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The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon), Worcester
Worcester
WR1 1DB
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
This wasn't the biggest branch of Wetherspoon's that I've been in, but it was already very busy on our Saturday morning visit, with a large group meeting at the far end.
Whilst queueing for the bar, we were shouted out by the manageress. Apparently we were standing in the wrong position and we were told to follow instructions that were positioned somewhere the entrance. That wasn't the best of starts.
Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar were the regular ale. They then had 5 guests - Brakspear Oxford Gold, Thwaite's Wainwright, Daleside Old Legover, North Cotswold Shagweaver & Goff's Black Knight. I was hoping for a local real cider. But only Thistly Cross Whisky Cask was on offer.
It's an easy place to head to from Foregate Station, but compared with other pubs in the city, it was distinctly average.
On 6th September 2020
- rating: 6
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Oggwyn Great left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Very busy and very noisy spoons , beer choice not great 3 pulls unclipped and of the other 9 , 6 were doubled up with Abbott , Ruddles and Doombar , other beers were Lymestone Einstein , North Cotswold Shagweaver and a ropey Blindmans Icarus .
On 29th September 2019
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Totally old school Spoons, from the décor to the early doors brigade on the front tables. Pleasant enough though, and with only a couple of repetitions on the 2 x 6 banks of pumps offers a good range of ales to chose from. Handy for Foregate Street station.
On 26th September 2019
- rating: 7
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Fairly standard Spoons which had a decent selection of beers on. I was in very early for breakfast so I didn't try the beer however the food was very good.
On 3rd December 2018
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Moby Duck left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Typical bog standard Spoons, complete with mobility scooter going back and forth between bar and table. Guest beers complementing the usual suspects were, Acorn Old Moor Porter, Woods Shropshire Lad,Hop Farm Frizzle, Boss Brave AIPA and Man In A Hat APA which was of average quality.
On 6th October 2018
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
This is an old school Spoons dating from the beginning of 1997. It's housed in an old red brick building just yards from Worcester Foregate Street Station and was clearly once a post office building. Inside it's a fairly typical last century Spoons, wide at the front and narrowing down at the back.
There were two banks of six hand pumps with Ruddles & Abbot, Pope's Absent Friends doubled up, Slater's Top Totty & Queen Bee, Wadworth's Golden Perch, Old Pie Factory Pale, Cheltenham Spa Battledown Porter, a Bespoke Brewing beer and Fortyniner & Snecklifter available soon. I went for the house Absent Friends which was in excellent condition and was £2.20 discounted to £1.99 on Cheapskate Monday. This was a vast improvement on the Crown and I would happily return.
On 15th June 2015
- rating: 8
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Malden man left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Funny how things can vary, I popped in here for a very late lunch on arriving for a wedding weekend in Worcester, I looked in the other JDW, The Crown, first which had only one beer of interest on and felt dingy and down at heel. I found this one to be much better, five or six guest ales on plus uniquely I reckon, a house brew called "Absent Friends" by Pope's Brewery. The service was friendly, chatty and genuine, not something you can often say about your routine 'spoons.
The pub is, as you might guess, a former Post Office but also once a telephone exchange. There is a large main room with a smaller more intimate bit to the side, a few booths, fireplaces, eulogies to former PM Stanley Baldwin, Thomas Telford and Edward Elgar, stalwarts of Worcester's past plus various bits and bobs regarding the city's importance concerning the Civil War.
This was a jolly good start to a very enjoyable weekend in Worcester and marked up accordingly as the good lady behind the bar saw no reason why I couldn't choose whatever drink I liked with my fish and chips instead of the usual list of dross. You might not pick a 'spoons as one of the better options in a city blessed with pubs as Worcester is but they do serve food all day whereas others don't, I rather liked it.
On 1st September 2014
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Brief revisit. Two banks of six pumps, Popes Absent Friends (a Spoons branded clip) came out well. Also one of the best Wetherspoons breakfasts I’ve encountered. Service at the bar not the best though which let things down a bit. Personally I prefer the other JDW in town (the Crown) but this one is decent enough.
June 2011
An unusual curved building with rounded windows, a converted telephone exchange I understand and very close to Foregate Street railway station. The open-plan interior consists of one high-ceilinged large room with some booths running down the left hand side. Fairly dark inside but the décor is a slight notch above the usual and it felt fairly tidy. Usual JDW ale selections with a good crop of guests in decent shape. In a city sporting so many good-to-excellent pubs this one holds its ground quite well and is worth stopping off here for a swift one before the train. Rated 6
On 1st April 2014
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Fairly large 'spoons, the appeal of which is not helped by a paucity of windows. On the plus side, there is a good selection of 12 real ales on handpump, with offerings including BattleDown Natural Selection (£2.20).
On 24th March 2014
- rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Postal Order (JD Wetherspoon)
Housed in a former Telephone Exchange,this is a bog standard 'spoons with a large open plan interior and a seperate seating section through to the left hand side.The two ranks of six handpumps included the usual regulars,cider and some interesting guests which is maybe why it features regularly in the GBG.My Popes Brewing Absent Friends was decent enough but the rather faceless interior wouldnt attract a further visit from me given the excellent real ale options close by.
On 23rd March 2014
- rating: 6
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