The Willow Walk (JD Wetherspoon), Victoria, SW1

A sizeable ‘Spoons built into the ground floor of a modern office block and named after a marshy causeway that once led to Westminster Abbey a mile or so down the road that is now lost far below the road level. There are entrances in 2 streets but between them lies a quite faceless and featureless interior. The place has all the pro’s and cons that go with the chain by way of food and drink and due to its close proximity to Victoria station can get very busy with a largely transient customer base although there is usually a seat to be grabbed if you look hard enough.. The 10 hand pumps do at least throw up some interesting guest beer choices albeit largely drawn from the Wetherspoons seasonal range and the quality isn’t always up to ‘Spoons normal standards despite their Cask Marque accreditation. Service is generally prompt and efficient but rather faceless. There are a couple of silent flat screens, cash machine and games machines and the usual historic snippets are a bit more interesting given the tourist interests in the surrounding area. For the most part however, this is little more than a handy meeting place that does an adequate job and provides a handful of decent ales but I wouldn’t particularly opt to have a lengthy evening’s session.

Randomness Guide to London - Willow Walk entry

Randomness Guide to London - Willow Walk entry

A totally uninspiring average Wetherspoons out the front of Victoria railway station. Open plan room between the two main roads, there is the usual set up of square tables along with usual 'Spoons decor. Although isted in the Good Beer Guide, the beer I had, Oakham Rollercoster, was very poor indeed.

This isn't the worst spoons that I have been into even if it has less than no atmosphere due to the transient crowd from the station. I thought that the staff were above average and there were a number of guest ales available alongside the usual Pedigree, Abbot and Marstons. I had a nice pint of Twickenham ale whilst I thumbed through my newspaper. There's not much wrong with having a quick pint in here if passing.