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Wibbas Down Inn (JD Wetherspoon), Wimbledon, SW19
SW19
SW19 1QT
Reviews of Wibbas Down Inn (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about Wibbas Down Inn (JD Wetherspoon)
This large ‘Spoons converted from a Tesco’s in the mid 90’s really is a pub of two halves and it’s very easy to miss the half of it depending from which side you enter.
The advice is to enter from the Gladstone Road side as this takes you into the bar with the pumps that contain the guest ales, whereas the Russel Road side only has one bank of pumps with the ‘Spoons permanent ales of the Trilogy of Doom, Pride and fortunately Thornbridge Jaipur.
As described below its a classic and rather uninspiring old school decor of dark varnished wood and a not particularly fetching green and red colour scheme throughout, although I did think the Gladstone Road bar had a bit more character.
One advantage of the Russel Road side however, is that it is dead opposite the New Wimbledon Theatre and when having watched a production there It’s a hell of a lot easier to leave the theatre and come in here to use the toilets than it is to queue for donkeys to use the ones in the theatre.
On 25th October 2026
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about Wibbas Down Inn (JD Wetherspoon)
Classic old skool interior converted in 1995 from a Tesco - dark varnished wood, green and sandy red colours (surely blue and yellow or purple and green would have been better?). Initially fell apart at the bar with only one two guests in Pride and Jaipur and one overworked barmaid. I Paid. And waited. And waited. Eventually it turned up and had a sweetcorn tint (NBSS 1.5). And then the revelation: it turns out there are two bars, and a much bigger one with more ales is round the back (or front, as there are entrances at either end of the building) of the dog-leg layout. Gave benefit of the doubt and ordered a Twickenham London Porter from there which was very good (NBSS 3.5). So use this review as a warning if you enter from the Russell Road entrance - go straight to the Gladstone Road end. Noted that it has fallen out of the latest GBG which, on my experience, seems like the right decision from the local CAMRAs.
On 10th May 2025
- rating: 6
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Wibbas Down Inn (JD Wetherspoon)
Paid a return visit to this branch of Wetherspoon's on a Saturday morning. I can't remember my last visit in 2017 too well, but suffice to say there are still two entrances with bars at both ends and a rather dark, windowless section in the middle.
The main bar is at the Gladstone Road end. Indeed, if you ordered a cask ale from the Russell Road end, it would be fetched for you from the other bar. However, I believe the keg fonts at the Russell Road end were operational.
We were here for breakfast before watching an early kick off football match at Stamford Bridge. We hadn't quite done our research properly as Wimbledon were also playing at home with the same early kick off time. So, it was probably much busier than normal. Service at the bar was still fairly efficient and the breakfasts we ordered all arrived in a timely fashion, perhaps with the exception of mine where the black pudding I ordered came about 5-10 minutes before the breakfast itself!
There are 5 regular cask ales - Sharp's Doom Bar, Greene King Abbot & IPA, Thornbridge Jaipur & Fuller's London Pride. Guests were Sambrook's Pumphouse Pale, Oakham Cryptologist, Three Acres Session Pale & Skylark Stout, Hook Norton Old Hooky, Surrey Hills Collusion & Twickenham London Porter. Traditional cider has also been re-instated since my last visit. Both Weston's Old Rosie & Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon were on sale.
On 30th April 2025
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
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- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
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- CAMRA Discount : No - Usual 50p off vouchers - last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
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- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
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- Real Ale : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 10 May 2025 by Quinno _
