The Exchange (JD Wetherspoon), Banbury

Quinno _ left this review about The Exchange (JD Wetherspoon)

The dull internal aesthetic isn't going to win awards but the staff were friendly and the cask (St Austell Anthem) was good (NBSS 3.5). Irritatingly, the app was not updated with current cask offering - the young barmaid redeemed things by being professional, apologetic and tried to explain me the alternatives at my table. Quiet on a Tuesday evening, Banbury is a very sleepy town centre if even a JDW can’t muster-up more than a dozen or so other punters at 9pm. Or maybe it’s because it’s a workaday Spoons that feels like it should aim higher; perhaps it’s time for the refit brigade to make a visit?

December 2011
A grimly sterile two-tier Wetherspoons with one of their catalogue interiors, apparently converted from an old post office/telephone exchange. Eight(!) guests with three of them not actually on, a bit poor for a Saturday. My Goodhands Xmas beer was flat and I couldn’t be motivated to finish it. Pictures of Olde Banbury on walls. A plus is the nice stained glass used as part of the porch area. I would rank this below the other JDW in town. Rated 4

On 4^th September 2024 - rating: 5
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