please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This place is no longer a Wetherspoons. I know some may shed a tear on here! It's still open but the new owners are Stonegate. More of a focus on live sports and cheap drinks now.
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My friends and I were disgusted with the availability of the "roast half chicken" on chicken club day and it was only 5pm. when we ordered. The leaflet stated served until 11pm that was a lie as there wasn't any left. So we chose the "boneless chicken breast" very nice but it looked nothing like the picture in the leaflet, no lemon wedge-and don't mention the chips-I didn't need to use my toes as well to count them, my fingers were too many, 8 chips! again nothing like the leaflet. No one came to ask if everything was alright either.
We are not usually the complaining types so the three of us said nothing but just placed this wetherspoons on our ever growing list of their pubs never to eat in again. The bar service could have been faster as well.
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Uninspiring JDW pub. Small - by JDW standards. Service was average, while ale quality was disappointing - especially as the pub is 'Cask Marque' accredited. 4/10 - there is better in Hyde!
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Reasonable 'Spoons' situated behind the market place. I had a pint of Robinsons Marathon Runner which was in good condition.
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Went in The Cotton Bale last Saturday night. Had a pint of Elland Brewery Maximum Darkness, which was a dark beer and very good. The pub was quite busy but we got served no problem! Overall, not a bad Spoons at all.
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I went in here yesterday twice, primarily to waste a bit of time and had 2 CAMRA vouchers to use up. It was my first visit to Hyde never mind this pub. First visit was at 12:30, quite quiet, Elland - Amnesia wasn't a very good pint, nothing to do with the condition though, just an average beer. Managed to stick wi-fi on and get a seat, I felt as if I was the youngest in here at 19 and seemed to be the only one drinking at the tables, everyone else drinking coffee, the atmosphere rather flat.
Second visit was at 4:10, having been to Denton to watch a game of football, I again managed to get a table very easily, pint of Titanic - Deck the Halls, a better pint and very cheap, �1.55 with a voucher. Whether its just the town itself or this pub but it felt a bit boring for a Spoons.
Its worth a visit, the beer selection was good and I'd have tried more had I not got just �3.10 on me.
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The Cotton Bale is by far the best pub in central Hyde which doesn't mean it's outstanding, which says a lot about the other pubs in the town... At least you don't have to listen to endless, cacophonic karaoke performed by Hattersley Carousers and Newton Imbibers Anonymous - and the selection of real ales can be good. The latter is by no means guaranteed though, as the manager and bar staff seem reluctant to change barrels promptly. The kitchen staff are up to the job these days - this wasn't always the case. Most Wetherspoon's pubs suffer from slow service and this one is no exception. My biggest gripe is that the staff are too inexperienced to deal with the foulmouthed, umbrageous, Neanderthals who congregate at the bar at weekends and spoil the atmosphere for the majority.
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Spoons..... cheap pint..... no reason to stay for any length of time.
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I visit the Cotton Bale usually an average of once a week. Always a good selection of beers available, in good form and I have no issues to grind. One of the more consistant Spoons pubs in Greater M/CR.
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hi, my name is darren and i took over this pub in febuary, i have been reading through the comments of how this pub use to be run and im quite shocked it was aloud to be this bad.
it sets a completely different picture to the pub it is now, good food,good atmosphere, good beer and good prices!
i have 11 traditional ales and 1 traditional cider that are always changing ranging from 3.4% to 8.5% all of which are in peak condition.
all of the old staff have gone and with them there bad habits, in ther place is a happy, friendly bunch that know their ales and their customers.
so please if your in the area do pop in for a pint or two and see how the place has changed from 2 years ago....
....hope to see you soon,
Darren.
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Much-improved Wetherspoons pub, which now offers up to 10 real ales. On my last visit the Gorlovka Stout (6.0%) was nothing short of excellent. My colleagues (drinking buddies) were also well impressed with the (other) beers they had. Lets hope they can maintain and sustain this standard.
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hoping to visit hyde soon not been for years, and read with interest about waiting to be served.this happens in many weatherspoons pubs i have been in apart from one. while on holiday in wales.funny folks down there, went in the aberyswyth branch,where you formed an orderly queue.not perfect but everyone got served in turn
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Welcome to the Cotton Bale,
I have been manager of this pub since the New Year and despite what few comments say the pub has come on greatly.
I would like to invite back all customers who have had bad visits over the last few years and see what you think.
I now have 12 Real ales on at all times and the staff are much better at acknowledging customers and there product knowledge has vastly improved. If any part of your visit is not as you would expect please feel free to talk to either myself or the duty manager.
Many thanks
Ben
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Utterly appalling bar staff. Serving whoever is in front of them, even if they've only just walked into the pub and others have been waiting many minutes. Paid our first visit here last weekend and after waiting nearly 15 minutes at the bar whilst they served regulars, females and any new arrivals finally left without having a drink. Wish I'd checked comments on this site first. Staff should be sacked. Aviod this pub.
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I can't believe people slag this pub off! Since the refurb it looks the part and it has some good regular drinkers. People complain about the service but there are some good workers in there who are unfairly criticised! Maybe the pub is better off without those cynical folk! Sure you get some idiots...but where don't you?
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SACK THE MANAGERESS SHE IS SHOCKING THIS PUB NEEDS CLOSING AND REOPENING UNDER A DECENT LANDLORD
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Immediately on entering the Cotton Bale customers become invisible to the staff. After waiting 5-10 minutes, AND being first in the queue, it is not unusual to be asked "Who's next?". Dreadful staff training!. Pub saved only by the excellent guest beers. Wetherspoons in Stockport and Manchester rate a 9.5 in comparison.
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terrible pub un friendly scum for staff waited half an hour to get served on a day when it wasn�t too busy got ignored as the staff served there social scum friends dole office two mins walk says its all avoid at all cost bike and hound much friendlier
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All the other reviews are right - this is a very bad place. I occassionally walk in, wait five minuts to get served (when there are no other customers queing) and then walk out again. The viewable areas are dirty and falling to bits, so fck knows what the bits you can't see are like. You could do an archaelogical dig on the dirt that is on the tables, and the ashtrays rival K2.
Full of scroats, lowlifes, thugs and idiots. They have a strange policy of ordering nothing but strong ales instead of a range. You go in and there will be 4 ales on. But all of them will be over 5%. No session beers, but then again, you probably wouldn't want to stay long in the dump. It has air conditioning, which you might think is a good thing, but it seems to be programmed for Reykjav�k, the average winter temperature is about -?. I have never been brave enough to eat at the Cotton Bale.
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I thought the Ash Tree in Ashton was bad for service but this one is even worse. The bar staff can see you waiting but will continue to talk to each other or disappear into yhe back room.
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total dump, that has all the low-life scruffs of hyde,
in there, best thing to do is shut this pub down,
anonymous - 5 Jan 2006 21:40 |
i started drinking in this pub on the first day it opened in fact i took a days holiday from work to be one of the first in , myself and about 10 to 15 of my friends all used to meet there after work and weekends but we dont go in anymore asking to be served is to much effort by the staff im so dissapointed wetherspoons have let it get so bad come on tim wetherspoon sort your lazy staff out from what aws a long serving customer
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this pub is ok to nip into on a Thurs night if you get to The Bike 'n' Hound too early from the Sportsman . You wouldn't want a drink in the Bike just some nuts or crisps, take your time ordering. Then move on to the Cheshire Ring for a pint.....Maybe pop back into the Bike on the way back for some more crisps.. that's on the way back to the Sportsman for last orders...it's quite late now.... This pub, the Cotton Bale, is well positioned in the middle, just in case there's any hic-cups.
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service very poor, and now thay have altered the pump sparklers so that tha cask ale is served without a proper head, causing nearly instant flatness..whilst this is acceptable in the south of england, the heady north expects beer served to their liking, but when staff were questioned about this we were told that it is now company policy in order to save wastage..I am amongst a group which ranges between 2 to 12 members, none of which will return to this pub, unless we get our solid, clinging head back..it is obviously a matter of beer saved as to money taken, and i think that you lose..please send me a reply, as to wetherspoons policy over this matter..
thank you...rod turner.
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Its like drinking in Tesco's. Avoid this atmosphere free zone...
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Since the recent arrival of a new manager the pub has improved out of all recognition food is now of a high standard and at long last the Cotton Bale is clean and has a friendly atmosphere.Thankyou
Patrick - 15 Nov 2004 10:00 |
Full of shell suited chav/ned scum, this is where they go to spend our social security handouts. Surly bar staff (except when they're new). Food is poor and a lot worse than it used to be.
Mike - 18 Sep 2004 21:15 |
Wetherspoons pub with the usual suspects on the beer front - Abbot, Spitfire, Boddies and if you are lucky a guest beer. Handy location.
bob mason - 15 Aug 2004 00:50 |
