The George - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Nice pub, lovely traditional look and nice location; felt welcoming and was fairly busy on Saturday afternoon."
• "Interesting decor, original etched glass windows to the road add a touch of class."
• "A magnificent Edwardian building built in 1903 to replace the George and Dragon that had been there for quite some time."
• "Beautiful place and the toilets are on the ground floor as well."
• "A large traditional mahogany and etched glass pub that has become a Spoon's."
• "Respectable Edwardian 'public house' with typical dark wood panelling, gloomy sober ‘n sombre decorative touches - oodles of space, nooks and crannies."
• "Very large historical traditional gastro pub in Victorian style, with interesting interiors."

Cons:

• "Cheap and clean but totally lacking in any atmosphere."
• "Possibly one of the most morbid pubs in the wetherspoons group. The front bar is dark depressing and quite draughty."
• "The surroundings are generally dark and cosy which I do not hold against it."
• "Pub now needs a good TLC looking a bit drab in places."
• "This a large pub, quite bright and airy compared to other weatherspoons pubs"
• "Loved this pub quintessentially English however pub staff terrible and chair table layout awful."
• "The only 'oh-dear' that springs to mind is that the table was very dirty, so I had to clean it down with my own tissues and anti-bac liquid."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Each time I have ordered food and it has arrived within a reasonable time frame."
• "Staff welcoming."
• "Friendly staff, decent prices."
• "Ella R was amazing, give that girl a raise."
• "staff came over after a short while to ask if food was okay showing some attentive towards the customer"
• "Staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Friendly staff. Clean."

Cons:

• "They shut the bar and lock the doors half hour before closing time."
• "Staff are incompetent but always with a smile !!!"
• "Most of the male staff seem to have an attitude problem."
• "Some staff can be a bit negative and sometimes rude."
• "Security is rude and incredibly unhelpful"
• "the service was appalling. A member of staff bought some food to our table, her thumb was in the dip"
• "All poor slow clearing/cleaning table from customers before, I had to do it, waiter/waitress did not come to take order so done thru app."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "burger meal was lovely..."
• "The steak was cooked exactly as requested, and car parking charges are refunded at the bar."
• "Had 3 plates of yummy chicken wings for £15 and 4 bottles of blood orange cider for £10 had some delicious chips £5 all eaten with thus sweet Pepper sauce."
• "The Guinness was excellent as was the Doom Bar."
• "The festival ales were top notch. I loved the Titanic Cherry Porter!"
• "Beer and wine choice is good and well priced."
• "Excellent Lincolnshire sausage and mash."

Cons:

• "The choice of beers is poor usually dark beers which is against the national trend."
• "the service was appalling. A member of staff bought some food to our table, her thumb was in the dip"
• "The food was terrible, they managed to ruin jacket potato and roast vegetables."
• "Like most other things in life lately, food portions have shrunk to embarrassing levels."
• "I ordered the ultimate burger, it was not cooked, cold, the cheese was not melted, gherkin still really cold/ frozen the chips were properly cooked."
• "Disgusting customer service I ordered a double spice rum and coke when it arrived it tasted like Pepsi."
• "Chicken and rib combo was very dry. No butter with jacket potato and had to order BBQ sauce extra."

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Well run, clean and spacious 'Spoons directly opposite Wanstead tube station."
• "Also convenient that it is near Wantead line so my friends have easy access."
• "A great historic grade 1 listed building these large public houses are becoming an endangered species."
• "Really good meeting place central for a lot of people that's got to travel by bus or train or a car park for the people who drive."
• "It has got a garden in the front and a garden at the back. It also has an upstairs bar and dining area."
• "There is a car park at the rear and close to Wanstead tube station on the Central Line."
• "Across the road from Wanstead tube station (Central Line)."

Cons:

• "However it can get very crowded."
• "Sitting outside can get chilly as none of the heaters are ever working."
• "50% of the customers seem to be exempt from wearing protective masks."
• "The hand sanitizer machine at the only entrance is broken and they are not clearly cleaning down areas."
• "Bit of a farce, one minute you enter one door, thinking the other door was the exit, for a one way system but no, everyone comes in and out of the same door, no masks were enforced entering the premises or walking around while in the premises."
• "Don't understand why they don't allow dogs outside."
• "This pub is a menace to public health and the safety of the residents of Wanstead neighborhood."

Value & Experience

Pros:

• "Great London pub you wouldn't know it was a whetherspoons if it wasn't for the prices."
• "Great staff, unbelievable prices for London (even by 'Spoons standards) and great quality food and ale."
• "The food is as you would expect from a Wetherspoons, the last meal i had here was a vegetable lasagne, chips, garlic bread and a small pepsi for just under £10!"
• "Cheap drinks, great outdoor seating, humongous pub! Overall amazing."
• "The George is my favourite amongst those nearby. Feels friendlier and roomier."
• "It's another Wetherspoon pub which means good-value on food, great selection of beers on tap and decent ambience."
• "One of the cleanest JDW bars and the most polite staff well run as the team worked like clockwork."

Cons:

• "I got banned for failing to show my id had it on me but they didn't except the one I had I wasn't buying drinks my wife was buying with her friends."
• "I was very angry with the people who served me so I will not be going there ever again."
• "Can it take that long to serve a bottle of wine?"
• "Really could do with retraining the chef or a whole refurb."
• "The service here was slow, bordering on glacial, on my several late afternoon/early evening visits."
• "Giving low rating because saw a cockroach last time and the hygiene is low. Carpets and tables were filthy."
• "Until tonight to find I have a minimum spend to offset my parking fee."