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The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon), Belfast
Belfast
BT2 7EJ
Reviews of The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon)
One of only 3 remaining branches of Wetherspoon's remaining in Northern Ireland, I recall last visiting the Bridge House on a Sunday morning back in summer 2009. It had been fairly quiet.
My visit on a summer evening in 2024 couldn't have been more different. It was absolutely packed with bouncers on the doors. The clientele were all very young. At first, I thought it was some kind of massive school party. But I suspect they were all local students. Cocktails pitchers were flying off the bar.
Cask ales are well represented here, despite them being scarce elsewhere in Belfast. The usual Wetherspoon's beers were on - Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guests were Adnams Ghost Ship, Kirkby Lonsdale Radical, Bays Devon Dumpling & New Realm Hoptropolis. There was no real cider.
The Hoptropolis was quite tasty, but it felt a bit surreal drinking amongst a large number of kids. I was thinking that it was way past their bedtime, but actually they were probably thinking the same about me!
On 8th July 2024
- rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon)
The Bridge House is a Wetherspoons in two adjoining buildings so the interior has two distinct sides. In the left there is a bar on the rear wall that faces open plan seating to the front floor to ceiling windows. Down the right hand side is more seating that is a little quieter than the main seating area. Out the back is a beer garden with covered booths along the back fence and upstairs is another bar with only standard and premium keg available. This is not the case for the downstairs bar that also supports eight hand pumps that were drawing Maxim Brewery’s Double Maxim, Ruddles, Whitewater Brewery’s Belfast Black, Brain’s SA Gold, GK Abbot Ale, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Ringwood’s Fortyniner and Cameron’s Strongarm Ruby Red Ale. The usual JDW food menu is in operation. This isn’t the greatest Spoons I’ve visited, but it was very busy for a midweek evening and £1.10 for half a Belfast Black stout can’t be sniffed at.
On 22nd September 2022
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Bridge House (JD Wetherspoon)
A straightforward two floor Wetherspoons (bar on each) décor’d in some colourful modern art, light colours and a bit of wood. Which in most cities in the UK would elicit a ‘meh’ but in the cask ale desert of Northern Ireland its appearance was a blessed relief. Three genuine guest ales; my Rudgate Chocolate Stout was well looked-after (NBSS 3.5) and it was interesting to note that plenty was being sold, maybe there isn’t enough call for cask to be on it most places in Norn but those who do like it will certainly congregate where it’s known to be decent. Ate here as well, JDW usual fayre. One downside was a lack of table clearing. A solid Spoons and in the context in which it operates, you’ll probably want to pop by. Note that It opens from 8am but alcohol is only available from 11.30.
On 17th February 2022
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 08 July 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
- CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 08 July 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
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