The Coal Orchard

Solid, chain pub. Food was decent, drinks were cheap (great food & drink deals); nice kids menu. This place is busy, but service moves pretty quickly. Also… this pub is much bigger than it looks on the outside. For a no-​frills, drink and/​or bite to eat, this is the ticket.

Food has never been great but the prices reflected this. Until they upped the prices considerably but not the food. Management sucks with ice maiden and no people skills and a midget with a complex and attitude problem to anyone not Welsh. If you don’t like laughter and singing and generally getting drunk this is your hole. Otherwise stay clear.

Not a bad weatherspoons almost cosy but a good range of ale on and well kept

If you are in need of a relaxing place to unwind from the stresses of shopping in the County Town then may I suggest this pub. Good friendly staff with excellent choice and quality if beers. The food is exactly what you would expect from a Wetherspoon boozer so don’t moan when its not a la carte!
The beer garden is the place to meet the locals with their hilarious stories and anecdotes.
There are regulars who like a gag so the tables soon go but all in all a fun place to be. if you don’t mind ducks

By Wetherspoon’s standards, this is quite decent. The beer was excellent (my local Wetherspoon pub tends to give away free cloud and dregs with every pint!) and the food seemed a little better than in other branches. The service was friendly and chatty and it wasn’t too busy, which made for a relaxing meal. Slightly disconcerting in that I can remember when it was a heavy duty power tool shop with little real ale on offer!

Exactly the same as any other Wetherspoons you’ve been to. However, this one’s food is about 20% cheaper than the Perkin Warbeck one round the corner, because it’s not a Lloyds No 1 yet.

It’s a Wetherspoons. You should know the drill by now. Cheap beer, cheap food & unreasonably lengthly waits by the bar for aforementioned beverage and sustenance. This, of course, facilitates delightfully convivial conversations between the good patrons of the bar that start with the line:
No, I think you’ll find I was here first
As such, an otherwise mellowed ambiance can quickly turn into a fug of frustration. A shame. Nevertheless, a moderate sized beer garden to the rear catches a healthy dose of UVA/​UVB, good if you prefer fags and blazing sunshine to the cool, dark cavern inside. There’s also a high bar at the front reminiscent of your favourite coffee shop for perching and people watching through the window.
Desperately seeking table service, something I would be happy to pay for given the discount prices, but unlikely to be offered by this chain anytime soon.