Iskra
Established Member
I'm just glad I checked before "dropping anchor"!
One thing about Spoons is that if you're in an unfamiliar place you know what you'll get there. For example if you were doing the Trans-Pennine ale trail and reached Batley, there's the Cellar Bar by the station (good beer but a bit of a hostile atmosphere) and a 6-7min walk into Batley proper. Once there, there's a half-decent Wetherspoon's and two other pubs within spitting distance. One is the Tap Room, a fine establishment with plenty of nice local real ales on. The other is The Wellington, a pub where you should wipe your feet as you leave, which serves Carling or John Smith's or Guinness. If you didn't know the place, the Wetherspoon's is the safe bet!
What’s hostile about Cellar Bar? I’ve always found it a safe bet, I spent a lot of time in there when I was 18-21, which I wouldn’t have done if it was dodgy.
Batley spoons is in a cracking building, but was looking internally tired when I used to go. Has it been refurbished yet?
I’d put Cellar Bar above Spoons in terms of being less likely to end up in any hot water with the locals.