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The Lion & The Unicorn (JD Wetherspoon), Waterloo, SE1

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Units 3-6 The Sidings, Waterloo Station
SE1
SE1 7BH

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Tris C left this review about The Lion & The Unicorn (JD Wetherspoon)

Recently visited after a crawl of Salisbury and to take advantage of the Friday 1.00am licence, it’s ably described below so I can add little, but as BF mentions, the location is ill-conceived and to agree with Moby, it’s a bit like drinking in a sterile – and very noisy – student bar-cum-canteen as most of the drinkers appeared to be students (see photo).
There were 12 pumps including the usual suspects, my pint of Portobello Market Porter fine, price not recorded.
Although far from being an enjoyable venue, this is one of the best cask outlets in SE1, but I’d prefer to drink in the wonderful Kings Arms round the corner when in the area, or closer to the station, the characterful Hole in the Wall.

On 11^th May 2026 - rating: 5
[User has posted 2337 recommendations about 2279 pubs]

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Lion & The Unicorn (JD Wetherspoon)

The Lion & The Unicorn was the first of 3 Wetherspoon's I'd not previously visited that I took in yesterday. This was the best of the 3. Being in a shopping area of Waterloo station called The Sidings, it's not the easiest to locate. But it's very close to the Brewdog if you can locate that. Prices are also a little more than a normal branch due to its railway station location. However, maybe it was because they were festival beers but the price was less than quoted in previous reviews. It was £3.69 a pint before CAMRA 50p vouchers were applied.

I was here just after 10am and most people, including a group of train drivers, were there for breakfast or teas and coffees. The manager soon appeared at the bar and apologised that I'd been kept waiting. He was a friendly young chap who offered good service and is knowledgeable about the beers.

Flooring is a mixture of tiles and carpet. There are brown painted pillars and exposed ducting. The bar has a large electronic screen above it which was listing breakfast items and their prices. Apparently, food is more popular than the drinks here and there is an open kitchen in one corner. Windows overlook the station and there is a section at one end which contains all of the games machines. Multiple TVs were switched off.

At the bar, the regular cask ales are Greene King Abbot & IPA & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guests included several beers left over from their recent beer festival and were Good Word Read The Room, Adnams Flat White, Thornbridge Grapefruit Pale, Castle Rock Navigator, Hook Norton Brewed Awakening, Stu Brew Exam Room Tears & Rye River Brogue Irish Red Ale. There were also some bag-in-the-box ciders in a fridge - Cock Eyed Pear Mania, Snail's Bank Rhubarb Cider & Weston's Rosie's Pig.

This branch had a fresh and modern feel, with friendly service and a good beer selection. I'd happily return.

On 19^th March 2026 - rating: 7
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David Walton left this review about The Lion & The Unicorn (JD Wetherspoon)

Visited 03/09/24.

Extensive cask options of Wimbledon SW19, Purple Moose Dark Side of the Moose dark bitter, Redemption Big Chief IPA, Abbot, Doom Bar, GK IPA, Oakham Green Devil, East London Brew Co Foundation best bitter, & Southwark Brewing Route Master Red. Typical JDW keg offering of Corona, Mad Squirrel Big Sea WEIPA, BD Punk IPA, Worthington Creamflow, Stella, Bud Light, San Miguel, Leffe Blonde, Budweiser, Coors, Kopparberg s&l cider, Carling, Stowford Press cider, Roadie, Carlsberg, original & dark fruits SB, Portobello Notting Helles, Guinness and Shipyard pale ale.

Belated positing of review from opening day of this smart new JDW. Lots of glass here in this venue in the Sidings already home to the v large BrewDog, with a square cut into rectangle station exterior side. Very long rectangle with bar on one end. Very industrial look. Typical Spoons set up lots of closely packed tables and fancy carpet (it will go downhill from today). Insanely busy struggled to find anywhere to sit on popping in at 4pm. Am sure will pop here from time to time when travelling out of Waterloo station!

On 1^st February 2026 - rating: 6
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