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The Benjamin Satchwell (JD Wetherspoon), Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
CV32 4AQ
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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mick spall left this review about The Benjamin Satchwell (JD Wetherspoon)
The pub in general is what you would expect from a Whetherspoons the food is good, the ale is good and the service is good except for St Georges day when the Polish manager would not serve anyone wearing anything to do with England, I wonder if this would happen on Paddy's day. needless to say I will not be using this place until he has gone
On 25th September 2009
- rating: 6
[User has posted 4 recommendations about 4 pubs]
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Roger Button left this review about The Benjamin Satchwell (JD Wetherspoon)
Benjamin Satchwell was the man responsible for turning Leamington from a small village to the elegant spa town it is today although the pub that bears his name is sadly little more than an extended bog standard Wetherspoons with all the pros and cons that go with it. The interior is long and narrow and covers what presumably would have originally been 4 premises (2 to the front and 2 to the rear). The front still bears the remains of the original 2 frontages. The bar area has a range of sofas off to one side and, the pub being on a hill, is a couple of feet higher than the main drinking area. Part of the original retaining walls are still in place to the front with the rest being opened up with a lower division along the original wall line. Down in the sunken lower side, the layout is fairly formal pub seating with mirrors and bookcases making it all look very traditional even if it is all very much Wetherspoons by numbers. Despite the large amount of floor space, the low ceiling makes it a bit claustrophobic and this isn't helped by there being little natural light in the bowels of the pub. To the rear, stretching back to the street behind is a family area and dotted about are there is the usual array of local history displays, silent fruit machines and plasma screens (albeit with subtitles). Wheelchair users and skateboarders will be impressed by the large ramp to negotiate the split levels although I would not recommend the latter giving it a go. Basically, the B.S. fulfills all the functions that you would expect to get from a Wetherspoons without installing the desire to return in a hurry.
On 6th August 2007
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1239 recommendations about 1233 pubs]