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The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon), Baker Street, NW1
NW1
NW1 5LD
Reviews of The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon)
First visit to this one in a long while and it had a few things going for it on the day.
Needed to be close to Baker Street tube and this couldn’t be closer. The small unassuming entrance is the definition of entering a Tardis and the huge internal room spreads over the top of the station.
An interesting bar room that as Aqualung reported below, the official Spoons line would have you believe was the Metropolitan Railway's Company Headquarters in the 1930’s. A colleague with more knowledge on this area than me says it was a high end restaurant called Chiltern Court which closed in the mid 70’s and If you ever watch the documentary ’MetroLand’ with John Betjeman it features at the start. At some point the building was also used as the recruitment centre for London Underground, but that could have been in the space above, that were offices before they were turned into posh flats. Then it was closed for decades, so good on Tim Martin and Spoons for getting it open as a pub.
In that respect It also benefits from spacious toilets that can be accessed without having to go into the bar ( noted for future use).
12 Ale pumps with only two of the members of the Trilogy of Doom taking up three, although Doombar wasted another. But with Thornbridge Jaipur and Titanic Plum Porter alongside interesting offerings from Portobello Brewery, Twickenham Fine Ales and Sambrooks, the line up wasn’t too shabby. And the Titanic Plum Porter at under £4.50 is not to be sniffed at in NW1.
My colleague also commented that it is a favourite at the weekends for the out of town football supporter hoards when their team is playing a London club, and it gets overrun by posh twats ( his description not mine) at close of play on a Lords Test match due to its relatively short distance from St Johns Wood.
None of that for me on a relaxing late Tuesday lunchtime and we experienced decent service levels ( good emphasis on table clearing and wiping) and the Plum Porter was very decent, and the decor is very pleasant to stare at whilst drinking it.
On 15th November 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2234 recommendations about 2097 pubs]
E TA left this review about The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon)
Not Spoons’s best effort, though it was probably quite impressive in its original form as a restaurant. The building is impressive, but the business isn’t. The staff were less than impressive, the other customers a bit weird, the atmosphere distinctly lacking. The gaming machines were off, the TV was showing sports. The ales on draught were the usual trio plus Exmoor Gold, Peloton and Freestyle from Sambrooks, Jaipur and Buckingham Best. No real ciders available, but there was the usual array of keg and bottled stuff. The beer was its saving grace.
On 13th August 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3491 recommendations about 3455 pubs]
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Moby Duck left this review about The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon)
A huge Spoons lacking in any ambiance, usual suspect beers with the exception of Saltaire Aquila served in fair condition.
On 20th March 2024
- rating: 4
[User has posted 2122 recommendations about 2091 pubs]
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London Paddington, 1.22 miles, 23 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 07 June 2015 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - JDW vouchers only - last updated 07 June 2015 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 21.00. - last updated 07 January 2024 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 22 January 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 07 June 2015 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 22 January 2017 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
