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Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon), Southend-On-Sea

Frobisher Way
Shoeburyness
Postal town: Southend-On-Sea
SS3 8UT

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J D Wetherspoon

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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon)

Much extended old building, but quite an attractive semi-modern interior comprising a rectangular bar with a partial mezzanine above. Wooden benches available outside for the better weather. A total of seven real ales were available from two banks of five handpumps, of which the Nick Stafford / Hambleton Nightmare (£2.15) was the pick of the bunch.

On 7th June 2015 - rating: 6
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john mcgraw left this review about Parsons' Barn (JD Wetherspoon)

Would be a much better pub if it had a better selection of real ales.Only ones on offer were GK Insipid Pale Ale and so called (and how it is allowed I do not know) "Ruddles" County.
25 May 2014
An improvement on my last visit. There are now 10 real ales on tap with a few of the usual suspects and a few guest ales. I tried an American beer brewed at Adnam’s called The Publican and this was in great form and at £2.35 a pint very good value. The pub seems a lot smaller due to the addition of a mezzanine floor and seems very cramped. All in all not a bad pub.

On 25th May 2014 - rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Parsons Barn

I'm sure I remember visiting this place donkey's years ago when I think it was a Watney's pub and drinking bottles of Ridley's Old Bob as the draught beer choice was poor. Unless there is another barn like pub in Shoeburyness then this was the one.
Since February it has been a Spoons. The building is actually an old barn and is apparently also a listed building.
Inside it's small for a Spoons and is an open plan er, barn with what appeared to be a small upstairs room. There was a mix of people ranging from the usual daytime Spoons crowd to shoppers from the ASDA next door and people coming for a cheap meal. The furnishings seemed to be mainly tall tables and chairs in the area I went to with an area on the left as you enter taken up with lower seating and several diners.

There were ten pumps one of which turned out to be unavailable. On offer were the two usual Greene King beers doubled up, Hambleton Nightmare, Banks's Saint Archer, London Pride, Doom Bore and A Yeastie Boys IPA from the Spring festival which began in March.

I went for the Saint Archer (£2.59) which to be honest was pretty poor.
Although this place is different from most Spoons the beer quality completely let it down for me.

On 10th May 2014 - rating: 5
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