A Drink in London That Won't Cost An Arm & A Leg?

LookingAhead

lynz......I am training it to/from Kings Cross.

As for Wetherspoons...yeah I know what the score is with them, don't worry.

Thanks everybody.

DavidHM

Same as Wetherspoon's but allegedly posher, there is a Lloyds No. 1 at Fulham Broadway.

Other than that, Fulham/Chelsea isn't exactly a cheap area: very nice, just not very cheap.

Gemmzie

What's so bad about Wetherspoon's?

rog2

nutmegman wrote:

Ok i will just come out with, they are not called weathers**te for nothing....

Im obviously missing something here.
I would never compare Wetherspoons to a traditional family run pub, but I must admit that I've used Wetherspoons for the value aspect alone. So please, somebody, tell me if I should be avoiding them for some good reason? :beer:

xzibit

Wetherspoons and Lloyd's No.1 are both owned by JD Wetherspoon. Lloyds are the bars that play music, and are meant to be trendier, where as I believe the Wetherspoons don't play music!?!
I have heard a rumour the drinks are cheap for a reason, because they buy nearly out of date stock, but not sure how true this is. I do know last time I bought a bottle in there, it was only in date by 2 months!!

How much is an average pint in Londinium then? Where I live £2.80 is expensive for a pub, clubs are £3.00, and Wetherspoons are £1.50 - £2.10 depending what you have.

bobbadog

xzibit wrote:

Wetherspoons and Lloyd's No.1 are both owned by JD Wetherspoon. Lloyds are the bars that play music, and are meant to be trendier, where as I believe the Wetherspoons don't play music!?!
I have heard a rumour the drinks are cheap for a reason, because they buy nearly out of date stock, but not sure how true this is. I do know last time I bought a bottle in there, it was only in date by 2 months!!

How much is an average pint in Londinium then? Where I live £2.80 is expensive for a pub, clubs are £3.00, and Wetherspoons are £1.50 - £2.10 depending what you have.

I go to Wetherspoons when I need somewhere quick and cheap, which it is. I don't mind how old my drinks are as long as they're in date (a little) and i get change from a tenner for 2 Jd's and coke. And I love their paninis and chicken pasta alfredo

LookingAhead

Wetherspoons:

Well I think it depends on your local branch!

Where I live, I wouldn't go into the Wetherspoons if you paid me (well...ok maybe I would...) because it is so cheap, it attracts a lot of drunks & people I don't really want to hang around with . Not everyone who goes in there is like that of course but, I have to say, from my own personal experience, it's never been a *pleasant* experience going in there. So I avoid it.

Plus from my own experience, Wetherspoons tend to have a ubiquitous smell of vomit when you stand near the bar.....

However I haven't been to all Wetherspoons all over the UK so this is not a fair assumption of them all. I won't tar them all with the same brush...I would just go in prepared if you know what I mean.

Mizz_Pink

We had a weekend in London and visited Weatherspoons on the Tower bridge. The whole pub had a no smoking policy and the food was cheap but actually quite good. A LOT better than the awful Indian restaurant we visited opposite tower bridge (the posh part)

PercyPig

Mizz_Pink wrote:

We had a weekend in London and visited Weatherspoons on the Tower bridge. The whole pub had a no smoking policy and the food was cheap but actually quite good. A LOT better than the awful Indian restaurant we visited opposite tower bridge (the posh part)

Glad to see Wetherspoons getting a positive review. Yes some of them are ropey and should be avoided but not all by any means. They are excellent value for money for both food and drink. I think the story about their drinks being cheap because they buy nearly out of date stock is an urban myth.

Just my opinion of course though :beer:

LookingAhead

Yep, this backs up my theory that it really depends on where you go.
You just can't judge them all by a dodgy experience in one or two that are miles away.

If I see one on Saturday I shall pop in!