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The Counting House (JD Wetherspoon), Glasgow
Glasgow
G1 2DH
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Strongers . left this review about The Counting House (JD Wetherspoon)
The Counting House is a Wetherspoons in a grand old city building with a large misshapen island bar over which an impressive dome sits. In amongst the standard and premium keg are two banks of six hand pumps. These were drawing Belhaven’s 80 Shilling, Sharp’s Doom Bar and Sea Fury, GK Abbot Ale, Harviestoun’s Bitter & Twisted and Schiehallion, Kelburn’s Dark Moor and Red Smiddy alongside Heather Ale’s Fraoch. It wasn’t overly busy when I visited on a recent midweek evening, but the service was unnecessarily slow.
On 26th November 2022
- rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Counting House (JD Wetherspoon)
Large and imposing banking building at George Square,this 'spoons has a noteable feature above the island bar,a huge cupola.I thought that was the highlight,as the rest of the interior is crammed with somewhat worn and sticky numbered dining tables,there are sections to the sides but Friday 3pm it was packed and the bar staff inefficient and untrained.
Unless you have the app,you will have to walk around to see what the real ale options are.Besides the regular horror shows,the guests on my visit included Thornbridge Jaipur IPA,Oakham Green Devil IPA,Brains Revered James and Salopian Darwin Origin (NBSS 3.5),which were decent options save the "Brains".The pubs and bars in the city centre can be pricey,so this 'spoons with it's keen pricing will always be popular and architecturally this is the best of several 'sppons in the centre.Worth a visit,but can be uncomfotably busy.
On 6th March 2022
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Counting House (JD Wetherspoon)
The destination Wetherspoons in town as far interiors go, this is a lovely bank conversion (formerly RBS) in an Italian Renaissance style. Admire the jumbo central island bar situated below a huge glass cupola, a boon for natural light. Also note the statues holding things, dotted around the ceiling as well as lots of old paintings. If you can grab a seat in the right spot there are nice views of the City Chambers to be had. Unusually for Spoons there’s a hidden snug situated in the old vaults – I managed to sneak in for a quick gander before it was cordoned off for a bunch of shaven meatheads to take over (I wonder if the room was bugged by Starthclyde Polis?). All sounds too good to be true, and indeed so; despite the sea of handpumps the cask range was limited and one of the two genuine guests, Strathaven Ebony, was somewhat tart (NBSS 1.5), and also served in a pint pot which I don’t think has ever happened in a Spoons before! Mixed bag, but worth it for the interior – maybe stick to bottles, however. On a better day, this’d be looking at an 8+ score… 6.5
On 2nd March 2022
- rating: 7
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Argyle Street, 0.35 miles, 6 min walk (show)
Glasgow Central, 0.49 miles, 9 min walk (show)
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