Penny Black, Northwich - pub details
Address: 110 Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5AB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 9863)
Northwich (0.4 miles), Greenbank (1.3 miles), Lostock Gralam (2.1 miles)
Chain: Wetherspoons
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 6.8/10 (rated by 18 users)
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user reviews of Penny Black, Northwich
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| good pint of west coast ipa at £1-99 a pint a very good wetherspoons. very light inside. even if it was a dark winter mid-day due to 2 big windows at the front and plenty windows and doors at the rear of the pub leading out to small outdoor area. forestwood - 8 Feb 2012 19:21 |
| Great selection of well kept real ales, and plentiful choice of continental lagers and lots of space at lunchtime at any rate. Not usually impressed by value meals but the Christmas Dinner with beef at £6.95 including a drink was one of the best value enjoyable meals I've ever had. Compliments to all the staff. Muzzy - 20 Dec 2011 20:00 |
| Set within one of the town's numerous imposing mock-Tudor 1920s buildings. The interior is something of a surprise; reminiscent of a barn conversion but it's been refurbished to a good standard as is the case with many Wetherspoon rebirths of old civic premises as pubs. Ale-wise, we'd hardly been spoiled along our meander along the Cheshire Ring canal journey, and so finding a GBG-listed pub serving 8 real ales was something of a boon, albeit that it was arguably a formulaic JDW outlet. The beer, which included offerings from Acorn, Skinners and Batemans breweries, was all in excellent form and we had no complaints. Perhaps more unusually for 'Spoons the staff were not only efficient in serving but also friendly; the 2 barmaids on duty during our visit were doing a fine job - probably too good to stay for long! There is a suntrap of a garden at the rear which we made great use of given the wonderful weather last Thursday. Clientele-wise, it was the usual mixed bag one has to tolerate in this chain's pubs. Most folk were perfectly behaved and inoffensive, although I spied 1 or 2 who were less so. I imagine on a Friday/Saturday night things might take a less-convivial tone, but thankfully that did not affect us. Chalk this one up as one of the more memorable JDWs, and certainly one of Northwich's best offerings - hell, it's one of the few that is still trading. TWG - 18 Sep 2011 18:40 |
| As far as Wetherspoons go it's a decent one. Big and well lit, always pretty fast service and decent pints. Can attract a fair few chavs and get a little over full on a Friday/Saturday night but normally a good spot for a few beers mikecoxon - 3 Aug 2011 16:32 |
| I call in to this pub on a regular basis, it is one of, if not the best Wetherspoons I've visited. The beers on tap invariably include an award winner from somewhere or another & always include ales from locally sourced micros. On tap yesterday (10/6/11) were; George Wrigth~Pipe Dream, Howard Town~Dark Peak, Moorhouses~Pendle Witches Brew, Courage~Directors, Tetleys~Cask Bitter, Highgate~Hanky Panky, Thornbridge~Sequoia, Hawkshead~Cumbrian Five Hop. Sadly on this occasion, my visit was marred by one teenage couple who despite an obviously distressed child, continued to drink whilst their child screamed on! When everyone within earshot had moved to the other end of the pub they eventually took the hint & left (40 minutes later!) I could comment further, but for the sake of none confrontational neutrality I will decline. Needless to say, pubs are no place for young infants, but sadly the "Spoons" marketing people wouldn't agree with me. Unfortunately I see this as their single biggest problem and one that repeats itself time & time again. OK, It's basically boils down to individuals & their consideration for others or lack of it. But I think it's about time Wetherspoons took a firm line with this & other noisy behaviour & ask people to leave! Here endeth my whinge! Still a great pub, well managed with good staff....Recommended. LW Pub / Beer Critic (NorthWestBeerUK) - Twitter lwalker101 - 10 Jun 2011 11:00 |
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