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Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon), Southend-On-Sea

Frobisher Way
Shoeburyness
Postal town: Southend-On-Sea
SS3 8UT

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J D Wetherspoon

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Shoeburyness

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Quinno _ left this review about Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon)

Next to a modern supermarket and shopping complex is this lovely Spoons in an aged (250+ years) GII listed barn though it sounds like it was running as a pub prior to Timbo getting his paws on it in 2014. So there's plenty of wood and a vaulted roof along with an impressive central brick chimney. Lots of areas to sit including a mezzanine which, if you can bag a seat at the glass fronted end, gives you a full-view experience. There’s also plenty of grassed garden outside. Only one guest ale though and a fairly dull one at that (Robinson’s Trooper), I've seen more in their airport outlets. It was in decent nick, at least (NBSS 3). Kitchen in a state, my American Breakfast had two things missing. With a bit of time to kill before my bus to Southend I’d thought I’d try one of their craft cans – however the can availability on the app was completely fictitious, to the extent that what it did have was not even listed. A shame that the management of this place is so poor, as it’s a really tidy place to have a drink otherwise. 5.5

On 22^nd July 2024 - rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon)

Much extended old building, but quite an attractive semi-modern interior comprising a rectangular bar with a partial mezzanine above. Wooden benches available outside for the better weather. A total of seven real ales were available from two banks of five handpumps, of which the Nick Stafford / Hambleton Nightmare (£2.15) was the pick of the bunch.

On 7^th June 2015 - rating: 6
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john mcgraw left this review about Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon)

Would be a much better pub if it had a better selection of real ales.Only ones on offer were GK Insipid Pale Ale and so called (and how it is allowed I do not know) "Ruddles" County.
25 May 2014
An improvement on my last visit. There are now 10 real ales on tap with a few of the usual suspects and a few guest ales. I tried an American beer brewed at Adnam’s called The Publican and this was in great form and at £2.35 a pint very good value. The pub seems a lot smaller due to the addition of a mezzanine floor and seems very cramped. All in all not a bad pub.

On 25^th May 2014 - rating: 7
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