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The Crystal Palace (JD Wetherspoon)
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G1 4QD
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hondo . left this review about The Crystal Palace (JD Wetherspoon)
Large 2 floor 2 bar wetherspoons. Does what it says on the tin no more no less.
On 1st February 2013
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Crystal Palace (JD Wetherspoon)
A very curious-looking building, with fully glazed facade at street level and multiple full-height arched windows in each storey above. Inside, the main bar has high ceilings and chandeliers which look rather out of place above the typical 'spoons furniture and decor. Very lively, with football being shown on two large screens and other TVs scattered around the bar. Four of five handpumps in operation; mostly standard offerings but thankfully Houston Tartan Terror from a local micro-brewery was also available (£2.30). I didn't realise that there is another bar of similar size at first floor level until just before leaving, and this appeared to have some real ale on too but was rather quieter with no football showing.
On 28th January 2012
- rating: 6
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Roger Button left this review about The Crystal Palace (JD Wetherspoon)
Apparently influenced by the Crystal Palace centerpiece of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the glazed merits of this large Wetherspoons (originally a warehouse and furniture showroom) were lost on me due to a mass of exterior scaffolding, a moonless night and this being the last port of call during a solid day’s pubbing.
The vast interior spans 2 levels and seemed very hollow, not helped by the large amounts of open spaces and the fact that the place was surprisingly quiet. There was little that struck the eye beyond the typical ‘Spoons characteristics other than a mural of what looks like the interior of a medieval Palace.
The beer selection was quite poor for Wetherspoons with just 5 hand pumps with a fairly mundane selection of Bombardier, Abbott and 3 from Caledonian (Deuchars, Marching Orders and Flying Scotsman), not really much that couldn’t be found elsewhere without a great deal of searching.
I probably didn’t see it under the best circumstances but I get the impression it is little more than a functional meeting place for the masses and I would find it hard to drum up any great enthusiasm to return given that there are better ‘Spoons in town, let alone better pubs.
On 10th January 2012
- rating: 4
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