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The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon), Stalybridge
Stalybridge
SK15 2JN
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
In a shitey modern building and with an uninspiring interior long and thin with a raised area to the left. Usual counter layout on the right with two banks of five with high T-Bars spread about along and between. My beer, Coach House Elderflower, was distinctly average. Mostly off putting with the building, the decor and the queue of numpys, at least they were along one end of the counter not sticking out. Not a big ‘spoons there were 3 or 4 staff actually serving although they kept buggering about and dashing here and there and at times there was only one behind the counter. I ordered on the app at 16:05, beer arrived at 16:17; food at 16:26. Typical ‘spoons layout but no local history boards even on the way to the upstairs toilets.
It’s in the GBG for some unearthly reason, the local CAMRA branch has been dissolved due to CAMRA’s controversial “Regional Review”.
On 19th September 2024
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Strongers . left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Society Rooms is a Wetherspoons with a central bar area where the serving counter runs up the right whilst facing high tables up the centre. Standard tables are found at the rear in a ‘dining area’ that is faced by a large kitchen hatch. In the front left is a raised seating area and to the right are a few tables that lead to a large open plan seating area in the right-hand side of the building. In the right rear is an enclosed beer garden full of seating.
On the bar, in amongst the usual array of standard and premium keg, are two banks of five hand pumps that were drawing the three nationals plus Moorhouse’s Blonde, Phoenix Brewery’s Wobbly Bob, Acorn Brewery’s Darkness, Bank Top’s Palomino Rising, Northern Whisper Brewing’s Oppenchops (decent), Purity Brewing’s Ubu and Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery’s Radical. The service was very quick, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many Spoons staff on duty. They were almost fighting to serve! This isn’t the most attractive JDW, but don’t let the exterior put you off because it’s not bad.
On 21st May 2024
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Initially feels like a relatively small Spoons over two floors until you clock the sizeable extension off right as you enter. Simple modern interior in white and red with some mid-colour wood trim. Four guest cask on, my Lancaster Red was fine (NBSS 3) maybe a little towards the barrel end. Apparently the pub name comes from it being a former Co-Op. Decent Spoons which seemed well-run. 6.5
On 18th February 2023
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
This Spoons has been extended into the adjacent building on the right, which is now used as a dining area. They have taken out the first floor of this building and is now a large open space with an impressive view up to the roof, along with the super high bare brick chimney breast, with large canopy over the fireplace. The main part of the pub also had a open plan front lounge area with two large red painted columns. The bar area was tucked away under the first floor and had banks of six large intrusive looking plastered bulkheads, housing aircon units. The décor was predominantly red and off white painted walls. Two sets of five handpumps with all the usual suspects, apart from Reedley Hallows Clausing Time and Acorn Cracker at £2.15 a pint, usual Xmas muck for this time of year.
On 11th December 2018
- rating: 7
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Alan Hurdle left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Another 'spoons breakfast visit. Like most of my early visits, this did not let me down. Standard size breakfast, a cappuccino (+ free top up) and a pint of the local Millstone Tiger Rut which was excellent (but no free top up!). This 'spoons seemed quite large. Looking at previous photos it seems that it has been extended into the next building on the right. I score it 8(B) for my breakfast visit. I would average it out if it got a much lower score for an evening visit.
On 10th March 2018
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
The Society Rooms is smaller than many JDWs with the bar on the right and a patio / garden at the rear. It was fairly quiet on my early Saturday evening visit.
The ten hand pumps had three Available Soon, two GK beers, four festival beers and Oakham Green Devil IPA. I went for the Adnam's Sloe Porter and the Green Devil IPA both at the festival price of £2.45 and in great condition.
It thought this was a good Spoons.
On 25th October 2016
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a standard Wetherspoons food/drink space. All very average
On 7th October 2015
- rating: 5
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Al Bundy left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Standard Wetherspoons fare.
On 12th March 2015
- rating: 7
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ROB Camra left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
A fairly standard JDW with regards to the decor. A two level pub converted from a Co-op, hence the name. Good service at the bar and a good range of guest ales on the 10 handpumps made this pub stand out a bit from the JDW norm. Both pints I had were in good nick as well. Pretty busy at 6 on a Friday with a very friendly atmosphere. Well worth a visit when in Stalybridge.
On 19th April 2014
- rating: 7
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Called in today 22nd of october 10 am not a customer in yes no one at all had a coffee red my paper left at 11 am i was the only customer in,
On 23rd October 2013
- no rating submitted
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