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Ritz (JD Wetherspoon), Lincoln
Lincoln
LN5 7PJ
Reviews of Ritz (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Steve C left this review about Ritz (JD Wetherspoon)
The Ritz is a Wetherspoons converted building that was a theatre and a cinema during its heyday, which has long past. To be honest I was expecting some extravagant pub with a vast expanse of seating like some of the other JDW theatre conversions, but only the foyer and the stalls have been converted here. Tables run along the windowed frontage and booths back onto the raised rear area that houses open plan seating and the long bar counter that runs across the rear wall. The original brown panelling is found around the pub and some signed photos of past performers are framed on the walls. The bar counter supports standard and premium keg and there are two banks of six hand pumps. These were drawing the usual Ruddles, Doom Bar and Abbot Ale alongside Beermats Brewing’s Summat Blonde, Rudgate’s Ruby, Frome Brewing’s Funky Monkey and Bateman’s XXXB. The service was polite, but I was expecting a little more from this pub.
On 15th May 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 5228 recommendations about 5196 pubs]
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Graham Coombs left this review about Ritz (JD Wetherspoon)
An interesting bit of cinema architecture which looks much larger outside than it does in. I don't know if it originally was a raised area, but there is a strange stepped-up level between the street and the bar which gets in the way a bit. Otherwise pleasant enough and some reasonable guest ales. I thought the security fencing at the side was some building works but it transpired to be a zoo-type smoking area, which is accessible via a small outdoor balcony at the back.
On 25th May 2022
- rating: 7
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ROB Camra left this review about Ritz (JD Wetherspoon)
Nothing much has changed here in the intervening years since my last review. If anything the bar staff were much better and the range of guest ales were just as good. Gets an extra point.
12/03/2010
This is a JDW converted from an old cinema as the name suggests. It’s probably the best of the 3 JDWs in Lincoln as it always has a good selection of guest ales and a decent atmosphere. It has the usual problem of not enough bar staff though.
On 25th September 2019
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 22 June 2018 by Quinno _
