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The Battesford Court is a former hotel, now a Wetherspoons on Witham's main shopping street. I'd arrived here after visiting the Wheatsheaf in Hatfield Peverel (not listed on the site). The Battesford Court is a typical 'spoons - packed, devoid of character, but with a good selection of ales and this one had 4 ciders. Ales were Sharps Doom Bar, Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best, Flack Manor Black Jack, Shepherd Neame Spitfire & Wibblers Gold. As with the previous review, I think there were 3 ales "coming soon". Ciders were Westons Old Rosie & Wyld Wood, Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon & Thistly Cross Whisky Cask.
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Just had a pint of Nethergate Suffork County - 4%abv. A very pleasant ruby coloured beer at a reasonable price (2.05). I drink here one or twice a week and have found this to be one of the better JDW establishments compared to the offerings in Chelmsford & Colchester. It's close to where I work and ideal for an after work swifty. My only real complaint is out of ten handpumps there are always at least three badged "Coming Soon" with Ruddles, Abbot & Doombar occupying three others. Stock rotation does keep the choice interesting though, but if you spot an exception one it's unlikely to last beyond a couple of days.
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Standard wetherspoons, half decent beer garden and very spacious inside. Not bad.
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Me and the missus come here a lot for breakfast on a weekend, we find it one of the most appealing Wetherspoon pubs we have ever been in. Its clean and contrary to the previous review (albeit a while back) the service we find is very good indeed.
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Not bad, although food portions are getting smaller as the price goes up. Didn't mind bad food when you were paying peanuts but when it's costing the same as a decent pub/restaraunt and its still bad microwaved rubbish, I object! Also, same as every single Wetherspoons I have been in, the service is appalling!! Why do they only have 2 staff on in the middle of a lunch time rush?? One of those will be taking 10 mins at a time to make a cappucino leaving one person to serve everyone else.I have lost count of the times I have got up and walked out becuase I still haven't been served after 10 -15 minutes.
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An excellent place for real ales and good value food. Busy most days at lunchtimes and popular Thursday to Saturday evenings.
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Not bad, not bad at all. Nice pint of Pedigree and a very tasty burger.
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Nicest weatherspoons I've been in...and I've been very thorough in my search ;) I am a smoker but I think this place is so nice becuase it has always been non smoking so it still attracts a sea of white haired old ladies and couples. The staff are young and friendly and the service is fast and efficient. Me and my firnd sometimes go and share a starter and have main and end up spending a whopping �5 each. It's lovely, try it.
anonymous - 8 Nov 2007 17:03 |
devoid of any character, beer tasted past its sell by date, I suppose we should have known better, would benefit from some extra heating too...
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Definitely a cut above most Wetherspoons, not at all the atmosphere of an airport lounge as commented by an earlier reviewer. Now a non-smoking venue. Usual JDW food so you know what to expect. Beer range vastly superior to that served in its pre-JDW life as the Batsford Hotel but agree with previous post often served too cold.
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This is one of the better Wetherspoons pubs - it certainly knocks the Barking Dog into a cocked hat. The sirloin steak is good value at under �7 and as an extra for just 55p the onion rings are served in a bowl not the usual four or five as in some pubs. A good pint of Stella as well.
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The Battesford is in the centre of Witham and is a typical 'Spoons pub - cheap beer (real ale but served way too cold), uninspired if pleasant microwaved food, and all the atmosphere of an airport lounge. You get a real mix of people in here - local totty at weekends as well. But basically it's still a Wetherspoons - good to get a few cheap pints in before going somewhere else with more going on.
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A weatherspoons outlet - so cheap beer and grub. Clean, friendly and busy. Nice beer garden too.
ian cass - 12 Apr 2005 09:02 |
