The Stannary Court - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Good friendly service and welcome."
• "They were very good and refunded our money and gave us complementary drinks."
• "The staff are excellent, they work very hard to get food & drinks out promptly and stay on top of clearing tables."
• "So polite and friendly."
• "Staff were very friendly though and helpful."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff always helpful and polite."

Cons:

• "When the drinks arrived we asked for something to clean the sticky table with but they didn't return."
• "Insufficient staff. Too long to clear tables."
• "Bar staff need a kick up the arse. You don't stand ignoring customers waiting to serve so you can have a chat with people that haven't even decided what they are having."
• "Extremely slow at the bar and seem more interested in serving drinking customers than food customers."
• "When we asked for our table to be cleaned the lady was very rude."
• "Staff weren't even apologetic."
• "Only 1 member of staff serving behind the bar."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The place is pretty clean so no complaints there."
• "It is a very pleasant and welcoming venue with really excellent staff."

Cons:

• "The tables are always filthy."
• "Not very clean. Table 5 had white speckles on it, and was sticky."
• "Simply terrible... the tables were filthy and covered in used plates and spilled food."
• "Looking through the dirty windows you can see empty tables littered with empty glasses."
• "Table sticky & carpet not to clean."
• "Stinking filthy place no one in there but service non existent tables sticky food warm order wrong waited ages for someone to take order so went to bar told to sit down but when I asked to pay they told me to go up to the bar !!!!."
• "Looking at the other tables you can see the dust and grime covering these."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is very cheap, not Michelin standard, but excellent for the price."
• "The mixed chicken basket was so nice. The chicken was tender and not dry at all."
• "The food was as good as you should expect from a large chain business and reasonably priced."
• "Our 9 year old said her spaghetti bolognese was 'very nice'."
• "The chicken jalfrasi curry was very tasty."
• "Food is good solid Weatherspoons fare."

Cons:

• "Great service but disappointing food."
• "Food took an hour, burgers were dry as if they'd been sat around and the chips were cold."
• "The food came out burnt my husband's burger was cremated and my bagel was charcoal on the inside."
• "The food could have been hotter."
• "The food that was served was absolutely disgusting."
• "The food was terrible cold and dry tasted reheated."
• "Awful food steak had something on it that made it tangy also very very fatty, chips massively over cooked."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "You really can't beat the value and all for a tenner."
• "Spend £1-£2 extra on your meal and you won't regret it."
• "Value for your money."
• "Cheap and cheerful, staff are fine, helpful."
• "Another great Wetherspoons, you just can't beat the value for money."
• "Cheap enough not to break the bank so I can come here often without feeling the pinch."
• "Always have great food and atmosphere here."

Cons:

• "Food is cheap, however sometimes it's really not good or the portions are tiny."
• "It goes to show, you get what you pay for."
• "Food a bit hit & miss! --but cheap and cheerful!!"
• "Curry burnt chicken and very reduced portion size, last week ran out of Ice Cream( should have gone to Iceland)."
• "One of the worst meals I have ever had."
• "Ordered sirloin steak and got rump steak which was as tuff as old boots with a thick line of gristle running through it."
• "The wraps they do are your best bet, value for money wise."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is always nice and friendly."
• "This is my favourite out of all the weather spoons? It is much quieter than the other ones."
• "The Stannary also has a nice beer garden to enjoy some sun."
• "Lovely pub to attend, with a very Christmassy feel to it at present."
• "Always good for a drink with friends."
• "Atmosphere was friendly and people seemed to be enjoying themselves."

Cons:

• "Be aware that if you visit here at lunchtime, the rear resembles a creche, full of crying babies and loud mums."
• "Great Wetherspoons..good food and drinks...letting kids in is a big no no...couldn't have a conversation as all the screaming kids drowned it out."
• "It was like going into a kindergarten full of kids and young teenagers on there own WHY."
• "Cheapest in the local area, but a bit like drinking in a primary school play area."
• "A horrible, sticky, smelly, nasty experience."
• "Awful experience 😢."