The Felix Holt (JD Wetherspoon), Nuneaton

This is very much an old school Spoons getting it's name from someone in a book by some bloke or other. It's a square low ceilinged room with typical furnishings wood panelling and books on the side walls. The bar is at the far end and has a bank of three hand pumps and another bank of six. The JDW Trio of Doom are banished to the group of three while the main set had a good selection consisting of Oakham Citra, Purity Saddle Black, Evan Evans Fly Half, Adnam's / Stone Amber Ale, Byatt's Regal Blond and Elland Nettle Thrasher. I went for the Citra, Saddle Black and Regal Blond (all £2.29) and all were in excellent condition. The Oakham Citra in particular was outstanding. I really liked this one and will definitely return as I discovered later that I had missed a new micropub just around the corner.

Oh Wetherspoons, oh Wetherspoons, why oh why. This is as typical a stereotype Wetherspoons as you are ever likely to find. One open plan room, standard furniture and pine fittings, poor service, including the wrong order, depite the number of people on. The one saving grace here was the 5 real ales kept very well, but apart from that..head, meet brick wall..