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The Blue Bell Inn (JD Wetherspoon), Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
DN15 7PU
Reviews of The Blue Bell Inn (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Blue Bell Inn (JD Wetherspoon)
Standard shop conversion Spoons, large and a bit gloomy. Décor is mid-market (via a 2019 refurb, older reviews indicate it was a classic Victoriana interior) and a point of interest is the wood burner situated in the middle of the room which looks like it gets used. Three guest cask, my Mauldon Black Adder was in good nick (NBSS 3.5) and the pub had clips saying it's been GBG for 25 years straight. An oddity was the mature barmaid asking what I wanted, taking my payment and then wandering off to another part of the bar to chat to some other punters! Let's hope it's not early onset dementia. Luckily another staff member saw my incredulous look and got the beer in. Scunthorpe isn’t exactly blessed with quality pubs, so this one had more of a local’s feel to it than the average town centre JDW. 5.5
On 24th May 2024
- rating: 6
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Steve C left this review about The Blue Bell Inn (JD Wetherspoon)
The Blue Bell Inn is a Wetherspoons located mid-terrace in old local shops that have been knocked through, therefore it is more wide than long. There is an L-shaped bar counter to the right rear where the usual standard and premium keg fonts surround two banks of six hand pumps. The usual Ruddles, Sharp’s Doom Bar and GK Abbot Ale were available alongside Acorn Brewery’s Darkness and Rooster Brewing’s Buckeye and Londinium. There is a mix of high tables and standard seating throughout, and in the left is some open plan seating adjacent to the food service area. The only real feature in here is a large chimney breast with a fireplace that was housing a basket. At the rear is a patio area with seating that backs onto a large car park. Upstairs is a roof terrace that overlooks the patio below and has much better view of the car park. This isn’t the greatest Wethers, but it is a welcome relief in a town that is swimming in mega-keg outlets.
On 25th May 2023
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about Blue Bell (JD Wetherspoon)
I found it very difficult wondering around Scunthorpe without sniggering as I permanently had going through my head a joke about the town from my school days which started "If Typhoo put the T in Britain".
To be a bit more serious this JDW seems to be a conversion of as many as four terraced shops. It's an old school outlet with old style signage and the usual JDW fixtures and fittings. It seemed to be full of beer drinkers on my Saturday afternoon visit so I found it almost embarrassing ordering some food after my first pint.
The bar has twelve hand pumps and although the JDW Trio Of Doom was there and four were being used to advertise festival ciders, the other five were all Locale beers. These were Rooster's Red Baron & Kushty Rye, Hop Studio Blush & Eau De Soleil and Kelham Island Imperial Stout. I went for the Red Baron (£2.60) and the KI Imperial (£2.75) with my food and both were excellent.
The standard guest price here is £2.45 which is relatively expensive but the Ruddles is just £1.55. I applaud this pricing as Scunthorpe is a town with severe industrial problems.
I really liked this one as it seemed to be more akin to the original JDW concept before they decided that food was equally or more important than just having a drink.
On 27th July 2016
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No last updated 24 May 2024 by Quinno _
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- CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 24 May 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 24 May 2024 by Quinno _
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- WiFi : Yes last updated 24 May 2024 by Quinno _
