Wetherspoons

[jaysay]

Went in on Saturday afternoon with a fellow councillor and we were very impressed with everything, from the decor to the choice of ales on offer. The beer garden is also very well renovated and it is impossible to forget that you are in a Lancashire town surrounded by the brickwork of back alleyways and other shops.

Top marks, general consensus is that it's a very very good thing and from what I saw I heartily agree.

Out on the razz with Peter were ya Ken

 

[heth]

I am going to have a look in this week, were meant to go last Friday but t'other half wasnt feeling well.
Will let you know how my hangover was!

 

[Mick]

its ok saying the building work looks good but what are the things like you go in there for ?
Beer prices and food prices soft drink prices?

 

[jaysay]

its ok saying the building work looks good but what are the things like you go in there for ?
Beer prices and food prices soft drink prices?

I'd probably go in to use the toilet

 

[Mick]

I'd probably go in to use the toilet

oh so thats where you go when its your round

 

[Barrie Yates]

its ok saying the building work looks good but what are the things like you go in there for ?
Beer prices and food prices soft drink prices?

Kronenbourg is 20p more than the Queens. Coke is expensive at £1.60 a half pint but pay another 20p and you get a full pint.
Four of us went in for a meal at Monday lunchtime. Four meals (one was a starter), one Kronenbourg, two grapefruit and soda and a large coke. The food was quite good and the total cost was pence over £16. Not bad as far as we were concerned. Also noticed plenty of choice on local draft
beers.
The place was pretty full and that was after 1.00 pm.

 

[cashman]

Kronenbourg is 20p more than the Queens. Coke is expensive at £1.60 .

I paid £1-85 fer pint of coke as they told me half-£1-65. last week.

 

[jaysay]

oh so thats where you go when its your round

To be quite honest you'll have to explain that mick, its yonks since I've been in a pub

 

[steeljack]

just curious , do you have to pay for your food when you order it or at the end of the meal ?

 

[cashman]

just curious , do you have to pay for your food when you order it or at the end of the meal ?

at a guess having seen the clientele when yeh order.

 

[Tealeaf]

just curious , do you have to pay for your food when you order it or at the end of the meal ?

It's before. You're entrapped. Fork out 10 quid and get two plate loads of microwaved slops and thats it, mate. No comeback.

 

[steeljack]

at a guess having seen the clientele when yeh order.

thought so , goes someway to validate Tealeaf's view of the place

 

[cashman]

thought so , goes someway to validate Tealeaf's view of the place

aint just Ts view, but if it makes em happy,leave em to it.

 

[Barrie Yates]

just curious , do you have to pay for your food when you order it or at the end of the meal ?

Pay as you order - same in quite a few places in Accrington and other towns. Imposta, Annie's, Costa, the Market Hall cafes and of course McD and the like.

Won't argue for 5p Cashy, could well have been £1.65 & £1.85 I was only really concerned with the Kronenbourg and quite happy to pay extra on that as it is a long walk to the Queen's from the town centre

 

[jaysay]

aint just Ts view, but if it makes em happy,leave em to it.

What amazes me about T is he knows so much about Wetherspoons, yet he says he's never been in, funny that

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

there are some people that it won't suit....but there are some who will find it fits the bill in certain circumstances........Having a hot drink while waiting for an evening bus........there is nowhere open to get refreshments in Accrington Town centre if you happen to be there after 6pm.

Tealeaf doesn't like the chain, he has said so, many times...but he won't be press ganged into the place.....and for those who like it then what is the problem?
Live and let live.
If Wetherspoons provide a decent service then they will survive...if they don't then they won't stay........and that fine building will probably fall into ruin.

 

[mobertol]

I think he meant gradely Refined people like myself.

From my dictionary of of Lancashire English- "gradely - really good (see also 'belter', 'blinder' and 'purler')"

 

[cashman]

What amazes me about T is he knows so much about Wetherspoons, yet he says he's never been in, funny that

Wrong,if yeh read the thread hes been in many n formed that opinion about the chain,which hes well entitled.

 

[shillelagh]

i like the one in grangemouth ... it has a lovely chandelier and the organ pipes from when it was a church ...

 

[jaysay]

Went past a lunchtime seemed to be plenty in, was also going to call in the research centre, but they're knocking the place to pieces