The Palladium Electric - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was nice but had no ketchup which ruined it a bit."
• "Went on a Thursday and had curry. No complaints here, it was yummy."
• "The fish was a satisfyingly good size portion of juicy cod in a nice crispy batter, and the chips were cooked well."
• "My lunch, a well seasoned and spicy Beef Madras curry was a step up from the usual (rather bland) pub curries."
• "Food was lovely but we had to eat with our fingers."
• "Food and service was great."
• "Food arrived within 10 minutes. Hot & fresh, looks like spoons had upped their game."
• "It's a JD WITHERSPOON'S pub, you get what you pay for, the food is okay, service, price and atmosphere was pretty good."

Cons:

• "The so called toast was warmed up bread, not even brown. The baked beans were warm and the sausage skin was hardish."
• "The ales are a bit hit and miss. They're often a little hazy."
• "My husband and I took our young granddaughter for lunch...it was cold, dried up and very unappetising."
• "3 Meals ordered at the same time. Only 2 meals served."
• "Food came out cold. Sent it back, came back still cold."
• "Poor food and poor response to correcting their poor food. My turkey was crunchy from where it had been under a grill too long."
• "The peas were like bullets (I like crunchy veg but these were uncooked!) and the stuffing was excessively salty."
• "Small portions and an extremely busy venue, too busy for my liking, because of the size of venue and how busy it is meal came out cold."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Dropped in for breakfast over a two day stay close by, service was very fast and friendly."
• "Service was prompt, staff were attentive."
• "The waiter 'plonked' our order on our table and mumbled something before shuffling off."
• "The service was rubbish ordered fish and chips and beans but beans never arrived."
• "A quick brekky stop on a Sunday morning at this surprisingly large Wetherspoons, welcoming staff and food was a cut above the usual offerings."
• "Jacob my boy from the film ( baby driver ) sunglasses;) is an awesome guy!! Hes so fast!! And also very polite...so wins me over..JD spoons need more guys or girls like him."
• "Rhi, you run a fantastic team, your energy and attention to detail is second to none."
• "The waiter 'plonked' our order on our table and mumbled something before shuffling off."

Cons:

• "Rude and inconsiderate staff. If I could give them a 0 star I would."
• "We waited well over 45 minutes for our lunch and when it arrived, it was cold."
• "Service is getting worse. Waited over 20 mins to have a bowl of tuna brought to the table that was ordered the same time as my baked potato."
• "I was there last night had a lovely evening with friends but because my friend whistled we were refused another drink."
• "3 Meals ordered at the same time. Only 2 meals served. Upon complaining a further wait was endured."
• "Huge, soleless, very noisy. Our coffees were almost cold from the coffee machine."
• "I.witnessed the rudest manager ever insult and then lie about a customer behind her back today."
• "No manner staff! I ordered a drink with one of the staff and came back to the bar but wasn't sure if the drink was mine."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Really good outside seating area and interesting decor inside."
• "As Wetherspoons go, I'd say this is a particularly good one!!"
• "Beautifully restored old historic picture house cinema. Impressive building, now a Wetherspoons pub."
• "The pizzas are the best thing on the menu."
• "Great Wetherspoon pub in a converted cinema it has retained much of the aura of a much loved venue."
• "One of the nicer of many 'Spoons' that I've been to. Many different areas with different atmospheres."
• "It's a spoons let's not get too excited. The food was ok, they seemed staffed well until you needed someone then they all disappeared at once."
• "Lovely building and venue. However, staff over stretched, queued at the bar for ages as not enough people serving."

Cons:

• "The acoustics are bad here the sound bounces around making it loud."
• "I do like this Wetherspoon but feel out of all the ones they have this one I can't really see anything that shows what the building was originally used for."
• "Hugely busy. App to order terribly slow and hung for ages, aborted twice during payment stage."
• "This is a place I visit a lot since it's opening about 4 years ago. However standards of service are slightly going down."
• "Hit and miss but great when it's quiet. App is rubbish. Added extras to order. Didn't register."
• "On the whole a fairly good new (& that words key) Wetherspoons."
• "Huge, soleless, very noisy. Our coffees were almost cold from the coffee machine."
• "Dirty place is my first thought. Tables needed clearing and wiping."