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acmold
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There are now two Wetherspoon's to tick off in Stourbridge!
Spoilt for choice now. Two 'Spoons' in both my hometown and university town! Doesn't that mean having to contend with four different lots of smelly old gits  While wasting an hour of my life wandering around the centre of Swindon this morning, I passed a 'Spoons about noon that was doing a roaring trade with at least twenty smelly old gits sat outside already hard at it. One was the spitting image of Bruce Forsyth (but in tracky bottoms and with a flee-bitten mut on a rope for company). This 'Spoons was called 'The Savoy'. Going slightly off-topic, there is a homeless guy often sitting on the floor at Oxford bus station who looks just like Teddy Sheringham (but on hard times, and usually shirtless).
When I go shopping to the "Cowley Centre" at about 8am there is always a good assortment of "Smelly Gits" already inside the William Morris, they now open at 7am. As the local song goes, there's only two William Morris's.
Must look for "Teddy" next time I venture into Oxford.
 No wonder students run up vast debts if thy go "Spoon Hopping"
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Going back to the original question posed, I regard Wetherspoons in the same light as Macdonalds, Burger King, Brewers Fare etc . . . Standardised, franchised and redolent of the unpleasant side of capitalism. The 'food' is delivered in microwavable containers; Service is poor; Beer is often badly kept; Staff are paid the minimum wage . . . but because Wetherspoons is cheap we are supposed to think it's great.
With their cheap prices and special offers, they are responsible for the demise of many excellent local and independent pubs, and for promoting the 'binge drinking' culture which blights the UK.
Thankfully, so far, the local council where I live have refused them planning permission on the grounds of impact on local businesses. How long they will maintain that stance remains to be seen.
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Going back to the original question posed, I regard Wetherspoons in the same light as Macdonalds, Burger King, Brewers Fare etc . . . Standardised, franchised and redolent of the unpleasant side of capitalism. The 'food' is delivered in microwavable containers; Service is poor; Beer is often badly kept; Staff are paid the minimum wage . . . but because Wetherspoons is cheap we are supposed to think it's great.
With their cheap prices and special offers, they are responsible for the demise of many excellent local and independent pubs, and for promoting the 'binge drinking' culture which blights the UK.
Thankfully, so far, the local council where I live have refused them planning permission on the grounds of impact on local businesses. How long they will maintain that stance remains to be seen.
Its easy to generalise, and to a certain extent I agree. However some 'Spoons are excellent. The Penny Black in Northwich is one such example, the beer range is good. I believe the one in Mold is the same. On the other hand, The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Manchester has woeful service, and The Swan in Weymouth has the least exciting beer range of any 'Spoons I've been in.
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Going back to the original question posed, I regard Wetherspoons in the same light as Macdonalds, Burger King, Brewers Fare etc . . . Standardised, franchised and redolent of the unpleasant side of capitalism. The 'food' is delivered in microwavable containers; Service is poor; Beer is often badly kept; Staff are paid the minimum wage . . . but because Wetherspoons is cheap we are supposed to think it's great.
With their cheap prices and special offers, they are responsible for the demise of many excellent local and independent pubs, and for promoting the 'binge drinking' culture which blights the UK.
Thankfully, so far, the local council where I live have refused them planning permission on the grounds of impact on local businesses. How long they will maintain that stance remains to be seen. Its easy to generalise, and to a certain extent I agree. However some 'Spoons are excellent. The Penny Black in Northwich is one such example, the beer range is good. I believe the one in Mold is the same. On the other hand, The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Manchester has woeful service, and The Swan in Weymouth has the least exciting beer range of any 'Spoons I've been in.
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grumpydwarf
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My top three (out of only 195 so far)-this is based on range of beers/quality;
1) Babbington Arms-Derby
2) Cap in Hand-Tolworth/Surbiton
3) Sir Henry Segrave-Southport
Have by and large enjoyed the food at the Spoons- the large breakfast at the Southport outlet yesterday was both enormous/well cooked/tasty.
2 new ones locally to tick this week; Coventry(by the Sky Dome), Northfield (Birmingham)
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garethwrexy
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was in the news this summer that boss of wetherspoons is trying to get a licence to sell beer with breakfast from 7.00 am ! must be that they want too compete with mcdonalds for the morning trade.
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KnowYourMarket
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Root beer, I don't think they've sold that since the 80s have they? If you want some just go to Boots and ask for Tixylix
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acmold
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Re: [colpic] wetherspoon pubs
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Root Beer is that not like Dandelion & Burdock.
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benjiman
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I love the wetherspoons pubs. I always make a point of visiting the 'Thomas Frost' before games at Anfield.
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after a tremendous large breakfast and an excellent pint of Danish Dynamite in my local Spoons (Sedgley) yesterday morning, finally completed number 200 in sunny Runcorn with a visit to the Ferry Boat and a cold pint of Macno Piwo (anyone know what it means) by George Wright brewery.
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KnowYourMarket
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It's nice to see Grumpy's eyes are up to their usual standard....it's actually Mocne Piwo which as Paul rightly says is Polish for strong beer. Not that I think a 5.1% beer is classed as strong in Poland.
God knows what Grumpy's actually beer list looks like compared to the proper names
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grumpydwarf
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shows how bad my eyes are; Villan had to tell me what the pump clip said!! mind you, it was the usual subdued Spoons lighting!!! and I had to spend the day trying to fathom out Dave`s satnav in the Tardis!!!!!
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garethwrexy
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new weatherspoons in shotton deeside just opened, will have to get around to trying it out 
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richiejenn
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Yesterday was my first time in "The Crosse Keys" 'Spoons between Liverpool St and London Bridge. Very large pub with 23 different beers on tap.
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LondonBuck
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Couldn't live without Wetherspoons!
My only complaint is they keep opening new ones in towns I have already visited for football 
It is rare to find a bad one but I would seriously avoid Eltham and Feltham! 
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645 GROUNDS - Cranleigh (61/92)
583 WETHERSPOONS - Willenhall
2 WETHERSPOONS HOTELS - Ripon
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PonteCarlo
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By 'eck that's a lot of Spoons done! I usually do them as they're open before the rest of the GBG pubs are in the towns I'm going to! Add to the fact I get £20 worth of vouchers to use up every year..!
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richiejenn
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Ponte Carlo - Do those vouchers keep you going until midday on one of your away trips?
I visited The William White (JDW) in Nuneaton last Saturday, then walked opposite to The Angel which wasnt a JDW but looked identical in decor and much the same (apart from guest ales) on tap!
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PonteCarlo
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Nahh, usually about 11-1130!!
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