Standing Order, Derbyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
If you want to wait 15 minutes for a pint... This is the pub for you !
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a very nice pub which is cheap and offers a selection of drinks. food in general isn't too bad. had some batter on fish which seemed to have a curious end to it and the mice infestation in the pub which it has had for at least a year does not do anything to make the pub wosre, it is a very clean pub just as with age the occasional mouse in the seating areas which adds entertainment value.
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Comfortably the best large pub in Derby, The Standing Order is about as good as Wetherspoons pubs get. Top quality service, brilliant interior and a wide selection of decent beers on properly cleaned taps. Highly recommended.
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I much prefer the Standing Order to the other Wetherspoon’s pub in the city (the rather claustrophobic Babington Arms). What the Babington lacks in height and light is more than made up for by the Standing Order, which actually has even more hand pumps (24) than the Babington. Sadly, only 3 or 4 of these seem to dispense guest beers … the remainder are for the Wetherspoon’s regulars, Abbott, Pedigree, Directors etc., etc., but I’ve no complaints about the quality of the beer, the staff, or the service. Although Wetherspoons isn’t everyone’s favourite pub chain, they do deserve a lot of credit for taking over redundant inner city properties and giving them a new lease of life. The Standing Order is an excellent example. It is a magnificent Grade II* listed building, formerly a bank, which dates back to 1876.
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Really nice place, brilliant bar staff, one of them, said his name was paul, best barman who has ever served me, ill be going back
anonymous - 13 Nov 2006 20:26 |
Ditto the last review really, we waited an hour for curry on curry night, were told the "chef" hadn't defrosted enough! And thene ventually my friend was told there were none left!
The vaulted ceiling gives it a nice atmosphere tho, and it's not a bad place to start the night with a few ales.
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The beer is OK, but food service is poor. The first time we went there my wife's meal arrived uncooked in the middle; the second time our orders still hadn't come after an hour so we got a refund and went elsewhere. Needless to say we won't be going again.
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Been to this a couple of times when visiting Derby, and it's a typical Wetherspoons, with a rather boring standard range of cask ales available, there may be a guest ale of note,Springheads Roaring Meg on my last visit, which was top quality, very good stuff. Food is standard Wetherspoons fare.Another Wetherspoons in Derby, The Babington Arms, has ( or had on our visit on the same day)a wider, more diverse range of cask beers, but as food wasn't available there that day(some disaster had happened in the kitchen!) we went to the Standing Order instead. Will no doubt visit both again soon...will review both again.
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Your standard wetherspoons fare in an old bank, nice setting. I'm not sure about the "Great place to pull" comment though, it's a good starting point to meet people, huge bar so service isn't normally a problem.
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Great place to pull.
anonymous - 19 Oct 2005 12:39 |
The place to start a session in Derby, good cheap beer, not too smoky and loads of space to find your mates. Gets very busy after 8.30 at weekends
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It's a good pub, although being Weatherspoons no music.
LOL at the previous comment from anonymous above...the ceiling is more like 20 METRES high mate!!
anonymous - 24 Apr 2004 19:53 |
Formally a NatWest bank, inside is exceptionally roomy, the ceiling is at least 20 feet high and decorated like the Sistine Chapel!
The bar is a long rectangle in the middle of the room and its a big room - easily 20metre by 20metre.
It has disabled access and huge toilet facilites.
There are also loads of cubicles on the sides.
The lighting in the pub makes it very light and airy which is great as you don't get that smokey pub feeling.
Only problem is, its a popular pub and the bar can get 6 deep very quickly.
Highly recommended.
anonymous - 23 Nov 2003 01:59 |
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