The Lister Arms (JD Wetherspoon), Ilkley

The Lister Arms is a new build Spoons that is part of the Moors shopping centre. Once inside the room is roughly T shaped,the front area is bare boarded with the rear being carpeted,there are a few tall tables and chairs to the front plus normal tables and chairs,the rear area has bench seating and chairs. There was a good choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Tring Moloko which went down very well,the other beers noted were Theakston Infalible,Purple Moose Dark Side of the Moose,Cotleigh Red Fox and one from Revisionist,there was also the usual Sppons regulars on the bar. I found this to be a decent Spoons that was quite busy on my Saturday morning visit,it also saved from a very heavy downpour or rain. Pub visited 7/11/2015

Large new build 'spoons in a commercial centre with no distinguishing features. Lack of bar staff, but a polite queue seemingly ignored by clueless manager. Loads of uncleared tables just adding to the poor impression. Ten handpumps, including a seasonal Naylor's Five Nations (£2.05). Poor.

A reasonable 'spoons in a newish shopping mall, comprising one biggish room with an L shaped counter to one side. The now usual JDW layout of of two 5 pull banks interspersed by T bars of the usual suspects. The staff of pretty young women were surprisingly on the ball but then again the clientèle was mainly single men and diners in middle age. Sadly ale choice was Ruddles, Abbott or a limited number of the stronger festival ales, many pumps were clipless and the standards were doubled up, only one coming soon to be seen. Not bad as 'spoons go and handily next to Bar t'at.

This is a new Wetherspoons pub that officially opens on Tuesday 7th June 2011.I had a look in on 4th June which was a staff training day.Its part of a busy shopping centre and will attract a lot of custom. Its very impressive inside, all new fixtures and fittings.The usual good range of ales are on offer but prices per pint are just higher(20p)than other local Wetherspoons. I dont know if the locals in Ilkley class themselfs as part of Leeds but it does have a Leeds post code.All in all it looks like another success story for JDW .