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The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon), Farnborough
Farnborough
GU14 7PG
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Mild Drinker left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
A fairly modern and small Spoons this. Fairly busy on a Sunday afternoon visit, not much seating available. However toilets are downstairs which are a plus in here, as it's only one floor. A pretty bog standard Spoons.
On 23rd March 2025
- rating: 5
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E TA left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
A functional, very ordinary 'Spoons as described by others, below. It was quite calm and orderly when we visited, a reasonable bunch of clients, while the staff were mostly friendly and efficient. Ales on were Adnam's Broadside, Duck's Folly, Hoppit and New Wave from Lodden, Titanic Black Ice, Abbott, Doombar and Ruddles. A bog standard JDW with bog standard bogs.
On 4th March 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3516 recommendations about 3480 pubs]
Quinno _ left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
A better visit this time, a more relaxed atmosphere and a good pint of Thornbridge Coltrane (NBSS 3.5) as befits the perennial GBG listing. As mentioned below, I think there’s been a light refit as the interior felt a bit more clubbable than I recall from 10 years previous.
April 2014
A more recent Spoons conversion, opening in summer 2011. Long and shallow inside. Décor fairly tasteful and RAF/aviation theme touches. Positives end here. 10 pumps with six off, so just two guests and one of those was Greene King. Went for the only one of any merit, Otter Seville, which was a bit cold but otherwise fine. Chronically understaffed, screaming kids and the like. WiFi refused to connect. Farnborough town centre is a tough place to love and this Wetherspoons kind of sums it up. If the JDW Moon & Spoon in Slough (about as a terrible a town centre as you can imagine) can manage it, why can’t this one? Rated 4
On 10th December 2024
- rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
A large rectangular Spoons occupying the ground floor of a modern building, which has possibly had a facelift as it seems reasonably smart. Light oak panelling makes it less oppressive than it might be and the decorations are, unsurprisingly, aviation-themed. The standard beer range was difficult to determine as the festival was on but the place seemed quite acceptable for what it is.
On 20th October 2022
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a modern Spoons set beneath a Travelodge. As a pub building it's wholly uninspiring both inside and out. It consists of a single long room and er, that's it.
The bar has two sets of five hand pumps. The right hand set had the two GL beers, Black Dragon cider, Doom Bore and Langham's Aegir. The other set had Langham's Aegir and Hiphop, Surrey Hills Ranmore, Oakham JHB and Caledonian / Baird Rising Sun Pale Ale. I went for the Aegir (£3.05) which was a superb slightly smoked porter that made the dull surroundings seem quite pleasant. This is a 7.5% beer so the price was not over the top, the standard guest price here is £2.45. I wish I hadn't had to get a train back to London as I could easily have stayed for another of these. Despite the grim venue I quite liked this one. It's GBG 2016 listed.
On 18th January 2016
- rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about The Tilly Shilling (JD Wetherspoon)
A quite poor effort of a pub. typical shop conversion with an unimaginative interior and an even more unimaginative beer range,ten handpumps and all usual suspect beers bar one which was Hamerpott Shepherds Warmer, not a great brewery in my book.
This pub is a total waste of space (IMO).
On 30th November 2014
- rating: 3
[User has posted 2151 recommendations about 2118 pubs]