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The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon), Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
ST14 8HN
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve C left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
Surprisingly large inside, the Old Swan is a Wetherspoons that was by far the busiest pub in town during a recent Thursday crawl around the area. Entering from Queen Street, the bar counter runs up the left facing a row of high tables before lots of open plan split-level seating. Bookended by premium and standard keg products a line of eight hand pumps sit in the centre of the bar counter. The usual three suspects were available alongside Daleside’s Spring Frenzy and Lough Gill Brewery’s Andersons which seems to be doing the Spoons rounds, maybe I should have a pint next time I see it. The service was polite.
On 4th April 2024
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
Rather inconspicuous 'spoons, right in the middle of town but somewhat hidden away in a side street. Anyway, it's rather larger inside than it initially appears, with a slightly split-level arrangement of various seating and dining areas, plus a mezzanine. Ruddles, Doom Bar, Abbot, Old Peculier and a couple of festive ales - Portobello Ho Ho Ho and Rudgate's Evil Elf (£2.55).
On 3rd December 2023
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
A respectable Spoons, so much so that a pre-wedding gathering, suited and booted, were all congregated around the bar area on our Saturday afternoon visited. This compact Spoons has made good use of space and have managed to squeeze in a small mezzanine floor in the far left hand corner. The use of a skylight over the bar area also made good use of natural light. Eight pumps in use on our visit with a couple doubled up. We went for the Beartown Polarbear, which was decent enough.
On 8th June 2019
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
Uttoxeter isn't exactly a destination town for beer and pubs so it's hardly surprising that this JDW is the only place listed in the 2017 GBG. It's a square room with a low ceiling and the bar on the left, above which is a skylight that at least during daylight lets some light in. The furnishings were a bit more varied than some of their outlets. The clientele was more refined than for example their Peckham outlet, in fact you could almost imagine Hyacinth Bucket feeling at home in here. Most people present on my early Tuesday afternoon visit were having meals.
The bar has just eight hand pumps which had two available soon, the two GK beers, Backyard Hellbound and three festival beers. I went for the Backyard beer and the festival Shepherd Neame Hot Night At The Village both at £2.45 festival price and both in excellent nick.
I thought this was a good Spoons.
On 25th October 2016
- rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
A Wethers-by-numbers though a good selection of cask ales were on.
On 8th July 2015
- rating: 7
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Roger Button left this review about The Old Swan (JD Wetherspoon)
This fairly typical Wetherspoons should not be confused with the Black Swan that also stands on the Market Place. Part of the building was was originally the Independent Chapel and dates from 1792 but for the most part the building appears to be a mid-Victorian structure with various modernizations over the years, not least by Wetherspoons who acquired the site in 2006.
The pub is more spacious than it appears from the outside although the interior is quite dark apart from the bar area that was once part of a small open air yard but is now enclosed under a glazed roof. The rest of pub quite dingy and a bit drab although not as brash and plastic as some I could name. The décor and furnishings do follow the general ’Spoons template of pub interiors with silent TVs, bookcases full of books of little use and display snippets of local interest. There is some additional seating in an upstairs balcony and also a small outside terrace for the smoking contingent.
All the usual food and drink combos and offerings are present but not the greatest ‘Spoons selection when it comes to ales with just the 2 guest beers available on my visit although quality was as good as you would expect from the chain.
This is very much a functional, if slightly above average ‘Spoons that meets the requirements expected without delivering too much to set it apart from others of its ilk.
On 23rd September 2010
- rating: 6
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