a few JD Wetherspoons over the years, some good, most bad..
This is without doubt the best of them!.. Served almost immediately by a friendly Irishman, decent Guinness at 2.15 a pint, meal and a drink for 5.35 (it was Tuesday, steak night).. And nice big windows to look out of and watch the interesting characters of B13 pass you by...
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Attractive, busy and efficiently run Spoons with the usual choice of modestly priced ales and food. Pleasant upstairs dining area. Our sausage and mash was served piping hot, good portion size and great value.
Only downside was other customers' screaming children.
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Now it's not often that I heap praise of Wetherspoon's pubs but this one does stand out. For a start it is much,much smaller then the normal barn-like emporiums JDW usually offer. This gives it a much more friendly and local feel and the bar staff were terrific - a great welcome and really chatty as well. The beers were from Saddlers and Slaters and were very well kept so I stopped for some lunch and another pint (BBQ Chicken with chips peas bacon and cheese mushroom and tomato with a pint of ale for £4.99 - you cant beat that!). of course this may have been a one-off and another visit may not get the same welcome but I would like to think it would! You can watch the coming-and goings in the "village" centre - a part of Brum I had never been to before. The number 50 bus stops (they run just about every 5 minutes) round the corner and there are plenty of other services back to the city. If only there were more Spoons pubs like this one!
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Remarkably small for a Wetherspoons and only boasting three or four real ales, but for a non-'spoons pub that would be normal. �1.75 for a pint of real ale at the moment which is good value as well.
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One of the better Weatherspoons I have visited. The cheap beer encourages underagers and the local drunks but, over all fine for a mid week pint.
They have an odd looking piece of sculpture in the centre of the room in memory of JRR Tolkeinwhere the word Moseley is mis spelled!
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Visited on a sunday lunchtime: plenty of room in this spacious pub, with (surprising for a Weatherspoons), more than enough bar staff to ensure quick and efficient service.
We were offered the chance to taste before ordering our ale. As there was a special cider festival on, several of the pumps were devoted to cider. Two beer pumps were offering ales from Slater's, Stafford, but, regrettably, neither was in good condition, although other beers sampled were fine.
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See they`ve put the beer prices up and they`re selling festival ales at the new level. Still quality at the price though.....once you navigate past the smokers in the doorway of course!
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The Wetherspoons in Moseley, Guinness �2.45 a pint, all the usual prices / standards etc etc. Visited last Friday evening, having not been there for a few months, and the place seemed to have gained a large number male drinkers, not old enough to have fully learned the basics of barroom etiquette. Heard on the grapevine that a fight had broken out, late that evening in the gents around closing time with a carpenter required to repair one of the doors.
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Nicely kept pub that ticks all the usual Wetherspoon boxes. Good choice of ales, reasonably priced food, friendly staff. Much much better than its older, bigger sister up the road in Kings Heath
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I got told not to swear by the landlady, apparently they have a morality police in here.
excellent beer, cheap and cheerful food, usual mix of wetherspoon clientele (students, p*ssheads, old geezers and people getting tanked before moving on.)
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Only a small offering from spoons but big in customer service!! Had plenty of people at bar serving, all VERY well presented and FRIENDLY.Well Done Guys! 7/10
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Good place to have a beer, have not ate at this wetherspoons but sure its usual spoons stuff. Beer is decently priced, the place is clean and the staff are friendly. When in Moseley always ere for at least one.
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Not bad for a Wetherspoons, great for meeting and necking a few cheap ones before going somewhere else. Food is of the frozen - microwaved variety though
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I speak as I find and on Monday I tried one of their new dishes from the menu, and it was great. Well cooked and very tasty. The beers were also superb and I have noted it as one of the better Wetherspoons in the area, certainly better than the Pear Tree where you almost need a torch to find your way around it is so dark.
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Also, the breakfasts have gone downhill which was the justification for going in and having to have a pint at 10 am on a saturday, surrounded by pensioners and jakeys
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Can't be too harsh on this place, infinitely preferable to The Pear Tree as far as Spoons go. Never noticed any trouble here, it does get busy though and manages a balance between freaks, purple faced day drinkers and those in for an after work pint or on the way to Little Italy. But not my first port of call
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One bar staff on Sunday lunchtime, pub quite busy - no chance of being served !
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feels like an airport waiting lounge. Does really well with the hostels/ halfway houses residents. Has fruit machines, microwaved food, what more can I say.
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Get pissed on cheap doubles......then go to a pub you want to be in before you get batttered by some of the hostel types hanging about.
anonymous - 2 Oct 2007 19:50 |
expect to be ignored by the staff too busy chatting or flirting with male customers, food pretty standard but that comes and standard with any 'spoons place.
Change the staff, train them proper, invigorate the kitchen team them maybe there may be hope !!
But what Moseley really really needs is a real, traditional, and very rare 'Freehouse' completely independant from any chain to cater for the real residents of Moseley.
I went in, wiated to be served, waited ........and waited for a bit longer........I only stayed as that where I was meeting my sister
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Its cheap. Its Weatherspoons. Expect the expected.
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nice looking place, decent decor, terrible staff!
anonymous - 10 Nov 2006 02:00 |
Fairly civilised 'spoons. Mobile 'phones don't work inside!
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