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The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon), Stratford Central, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 6EE
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Strongers . left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Golden Bee is a long and thin Wetherspoons with two small split level seating areas at the front before steps that lead up to the bar counter along the left wall that faces high tables along the right. At the rear is more seating in a high ceiling area with an odd windowed feature that looks like it should surround a flight of stairs in a leisure centre. The bar supports two banks of five handpumps that were drawing Sharp’s Doom Bar, GK Abbot Ale and Ruddles alongside some festival beers which were Mad Giant’s Autumn Amber, Brewsters All The Leaves Are Brown, GK Bonkers Conkers, Thornbridge Hopton and Telemark Ray from Norway. Two handpumps were unused. The staff were polite, but there was a very vocal and sweary old Tory twat that was banging on about banning unions. This is a very average Spoons.
On 5th November 2022
- rating: 5
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Fairly standard Spoon's. Only called in for an early coffee so didn't try the beer. Noticed Woodforde's Volt IPA and one from Silhill alongside the regulars.
On 2nd August 2022
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E TA left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
As described below, it’s a typical lacklustre high street ‘Spoons with dull staff, stroppy Karens exhibiting their poor social skills and entitlement to nothing, gaming machines and groups of soap dodgers. There is a sign about how they support local breweries, though none of the beers on were from local breweries. Ales on were Doombar, Ruddles, Abbott, and two from Prescott’s – Podium Finish and Grand Prix, neither in particularly good condition. No surprises here, and certainly no royal jelly, just lots of drones.
On 21st December 2021
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Very average 'spoons, with an extended interior but seemingly little in the way of staff (meaning queues at the bar and uncleared tables at a fairly quiet mid-afternoon time). The choice of real ales from seven of ten handpumps was distinctly pedestrian too; all usual suspects apart from the Prescott Hill Climb (£2.85) and that was a bit 'end of the barrel'. Underwhelmed...
On 17th September 2017
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Stratford's JDW looks quite attractive from the street outside but inside it's fairly typical. It's a long low ceilinged room with the main bar area up a few steps after you enter. It wasn't that busy on a warm sunny Spring afternoon when the surrounding streets were packed with tourists.
The ten hand pumps had five festival ales, a cider and the rest devoted to Doom Bore and the GK beers. I went for the Hawkshead Vienna Lager (£2.85 standard guest / festival price) which was rather tired. This was the most expensive Midlands JDW I've encountered. It didn't surprise me to find them charging over the odds in a tourist infested dump like Stratford.
On 4th April 2016
- rating: 4
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Run of the mill spoons nothing to write home about
On 23rd June 2015
- rating: 4
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Housed in an old building,the interior is identikit 'spoons and you could be just about anywhere in the UK.There is a front street level section ,then stairs to the long bar where the drone of the aircon and spot lighting gave it the feel of a Holiday Inn check in.High tables surround the bar,there is a snug area to the front while the rear section had more standard dining tables and access to a small beer garden.
The two ranks of five handpumps had London Pride ,GK Abbott and Ruddles Best (latter two doubled up),two real ciders ,an available soon clip leaving just two guest ales in the form of North Cotswold Moreton Mild and Feral Hop Hog brewed at Banks's which was very decent and saved the day on the ale front.
It's clean and antiseptic but unmemorable and not one of the 'spoons which makes a big deal about it's real ale range .A bit dull.
On 5th June 2015
- rating: 6
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
This pub in my opinion has had a bit of a turn around since the previous reviews below. The pub was bright and cheerful, service was friendly and efficient. Also the general run of the pub was clean and tidy. Their customers also were on the respectable side.
There was a choice of eight ales on the bar. We went for the Freeminer Brewery Speculation, which was in great shape.
On 22nd June 2014
- rating: 7
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
A two-building terraced Wetherspoons pub and eatery, in white render and timber frame, part with a nice front facing double gable. There is a rear patio area.
The interior has one long room, with a slightly lower entrance area and the serving bar to the left and half way up the room on entry. Typical ‘Spoons foody layout, with the family dining area at the rear of the main room. The decor is white and cream, with some strangely tacky wood panel squares. There are a few historical information panels on the walls; the history of Stratford, the Gunpowder Plot et al for some interest, as well as several mirrors. There was no music, but there was a silent TV. The service was fine, the clientele a mix of those f’ing and blinding people that have amazingly loud voices, to the lap-top brigade googling Shakespeare on Wikipedia. I had a snack prior to a meeting, it was fine.
Beer; tap stuff, with the usual Abbotts and Ruddles on handpull, along with four other guests, which i didn’t note, as i just had coffee before a meeting.
Granted, I didn’t try the beer, but I can’t really say this place inspired me to do anything, other than leave it.
On 4th October 2010
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Mick Andrews left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
I agree with what Rob Camra says about the pub but JDW pubs are usually better than this and this is by far the worst run I have been to.
On 31st May 2010
- rating: 2
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