Foreigner's experience at Wetherspoons | Love it or hate it?

[@youcantleavethisempty]

The good thing about the sticky floors is that you can sway farther without falling over.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I like a PMA!!! A Positive Mental Attitude... with a glass 'half-full' outlook (where the other half is on the carpet). 😎👍😀 🇬🇧

[@johnross2924]

And the sticky tables make it harder to knock your drink over

[@tbone35453]

Wetherspoons can be hit and miss but one thing I love about it is that when I walk into one during the day, I see lots of pensioners enjoying a cheap meal and a drink with friends. This would not be affordable in an independent cafe or pub for someone living on a state pension. Wetherspoons provides a valuable service to older people and for that I will always support it.

[@davey1602]

It's OK for simple chin wagging too. Meet your mates in the pub and fix the world over a couple of drinks.

[@TheEcholima07]

I know exactly what you mean. Loads of people say use local independent cafes and restaurants. But most simply cost more than Wetherspoons for coffee, alcohol and food. This means they can be too expensive for those on a limited income like pensioners and the low paid. Wetherspoons actually fills a need in this country.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

The important thing is to wipe your feet/shoes on the mat on the way out, we have to keep the streets clean.

[@watchtheskies]

We have a beautiful Wetherspoons in my town, it's great

[@andysutcliffe3915]

I don’t know if it applies to all of them, but all the Wetherspoons I’ve been to have a cask marque, meaning they serve, and properly store, real ales and do it well.

[@kendee4421]

Buy a pint, get your meal free. Breakfasts are brilliant. Endless free refills on 🍵, coffee, chocolate, tea. Top rate beers and ales. Steaks and grills are good. Fish and salads fresh. Average cost of a pint is £6 elsewhere, a meal is £15. Brilliant value.

[@stevelavelle2597]

Which Wetherspoons are you drinking in paying £6 a pint. Thats expensive. If you can't get a pint for £3.50 in Spoons walk out

[@buzzenald1]

I was in Wetherspoons in West Kirby on the Wirral peninsula on Wednesday afternoon. Two pints cost £3.70, but that's because I had a couple of CAMRA 50p off vouchers. But even without the vouchers it would still have only been £4.70, and there are lots of places in the UK where you can't get one pint as cheap as that!

[@xtraspecial4677]

Yes mate . But look where you live lol I don't care how cheap your beer is I still wouldn't want to live there . I'd rather pay £5 a pint in heaven than £2.50 in hell .. there's nothing in west kirby that would make me want to live there . Nice to visit for a afternoon ..but live there ..no

[@anthonyscott4270]

My wife and I often go to Wetherspoons in West Kirby and it is in a decent spot. It's a nice pub but the only thing I would say against it is this, whatever meal I have had the food is never as hot as it should be. Still the the drinks are pretty reasonable so not too much to complain about.

[@buzzenald1]

@@anthonyscott4270 I very rarely eat in Wetherspoons anywhere. When I was there last week I'd just finished a 10-mile walk with a friend and so we were in need of some liquid refreshment!

[@xtraspecial4677]

@@buzzenald1 yes it's cheap and cheerful ..

[@jonnybb]

Have to love it. In Newcastle some of the most beautiful buildings are a hidden wetherspoons.

[@anthonyferris8912]

Had friends over from Singapore and they loved to take themselves off to Spoons.

[@remtenhove]

Had a rather fine curry in Gloucester Wetherspoon. Cook was Indian which might have had an influence. Shows that everything is possible.

[@pierslindley]

One thing I like is they never play loud music in the background. It is much easier to chat with friends than in many other pub chains where loud music seems to be the rule even on a Sunday lunchtime.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

it's a cost saving measure, they don't have to pay any royalties and every penny matters when your selling pints for £2 cheaper than everywhere else

[@johnross2924]

How can you play loud music in the background 😂

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@johnross2924 you can't.

[@kendee4421]

That was the reason Tim Martin started the chain. No music so you could talk,, good beer and food at reasonable prices. At the time they were stripping out old pubs and turning them into noisy chrome and plastic cocktail bars or sticking in pool tables to make sports bars. There were also no fruit machines in JDW for a long while.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@kendee4421 love wetherspoons. People say it's rough but you can't beat it. You can walk out of there well fed and drunk for under £20. You'd have to head abroad to get that for any cheaper haha.

[@alanrobinson1874]

. Where else can you get a meal and a pint for around a fiver? If anyone expects fine dining then they should go somewhere else. I visit my local spoons for lunch most Tuesdays and know the menu pretty well. Fish and chips, all day breakfast or ham eggs and chips are all perfectly acceptable It’s exactly what you’d expect - cheap a cheerful

[@Rahvin01]

My old office in Maidstone used to be directly over a Wetherspoons. One time they had a fire in their kitchen and filled our office with smoke. We were sent out of the office while it cleared and as I recall pretty much all of us went down the high street to the other Wetherspoons in Maidstone…

[@se4307]

Love the privacy wall of menus 🤣 good thinking Sherlock.

[@tubeWyrme]

An adventure and a nap. The beer in spoons is actually really good - they get through so much so it's always fresh

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

No kidding! 😂

[@davidpowell8249]

Except Guinness, I've never once had a good pint of Guinness in a 'spoons, passable is about the best you can hope for.

[@karenblackadder1183]

@@davidpowell8249 I have on many occasions.

[@rthompsn2007]

Lots of great memories...Alanah gets blitzed...love these ones!

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

'Spoons are a mixed bunch - some of them are pretty grotty but I do like the effort they make to refurbish old buildings. There's one in Manchester that I've visited many times that's an old cinema and it's just lovely what they've done with the place. Food is generally decent enough, I'd certainly eat there over some of the fast food chains. And the beers pretty good and certainly cheap enough! Don't love 'em, don't hate them... yup, I'm gonna get splinters in the butt from sitting on the fence on this one! 😁

[@bobblebardsley]

Where's the Manchester one you mentioned? (Just curious, I'm in Leigh which is officially Greater Manchester and my local Spoons is an old theatre/cinema, wondering if you meant the same one or if there's another nearby.)

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

@@bobblebardsley I was referring to The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Central Manchester. I'm old enough to remember when it was a two screen cinema (I saw Top Gun there in 1986, yes I am that old!) it's well worth a visit if you're ever around those parts, what they've done with the place is lovely. ;o)

[@christoguichard4311]

"Spoons" is the Greggs of pubs. 😆

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

My local Weatherspoons was a Post Office and makes a great meeting up point for a swift half..... pub crawl.... there are about twenty pubs within half a mile.

[@petegilbert6886]

2 miles to the toilets LOL!!!! Standing joke about Spoons 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great video

[@garywallace8521]

Wetherspoons is a cheap and cheerful concept. Where can you get a served pint of beer for under £2? If it wasn’t for this chain an awful lot of local establishments would empty and an eyesore in the community. Additionally, one of the few places in Britain were you can get unlimited refills on Tea and Coffee.

[@Bearfacecat]

Excellent. I think you should do a similar video where you go to the sort of pub you love, that's cosy with an open fire and you can share the overall whole night down the pub with us. 😊

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Sounds great!

[@Choppy698]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Hiya Alanna, You have to be careful to reveal where You show where your local pub is, then people would go to hound You, don't show where your local pub is, just stick to Weatherspoons there's allot of them, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@RichDoes..]

lol 🤣my local one is ok...it's in a small town... but it still feels like jacobs ladder for a pee!

[@mrfox8256]

You get what you pay for. Their breakfasts are perfect for an easy full English. Back in my Uni days we used to love beer and a burger 🙂

[@jamesalexander3893]

In my experience cheap beer - I mean literally half the going price in other pubs - and almost always good beer (I'm talking about cask conditioned ale). So why not.

[@bordersw1239]

Hmm my nearest pub in town is £5.70 for a pint or I can walk 200m up the road and Spoons charge £2.30, it’s a difficult choice!

[@jamesknightreading]

Went to Liverpool station Wetherspoons recently to meet someone off the train. The tea was lovely.

[@stevegee7593]

What with my age and the lockdowns. I have only just started go out so far been to 3 Spoon the first was dodgy, the second was not aloud to sell fried food, The 3rd was supper Clean floors, tables clean and the food was excellent. So it was a big thumbs up for the Penderel's Oak, High Holborn. Also went to one of your favourites Tim Hotons in Lakeside. The burger was tasty but a bit small. Also the 3 Tims around Kent now.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Visited a few, mostly pretty good. Beer has always been ok and food too.

[@pinkgirlgaminghappypink697]

one cider and you're on melt down 🤣🤣🤣 great work keep it up

[@philiplindley7384]

There is NO down time at a Spoons, they're always busy. My local Spoons recently closed due to arguments with the landlord (Spoons and the property owner). I do miss it, wasn't a 'real' regular but used to enjoy going there every so often.

[@naitchb16]

Regularly frequented the spoons at uni and had breakfast there whenever I visited my sis in London. I can’t say I’ve visited one recently but shout out to the lady who asked for my ID when I was 30. Gave my dad and me a good laugh 👶 Cheers for sharing your experience with us, Alanna!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks so much!!

[@richt71]

I think spoons breakfasts are one of the best things to order at a spoons.

[@johnmunro4952]

I've been in some crap Spoons. I've been in some decent Spoons. Personally if you want a cheap pint and a reasonably priced meal, they are hard to beat.

[@tomrainboro]

Spoons on a rainy day? Class video! Fight outside in the High Street? The toilets are usually clean in Spoons also.

[@Leonard_Smith]

Alanna, this was so much fun you should do stuff like this more regularly 👍

[@martynridley513]

I didn’t know Weatherspoon’s was THE British greasy spoon. I do remember a quick lunch in the old booking office at Waverley station. Beer was good, food was fine, it was quick , crowded, slightly confusing to a new y but otherwise fine. Yes I would go back. One thing I NEVER do again is order anything ‘American’ in an English food parlour. Once ordered a ‘Wopper’ at a Burger King on the motorway.

[@gordonwallin2368]

That was so funny! Thanks, Alana. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@LiqdPT]

Not British (Canadian/American), but I appreciated Weatherspoons as a reasonably priced, predictable, reasonably decent, widespread option while travelling around the UK

[@spirituallysafe]

*Wetherspoons ❤

[@xboxnangable]

Can't go wrong with a Spoons 😃 Also, love the Klimt in the background....I saw the original a few years ago in Vienna.

[@ngiallag2792]

nicely played you've come to our world of down market a burger and a pint world of Witherspoon's.

[@shirleyboy8859]

Used to go to "Spoons" a lot....Never "Loved" It, it was just where I met my Mates and got drunk... I did enjoy the Curries though....... Loved this video Alanna, yes more like this please..... "Alanna Out and About".... Always watch every second... Because you are Cute and Funny.. :-))) xxxxx

[@derekwindebank2619]

Hi, You should try The Peter Cushing, Weatherspoons in Whitstable...... an old cinema.... was great when we were there. Keep up the good work.

[@craigavonvideo]

Spoons is great for a quick meal, although gourmet it ain't! Think of it as a greasy spoon cafe with cheap booze instead of coffee! I actually had their 10 ounce gammon steak dinner in the summer (actually 2 x 5 ouncers) when on holiday in Cornwall, and it was really tasty ... and not microwaved at all (unlike their chicken & rib thingy).

[@MrPhil1503]

Some Wetherspoons can be decent, depends on where yhey are located. Some of them are also in some interesting old and historic buildings like old cinemas and theatres which are actually cool to see

[@raymondporter2094]

You CAN order from the App but you can also order at the bar (and order your drinks from there, too). Twice this year (the most recent time being only a few weeks ago) I went with my wife to Ripon (North Yorks) Wetherspoons. Both times we had fish, chips & mushy peas, with beers. We got the same because, the first time, the meals were good. We were not disappointed the 2nd time either and the beer was CHEAP and was fine. Good food and beer, sold cheaply. And this is from someone who eats fish & chips at Whitby, the Mecca of F+C. Well done, 'Spoons.

[@dianeharrison4975]

We go alot around corner to our house, cheap food and drink what’s not to like?! X

[@paulgriffin7157]

Hi Alanna I went to the biggest weatherspoons in the UK, its in Ramsgate Kent. I had ham egg and chips and several pints and it didn't break the bank. But the one in my home town is gross I avoid it like the plague lol

[@stephenwray4950]

Spoons is great for something quick and cheap. You pretty much know what you're going to get at the different pubs.

[@DJjizzle2811]

This was such an awesome video. Simple, but effective! We need more Alanna adventures out to various pubs ! Please!!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much!!

[@cactusflowerrr]

I love your drinking videos! That pint looked delicious! Also, British pints are so much bigger than American ones. Learned that lesson the “hard” way. 😂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@Someloke8895]

Yeah.... UK pints are 20oz (568ml) against US pints of 16oz (454ml). Mot expensive pint I've ever had was $15.99 at Charlotte, NC Airport. To be fair, it was a Stella and a UK pint, but still. At the time that was like £10! Being from Yorkshire I immediately asked " 'OW Much???" Before paying and leaving a bit of change as a tip.... Also, if you're ever in Charlotte Airport, it was the smaller island style bar (On the left of the gate, with the wrap around bar seating, can never remember the name) Their burgers are pretty good.

[@cactusflowerrr]

@@Someloke8895 I don't remember how much my pint of Stella cost in Stirling, I just remember the size of it. $15.99 is crazy expensive! But tbf, it was an airport pint, everything is overpriced at airports. Charlotte is on my travel list so, thanks for the tip!

[@Someloke8895]

@@cactusflowerrr Yeah, i expected it to be a bit overpriced, but still! (Mind you this was 2010/2011)

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This was fun, Alanna, and the recording was fine, good sound and picture. I haven't been to a Wetherspoons in years, I used to like their Chilli, which was pretty good actually.

[@daveh5373]

Alana i agree with everything you said about Wetherspoons, it's good for a pint and if specish. But not for a Special Occasion.

[@steveaga4683]

My local 'Spoons is in a marina! Quite posh....really! Views over the expensive boats

[@Bluedex2011]

Wow, six bucks for a meal and drink, you guys are living the dream ! I just spent £35 in Prezzo, but at least the floor wasn't sticky 😃

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

At least you didn't get stomach pains afterwards (I hope!)

[@johnross2924]

Trust me the food in those places is very basic, apart from the cooked breakfast and fish chips and peas, there isn't much else I bother with.

[@andrewdavidson665]

Wetherspoons breakfasts are great. When I'm back home visiting in the UK I do like going for their breakfasts. Also some of their meals I found perfectly fine but a basic burger is just going to be a basic burger.

[@jcasillas78]

Sticky floors and a microwave burger, can't argue with the price though. Also I can't believe my balloon is still alive, great video!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

It's holding on for dear life! 😂

[@kennethstealey1311]

Witheringspoons! Go every week. We love it.

[@jfergs.3302]

what's with all the sticky floor references... It's a pub, people spill drinks! I've been drinking forever and a day, and don't think i've been in a pub without a sticky floor. And now i'm off to open a window cos the stench of snobbery is stinking the place out.

[@jrd33]

You have an amazing ability to make just about anything seem like entertaining fun. Loved the video, Cheers!

[@arniepetrie2866]

Wetherspoons are great at 8am after an all nighter and need somewhere to wash and get changed as well as get chrap coffee and breakfast ready to have another day on it!

[@charlottehollands9070]

We love our spoons outings. Tend to grab breakfast in them these days rather than dinner but it’s cheap and cheerful and when it’s the only meal out we can afford at the moment, it’s very welcomed. Helps that our local spoons is a good one too 😂

[@sivikasi]

Great vid 😀. Wetherspoons is pre and post hangover let’s face it 😂. I went to a similar pub once and the staff said excitedly “we’ve just changed the menu and the chefs are really excited because some of the food they can actually cook themselves!”.

[@philipwebb8297]

We love Wehterspoons, but I like to get our drinks from the bar as I like the craic, my wife is just like you!

[@davidjones332]

Wetherspoons has all the appealling atmosphere of the second-class waiting room at Manchester Exchange Station in 1959. How it survives baffles me, even given the prices.

[@Alanabanana0711]

As another fellow Canadian in the UK, I absolutely love Wetherspoons. Sure it's not the fanciest, but it's dependable, and I know what to expect. No frills and no fuss! I love how affordable it is, and I always feel comfortable there. Big Spoons fan!

[@peterjf7723]

Cheap but reasonable quality drinks and food. What's not to like? Their breakfasts are good. Not been to Wetherspoons since 2018 since I have moved out of the country, I looked online at one that I used to go to regularly and found that it had closed and the site was now an Indian restaurant. Not sure when I will be visiting the UK again. The food used to be better when they did Sunday roast dinners.

[@Herblay63]

Whatever you think, where else can you get a pint of bitter for £1.49 these days? I think I was paying that at the student union back in the late 80's.

[@derekcolman]

Maybe you do not realise that cider is very acidic and probably not the best drink to have with a burger and chips mid afternoon. You might have avoided the cramps if you chose beer instead. If you deduct the cost of the drink on its own to see how much the burger and chips would theoretical cost, you would see that you got a better more tasty burger for about the same cost as a McDonalds and you would not have to drink a watered down Coke which was diluted by a cup full of ice. I love my local city centre Wetherspoons because we get a lot of tourists in summer and I get to meet people from all over the country with interesting tales to tell.

[@ougadougou9]

Really great video, Alanna. When can we expect a visit to Tim Hortons in Gravesend?

[@ougadougou9]

or Broadstairs?

[@sjnm4944]

It's been 10 years since I went to a Wetherspoons, so I couldn't tell you anything about the quality of service or food as it stands now, but when I used to go in there things were generally OK. Beer was good enough, although I never tried the food. This video prompted me to check out the reviews for my old Wetherspoons and it seems to be fairly well-regarded. Sadly, it's been earmarked for closure so soon my local town centre will be without a Spoons, for the first time since the late 1990s.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I definitely haven't had any issues with the drinks, those seem to be pretty standard (and wildly cheap) the food though... best be careful lol

[@brianmac7036]

Some are amazing, some are really not. Unbelievable value if you get a good one

[@mosless1]

Well, that was fun!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@English-folker]

My local Spoons in Tewkesbury is superb..an historic hotel saved from developers which serves the town well. The manager, Stuart, has a great friendly team around him. Always busy and he really knows how to look after his beer. Why would I pay £4+ for a pint when I can get it for £2.39...especially with the rising cost of living...

[@richardhargrave6082]

You're right, it is what it is. It has its place I'd rather go to a Spoons than a Maccy D. Like you, I don't love it, or hate it either.

[@danwancke9931]

Wetherspoons is amazing for the variety of beer and drinks at reasonable prices. Never found anywhere like it abroad.

[@kendee4421]

Spoons is the only restaurant chain that does sensibly priced American style breakfasts with smoked bacon, pancakes and syrup. Usually available in areas that attract US tourists like Edinburgh, Bath etc.

[@grantparman4705]

A taxi to somewhere else 😄. Gotta love British humour and banter!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@jamesfahy2935]

Love it.

[@petersmith5638]

Great to see you out and about 🍻

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks for watching!

[@Richard.Oldham]

It's worth saying that weatherspoons are often in old nice buildings. So soggy carpets aside they're normal nice spaces to be in. I don't love or hate they're just "it'll do"

[@paulmidsussex3409]

Very good value, they gave you a drink that provides a whole hour of entertainment.

[@howardkey1639]

Well Alanna the Wetherspoons vid has been on the cards for a while and you finally got up the courage to do it, well done. As you say the food and the drink is cheap and it is what it is and you don't need to dress up to go there. In fact I think the dress code for Wetherspoons customers is to look like you have a few too many before you get there. Happy Friday Alanna & thanks for laughs. 😄😄😄

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks pal, I really appreciate it!

[@mickb2009]

Nowt wrong with Spoons the food isn't the best by any means but its far from the worst and they carry some aces beers at affordable prices The chicken strips they do with Barbieque sauce are great with a pint

[@thecloudies]

Wetherpoons is the 'Mickydees' of the drinking world. I've has some OK food there (not what I wanted, what I needed) a starting point for the rest of the night. Get 'tanked up' on cheep booze then stagger onto the night clubs. Finally ended with a kebab on the walk home home which was usually still on my chest when I eventually woke up the next morning. Joy ... 😂

[@projectverna1937]

Great video format, Alanna. My friends and I love the Wetherspoons: we're all super frugal and it costs so little. Good atmosphere too (most of the time). My partner and I were there for 4 hours last night to see mates and it only cost about £40 for food, shots, cocktails etc. Brilliant 😎🍻

[@eze8970]

Thank you Action Alanna!, more good work for science!, enjoyed the change of pace/scene 🙏🙏

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Glad you enjoyed it! I've got another one coming up, too!

[@scottoreilly4785]

That video was in my top 3. Authentic, natural and it didn't feel contrived because of the fragmented nature the video. Keep it real. BRAVO

[@hill_skills]

For a long time I didn't know they were pitchers! I thought they were just mega XL glasses. I didn't even realise you could get glasses with them! I think this says more about the company I kept at that time in my life. Loving your work as ever xxx

[@baderblu]

Loved the video Alanna! It wasn't a mess at all. Keep up the good work.

[@dianeharrison4975]

We go to bar to order . they’re really nice people

[@caphowdy666]

I have never been what you call a drinker and only usually go occasionally for the sake of friends, and since fully quitting alcohol have not been in a pub probably for 4 or 5 years (of course lockdowns, pandemics and cancer diagnosis helped keep me out of them). When I did go to pubs I preferred to go to a much smaller local pub in walking distance from my house, but Weatherspoons was ok for drinks as they were cheaper, but you find every Weatherspoons to be a very different experience based on where they are. I have been in ones that are absolutely huge and ones that are more cozy with a more traditional pub feel. Sadly certain ones seem to attract a worse crowd. Not sure I would ever go to one for a meal specifically, but think I have at least had nachos in one or two of them. I think at the end of the day if you want cheaper drinks, the option of food or have a bigger group, then Weatherspoons serves it's purpose well. If you wanna just get a couple of mates together and set the world to rights, then you are much better off in a smaller pub.

[@bristolview56]

I love going to Spoons, the beer is top quality and under half the price anywhere else. The food is a good alternative if you don't want to cook for yourself, but not the venue to go out for a meal with friends. It's also good if you're on your own as you can order everything from your table.

[@RichDoes..]

sometimes, your local wetherspoons has enough seating for you to pull tables together in a small but rich town

[@davidchristian8218]

Hey Alanna, I'm so happy you made a video about Wetherspoon 👍 I'm a regular at my local Spoons. I like the different guest ales they offer and I've gotten to know many people, including some of the staff. Regarding the food, there's been times when I've had stomach issues 😫 I noticed in your video that your local Spoons has steak pudding 🍮 Mine doesn't though. I liked that dish 😋

[@Archaeonomy]

I visited quite a few Wetherspoons when travelling round the UK. The cheap drinks were good, the microwaved food was utter garbage, but being poor eating there helped save a bit to eat at a proper pub on another day. I hate that they have taken over the country the way they have, but they have also saved many pubs which were otherwise going out of business.

[@christopherduffy9854]

Wetherspoons is fine if you want to get pissed midweek for cheap, if you want a fry-up or if you just need a mid-morning restorative after a taxing evening.

[@cdeford]

The Old Bull and Bush is an icon. Wetherspoons is just a bog-standard pub chain.

[@Papa_Kilo]

Great video Alanna. Wetherspoons is a good meeting place for friends and family. The food is pretty crap but you get what you pay for. I love a slightly tipsy Alanna.

[@heskeyisgod8039]

Another great video Alanna! One good thing about Spoons is that whichever one you go into you know what to expect. They are all the same lol. You need to make sure you head to the toilets well in advance of needing them because its about a 30 minute trek 😂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 So true!!

[@davidbalcon8726]

Visited my first Wetherspoons last Tuesday afternoon in Ealing. Wasn’t aware of its reputation (good or bad) but taken aback by its very affordable menu, huge range of UK craft breweries and cost of a pint! And their crazy magazine!! However, it’s not often I can have a pint and lunch at an establishment bearing (almost) my name: the Sir Michael Balcon in Ealing. Sir M was my great uncle and is known for his Ealing Comedies of the 40s and 50s, shot in the studio still operating a half km away. No complaints from me though this one was pretty authentic in its restoration of the premises. I’m a fan and this Canadian will certainly return on my next trip to London!

[@tbone35453]

Interesting! My favourite is 'The Lavender Hill Mob.' Alec Guinness was superb in that film.

[@spacechannelfiver]

I used to go to spoons after my weekly at the alcohol recovery service.