The Three Fishes (Lloyds No. 1), Worthing

As noted below, both the Spoons in Worthing are unusually located opposite each other. This is the Lloyds No.1 variant with the usual Lloyds-esque stylings over two floors (the large Worthing pier frieze is quite eye-catching) with quiet music on my Saturday afternoon visit. The building has some exterior Deco (I think) stylings which are quite nice. Usual Spoons light issues, quite clear and bright at the front but darkens as you go in though it does brighten up a little as you reach the doors to the rear patio. Toilets were leaking quite badly so Tim will have to shell out for the carpets to get a good steam clean next week. Four guests over the ten pumps and the standard of ale coming out was high – the Arundel Gold I thought was pretty good but was bowled over by the American collaboration beer my companion had, would have stayed for a pint more had we not had a coach to get back to. Service was also pretty good. In a town where a number of the GBG pubs didn’t live up to billing last Saturday this one was a beer treat, Spoons or no.

The two Wetherspoons pubs in Worthing are across the road from each other and the Three Fishes is one of them. The usual JDW décor and cheap food/drink deals are present and the bar that runs along the right hand wall supports twelve hand pumps alongside a standard draught selection. The toilets are located upstairs where there is also a small seating area and plasma screen that was showing muted rolling news. The news can also be followed on another screen at the rear of the pub and there is a small decked smoking area out the back. I thought this place to be a run-of-the-mill Spoons.