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The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1), Liverpool
Liverpool
L1 1LS
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Lloyds No. 1 (J D Wetherspoon)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
It has to be said that the Fall Well is probably the most depressing of the Liverpool city centre Wetherspoon's branches. Located on a slope underneath a shopping centre, there's very little natural light. Although if you can bag one of the tables next to the windows, there are some interesting characters to watch pass by.
Service here can be a bit indifferent. There never appears to be enough staff. Our Tuesday morning visit was no different with one barmaid doing a good job trying to get everybody served whilst others including the manager were dealing with food. Unfortunately one of those orderly queues which you can so often see in branches of Wetherspoon's had formed. Luckily most people were placing food orders, but some did place some large drinks orders. Either way, with such a lengthy bar, there is no need to form queues.
Regular beers are Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guests were Peerless Full Whack & Rakau & Bowman Black Drop. The boxed cider in the fridge was Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon.
On 20th February 2024
- rating: 6
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
After abandoning our plan of paying a visit to the Welkin, we stumbled across the Fall Well on Sunday. Apparently a Lloyds No 1 but just felt like a big old fashioned standard Spoons on Sunday afternoon. Being a big place, we had no issue finding a table. There were seven hand pulls at the bar for real ale - in fact it looked like there should have been eight but one had been dismantled / partially removed. I can't remember all the guest ales but the two I had were Trawlerboys by Green Jack Brewing Company and Maharaja IPA by West Berkshire Brewery, and both were perfectly reasonable and in fine condition. We did order food but we forgot to order two meals - entirely our fault - but the server didn't read our order back to us or issue us with a receipt, either or both or which would have made us realise sooner we had made a terrible mistake!
Overall it's a bit of a gloomy dimly lit place and probably not the best Wetherspoon pub in Liverpool city centre, but it served its purpose and I have no real complaints.
Despite there being a plethora of available seating, one chap decided to sit on the table uncomfortably close to ours and attempted to engage in discussions relating to the news of the day and sharing his UKIP beliefs while bemoaning the inequality of who the right of "free speech" applies to. I can't help thinking there would have been other people in the pub slightly more receptive to his conversation, however it made for a classic Spoons encounter!
On 28th February 2019
- rating: 7
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
a dowdy and pretty rough and ready Spoons in an ugly building in an ugly part of the city. I guess it serves a purpose and it's full of characters from 8am onwards.
On 16th August 2018
- rating: 5
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Al Bundy left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
This is a merging of an old pet shop (City Pets) and the pub next door (The Cunarder), the sunken area to your right was part of the Cunarder pub. Absolutely nothing inside to indicate as much. As its by a main set of bus stops it can be busy. Trainee chill cabinet cleaners are very busy here.
On 1st February 2016
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
This is an uninspiring Spoons that consists of a long narrow room with a low ceiling. It is also a Lloyds No. 1 but on my morning visit had no had no signs of that nonsense. There was an old Irish fellow who clearly has ambitions to be a Maitre D for Wetherspoons as he insisted on meeting and greeting everyone (including myself) interspersed with "singing" various songs that I didn't recognise.
The room has all the usual Spoons furnishings and there is a long bar along the right side after you enter. For some reason there are three banks of hand pumps with three at the furthest ends and two in the middle. These had one unused, the two GK beers, Doom Bore, Moorhouse Pendle Witches Brew & Blond Witch, Brightside Underworld and Everard's International Indian Red Ale. I spotted a festival cider that I hadn't tried Purbeck Dorset Dabinet (£2.70) and went for that. Unlike London JDWs this was 40p dearer than the standard guest price rather than the same price. As the only cellar skills here are placing a polypin in a cardboard box into a cold cabinet I can't make any judgement on quality.
Remarkably this place was busier than the opulent new North Western only a short walk away and despite having the same prices.
This isn't one I would bother returning to.
On 21st July 2015
- rating: 5
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
Will give this spoons a 10 spoons are good or bad no inbetween this is a good one had a nice meal late on was like being in a nice restaurant did not look like a pub with the lighting was quite pleasant sat there taking all in
On 18th April 2014
- rating: 10
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
This uses to be a large pet shop called City Pets, am going back a good few years there. I prefer to call in here when it's quiet, as weekends are mayhem between here and Yates. Had a pint of Great Western Brewing Co Meerkat Mild, which was superb and only £2.
On 22nd June 2013
- rating: 6
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Roy Collins left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
A huge barn with usual JDW decor.Absolutely packed out on Saturday night.Good selection of ales as their beer festival was on . Got served quickly despite the crowds.
On 28th October 2012
- rating: 5
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ROB Camra left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
Pretty featureless JDW with a long, thin bar area with standard seating. There's a sunken area as you enter with some booths etc. 3 guest ales alongside the usual suspects during our visit. We also ate breakfast here on one day which was pretty good. Overall a fairly solid JDW during the day, but I suspect it's a nightmare on a weekend evening.
On 6th May 2012
- rating: 6
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peter ashworth left this review about The Fall Well (Lloyds No.1)
Uninspiring Lloyds No1 void of any character,with a long bar and not much space between the tables and the bar area. I think if all the Wetherspoon pubs were football teams this one would be in a relegation battle in the Blue Square Conference league.
On 19th October 2010
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