The George Wallis, Wolverhampton

Typical 'spoons-alike Stonegate pub, with a similar (but less extensive) range of food and drink offers. It also looks much the same, although with a number of sports TV screens, and some background music was playing. The upstairs Terrace Bar is also brought into use at busier times. It does do real ale too, with Doom Bar, Landlord and Hobgoblin Gold (just £1.00 with a meal, and in reasonable shape) available from three of the six handpumps.

Another Spoon like Wolvo offering which is open early as well. Silhill brewery North Star black ale and Robinsons Trooper on when I called. The North Star was in good shape. Ok to pop in for one and I would call again.

Stonegate version of a Spoons and not dissimilar apart from many sports TV screens and background music, luckily neither being intrusive at time of visit. Otherwise typical, bland interior. Upstairs there is a smaller bar available for functions. On the handpumps were Doom Bar, Hobgoblin, Proper Job and a Slaters. No real cider apparent though.

While this does rather resemble a Spoons it's like one of the worst Lloyds outlets as it had music playing and TVs literally everywhere. There is also an idiot booth at the rear which is an ominous sign for a weekend evening. There were lots of people in mostly eating on a Saturday afternoon. There were six hand pumps which had one available soon, Marston Lancaster Bomber, Thornbridge Jaipur, Holden's Golden Glow, Doom Bore and Bateman's Mellow Yellow. I went for the Golden Glow (£2.52 discounted) which was in good nick. I'd rather go to a genuine Spoons than this place and wouldn't return.

As everyone says it's a Spoons-a-like, so spoonsish I nearly gave the barman a Camra voucher but he asked if I had a Camra card so embarrassment was spared all round. 6 pulls of national stuff, drinkable but nowt special. Loads of screens showing football games and some cricket, ironically there’s a sports themed bar upstairs apparently. Not sure CCTV in the gents is entirely nice.

Very Spoons like with some reasonable ale. Pity it was packed with Wolves fans.

Definitely a Wethers-a-like. 5 handpumps on the bar dispensed 5 ales of which I tried the Springhead Ginger Pig which tasted of neither pig nor ginger and very much like a bunch of rosemary and lavender. An open plan place that isn't great but isn't bad.

Official site of The George Wallis - www.thegeorgewallis.co.uk