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The Great Western (JD Wetherspoon), Cardiff
Cardiff
CF10 1FA
Reviews of The Great Western (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Great Western (JD Wetherspoon)
Substantial and decent-looking former railway hotel, unfortunately transformed into a rather dull former Lloyds No 1 Bar. Various seating / dining areas - none with any residual character - arranged over two floors (although the upper part is a bit more inviting if you ascend whatever the square version of a spiral staircase is called, and there is also a compact enclosed terrace). All seven handpumps in operation downstairs on this visit (with further duplicated pumps at first-floor level), offering Ruddles, Doom Bar, Abbot and Jaipur plus the more local Brains SA, Thunderbird from Glamorgan and Rhymney Export (at £1.99, a remarkable 60p cheaper than the last pint I bought here in 2017).
On 13th July 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8813 recommendations about 8813 pubs]
Tris C left this review about The Great Western (JD Wetherspoon)
This was built in 1879 as the Great Western Hotel, to service the adjacent railway station though now towered over by a complex of ultra-modern hotel blocks.
I had thought that this may have been the unnamed meet-up point for our breakaway Cardiff crawl, but as there were no crawlees in, I left, only to encounter them making their way up from the station.
On 1st June 2025
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 2266 recommendations about 2218 pubs]
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Great Western (JD Wetherspoon)
Nearest spoons to the Central Station ,there is a fine stone exterior and an interesting interior which winds around.The bar is straight ahead of the entrance,to the right is a raised small lounge.Going left takes you past a series of sections,each getting less hectic the further from the bar.Midships there is a very fine Great Western metal staircase to a second floor lounge and external seating area.On my visit there wasnt much in the way of guest ales just the awful GK Ruddles Best,Abbot Ale and Doom Bar so I had to make do with a bottle of BrewDog Elvis Juice.
Take a look at the interior but dont bother targeting this pub for exciting real ale.
On 26th May 2025
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2997 recommendations about 2997 pubs]
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Cardiff Queen Street, 0.57 miles, 11 min walk (show)
Cardiff Bay, 0.92 miles, 17 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - Baby changing. - last updated 29 May 2025 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Quinno _
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