Last edited by Aqualung; 09-07-2014 at 17:39.
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Wetherspoon's second pub in ROI.
Rumour has it that the Capitol se23 is to close in the next few weeks and the one in the shopping centre Finchley rd has also closed due to a rent increase.
There was a post on the other site at the end of June (six weeks ago now) saying it would close soon and revert to being a cinema. I get the impression that this talk has been going on for over five years. If Spoons own the freehold then thay will only sell it if it's not making enough money. I've only been there morning or early afternoon so am in no position to judge that.
The Finchley Road one closed a few months ago. It's not one I would ever have returned to so it's no loss to me. It was in a modern shopping centre and was expensive.
There have been on and off rumours about the Drum in Leyton closing for over 15 years now.
Having looked further into this it seems there may be some truth in it. It would seem that Spoons days are numbered here but I don't think there is an official timescale. Apparently Spoons are only leasing the building and it will not be renewed.
A not too serious local website sent someone down there to gauge the reaction of locals. I thought this was the best one :-
Robert, 38: A cinema? The gentrification brigade will love it, but you can’t get shit-faced in a cinema, can you. They haven’t thought this through.
Is this the cheapest pint of real ale in the country? On our recent visit to the Red Lion in Bedlington, Northumberland, I paid £1.85 a pint. The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Nope - OBB for £1.34 here - Victoria Hotel
The North East definitely has some good value beer though - a year and a half ago I got a pint in The Ward Jackson (JD Wetherspoon) for £1.29.
RaY, you should have said the cheapest pint of decent beer.Thats a stupid price for beer.the wholesale price for beer is about £70 a firkin so £1 a pint . the good brewers charge £80 to £100 a firkin .Wetherspoon can only charge that price because they are subsidised by the London pubs that are charging over £3 a pint.I hate Wetherspoon,s predatory pricing.
I'm afraid your theory about London Spoons subsidising all the other UK ones just doesn't add up. According to the latest Spoons directory there are just 19 Central London outlets. Surely you can't seriously be suggesting that the charging of a quid a pint on average more than other Spoons is enough to subsidise the prices in the remaining 881?
Spoons aren't being predatory here, they are just joining in with the rest of the gang and taking advantage of a captive market of workers and tourists who either don't realise or don't care about the fact they are being right royally ripped off.