Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Random news of the day with Tris39
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by paulof horsham
Submitted on Sunday, 25th June 2023
With picture contributions to 4602 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (12 more images)
Detail Pages
The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon), Epsom
Epsom
KT19 8EH
Reviews of The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Graham Coombs left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
A large and rather stately Spoons, quite tastefully done up and very busy at time of visit. The main area is perhaps a bit rectangular with long straight rows of tables, but they have tried to break up the interior with a slightly different feel beyond. Outdoor seating is provided in a fenced off area of the square at the front. The manager seems to be keen on his ales however, which were in fine form, and it gets a bonus point for having three dark beers on with a fourth to follow. A beer suggestions box is always a good sign and the display of previous pump clips was impressive. in case you were wondering, the guest ales were Twickenham Gothick Dark and Grandstand, Surrey Hills ALbury Ruby and Roosters London Thunder.
On 12th January 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
The Assembly Rooms is a branch of Wetherspoon's in a prominent location overlooking the market square.
At first glance, all tables seemed to be taken, but ones in the shade nearest the building were still free.
We attempted to order by the app and as usual, it failed for me after the payment page. Luckily, a friendly staff member was at hand to take our order in a slightly more traditional way. Although I'd still prefer to visit a bar!
The ale choice was Greene King IPA or Sharp's Doom Bar. This was my second Wetherspoon's visit since pub's re-opened and it's clear that they are keeping stock levels to a minimum. However, they did still have Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon, which I gladly ordered.
Inside seemed quite spacious, but tables had been removed. So, it may have been perceptive. In usual style, toilets were upstairs. Could be a decent Wetherspoon's with a decent beer range.
On 23rd April 2021
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Pub SignMan left this review about The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon)
Located on Epsom’s High Street, next to the market square, and occupying a grand 17th Century building that harks back to the town’s boom years as a spa resort, this is now a large branch of the Wetherspoons chain. The pub has a single large room which is laid out in three distinct areas thanks to long sections of partitioning wall that run left to right through the centre of the room. The front part of the pub has a sizeable central section which has mostly been filled with high tales and stools on exposed floorboards with plain walls and large windows along the front of the building. A few decent looking booths run along the right-hand wall where various old photos and muted TV screens provide a bit of visual distraction. Meanwhile, to the left there is a carpeted area with standard and tub chair seating under plain mirrors, ‘Spoons information boards and another TV screen. Moving further back, a narrow, quarry stone floored middle section has minimal seating and seems to act more as a thoroughfare through an otherwise fairly densely furnished room, whilst the servery is in the rear third of the room with a typical dark wood counter and matching mirrored bar back. For all the building’s history and impressive appearance on approach, there’s not all that much by way of ‘wow’ factor inside, although my other half reliably informs me that the ladies’ toilets are fairly spectacular.
I counted ten hand pulls with a split of four ‘Spoons regulars and six guest ales, which isn’t a bad ratio, although the pint of White Horse Wayland Smithy I tried was fairly tired, so maybe they’re over-extending themselves a little with such a range. We also ate here and found things a bit sloppy and below-par, although the service was at least prompt and friendly.
This is a nice enough branch of Wetherspoons which feels a bit disappointing due to the failure to fully capitalise on the great building they’ve inherited. However, it does still far outrank all those bog-standard, shop converted ‘Spoons you can find the length and breadth of the country and, assuming the beer quality was a blip, makes for a good option when out and about in Epsom town centre.
On 30th January 2020
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
View more reviews of The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon) (11)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official page of the Assembly Rooms at the Wetherspoon site - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
- Randomness Guide to London - Assembly Rooms entry
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Assembly Rooms (JD Wetherspoon) - whatpub.com
Ewell West, 1.68 miles, 32 min walk (show)
Epsom Downs, 2.2 miles, 42 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 03 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 30 January 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 30 January 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 23 April 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
