The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon), Witney

Official site of The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Company of Weavers (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

A fairly recent (2012 I think) addition to Timbo’s portfolio. Inside it is - you’ve guessed it already - long and narrow, with the usual Spoonaroonsey décor given a woolly bent due to the heritage factor of blankets being manufactured in the town many years ago. Food was unavailable during my visit due to a malfunctioning kitchen, bet that would have hit the takings hard. Four genuine guest ales at the bar though seriously haphazard quality; my Adnams Broadside was ok (NBSS 2.5) but my companion’s Oakham Citra bore little resemblance to one of the UK’s most-loved cask beers (1.5). Much room for improvement.

This was formerly a night club called the Palace and I did find something saying a cinema before that. There was the usual outcry from existing pubs when JDW moved in over four years ago. The small frontage gives way to a medium sized Spoons inside. Inside the bar is on the left and there is a lower area at the rear plus a small narrow seating area to the right. The beer choice here seems to have declined since the year it opened with the JDW Trio of Doom doubled up leaving just GK Old Speckled Hen, Hook Norton Nerdherder, White Horse Village Idiot and Prescott Track Record. I went for the Village Idiot (£2.19) which was in good condition. Not a top Spoons in my book (it may well have been back then) but it's OK.

The Company of Weavers looks like a small Spoons from the outside but is much larger once inside. There is a small area through the entrance which has seating,the main room is up a few steps,the bar is on the left side,the seating the usual Spoons type,the ceiling looks quite high,there is also another drinking area down a few steps to the rear. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar and only one Spoons regular,i had a drink of Belma Single Hop which was quite a nice drink,the other beers that i noted were Vale Maelstrom,Prescott Spring season and Doom Bar. This is a decent enough Spoons and better than a lot i have been in. Pub visited 16/5/2015