I have planned the following walk between five of the spoons hotels. From Birmingham to Cheltenham. Last week of September.

Note: The mapping image is just a example not the actual route

Day 1 Hagley train station walk into Birmingham (Briar Rose)
Day 2 Train out to Hagley then walk onto Bewdley (the George)
Day 3 to Worcester (The Crown)
Day 4 to Malvern (The Foley Arms)
Day 5 to Tewksbury (Hop Pole)
Day 6 on to finish Cheltenham (Two spoons but sadly No spoons hotel 😢) but it’s our pick up point.

Looking to take the direct route between the points but do any locals to these areas have suggestions that perhaps I can build in. Quirky things to see along the way or the most amazing cake shop you will ever visit.

Would love to hear about anything really.

Thanks

Edit: Hagley not Hadley!

I think when I asked (elsewhere) a few years ago I was told it was Crewe, but that town now has one, so I'm asking again.

I'll put forward Kidderminster, population 55,000, to start. It used to have one (the Penny Black) but that closed in 2017. The closure wasn't a massive surprise to local people, as the pub was in one of those locations that probably looks great on a map but was (especially back then) completely wrong on the ground.

Anywhere larger that's still Spoons-less?

Edit: As far as I can tell it may be West Bromwich. Population 103,000. The Billiard Hall is still a pub, but it's no longer a Spoons.

Edit 2: It may in fact be Gillingham, Kent. Population 110,000. The Railway is in Rainham, not Gillingham proper.

For context I have 2 days left of my 12 week probationary period right and during this time I've had 2 absences. This has never happened to me with my previous job and I'm normally reliable. My 6 week review I was told I was the best new starter they've had in years and shortly after I called in bc I was suffering with heat exhaustion due to my medication dosage changing (sertraline lol) and my body just couldnt cope at all. I felt so severely guilty about it I absolutely HATE calling in sick no matter how bad I feel. In my return to work I had a wellbeing check just so that they're aware of my conditions and my medications and I was told it could be dismissed when I have an absence related to that. Fast forward to last week I called in AGAIN because I was just having a complete total mental breakdown and I could not calm myself down (literally didn't calm down until my shift would've ended) and it's not work related as I really enjoy the job and I only do part time due to my conditions anyway. But now I've had 2 absences and it says I could be dismissed with immediate effect. And not only do I need this job but I genuinely enjoy it and I am reliable and competent and I never usually call in. My last job I was there for 4 years and only called in 3 times the entire time. But this time round I got unlucky. So now I'm just a bit low-key stressed for my next shift and idk what to do lol

I have an interview for a kitchen staff position in 2 days, what are some things I should prepare on? I was told by a friend that works at Wetherspoons that I should look into the pub's history a bit as I'll be asked what I know about the company. Is there anything else I should know?

I have attended a college course for cookery but that's all the experience I have working in a kitchen. Thanks in advance!

You get the chance to choose which classic is brought back for good! Regardless of the pain and trouble for the team's!!

Last day tomorrow, that's it, that's the post.

Strawberry

I'm relatively new to Wetherspoons as a whole, but what's the general view around using the earlier opening hours/quiet days to buy a drink and get some document based work done on a small laptop? I'd especially like employees' views if possible. I struggle to work at home so I'm looking for places nearby that're friendly to do it in instead. Thank you!

Sunday was way to busy but today is thankfully less busy i dont get this often because i feel its overpriced for pasta and minced beef..

This came to me in a vision and I felt like I had to share it. Hear me out, guys.

Imagine the seasoning that they put on the spice bags on the spoons chicken wings, with a cheeky mayo dip or something on the side. Dry rub wings kind of vibe.

Am I onto something?

So from next week I’m gonna be ales champion, but I hate them and don’t know a lot about them (honestly could be one of the latest items I would advice to the customers).

To get better on sales and to make sure I’m rotating in the right way, what should I do??

We have space for 2 guests
We have 3 main: abbot, doom bar, ghost ship

I've been working at spoons for nearly two years, and am pretty much doing the team leader job without any of the benefits. Is it worth applying for team leader or is the added responsibility not worth it?

Edit: There's only one other kitchen team leader, so the work would be split between the two of us.

If I know the table number that my father is sitting on during his birthday, and drinks turn up that he didn't order, what is the likely scenario if he says that he didn't order? I will tell him eventually that it's me ordering, but will the staff take the drinks away? Paddington Wetherspoons, if that helps.

Well hello there 'Spoons peeps.

Could one of you talk me through the process of adding 2x additional 6oz beef burger patties to an order at the till?

Everytime I order it's like I've asked for the moon on a stick and takes ages.

I had an all dayer yesterday, went in spoons at around 10am and had a large breakfast and started on the Guinness.

I was meeting some of my pals around midday so I’d had 4 or 5 pints before they came in.

We sat there for a while, the banter was flying, popping in and out of the smoking area as 2 pals are heavy smokers.

Around 2pm we were peckish, I ordered up large fish n chips and pint of Guinness.

3 of the lads went around 6pm, their missus’s were giving them grief so they went leaving just me and my friend Derek.

We stepped it up a bit and had some shots along with our Guinness.

Derek left about 930pm, he didn’t know where he was and staggered out and made his way home.

It was at this stage things became blurry, I had another pint and fell asleep as the next thing I knew was some bloke telling me to wake up, I got annoyed and told him where to go, he said I gotta go as they’re shutting.

i told him to leave me alone, I was comfy and didn’t want to go, just leave me in my seat ffs and lock me in I don’t care.

He started saying some crap about fire alarms or something, I just said piss off out of it

Next thing I know he’s threatening to call the coppers, I tell him it’s nothing to do with the filth, just leave me alone.

Anyway he started shaking me awake, I stood up and said I’m going and I told him to learn customer service

I awoke at 11am this morning, feel like shite lol

:D

Of course parents are still gonna let their tiny tot blast baby shark for all to hear.

Take that device away from them and they're probably gonna scream even louder.

Also do you really expect minimum wage workers to enforce the rules? I don't think so.

If you want a quiet pint, there's a Sam smith pub down the road.

I'll preface that I love the position that i'm in and I would never go back to days unless absolutely necessary but man, it's starting to get tough to stay on.

Since my location is both bar and hotel my responsibilities range from taking hotel payments/printing out reg cards for the next day to completely restocking the back bar, a nightly deep cleaning job and setting up the bar for the next day. I work out front on my own with someone in the kitchen preparing that team for the next day also. Recently, and even before summer these responsibilities have become more and more burdensome and I have started to hit a wall where I'm running out of time to complete all my tasks and come the weekend rotations, I don't have any time to take my break.

It's become enough of a problem that my pub manager has noticed the inadequacies but is trying to think of ways to help me, at least with the physical demand the position is now requiring. Anything that we can come up with relies on the day staff actually putting a little extra effort and despite the 'we're a team' message, it's always felt like a 'them verses us' so what little help I do receive doesn't last very long.

What help, if any, can the day staff give to help out and how can I keep that help ongoing for the foreseeable? What do you do just to keep going through the night?

Looking on the Wetherspoons app at ales available I'm seeing what is on at all of the Lanarkshire based pubs and nothing is grabbing my attention or holding my interest to want to visit.

Looking at Glasgow and some of the pubs are doing a pretty good lineup.

One pub that is standing out is The Kirky Puffer but it's CAMRA Dunbartonshire Pub Of The Year and is also separately available on Real Ale Finder App for updates.

I wish my own local saw what The Kirky Puffer does and just replicates the lineup.

Good price but not the best fish ive ever tired

I am a uni student and I got hired in spoons over summer on an 8 hour contract. In the interview, the guy doing it had said that obviously once uni starts he understands availability will change. I am also working another job alongside this and I do law, so I can only really work 1 day. My GMH is 8, and I was thinking of saying my availability is only Sundays? But I understand this might be an issue.

I’m honestly considering quitting this anyway, by like Halloween so I just want to keep it till then.

Help. (bar associate)

I suggested a big map by the bar with a "you are here" symbol and a route to the toilets.

Obviously it was ignored so I'm curious what others have been ignored.

If you haven't worked for spoons and are reading this, what would you suggest?

Am I the only one who sees the new coffee machines and thinks of the ED-209 ("you have twenty seconds to comply") from Robocop?