User name:

Password:

Login


Sign in with Facebook


Not already a member?
Join our community and - Rate & review pubs - Upload pictures - Add events JOIN for free NOW


Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 17th March 2024) with Mobyduck on the Pub Forum

Three Wishes, Northwood

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
53 The Broadway, Joel Street
Northwood Hills
Northwood
HA6 1NZ
Phone: 01923842240

Return to pub summary

Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines


Malden man left this review about Three Wishes

As far as I can make out this is the remaining parts of what was once a Wetherspoons which would have occupied the full site before being subdivided. So it feels and looks like a shop conversion but I suspect looking at the rest of the building that it was purpose built originally.
The Three Wishes goes back a long way once inside and is kitted out with patterned carpets, striped banquettes and timber boarded walls and ceiling. Parts of the ceiling have a collection of feature lampshades and a side wall is full of alcove shelves containing a mixture of items.Several TVs showing sports on the Saturday afternoon.
The bar is along a side wall, three pumps offered Ghost Ship, Tribute and GKIPA.
A routine suburban/station pub which was neither remarkable nor offensive and welcome as there isn’t much else nearby.

On 11th February 2024 - rating: 5
[User has posted 1707 recommendations about 1681 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Aqualung . left this review about The William Jolle (JD Wetherspoon)

Apparently this is due to close by the end of the month.
The word is that the property is owned by London Underground (TFL) just as I suspected.

Visit September 2015
This is one of the 20 condemned leasehold Spoons and one of my favourites. It did not disappoint yesterday as all twelve hand pumps were running and there were six Locale beers on from Bingham, Vale, Windsor & Eton and Twickenham and no doubling up at all. I went for the Bingham Space Hoppy IPA & Coffee Stout (£2.20) and the Twickenham Pale Beauty (£2.05). The Coffee Stout and Pale Beauty were outstanding but the Space Hoppy wasn't as good as I expected although it was perfectly drinkable. With a great range of beers at those prices I couldn't really care less what the interior of the pub is like and I will be sorry to see this one go.


Visit 27th November 2014

The beer selection wasn't as good on this occasion with no Locale beers and three pumps unclipped. The two beers tried were both excellent and I also confirmed that they still do the 50p CAMRA discount on Wednesdays.

Visit 14th February 2014

On arrival here today for the Spoons mini London Festival (Part 3) there were four Twickenham beers on the left bank of six pumps and four of the London ones on the right. I tried the Hopstuff Fusilier, Twickenham Black Eel, Clarence & Frederick's Oatmilk Stout and London Fields Shoreditch Triangle. The Shoreditch Triangle had a bit of a haze but still tasted good and the other three were in superb nick. All four were £1.99 a pint. On this basis I still rate this as one of the better London Spoons and is vastly superior to the majority of the Central London ones. Who needs architectural features to look at anyway?
On a dank rainy day it was also handy being only a few yards from the tube station!


Update 18th July 2013

CAMRA Discount is 50p off real ales on Wednesday.

Visit 01st June 2013

Apart from a Fish and Chip shop (which is actually part of the original station building) and a single office this pub is right next door to Northwood Hills Tube.

It's a shop conversion, but a relatively small one for a Spoons so that there was lots of natural light coming in from the front on a sunny lunchtime.

There were twelve pumps going and the two GK usual suspects were NOT doubled up, but there was a cider or two and just one "Available Soon". To my great relief there was no sign of London Pride or Doombar.

There was a slightly scary looking man with tattoos and long hair (talk about the Pot calling the Kettle black!) giving a young girl a thorough run down of the drinks available, their prices and just about anything else she needed to know about them. I assume the man with the tats is the manager.

My eye was caught by the Windsor and Eton Mild, but I went instead for the Exe Valley Devon Glory at £2.15. This was in excellent condition, but was a bit of a boring brown beer so I wished I had gone for the mild.

This was the best of the three Metroland Spoons visited on the day and I would happily give it another visit.

On 20th November 2016 - rating: 9
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


john mcgraw left this review about The William Jolle (JD Wetherspoon)

Not a very inspiring Wetherspoon's but just a square box. There was a fair selection of real ales on but then again it was the London beer festival.

On 20th February 2015 - rating: 5
[User has posted 2044 recommendations about 2025 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


E TA left this review about The William Jolle (JD Wetherspoon)

This large, single room JDW is carpeted and relatively quiet. It lacks any real character and is just a clone of soapy other, similar Spoons. There is an of collection of unexplained flags pinned to the ceiling but this doesn't really contribute anything. The staff were friendly and efficient while some of the benefit-funded locals were a bit scary. Maybe this was a Halloween gesture, or maybe they were just genuinely weird. Eight ales on, I had a pint of Exmoor Wildcat which was in excellent condition. I'd come back for the beer but that's about all.

On 30th October 2013 - rating: 6
[User has posted 3268 recommendations about 3233 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


andrew parr left this review about The William Jolle (JD Wetherspoon)

very large pub,next door to Northwood Hills station,very friendly staff and well kept beer,shame about the old boy who told me that I was in his seat.I did not move

On 27th May 2012 - rating: 7
[User has posted 105 recommendations about 100 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Steve C left this review about The William Jolle (JD Wetherspoon)

This is a large Wetherspoons pub which has Abbot, Courage and Ruddles along with six guest beers available from the bar which runs along the back wall. There is a small area with some sofas and a plasma screen for fans of 24 hour news and the left hand wall is lined with book shelves for those who get bored of the tales of old drunken men. There is some seating out the front set back from the wide pavement but this is next to a busy road.

I’ve been to better JDWs and would probably walk past If in the area again.

On 16th April 2010 - rating: 5
[User has posted 5157 recommendations about 5126 pubs]