please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
a bit of a tight fit when busy , but generally ok
has a small wheelchair lift, due to the shape and design of the building
no back garden
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Came in one evening for a quiet pint or two.
I avoided the upper level as it was busy with diners and much noisier than the ground level.
I sank into one of the many armchairs armed with my two beers.
Among the array of beers across two bars my picks were, Fat Head's Rocket Man and East Street from RCH, both in good condition.
Staff were pleasant and informative about the real ales.
The only downside was the pig-ignorant customers who failed to shut the entrance door behind them.
Nothing worse on a chilly evening.
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Would come back for drinks only as food not at all good. Friendly atmos and good service behind the bar.
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The previous two posts are spot on. Admittedly me and a mate popped in here the morning after carnival and although absolute bedlum with kids and pushchairs (and umbrellas and waterproofs this year),the actual service was ok. The brekkie came out in less than ten minutes and the bacon was actually hot(v unusual for a spoons!). Pint of Dorset Piddle "Jimmy Riddle" was ok too. 7/10
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Good review by Slerpy. We pushed our way through the throngs of holidaymakers to get a beer but decided not to eat there as the wait seemed eternal! You could spot almost every football club shirt in the bar and screaming kids did not enhance our visit. They don't have a ramp between the bar levels so there is a continuous trail of families lifting their buggies up and down as they try to find a table or get to the loos. Wetherspoons must make a fortune out of this place in summer months as it was packed solid. They did appear to have almost enough staff and we didn't have to wait long to get a drink. If you have to feed the kids then this is the place to go as the prices are very reasonable but for a quiet pint - forget it!
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A very awkward pub to review.Two distinct levels,both manic with holidaymakers grabbing a breakfast/lunch, it is obligatory to bring at least sixteen children on your visit,they must have a bucket and spade and as much clutter with them as possible and create an authetic Bedlam like atmosphere (see Hogarth).Add in the fact that most of Weymouth nip in to use this place as the main toilet block.The staff and manager try to keep things afloat as best they can,one clear sign of the pressure that they endure is the fact that cutlery is shoved out with the condiments and not brought out with the meal( visions of Pinky in Brighton Rock came to me instantly, a ready made arsenal for any wannabe thug). Circumstances have created a living hell here,a couple of years ago I waited over an hour for a simple meal.A doorman regulating entry might sort out the traffic flow as this place is often over crowded.A corner cafe with beer in a nutshell.
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a pub on 2 split levels was very busy consider the time was only 1900 and their was no seats were to be found all taking. had a pint old of old thumper which was a good pint
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A much brighter W'spoons than usual. Fairly good range of ales although the ones sampled tasted just about within their sell by date.
Worth a mention here however, is the local supermarket LONDIS, just across the road. They have the best selection of real ales I have ever seen from far and wide. (I spoke to the manager who said it was his personal project). Terrific stuff, and worth a look.
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Much better than the other JDW (The Swan) down the road. More welcoming and the beer was of a far better quality
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We visited three nights out of five last week. Decent beers on, including Leeds Brewery Midnight Dark, Slaters Stumbling Weasel(?), and DBC Portland Porter. All in VGC, and a decent price. The bar staff appeared knowledgable and friendly, so were the clientele. The pub was clean and tidy. My only criticism is the daft layout, which is perhaps unavoidable, with the lower and upper bars. However, its easy to knock Wetherspoon pubs, this is probably one of the best I have visited, give it a try next time you are in the locality|!
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O dear. My husband and myself went in here whilst on holiday a few weeks ago when their beer festival was on. It was packed. Nothing at all wrong with that. However the vast majority were drinking coffee!!! We asked the young barman how the festival was going. "Rubbish. We have loads of casks left. Nobody seems to want to drink it" was his reply. We tried to help him out and had a few very good ales. I believe that in wetherspoons you can now become a member of the COFFEE CLUB!!!! There will be a coffee festival at Wetherspoons soon mark my words. Tragic
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Strategically placed in a wonderful spot ,in the shadow of George the Third ( or turd as the local wags seem to prefer). I visited at 9:30 on a recent Saturday morning , not i hasten to add for a beer!My seventeen Y.O. son was suffering starvation pangs after the two and a half hour journey.The pub was packed to the rafters mainly with breakfasters.The service was incredibly slow, the staff comprised of a few teenagers who were totally unintrested in serving, I waited for fifty minutes before enquiring as to the E.T.A .of our meal, we were told that it would be another fifteen minutes, being a patient soul I waited another twenty five minutes before making a further enquiry and then had a further ten minutes to wait!!! The upshot being that it had the merit of saving me a lunch as our breakfast bacame lunch! Highly avoidable. I did not try the beer and i am unlikely to do so in the future.
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Generally well run pub, despite being very crowded on a Saturday afternoon.
A pint of Jurassic from DBC at nearby Upwey was well served, and tasted good, despite being expensive for a Wetherspoons pub.
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One of the better 'spoons by far which only opened in August 2008. Comfortable upper bar, good selection of well-kept ales and standard food menu of the chain. More open and feels less crowded than the other Weymouth 'spoons, the Swan.
BobOs - 15 Dec 2008 17:33 |
