Greens, Lancaster

update - this former Wetherspoons will reopen in two weeks under the new name 'Greens'. Advertises 10 hand pumps and 20 taps.

I think the closure is now permanent. no signs of life for 2 and a half years.

Closed due to flooding (temporary)

Lancaster's second Spoons (they both opened in November 2001) is a Lloyds and is probably best described as medium sized. On my Friday evening visit it was busy but not hopelessly so. It's a single room with a raised area and exposed ventilation ducts. Fixtures and fittings are fairly typical. There was music playing but the Friday Night Lloyds nightmare hadn't started. The bar has two banks of five hand pumps but Spoons regulars dominated so I only noted the two Locale ones, Hawkshead Lakeland Gold and Cumberland Corby Fox. I went for the Lakeland Gold (£1.65) which was in good nick and very cheap. I found a table and noticed there was Chicken and Pepper Skewers with peri-peri sauce and salad going for £3.99 so indulged in that. I also noticed that Sunday Clubs here are £6.49 (the most common price is £7.99). It's not the most attractive Spoons and is a Lloyds but seemed well run and has to receive a bonus point for being the second cheapest Spoons I've been to.

A Wetherspoons-by-numbers.

Lloyds No. 1 Bar housed in an older building with a modern infill extension at one end. Irregularly-shaped interior, with generally light decor. Not a bad selection of real ale from ten handpumps, including a tasty Hawkshead Dry Stone Stout (£2.15).