The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon), Baker Street, NW1

I had high hopes - the main room is very beautiful indeed although it lacks atmosphere. Sadly, poorest Spoons I have visited for a while - staff were clueless and unhelpful, tables dirty, and the breakfast was a shocker - bacon cooked on a radiator, toast stuck together, beans cold etc. perhaps the Oakham Black Magic would have saved the day but it was too early for beer. Doubt I’ll bother with this one again.

Right next to an exit from Baker Street tube,the entrance is rather dull with a low ceiling walk way with a few tables and chairs to the side and in a rear alcove.However the main body of the pub is impressive,a very high ceiling in red with good cornicing and coats of arms .Parquet flooring and impressive globe hanging lights.The furniture is the usual 'spoons mix,some seating booths,high tables opposite the bar and some curved banquettes. There are two ranks of five handpumps with the trio of doom regulars doubled up (GK Abbot,IPA and Doom Bar) leaving on my trip just three guests Fullers London Pride,Mihi NZ Pale(international beer festival) and Titanic Nine Tenths Below (Cloudy ,tangy,NBSS 1.5,the pint was not finished ) With a very transient customer base ,seemingly no one could be bothered to provide decent ale,even the pricing was at a 'spoons premium .Interesting interior but terrible drinking experience ,this 'spoons can be easily avoided.

Large Spoons right next to the tube station. Gets rammed when there is a match at Wembley. From what I could see there was a decent choice of beers but ruined by the curse of the plastic glass!

Well described in previous reviews , very busy on a Sunday morning with mainly Lincoln and Shrewsbury fans on their way to Wembley . Service was OK if a bit slow , my Trumans Swift was decent enough to warrant a couple of pints .

Well described below, this is indeed a huge and surprisingly grand 'spoons with striped Regency wallpaper and largely bereft of the chain's usual deterrents such as multiple TVs or games machines, which is reflected in a more upmarket clientele than usual. Or perhaps it's just so large that I couldn't see them. The ale selection was large but my round of three drinks wasn't especially cheap. OK if you're a fan of the marque (I only came here as my two colleagues recommended it and we were in a hurry), but otherwise walk up the road to The Volunteer.

I don't need to say much about this place as others have described it well. It's certainly more of a TARDIS pub than any other 'spoons that I've been in. The relatively small entrance takes you up a few steps before the full scale of the place is revealed on the right. My party of seven found a booth on the left as we entered that accommodated us easily, and was separated from the main area of the pub. These 'spoons pubs are jolly useful in providing hungry pub researchers with a bit of cheapish scran when it's most needed. They're not everyone's idea of a traditional pub, but we would certainly miss them if they weren't there.