From the outside, this looks like an inviting pub. In my opinion going up and down High Street in…read moreMaidenhead near my hotel, it looked the most inviting for a Sunday afternoon. It has a nice size area in front to sit, drink, talk and people watch. Going inside is just as cool. It's got two levels of wood and brass with a well stocked bar towards the back. It's part of the Wetherspoon chain, I'm told by a local friend, but still has a long history of service in various forms dating back a few hundred years. How cool.
The food selection was diverse and reasonable and I had a hard time choosing, but in this case I went for one their gourmet burgers. Why a burger? Well, come on, it's a pub, and the burger had bacon, and a Stilton and Shropshire blue cheese and onion topping. If you have not had a proper Stilton cheese, you're missing out. The burger of course came with thick cut chips and I had that with a West Coast Pale Ale from Renegade brewery, a local craft brewery out of Berkshire. There were many more I wanted to try, but too little time.
So you go into the pub, pick out a numbered table, order what you want from the menu and tell the bartender where you're sitting and the food magically appears after a short wait.
Usually food chains don't stir up fond images, but it looks like Wetherspoon acquires and restores unique places keeping their names, but providing a quite nice menu at good prices.I really enjoyed this place and look forward to coming back.