Wetherspoons — Restaurant in Leeds

I visited late yesterday evening i was stood at the bar waiting to be served while the female members of staff were busy I was served by a female with braids in her hair my Lithuanian friend asked what the red poppy was that staff were wearing so i explained the poppy was remembrance from the war born in yorkshire and having family that not only fought in the war but my grandad Clifford hanson collected for the poppy appeal i explained to him that i dont wear one as my family are advocates of the white poppy We took our drinks and sat down i assume it was the manager came to our table and said a member of staff accused me of being racist i explained the conversation i had been having with my friend the manager seemed ok with this he left then he returned again yet again accusing me of being racist i was so confused he snatched away our drinks and said he was taking them that i could be refunded and we had to leave As we were stood at the bar getting our refund he had called security over who got so close to us then put his hand on my friend? I asked him not to touch us There was no need to touch us i actually called the police as i was concerned for our safety at this point The security guard then told us we would have to return for a refund i refused this as the manager had already said i would be given a refund and i started recording i was given a refund and left the building i was just so confused how talking about the white poppy could be deemed racist so just for future reference here is what it stands for operative Women's Guild in 1933, many of whom had lost loved ones in World War I. They created it as a way to hold onto the spirit of "never again" and to ensure that remembrance events also included a strong focus on building a lasting peace. The Peace Pledge Union now produces and distributes white poppies. Some people choose to wear a white poppy on its own, while others choose to wear both a red and a white poppy together. Im a huge fan of “spoons” but honestly this is the most ridiculous thing i have ever happened to me So according to the staff at the spoons talking about the white poppy is...

I've been visiting this place ever since I started using the train as a means of transportation (because I don't have a car anymore, RIP Fiesta).

The service is good, and being a Spoons you can order to the table using the app. This is a must for me, as I don't want to shuffle my corpulent body to the bar once I've sat down. The waiter on my last visit was pleasant, and kinda reminded of my friend (sorry, mild acquaintance), Swigs.

There are bouncers on the door which is always reassuring. One person tried walking in with a crate of beer on his shoulder, but the eagle-eyed bouncer spotted this and told him to leave it by the door. When the guy left, he tried picking up the crate for it split open, dropping bottles on the floor. I laughed, because he is now down about 3 bottles of beer. The staff were very quick to clear up the spillage.

There is a pleasant smoking area outside, meaning you can batter your lungs with not only cigarette smoke, but particulates from the idling taxis outside.

All in all, I rate this place because I enjoy nothing better than people-watching whilst drinking a pint of cheap but nice ale and eating peanuts. There were also a few decorative pigeons walking around the area, but I'm not sure if these are property of the Wetherspoon.

It would have got 5*, but they have a limited food menu, so don't be expecting any of the delicious garly b's that Spoons pride themselves with.

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Really patronising staff. Was ID'd, I'm 28 and very rarely asked for ID so didn't have it. The drink was taken off me which I can understand but my friend wasn't offered the drink (who bought it and had ID) and the girl told her she would get a refund. I then asked my fiancé to take a picture of my ID to show them but again was refused, which I do understand but was trying to solve the situation, unlike them who weren't trying to help. We got the vibe that a refund wasn't going to happen as she didn't come over to say it had been done or anything. So my friend finished her drink and went to the bar to ask about it. The girl (who served us) started talking about how there policy says they don't have to refund her because I didn't have my ID and she could have drank mine herself, which she was never offered and was told she'd be refunded? So we presumed that this was her telling us it wasn't happening, this got our backs but and then she gass lighted us and said she didn't say my friend wasn't getting one, but she isn't now because we were giving her cheek. I've been to this wetherspoons many times over the years and have never been ID so it was a genuine mess up on my behalf, but the entire situation was unnecessary and easily avoidable, as a company I don't think your staff should be this unreasonable and unwilling to show some compassion, especially in these cost of...