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The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon), Stratford Central, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 6EE
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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ROB Camra left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
Stratford seems to have sold its soul for the tourist dollar as far as its pubs are concerned, with only The Old Thatch, The Windmill and possibly Lamplighter retaining much pubby feel at all. They’ve all been turned into wine bar style eateries with little character left.
This is one of the best examples of the type of poor pub that Stratford has been left with. It’s got a fine black and white timbered exterior but inside it’s been ripped out and extended and is now just a large soulless drinking/eating barn. Usual JDW beers on the eight handpumps with the only guest ale that wasn’t “Coming Soon” being O’Hanlons Yellowhammer. I had a pint of this and it was pretty good. As the back of the pub is just bare brick it echoes a lot when empty (we had breakfast here one day) and gets really noisy when it’s busy. The service was good on both occasions we visited but that’s it’s only saving grace. Despite there being a large smoking patio at the back the pavement at the front of the pub was still full of the low life nicotine bouncers that JDWs attract. Even Stratford has some better pubs than this!
On 23rd April 2010
- rating: 3
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Roger Button left this review about The Golden Bee (JD Wetherspoon)
For a town as beautiful as Stratford upon Avon, Wetherspoons have chosen a rather dull and nondescript building to house their addition to the local hostelries. With so many pubs in the town housed in lovely historic buildings, it really is only the usual decent beer selection (5 Ales) and price range that would attract anyone through the front door. The décor is rather plain and the few historical snippets do not provide much of interest that a visitor to Stratford would not already know. The bottom line is that this is an aesthetically disappointing ‘Spoons that is OK for a lunchtime meal and a quick pint before heading off to the more interesting taverns dotted about the town. At least they can claim that Shakespeare never drank here.
On 29th March 2007
- rating: 5
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