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Riverhouse Bar, Wick

Market Place
Wick
KW1 4LP
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Aqualung . left this review about The Alexander Bain (JD Wetherspoon)

I can find no reference as to what the original use of this building was. If I had to have a stab at guessing it I would say a former GPO building.
The most Northerly JDW is set back off the main shopping street and is a three storey building. Just the ground floor is used for the pub which is split into areas and has all the usual furnishings. A lot of the trade on my Thursday afternoon visit was from families with some of the brats rampaging around.
Although the bar has two sets of three hand pumps the left ones were all available soon. The right ones had a poor choice of Deuchars IPA, Doom Bore or Hook Norton Old Hookey. I went for the Old Hookey (£2.19) which turned out to be a pint of sludge which the wet behind the ears barman didn't notice and when I complained didn't seem aware why the murk should even be a problem. After a time and consultation with someone else he offered to change it so I went for the Doom Bore. Even this had a haze on it which would seem to indicate that whoever runs the cellar here is a complete muppet.
After this I went onto bottles and cans. I did eat here and there was no problem with that.
I really wanted this one to be a decent Spoons. It's a pleasant building but seems to be badly run especially in the beer area.

On 13th June 2017 - rating: 4
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]

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Map location corrected by William Purnell
Wick, 0.3 miles, 5 min walk (show)
Georgemas Junction, 15.33 miles, 4 hr 55 min walk (show)
Scotscalder, 20.52 miles, 6 hr 36 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for Riverhouse Bar, Wick
25th Feb 2024, 15:44
Request to mark pub as open by ROB Camra approved
 
25th Feb 2024, 15:44
Request to mark pub as open submitted by ROB Camra, with included notes: Reopened as Riverhouse Bar.

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
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  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Darts : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
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  • Function Room : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Jukebox : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
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  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Micropub : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Pinball : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Pool Table : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Quiz Night : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • Real Ale : No last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
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  • Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 25 February 2024 by ROB Camra
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