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The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon), Epsom
Epsom
KT19 8EH
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
A large and rather stately Spoons, quite tastefully done up and very busy at time of visit. The main area is perhaps a bit rectangular with long straight rows of tables, but they have tried to break up the interior with a slightly different feel beyond. Outdoor seating is provided in a fenced off area of the square at the front. The manager seems to be keen on his ales however, which were in fine form, and it gets a bonus point for having three dark beers on with a fourth to follow. A beer suggestions box is always a good sign and the display of previous pump clips was impressive. in case you were wondering, the guest ales were Twickenham Gothick Dark and Grandstand, Surrey Hills ALbury Ruby and Roosters London Thunder.
On 12th January 2023
- rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
The Assembly Rooms is a branch of Wetherspoon's in a prominent location overlooking the market square.
At first glance, all tables seemed to be taken, but ones in the shade nearest the building were still free.
We attempted to order by the app and as usual, it failed for me after the payment page. Luckily, a friendly staff member was at hand to take our order in a slightly more traditional way. Although I'd still prefer to visit a bar!
The ale choice was Greene King IPA or Sharp's Doom Bar. This was my second Wetherspoon's visit since pub's re-opened and it's clear that they are keeping stock levels to a minimum. However, they did still have Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon, which I gladly ordered.
Inside seemed quite spacious, but tables had been removed. So, it may have been perceptive. In usual style, toilets were upstairs. Could be a decent Wetherspoon's with a decent beer range.
On 23rd April 2021
- rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Located on Epsom’s High Street, next to the market square, and occupying a grand 17th Century building that harks back to the town’s boom years as a spa resort, this is now a large branch of the Wetherspoons chain. The pub has a single large room which is laid out in three distinct areas thanks to long sections of partitioning wall that run left to right through the centre of the room. The front part of the pub has a sizeable central section which has mostly been filled with high tales and stools on exposed floorboards with plain walls and large windows along the front of the building. A few decent looking booths run along the right-hand wall where various old photos and muted TV screens provide a bit of visual distraction. Meanwhile, to the left there is a carpeted area with standard and tub chair seating under plain mirrors, ‘Spoons information boards and another TV screen. Moving further back, a narrow, quarry stone floored middle section has minimal seating and seems to act more as a thoroughfare through an otherwise fairly densely furnished room, whilst the servery is in the rear third of the room with a typical dark wood counter and matching mirrored bar back. For all the building’s history and impressive appearance on approach, there’s not all that much by way of ‘wow’ factor inside, although my other half reliably informs me that the ladies’ toilets are fairly spectacular.
I counted ten hand pulls with a split of four ‘Spoons regulars and six guest ales, which isn’t a bad ratio, although the pint of White Horse Wayland Smithy I tried was fairly tired, so maybe they’re over-extending themselves a little with such a range. We also ate here and found things a bit sloppy and below-par, although the service was at least prompt and friendly.
This is a nice enough branch of Wetherspoons which feels a bit disappointing due to the failure to fully capitalise on the great building they’ve inherited. However, it does still far outrank all those bog-standard, shop converted ‘Spoons you can find the length and breadth of the country and, assuming the beer quality was a blip, makes for a good option when out and about in Epsom town centre.
On 30th January 2020
- rating: 7
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john gray left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Spendid looking Wetherspoons and nice internal lay out.Beer fest on and the 3 I tried were very good from Roosters,Fort,and Westerham.Only 6 pence dearer than Auqalung paid 4 years ago.One of the best Mcspoons I have been in.
On 21st October 2017
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a far nicer building than the typical Spoons shop conversion as noted before. Having said that it still has the Spoons curse of the upstairs toilets accessed by a narrow staircase!
On my relatively early doors visit today it was surprisingly busy, presumably due to the market area outside.
It's a tad expensive for a Spoons (£2.49 for a "Standard" guest). Presumably this reflects the affluent profile of the area.
There was something of an Adnam's festival today which left a restricted choice but the White Horse Wayland Smithy was in excellent condition.
On 14th June 2013
- rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
A very thorough MM review requires little addition from me.I thought the 'spoons conversion has been done well and the internal space is thoughfully divided up into discrete sections thus avoiding the drinking barn atmosphere.I was also impressed that of the 10 handpumps,eight were given over to festival ales,while the remaining two offered real cider.A festival selection from Hyde's Burnt Sienna,Otter Seville Bitter,Hilden's Number4,Mauldon's Blackberry Porter,Everard's Malty Tasker,Bateman's Mocha,Rudgate Persuit of Hoppyness and Wickwar Station Porter seemed an interesting and wide selection to me.
While wandering around the town of my birth,I was aware of the loss or conversion of so many pubs in the town centre over the years,so that these days this 'spoons is probably about the best real ale option if you find yourself on a shopping expedition or visiting the nearby theatre.
On 19th April 2013
- rating: 7
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Malden man left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
This is an attractive and prominent Grade II listed building, converted by Wetherspoons from a Georgian building originally used as the town's assembly rooms. The large rectangular interior is effectively divided into three main areas, the front area has mixed seating, part wooden flooring and part carpeted, with good views outside through the large tall windows. At the very rear, slightly raised but with disabled access, is the long bar, plenty of room around and in front for vertical drinking but no tables. The middle strip has a flagstone floor, well worn and clearly of age, this area is divided from the rest of the pub by solid exposed brick piers, and has a more recent conservatory roof above. It has the feel of a colonnade, but this area will once have been the open courtyard/carriage entrance in the centre of the building with the openings between the piers leading to the various areas. A well adapted yet preserved piece of history. JDWs get a bad press sometimes but there are some things they do very well when it comes to giving new life to old buildings.
As a pub, well it is a 'spoons, the usual menus, leisurely service, there were what I would regard as three guest ales on, Brains SA Gold, Adnams Broadside and Hepworths Iron Horse, ok at £2.29. I've found better choice. As well there was the usual Ruddles, Abbot etc.
Worth a visit if in Epsom, and probably one of the better bets for a pint if hanging around for a train or escaping from shopping in the adjacent Ashley Centre.
On 29th April 2012
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Impressive-looking building, converted into a semi-open layout with a range of different seating areas. Ten handpumps offering a reasonable choice of real ale and cider, with guest ales (such as my pint of Batemans Veto Ale) keenly priced at £2.20. Overall, nothing special, but it serves its purpose well enough.
On 16th January 2012
- rating: 6
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a pretty standard Wetherspoons. It’s larger than your average pub, but not particularly large by ‘spoons standards. There were four guest ales on, as well as two or three of the usual suspects, plus at least one cider. The usual ‘spoons food is available of course.
As you enter from the main road you find yourself in a bare-boarded room with a rather nice rug large down the middle of the room, furnished with the usual mix of standard tables and chairs, tall tables/stools, and a couple of sofas. Past this room through some arches is another large-ish room, this one with a flagstone floor and more normal tables and chairs, leading up a couple of steps to the bar area, where there is a fair amount of space for vertical drinking. As usual there are muted TVs and fruit machines and the like about the place. Just like almost every other high street Wetherspoons you’ve been in then, but welcome to me as I happened to be in Epsom at 11.40 on a Sunday morning.
On 30th August 2010
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about The Assembly Rooms
Large open-plan Wetherspoon's in the town centre.Does a good range of real ales especially from the Pilgrim Brewery. The only problem is that it is full of screaming kids in the daytime. other than that not a bad pub.
On 30th December 2008
- rating: 6
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