Address: 16-17 St James' St, Newport, PO30 5HB, United Kingdom
Phone: +441983530126
Rating: 4.1
based on 276 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food and coffee were Wetherspoons standard fare - you know what to expect and it tastes good! :)"
"Ordered to table via the app... seamless... food was perfectly cooked to group standards, table service was great."
"The food quality is excellent though and I'd recommend this place."
"The food was quick and tasted amazing!"
"The food was as good if not better than when I last came here."
"Food was really nice, could have been a few more chips."
"The food is as it is in all Weatherspoons - good quality very affordable."
Cons:
"Second time there in 2 days. First day they forgot the chicken in the bbq chicken panini and the chips were luke warm and soggy with grease."
"When food ordered had to wait a further 50 minutes before it was delivered and was only like warm."
"Today popped in for the Large Breakfast which unfortunately was cold, there was not one item on my plate that was warmer than tepid."
"The food wasn't that good here when I went, everything tasted really weak and cheap."
"The food was also poor....fish overcooked."
"Had a cup or tea cup dirty, lady cleaning away being run ragged trying to keep up table had to be wiped, bacon roll not hot."
"The food came out very cold."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were good too."
"Staff friendly and the pub itself has a lovely atmosphere."
"Staff were busy but still kept smiling and were polite and helpful."
"Staff are a real credit to the company."
"The staff are wonderful and welcoming."
"I have always found the staff to be helpful and courteous."
"The two young guys out front this morning were excellent."
Cons:
"I feel there management isn’t good and unprofessional."
"Awful staffing and service, overhearing management talking about staff and customer disrespectfully."
"The waitress completely ignored the request and didn’t bother helping."
"Never enough people serving with no organized queing system at the bar."
"The staff is overwhelmed orders and can't keep up with people coming in and leaving."
"The service was poor despite not having anyone in front of us at the bar."
"Food server upstairs rather rude maybe needs help as busy venue lacks management."
Atmosphere & Cleanliness
Pros:
"The building here really is awesome. Nice pews."
"Your standard Wetherspoon's featuring what you'd expect, however this one is located inside a beautiful old gospel church with stained glass windows and a great carpet to match!"
"A complete mishmash of clientele housed in a beautiful building, retaining most of it's original architecture and church fittings."
"It is in a unique building, which used to be a church."
"Impressive wetherspoon, a converted church."
"This fantastic Wetherspoon's makes extremely effective use of the old church building."
"Beautiful renovation of an old church which has retained a lot of original features."
Cons:
"You had to order on your phone using a QR code which was a bit annoying."
"Table had a sticky patch with someone else's hair on it."
"The venue is quite nice, although tables disgusting."
"it is about time the seating upholstery was changed or cleaned as we had to move several times because the seating was filthy."
"Some of the tables were dirty unfortunately and the carpet was both very grubby and worn."
"Upholstery is stained, the paint on the walls has seen better days."
"Walked in, tables dirty, glasses everywhere."
Value for Money
Pros:
"A good choice of food and drinks at reasonable prices."
"Was quite surprised how cheap the food was especially as it included the drink."
"Food was well priced."
"Ordered 3 small plates for 10.99, which was a bargain and quite tasty."
"The prices when compared with my regular London outlets was too good."
"Prices are a bonus as well. So cheap."
"Good value for money for food."
Cons:
"Very cheap but would rather pay more for better quality food."
"The hulumi fries were small and over priced."
"Very nice place a bit over priced."
"Food is fine for what you pay."
"Please pay the staff more and charge more for the food and drink."