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The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon), Thetford
Thetford
IP24 2AL
Reviews of The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
The Red Lion is a Wetherspoons with seating either side of the entrance and also at the rear opposite the bar counter that runs up the right-hand wall. There’s a television that was showing muted news, and in the centre of the pub is a beer shelf with stools and plugs for the charging of phones, much like one would find at an airport. On the square out front are lines of picnic tables behind waist high barriers.
The bar supports standard and premium keg and there are two banks of five hand pumps that were mirrored with Exmoor Brewery’s Gold and Sharp’s Doom Bar alongside Greene King’s IPA, Abbot Ale and Abbot Ale Reserve, the latter coming in at 6.5%. The JDW food menu is also in operation. I found the service to be polite, but this wasn’t my favourite Spoons.
On 14th January 2023
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Always an inn, rather than a conversion, so the seating / dining areas in the original part of the building retain some character. That said, the extension over what was probably the rear courtyard is quite well done, and if that doesn't take your fancy then the outside area has now been extended out into the Market Place. Disappointingly, the two banks of five handpumps were offering a fully duplicated selection of Ruddles, Doom Bar, Abbot, Hobgoblin and Adnams Broadside (but was just £1.99, so one can't complain too much).
On 2nd August 2020
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
The Red Lion is an original pub and is grade II listed, hence no dark blue and gold plastic signage. It's been given a typical modern JDW makeover with eating areas either side at the front and a smallish square bar area behind with a mix of seating. As it's just under five years old the fixtures and fitting are better than average.
Being a relatively small JDW in a smallish market town means that half of the ten hand pumps were taken up with the JDW Trio Of Doom. At least the rest were all in use with Grainstore 1050, Adnam's Mosaic, Great Newsome Frothingham Best, Gadd's No 5 and Elland Beyond the Pale. I went for the 1050 (£2.05) which was in excellent nick and also had a go at the Steak Club (£6.09).
I thought this was a pretty good Spoons, it's GBG 2017 listed.
On 22nd February 2017
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Darts : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Function Room : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Pinball : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Pool Table : No last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Quiz Night : No last updated 22 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 25 June 2015 by john mcgraw
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
