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The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon), Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
TN13 1UX
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon)
Medium-sized, civilised 'spoons in a mock-Tudor building with the bar to the left-hand side of the single rectangular room, a raised area at the back and a compact rear patio garden. Doesn't usually feature an extensive range of cask ales, with the choice of Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot plus Bite the Bullet from Oakham, Twickenham's Spring Ale (£3.20) and a cider from the two banks of five handpumps on this visit being typical. NB - Under threat of closure (again).
On 30th March 2024
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon)
Situated on the main road through the centre of Sevenoaks, this is a compact branch of Wetherspoons, which must rank as one of the smallest in the chain. The pub, seemingly a basic shop conversion, has a very simple, single rectangular room with a nice tiled floor bar area down the left side and seating through the rest of the carpeted room. The bar has a distinctive wood panelled counter front with a wood, white tile and mirror bar back. Lots of standard tables and chairs fill the space opposite the servery, with high tables and stools shunted under the front windows for a change. One or two bench booths down the right hand wall look like the best seats in the house, but most of this side of the room is taken up by slot machines, coffee stations etc... further down, there’s a cool little recess with a couple more tables under a brick arch fireplace and plain mirror, and at the back of the room there’s a small raised seating area next to a suntrap rear garden. The walls have mostly been painted in neutral shades with minimal decor - a few Spoons info boards here and there but not much else. TV screens showed their usual subtitled news channels and there was a decent crowd in attendance on our weekend afternoon visit.
On the bar, not too much to shout about, or so I thought, with four of the 'Spoons regular ales and Oakham JHB as the sole guest. However, the JHB was in excellent condition - one of the best pints of Oakham I’ve had in years, so no need for a wide guest selection on this occasion. The staff were all very friendly and the food we ordered came quickly and was the usual no frills stuff you’ve come to expect from the chain.
I didn’t have particularly high hopes for this place and felt even more unsure when I saw the handpumps, but the excellent beer quality, enthusiastic service and compact, almost cosy in places, interior, all worked in the pub’s favour. With no pubs that really stand out above the crowd in Sevenoaks, this is one that’s well worth considering if you’re in town.
On 14th August 2022
- rating: 7
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Malden man left this review about The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon)
A double unit shop conversion Wetherspoons with an original mock Tudor exterior which follows the design of the others in the parade. A smaller version of the brand than most and notably one of the quietest customer numbers-wise that I have seen at the time of my visit. The unusual name is from the Saxon origins of the current town name and even now the inhabitants are Sennockians. There were a few of what I'd call guest ales on if not as many in other places, unfortunately the Coach House Blunderbus beer I fancied was not on apparently, despite being clipped and no coming soon badge showing. I ended up with a Porter of some unrecalled provenance instead. I noticed a beer from Long Man otherwise little more of interest.
A fairly routine layout, raised area to the rear and ground level toilets, some side booths and an outside bit at the back.
On 21st February 2018
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a smaller than average Spoons that opened in 1999. It is clearly a shop conversion of some sort and is a large open room with the usual Spoons furnishings and the bar on the left. There is a garden of sorts at the rear that consists of a small patio with tables and chairs that doubles up as a smoking area.
On the bar there are two sets of five pumps but the choice was not great as Doom Bore, London Pride and Vale Gravitas were all doubled up, one was unused and one had GK IPA. This left Dark Star Hophead and the International Adnam's Feral Hop Hog.
I went for the Hop Hog (£2.70) which I took to the patio as on my Friday afternoon visit the place was quite busy. I found a chair that one of the pathetic nicotine addicted muppets had stubbed their cigarette on despite the ash tray a few feet away and some wall mounted ones.
The other problem with the patio is that the noise from the air conditioning is quite obtrusive.
The beer was in excellent nick but was 50p a pint dearer than my local Spoons in East London.
For me this was a fairly average Spoons but I've been to a lot worse. One plus point is that the toilets don't involve stairs.
On 17th May 2015
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about The Sennockian (JD Wetherspoon)
For a Wetherspoon's this pub is fairly small and on my visit did not have much in the way of guest beers on.One from Westerham which was fairly good and one from Weltons.Plenty of "available soon"
On 7th June 2010
- rating: 6
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