The Court Leet (JD Wetherspoon), Ormskirk

a modern and rather bland Spoons with a bland beer choice today (Wainwrights, Moorhouses Straw Dog and Phoenix Dragon IPA plus the usuals ). bit of a cafeteria style place inside with a mostly older clientele sat at regimented tables. It still had naff looking Covid screens separating tables as a relic of the plague era. Maybe they are preempting the return of distancing regulations and can’t be bothered to take them down. Open kitchen at the far end, so you can watch your food being pulled out of the freezer. It was ticking along on a thursday afternoon but didn’t really inspire, there isn’t much choice in Ormskirk but I would definitely head for the Tap Room over this place.

The Court Leet is a modern box presumably built by JDW with the bar at the rear and typical fixtures and fittings. It was doing a good trade on my Wednesday evening visit. The bar has ten hand pumps which had one unused, three available soon, the JDW Trio Of Doom, Brightside Best & Topaz and Hawkshead Windermere Pale. I went for the Topaz (£2.29) which was in good nick. I also ordered a half chicken from the Chicken Club which was taken on the till but a few minutes later a girl came round to say they had run out. I was tempted to scrap it but ordered the chicken breast instead. When it arrived I wished I had scrapped it as was a morsel rather than a breast and was like a piece of old leather. I may have hit this one on a bad day but I thought it was rubbish. Laughably it's GBG 2017 listed.

Modern 'spoons benefiting from large windows around the outer edges of the 'L'-shaped bar, and the relatively light furniture and decor. Good range of real ales from the two banks of five handpumps, and my pint of Weetwood Eastgate Bitter (£2.25) was in good shape. NB - Avoid sitting near the rear door if the wind is blowing!

Official site of The Court Leet (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Court Leet (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com