Montgomery's Tower (Lloyds No 1), Shrewsbury

Official site of Montgomery's Tower (Lloyds No 1) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of Montgomery's Tower (Lloyds No 1) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Very disappointing, I thought. Choice of eight hand pumps and the strongest was 4.2% ABV. I had looked at this place for a good half minute before realising it was a Lloyds. It looked more like a hospital reception to me.

I must agree with Mr Aqualung in that this is a hideous looking place from the outside. Its not great internally either but its not as bad as expected. The descriptions are elsewhere.

It,s a posh spoons nothing specile take it or leave it would not go out of our way for it but would call in if passing

This place looked like a real abomination from the outside but was OK inside. On my Wednesday evening visit I got a beer from the lighter area and settled in the dark area. I use these terms as I entered this place via the back door so left and right just confuse the issue. The main light bar has two sets of five hand pumps and the darker side bar has seven. There are duplicate beers but this is the sum total as I saw it, two ciders, GK IPA (£1.65), Salopian Dead Drop had gone off, Woods Shropshire Lad and Sheer Folly, Milestone Classic Dark Mild, Elgood's Cambridge IPA and Purity UBU. I went for the Wood's Sheer Folly (£2.35) which was in fine condition. They had muzak playing and while I was sitting in the darker area a barmaid started stacking tables and chairs, presumably indicating that all hell was going to be unleashed later on. I have to say I preferred the more traditional one over the road to this place but they had a better beer selection here.