The Standing Order - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The breakfast the following morning was nice and customized to meet my needs."
• "The food is always wholesome and filling!"
• "Food was really nice with quick service."
• "Today the food was top quality."
• "The beef Madras is cheap and lovely 👍🏻."
• "Absolutely an incredible dining experience, we had a delicious meal, a drink and a very tasty dessert for a really good price."
• "Had a great meal here and left feeling very refreshed for a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Coffee Machine so dirty. Milk coffee beans spilt everywhere."
• "One time burger was almost burnt, one time chicken pieces were dry."
• "Very poor food quality and service."
• "Food was very poor. I had halloumi burger with chips! The bun was burnt, the halloumi was just the frozen ones, the chips were overcooked the presentation was very poor."
• "Poor management the chef needs to learn to cook properly."
• "Food wasn't brilliant, it was luke warm sadly."
• "Asked for my steak well done came out full of blood."

Service

Pros:

• "The place was ridiculously clean with a lady polishing the brass on the Women's toilets."
• "Friendly staff although they do change a lot."
• "Great indoor and outdoor seating."
• "Nonetheless, our food was good quality and value and served quickly by a smiling and friendly team member."
• "Staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff and doormen were great friendly and made us feel at home."
• "The staff were happy and efficient."

Cons:

• "No staff wanting to work."
• "Terrible customer service the girl at the bar probably still drank from last night and cant even take orders properly."
• "Appalling service this morning during the breakfast run."
• "Unfortunately the service is by far the worst I have received in a pub, even by Wetherspoon standards."
• "AWFUL customer service."
• "Service terrible, 7 of us served food after a long wait."
• "The service was slow and the steak was tougher than the doorman."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "What you would expect from a Spoons, decent food at a decent price in a nice environment."
• "It's great in summer with a lovely outside space."
• "Nice place to meet people and hang out with friends."
• "Always nice to visit here. Friendly staff, good location, loads of outside space."
• "Nice environment and food good."
• "Modern and clean facilities and beer garden. Can't be beaten within its class."
• "Excellent venue. Friendly helpful staff, clean tables and toilets."

Cons:

• "Chairs were worn and stained. Booths had cut upholstery tapped up."
• "People sleeping by the fire, people moving tables and chairs around to suit them... management took no action."
• "Place looked grim, a real boozer."
• "The inside is a little dated."
• "Coffee machine ends up covered in flies and could do with an improvement on cleanliness though to elevate the experience."
• "The only thing letting it down is the smell of 'pub' or the night before."
• "This Wetherspoons feels a bit grubby and they don't manage to keep the tables clear."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The cost of drinks were amazingly cheap."
• "But you get what you pay for."
• "Cheap drinks and food is pretty good at this pub."
• "They are really good value, I love the craft beers and the food is often really good."
• "Cheap but good. Never had a bad meal."
• "Drinks very good value but maybe that's because I'm a Londoner!"
• "Typical Weatherspoon value for money pub I had a spectacular managers special turkey for just £2.99!"

Cons:

• "Food was very poor. I had halloumi burger with chips! The bun was burnt, the halloumi was just the frozen ones, the chips were overcooked the presentation was very poor."
• "The food prices have gone up especially as the quality is mediocre at the best of times."
• "£4 for a bowl of chips, well half a bowl of chips. Overall its simply not as it was."
• "Drinks are very nicely priced too, £3 for a pint of cider."
• "The only downside was after a couple of beers we had some sharing platters that were not great and not good value."
• "Just had 1 small and 1 large skampi... what a rip off."
• "Food seems to be going downhill for me."