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After a visit to the Phoenix (not listed on here) on Saturday morning, I was looking for one more pub to visit. Both of the Wetherspoons were open. I walked in the Sir Henry Segrave first. But the ale and cider selection was disappointing. So I opted for the Willow Grove, which certainly seems to be the better of the two. For a Saturday morning it was packed. I really struggled to find a spare table. Before that, it took 10 minutes to get served with breakfasts and plenty of coffees being ordered. Ales were Sharps Doom Bar, Thwaites Wainwright, Lytham St Patrick's Stout, Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best, Adnams Irish Red, Ringwood Mauler & Wychwood Pinehead Oatmeal Stout. Ciders were Old Rosie & Black Dragon. Some of the locals here are a bit strange. They will certainly keep you amused. A couple of drunks singing Irish songs seemed quite appropriate for the morning after St Patrick's Day.
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A Wetherspoons that used to be a Lloyds no 1, but has now lost that branding. But you can still tell it used to be, with emphasis on keg lagers, and large screen TV. Not particularly large, and tables have been shoe-horned into every space. There is also an upstairs which has a separate bar (no real ale at all there), and the loos are up a grand total of 32 stairs.
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Not a bad pub, sampled a few ales on our visits the other weekend, all were kept well but the one that stood out for me was Bank Top's 'Port O'Call', very nice pint.
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A bit of a down-at-heel Wetherspoons compared to the Sir Henry Segrave just along the road.
Decent enough place for a food stop and a pint.
The downside on my visit was very slow service at the bar and noisy kids running round the place.
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I am surprised that Southport can support two 'Spoons pubs - both in the same street but I suppose they get busy at holiday time. This is a LLoyds No.1 bar which means it has music but it also still suffered from lack of staff - I waited quite a long time to get a beer and only the good nature of the hard-pressed barman made me stay. There is a second bar upstairs but only GK beers on here. The Segrave is a better bet.
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Not a bad pub
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The second of 2 Wetherspoons we visited in Southport. Both are on the same street. I have to say that I preferred the Sir Henry Segrave. Orkney Dark Island, Lymestone Cowboy, Burton Bridge Staffordshire Knot Brown Ale, Greene King IPA & Abbot & Phoenix Wobbly Bob were the ales on offer, with Old Rosie being the real cider choice. Still a decent enough stop on any Southport crawl.
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Smaller than usual Spoons, good mature custonm base, goodish beer.
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Three guest ales of idiot strength, the only sensible session beer was Ruddles. Unlike in many Wetherspoon/Lloyd's establishments the bar staff here allowed you to choose a guest ale as your free beer with your burger. Its a bit of a surprise when you follow the signs upstairs to the toilets to find another large bar. No guest ales are available upstairs.
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Good selection of beers. Typical Wetherspoons.
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Good few pints, very nice
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Large L shaped pub on 2 floors. Wacky circle designs on the wall along with a multi coloured carpet make you feel that you have entered a 70's nightclub! Alton Pride fff was on good form.
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Nice dimly lit comfortable pub,but sadly too many kids when visited screamin the place down,kids in pubs grrrrrrrrrr! Had THREE pumps with GK IPA on sadly and only one guest, 6/10
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had some bannana sambuca mmmmm it was a good laugh up here for a few days, just as well cos the loos are miles away!
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Had a very cheap breakfast here, seems big, adverts for swing nite on wednesdays with live music, sounds fab! Look at the dearer prices as a music tax!
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No one seems to have pointed out this is a Lloyds No 1 (Wetherspoons),it was the first Lloyds I visited and put me off Lloyds being very expensive,cost 1� more for the same drinks in spoons.
Very dark and had lasers chasing all overthe floor,caught this red thing in my eye and it realy scared me,I thought it was a flame!
Handy for the railway station
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