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The White House (JD Wetherspoon), Scraptoft, Leicester
Leicester
LE7 9SE
Reviews of The White House (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The White House (JD Wetherspoon)
As with many-a-Spoons, this one has barely changed inside since my visit seven years prior; in this case, for the good. Five guests, my Courthouse Porter by New Buildings Brewery was par (NBSS 3). One area of clear (COVID necessitated, I’d wager) improvement is the garden, which is massive and really nicely done - must be one of the biggest in the UK, I would have thought. It’s a good Spoons this one and despite its suburban location it was plenty busy on a sunny Saturday afternoon. 7.5
December 2019
A JDW situated in a large stone-built country house, away from any obvious town centre area. Despite the inevitability of Spoonerisation it's fairly nicely done. Enter to where the reception and grand staircase are which has had an injection of wood panelling. There are some rooms heading off, with a small bar to the right with a reduced offering but prefect for the simple cheap option imbibers; there’s a nice fireplace here and stuff about the history of selective breeding in animals (it is Leicestershire after all…). Straight on and down some steps is the main area, which is where the diners congregate. It’s a decent space as it looks like an old conservatory and there are windows overlooking a nice garden enclosed by semi-mature woodland. Two genuine guest ales at this bar, with no complaints about my Naylors Old Ale (NBSS 4) and one I forgot to note (3); Aqualung will be pleased/gutted to learn that the prices were rock-bottom, under £2pp sans Spoons CAMRA voucher. Amusement value provided by a toddler who replicated the pace and swerve of JPR Williams in his prime, twice escaping the table he was on, past the despairing grasp of the adults and powered over to the disabled lift to press the emergency alarm button, which the whole pub heard quite clearly. Rated 7
On 29th July 2026
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The White House (JD Wetherspoon)
A JDW situated in a large stone-built country house, away from any obvious town centre area. Despite the inevitability of Spoonerisation it's fairly nicely done. Enter to where the reception and grand staircase are which has had an injection of wood panelling. There are some rooms heading off, with a small bar to the right with a reduced offering but prefect for the simple cheap option imbibers; there’s a nice fireplace here and stuff about the history of selective breeding in animals (it is Leicestershire after all…). Straight on and down some steps is the main area, which is where the diners congregate. It’s a decent space as it looks like an old conservatory and there are windows overlooking a nice garden enclosed by semi-mature woodland. Two genuine guest ales at this bar, with no complaints about my Naylors Old Ale (NBSS 4) and one I forgot to note (3); Aqualung will be pleased/gutted to learn that the prices were rock-bottom, under £2pp sans Spoons CAMRA voucher. Amusement value provided by a toddler who replicated the pace and swerve of JPR Williams in his prime, twice escaping the table he was on, past the despairing grasp of the adults and powered over to the disabled lift to press the emergency alarm button, which the whole pub heard quite clearly.
On 20th December 2019
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6255 recommendations about 6234 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about The White House (JD Wetherspoon)
This is an extraordinary Spoons set in a huge stone built mansion with extensive grounds that include a front car park, a large side patio and a rear garden that actually has real grass.
Inside it's a huge open plan room that is divided up into various areas. It's a task in itself finding the bar which is at the rear left of the building. A banner at the front of the building advertises a Sunday Carvery which if it exists is very unusual especially after the ditching of the Sunday "Roasts" for the Sunday Brunch. Furnishings are better than average but food prices are generally higher. There seemed to be a few people in on a Thursday morning for breakfasts and no sign at all of any daytime brigade but the place is so vast there could have been an enclave hidden away somewhere.
The grandiose surroundings were completely let down by a really rubbish selection from the ten hand pumps on the bar. This consisted of a Well's beer available soon, the JDW Trio Of Doom & Marston's One Is 90 doubled up and Adnam's Broadside. The choice was so dismally poor I went for the keg Banks's Devils Backbone which at £2.99 wasn't that much dearer than the £2.55 standard guest ale price.
I don't know Leicester well and had never even heard of Scraptoft but the Ordnance Survey map reveals it's right on the Eastern edge of Leicester which makes you wonder if a place this size is viable. It's a great place to come for something to eat but if you're after anything other than boring rubbish on the Real Ale front then forget it.
On 29th June 2016
- rating: 4
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- Accommodation : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - 50p JDW vouchers only - last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 29 July 2026 by Quinno _
