The City Arms (JD Wetherspoon), Earlsdon, Coventry

A large detached Wetherspoons pub and eatery, in 1930s style brick and fake Tudor style black beams and white render. It has a patio area and has just made it into the GBG 2011. The interior is the usual style Spoons thing, being largely open plan, virtually all set out for foor (especially at the rear) though there is a sofa area. The decor is a mix of red, cream and wood panel, with a library area at the back, mirrors and a community notice board sitting next to strange arty pictures. The service was good especially as it consisted of one bloke, training a new member of staff - she pour my friend a flat pint and he offered to replace it immediately with one with a head - well done, Sir! The clientele is the usual Spoons mix, minus the fag brigade outside the door. The usual silent TVs were there. Beer; tap stuff, with handpulls for the usual Abbots and Ruddles, but other beers included Deuchars IPA, Warwichshire Beer Co's Moonlight Sonata, Everad's Copper Nob and Thornbridge's Kipling, with all three of the latter being in good form - yes, no complaints from me about a Spoon's beer! The best Spoons i have visited for beer, as none of the three i tried were flat or dying, as is so often the case with this chain. I would need to be convinced of its GBG status by visiting on other occasions, but on this display, i would go back.

Official page of The City Arms - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Official page of The City Arms - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk