The Leading Light - JD Wetherspoon — Restaurant in Borough of Swale

I’ve always said that you know what you get with spoons, but today completely changed my opinion. Walked through a door (in which the windows had been removed and a man was aggressively smashing it with a hammer) on a sticky carpet, sat on sticky chairs to eat at sticky tables. My feet actually got stuck to the table leg. There was thick dust and dirt literally everywhere. We asked one of the waitresses for a cloth to clean the table, but she just came and ‘wiped’ a dry cloth over it - even this got stuck 🤣

We tried to pick up the menus, but these were stuck in the sticky remnants of the pints that had been spilled the night before and were stuck to the table.

There was limescale on the hot water dispenser, leading to a scummy cuppa tea- at least the tea bags were Tetley…

Highlight was when I went back to the bar to ask for a hot drink, and after paying was told that the barman couldn’t find a clean cup. He came back after wandering around with his head in the air and said “this one’s been used, is that alright?” When I replied and said it was not, he said “do you want me to wash it?” (He went and rinsed it under a tap) - I could not bring myself to argue with such a deluded person so just sat back down without my coffee, despite paying for it.

The food tasted fine, but I’m now sat at home awaiting an inevitable bout of food poisoning, as I’m sure the kitchens are just as filthy as the rest of the place.

My Dad said he can only imagine we had a similar dining experience as to what we would have had in Beirut. Safe to say we won’t...

Mixed Feelings on a Monday Evening Visit, I must say my first impressions were not great. The atmosphere felt quite lacking; it was cold, dark, and rather depressing. I understand that Mondays can be quiet, but the overall vibe left much to be desired.As for the staff, they came across as rather non-descript—neither welcoming nor unfriendly. They seemed to be just going through the motions.When our food arrived, I was a bit unsettled by the condition of the dishes. I ordered the tomato soup, and to my dismay, the bowl was chipped. It made me wonder if the chip had just occurred or if it had fallen into my soup, which wasn’t a comforting thought. The condiments also left much to be desired; they were grimy, sticky, and felt dirty.On a positive note, we did enjoy our food despite these issues. However, the overall experience was marred by the state of cleanliness. I left wondering if the kitchen was maintained to the same standard as the dining area.Would I return? Probably not. The cleanliness concerns and the lack of a welcoming atmosphere make it hard to recommend this place...

Myself and my friend were here last Friday 25.08.23. While we were sitting inside a girl was bringing out food and some of it fell off onto the floor. The girl took the food back into the kitchen and then attempted to bring it out again. The same thing happened and then another girl who she seemed to know but not sure if she worked there picked the food up off the floor and put it back on the plate! She seemed to find this really funny. Obviously this put us off as it just looked really unprofessional and disgusting. The girl trying to carry the food took it back into the kitchen again and we left after that but it was very off putting. It just appeared like everything was very slapdash it wasn’t like the girl was putting the food from the floor on the plate being served was doing it to be helpful it seemed she thought it would be ok to serve it like that. The girl carrying the food did take it back in again but the fact that another person either friend/colleague was allowed to intervene and do that just seemed totally...