The Barker's Brewery - JD Wetherspoon

I was out cycling and had one of those ‘Oh my God, I’ve got to eat NOW!’ moments. Pulled into the Barkers about 14:00 on a Tuesday afternoon and locked my bike to an outside table. I ordered Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas, a couple of slices of bread and a drink. I was ordering on the app and I couldn’t see the number of my table so I put the number as 500. I realised that may cause a little bewilderment at the bar so, not wanting to leave my bike unattended, I phoned to explain. The lady that answered the phone politely assured me that the serving staff would find me. I popped in quickly anyway and had a word with a very friendly member of staff to let them know I was outside. As I went back out to my table, I saw a staff member asking other customers if they’d made an order to table 500. “That was me.” I told her, and we had a little laugh about it. As soon as I’d sat down, the guy I’d spoken to inside came out with my drink. A cold bottle of alcohol free cider and a glass with ice. I didn’t want the glass but it was there if I had have wanted it. A few minutes later a lady came out with my meal. She brought with it, cutlery, sachets of salt, tartare sauce and a bottle of vinegar. The Meal: The fish was good. Crispy batter, not too oily. Reasonable quality fish used. Firm and flaky. Better battered fish than you get from most of the chippys around here to be quite honest. There was a nice looking wedge of lemon on the side. The chips were the standard fare ‘Spoons job. Pretty decent, up to scratch. Definitely good enough. Mushy peas were a bit of a splat on the plate but I’m used to that and they certainly tasted very nice. Maybe they could do with being served in a little ramekin or something but that’s just me being a bit picky. The two slices of white bread were served on a separate plate with two catering style single serving Lurpak butters. Quite good quality bread, reasonably fresh tasting. Half way through my meal, the lady that had brought it out to me was out clearing tables. She asked me if I was enjoying my fish. I gave her a thumbs up coz my mouth was full of fish! I was very much enjoying my fish, it was lovely. Just what I needed.

In summary:

Food - Good Value - Very Good Service - Excellent

Cheers guys, keep it up.