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The Leaping Salmon, Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Golden Square
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1BG

Phone: 01289303184

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Strongers . left this review about The Leaping Salmon

Located in a prominent position on the A1167 north of the Tweed, the Leaping Salmon is an ex-Wetherspoons that still retains the feel of a Spoons, but with less cask choice. The Wainwright was off which left Doom Bar and Abbott Ale on the remaining two hand pumps. A standard and premium keg range alongside Neck Oil was also available from the overworked staff who were dealing with geriatrics trying to order food and screaming kids with clueless parents. “What would you like to eat sweety?”, “what drink would you like?”, “go and ask you sisters what they want to eat”, “Sorry, what are we like?”… You’re like a bunch of arseholes… go find a table and sort your family’s order out there FFS!
Anyway, the counter runs across the rear wall in the centre of the pub and to the left is a pool table and a DJ booth. Televisions are found throughout and there was some background music playing. To the right of the entrance is a long conservatory with booths along the rear wall and seating along the front windows that look out onto a verandah. This place is hell on earth, and I felt sorry for the staff having to put up with people who only do pubs on holiday. I’ll not be returning.

On 11^th October 2025 - rating: 2
[User has posted 6274 recommendations about 6237 pubs]

Old Boots left this review about The Leaping Salmon

A former spoons, a bit small for them perhaps but Stonegate took it on. Roughly split in two, an older building on the left with what looks like a newer lower extension on the right with green painted bricks, possibly you could call it a conservatory. The counter is along the rear left wall with higher seating directly in front and lower tables and chairs elsewhere. Theres a pool table at the left hand end but everything looks very crammed in. A lot of screens, especially in the extension and machines and unlike spoons days piped music but at low volume. Not too much décor, there’s a self portrait of LS Lowry and one of his painings of the Town Hall but no explanation of his links to Berwick. Three T-Bars with a typical UK line up plus a couple of taps with Tennents and even John Smiths Smooth doubled up. Three handpulls with Abbot, Landlord and Wainwright Amber, not wishing 5% lunchtime first pint or willing to risk the Landlord I had the Wainwright and it was fine; I nearly gave it a 3 but it was slightly thick so 2.5. Very busy with families, tourists and lunching women, some unfamiliar with pub etiquette and formed a queue at one end of the counter - knobs. The staff performed quite well under pressure of numbers and food orders, but there was too much shouting of “who’s next”. Not a wholly unpleasant place but not on a must do list.

On 25^th July 2025 - no rating submitted
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Quinno _ left this review about The Leaping Salmon

Just off the bridge, this former Spoons looks quite upmarket from the outside but inside is essentially what JDW left behind but now more run-down. Staple-shaped with muted red and grey colours, there’s a pool table as well as a sports TV at every table in the conservatory, so you can guess what kind of punter it attracts. Three cask; GK Abbot, Doom Bar and a dire Redcastle Crusader (NBSS 1.5). Deciding after the first two sips that I’d seen enough, I dumped it and departed. What I’d have given for this still to be a Timbo Tavern! 3.5

On 10^th November 2021 - rating: 3
[User has posted 5754 recommendations about 5735 pubs]

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