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Submitted on Friday, 13th August 2021
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The Spread Eagle, Ipswich
Ipswich
IP4 1JW
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Quinno _ left this review about The Spread Eagle
Recommended this one by the landlord of the Fat Cat. So we added it as a joker and gave it a whirl, as it is owned by the Grain Brewery. The nasty grey/violet paint job on the timbered exterior made me wonder (GII listed, who allowed them to do that??). Anyway in we went to be immediately halted “can you do all the COVID stuff please, table service only blah blah”. Upon filling out our papers we were then led out to a scruffy rear courtyard at which point our smiley middle class server promptly wandered off without taking our order. I kind of guessed we’d be left in the lurch and so it proved, with three other tables’ worth of people all sat there thirsty for 5 minutes. In the end a volunteer was dispatched to demand service and upon Macavity’s return the announcement was made that, despite being a brewery tap, on an early Saturday evening, on ITFC’s first home game of the season, they had run out of cask. Incredible. So we upped and left, as did some others. What a shower, this is what negligence occurs when you leave a bunch of minimum wage kids to run a pub. Shall I leave a score for a pub I didn’t actually drink in? Yes I will.
Visited early August.
On 12th September 2021
- rating: 1
[User has posted 4150 recommendations about 4137 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Spread Eagle
Back in the town centre, I was surprised to see this Grain pub very quiet. Just one other couple were present.
A barrier prevents entry through a courtyard. You are requested to wait for somebody to take you to a table. Eventually, the barmaid came and took my temperature, which was something I hadn't experienced for a while.
Outdoor drinking is in a shaded courtyard at the rear. It may have a better atmosphere when busy, but when it was quiet, it all felt a bit cold.
Beers and other drinks are displayed on a blackboard. Best Bitter & Prickly Pig were the real ale options.
A trip to the toilets before leaving revealed a fairly bare interior with lots of wood, very similar to the two Grain pubs I have previously visited in Norwich. Exiting the pub also proved to be a challenge, as staff had locked the front door to prevent anybody getting in! So, I had to locate somebody to get out.
Not a bad place, but lacking in atmosphere.
On 1st May 2021
- rating: 5
[User has posted 771 recommendations about 771 pubs]
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Spread Eagle
Laid back, speak easy of a pub with pot plants and chunky tables. A bit trendy
On 1st October 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1287 recommendations about 1265 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Spread Eagle - whatpub.com
Derby Road (Ipswich), 1.23 miles, 23 min walk (show)
Westerfield, 1.94 miles, 37 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 01 May 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes - if they have any on!! - last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 01 May 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
