The Knights Templar - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere around me service was excellent."
• "It's always busy but they have plenty of crew so you're never standing about too long."
• "If you download the app, you can order and pay for table service. It's really convenient because there's no waiting time."
• "The app ordering was spot on and the food arrived promptly."
• "Quick, smiley and efficient service which was great, especially being a packed Friday evening!"
• "The staff were doing a smashing job getting through the barrage of orders and were nice and pleasant."
• "One of Bristol's busiest 'Spoons but always speedy, friendly service at the bar."

Cons:

• "The manager was unfriendly and very rude to the customers shouting and stamping his feet like a child."
• "The service was not only poor but extremely slow."
• "Unfortunately we've never had a good experience here. We've tried coming here atleast 5 times and every time there's atleast a 45 min wait on food."
• "Refuses service based on political views, If you're far left you'll be fine, everyone else. avoid this place."
• "Rather than ask him to move politely, he shouted 'LADS MOVE' in an incredibly aggressive manner."
• "Staff seem pretty unhappy."
• "Disappointing service here."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "However the tables were clean and the food came out quickly."
• "The food came out hot and as ordered and tasty; the halloumi burger was really tasty, hubs enjoyed his bbq chicken."
• "Food came quite quickly and was very nice. Had the vegetarian brunch. Was a fair price and tasted good."
• "I enjoyed my lasagne and salad at Knights Templar it came piping hot with no delay."
• "Food is cheap but tasty. Defiantly recommend their Traditional English breakfast."
• "I had my favourite beef Madras and it was excellent."
• "The food was amazing, quite a small Wetherspoons however a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "This Spoons is worse than the one in Bath and that is saying something... Stale burger buns and cold burnt burger patty."
• "The burger was rubbish too. Almost inedible."
• "I ordered a medium rare steak it came out done the chips with it were soggy."
• "The 4 meals that did arrive was swimming in old tasting grease and was cold."
• "Ordered the Chicken Curry, came quickly but unfortunately NOT hot."
• "Food was very poor. I have seen thicker bits of roast beef than my 8 oz signature steak which was overcooked."
• "Food was about as bad as it gets. We had a 'Christmas Dinner' which was inedible."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very well managed pub."
• "Place kept in good nick, toilets clean and no mess around."
• "The toilets were quite nice though, and weren't a long walk away."
• "Large seating area outside is perfect for those warm summer nights!"
• "One of the loveliest Weatherspoons I have come across, the outside is decorated welcomely with several colourful flowers."
• "Plenty of outdoor seating as well as indoors."
• "What a lovely find and a great location, right next to Temple Meads Station."

Cons:

• "The outside area and the front of the pub doesn't match the inside/back area, bit of a weird spoons."
• "Little bit tatty in some areas like the carpet is frayed and some seat covers are worn."
• "Never seen so many flies in one place. Especially near the back by the kitchen and coffee machines."
• "The cutlery was smeared and appeared less than clean."
• "One more thing I noticed was how dirty the menu was."
• "Typical weatherspoons pub with the usual breakfast, drinks food and service. The toilets are quite grubby."
• "It could do with some effort on cleanliness, tables could be less sticky."

Location & Convenience

Pros:

• "Close to Temple Meads station and thus handy for a quick pint before catching your train, or, after getting off one."
• "By my calculations you can order that last pint 30 minutes before your train departs."
• "Very close to Temple Meads railway station so good option for travellers."
• "A good sized spoons but very busy all day and every day ..... situated right next to the train station."
• "Brilliant location right beside Bristol Temple Meads train station."
• "Right near the train station. Good location for some refreshments before getting on the train."
• "Good location for hotel and station."

Cons:

• "Not my favourite spoons. I dont love the layout as it's very open and loud."
• "A typical Wetherspoons: big, loud and packed... found dirty tables and generally disinterested staff."
• "You couldn’t talk the decibels were so high."
• "Atmosphere was alright, but too many people uncontrollably drunk and bothering patrons at other tables."
• "Awful pub. If a train station platform had a beer pump. No character, no atmosphere."
• "No character, just a corporate owned sheeple feeding station."
• "Service can be slow when busy."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great place to go if you're on a tight budget. The staff are first class, the food is good."
• "It's a Wetherspoons. Quality OK at best, price excellent."
• "Drinks are ok and the food is as you would expect here - functional and ok but nothing brilliant. The prices are cheap."
• "Can't beat a Wetherspoons for value and the Knights Templar does provide just that."
• "Beer and food difficult to beat in terms of value."
• "They also offer a pint for £2.50 which is almost unheard of."
• "The major upside though is how ridiculously cheap the food and drink here is."

Cons:

• "Cheap and cheerful - without the cheerful. It's usually full of men sat on their own drinking themselves into oblivion."
• "Poor at best."
• "The food was adequate but sadly as with all weatherspoons now the food prices have gone through the roof."
• "Decent value for money, although prices are noticeably rising and quality/quantity falling."
• "Prices are noticeably rising and quality/quantity falling."
• "Average food at decent prices, nothing special. The portions are small though so don't expect to get full on just one main dish."
• "Avoid the food however unless you prefer overpriced, poor quality, over cooked slop and eggs you could bounce off a wall!"