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The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon), Mexborough
Mexborough
S64 9QA
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Aqualung . left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
As noted below this old Victorian building is a typical Spoons barn. You have to negotiate some steps to get inside but there is also a wheel chair lift. Furnishings are fairly typical and there is a projector screen dominating one end so if this is on it affects the entire pub and would certainly have cut short a stop for me.
The bar has ten hand pumps which had the JDW Trio Of Doom with Ruddles doubled, Phoenix Spotland Gold doubled & Wobbly Bob, a cider, Kelham Island Black Lightning and Stancill Black. I went for the Black Lightning which went down a treat with a breakfast sausage roll.
Apart from the projector screen I thought this place was OK.
On 22nd February 2017
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
From the front, you would be hard pressed to guess that this it was ever a market hall, but from the larger window-less rear part this becomes much more obvious. It's a big, sturdy building all right, but having been thoroughly 'spooned inside one still can't really tell what it once was. Mostly one big space, divided by a row of pillars, but there are two smaller lounge-like areas at the front. Also has a side patio terrace. So-so selection from eight of ten handpumps, with the Robinson's Magnum IPA (£2.15) being one of the more interesting offerings.
On 12th February 2017
- rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
I don't often drink in a Spoons, especially when there are other options nearby, but in Mexborough there are few such options, apart from the two club-cum-pub-cum-breweries, the Concertina Band Club and the Imperial Club. A recent visit saw me with 10 minutes to kill before my train, having left the Concertina and with not enough time to visit the Imperial, so I popped in for a half. There were still two banks of five hand pumps, but the choice was a bit limited, with some of the usual suspects doubled up and only two or three guests. I went for the Great Heck Voodoo Mild from the right hand bank, and was perplexed when the server poured it from a pump labelled with a Greene King Abbot pump clip at the left hand bank of pumps. She actually had three goes at pouring my half, on the first occasion managing a third, returning to the Abbot pump for a little more (achieving about three-eighths) and finally presenting me with a frothy top above what I would say was about five-twelfths of a pint of beer (see picture - some drinkers on another table had a good laugh at me photographing my beer). I suppose when the beer only cost me 93p it's a bit mean to quibble about a few missing millilitres, but combined with the mislabelled pump, this seemed symptomatic of a sloppy approach to running a bar.
On 27th July 2015
- rating: 4
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
The Old Market Hall is a large looking Spoons that is situated at the end of the high street opposite the Montagu Arms.
Once inside there were two small areas either side of the entrance,the main room is up a few steps,this is a large oblong shaped room with the bar running down the right side,there were tall tables and chairs near the bar and lots of normal tables and chairs elsewhere.
The room is divided up by useing book cases,i dont think this worked that well.
There is a small outside terrace which overlooks a car park.
There were two banks of five pumps but quite a few had waiting signs on them,i had a drink of Geeves Clear Cut which was a nice refreshing beer,the other beers i noted were one from Phoenix brewery,Adnams Broadside,Hobgoblin and Abbot.
I have been in lots of better Spoons than this one.
Pub visited 6/7/2013
On 6th July 2013
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
On the brief walk in from the railway station, the first view of this Wetherspoons conversion of (obviously) the old market hall is not too encouraging. After all, it's a hall, so you don't expect too much in the way of a pub atmosphere. But in this case the 'Spoons designers have done a good job, with comfortable sofas in nooks and corners, a fire place and a few book shelves to break up the dining tables dotted around the room. There's a good selection of real ales, as you'd expect - I tried Brew Dog Edge (a mild) and Flying Dutchman Junibier (flavoured with juniper), both of which were new to me: both were in very good condition, served well and at the right temperature, and at well under £2 a pint. How do they do it?
On 16th November 2010
- rating: 7
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James Joines left this review about The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon)
A spoons house need I say more
On 29th March 2010
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