The Hippodrome - JD Wetherspoon

Apart from me over ordering one diet coke using the app.
We had a nice relaxing time in the old hippodrome it was very clean it had a nice atmosphere the food was good as it always is .we were full up buy the time we left .
toilets were clean and it had some nice historic pictures that i found interesting.
Will definitely be back. Best of all was the free parking in city road car park

A wonderfully atmospheric pub. Full of history with dozens of posters of the films shown there in it's heyday.

Really nice place to go for a meal. Lovely setting inside

The food and drink are value for money with a good selection. Centrally located with plenty of space. As with all SPOONS, the attraction is value and convenience, and you would have to go a long way to compare to this national chain. Toilets located in the penthouse, as usual, are not that convenient if you struggle with stairs.

Well, it's a Spoons and food and service are as you would expect. No problems there. And of course, the loos (which were spotless) are a bazillion miles away up flights of stairs. Not such a hike as some other Wetherspoons I have been to but still far enough to raise an ironic smile when I went in search of them. But at least there is a disabled loo at ground level.
What I like about the Hippodrome though is that they seem to have gone out of their way to preserve and enhance the Art Deco styling both inside and out. It still feels like a cinema as you walk into the foyer. I love that.

A surprisingly nice hotel a d bar.
I stayed here on business for one night and was a bit sceptical of a JD pub / hotel. The building is an old theatre, was then a bingo hall and now a pub / restaurant and a hotel.
The hotel is lovely, big rooms tastefully decorated in keeping with the original building. Comfortable bed, big walk-in shower, plenty of space to sit and quiet.
The pub has been very sympathetic to the original theatre and was a nice place to eat. The staff were friendly and welcoming. I would definitely recommend it and will make a point of staying there again.

Didn't have a meal. This was my 55th Wetherspoons.. Friday so not too busy. Fully carpeted so absorbs any noise anyway.
Quite large but with a comforting snugness...
Decor good with lots of cinema posters to read..
Toilets clean, nice inner gun barrel and film reel touches on the mirrors.. yes I'm ex forces lol
Would I visit again.... definitely if I'm ever in the area again..

Great service and food. Nice places to sit. You can't expect more for their budget prices

Shouldn't have been surprised how interesting this converted cinema is, but was and that's what Wetherspoon does well. It has the usual long bar with a great range of drinks at very affordable prices. I took my family of 4 for a meal and drinks and they were very happy with the quality and quantity all for less than £28.00!

Lived here one night. Absolutely recommend for the price and service. The pub is a circle Theatre or Playground. Very old style and classic.

And, for the hotel, actually nothing to say. U cannot ask for this price which included a great cleaning and good bathtub any more. BTW, the window view is good!

Beautiful setting, the decor was a little dated but suited the character of the building. Service was amazing and food was good and tasty.

For a weatherspoons this is great. Good choice of real ales. Plenty of space to sit without being crowded. A tad on the cold side though. I guess energy costs with the heating.

Very quick service despite being very busy, food was hot, southern fried chicken wrap and cheesy pizza garlic bread is definitely recommended

Proper decent boozer loved my experience here, staff are super friendly and informative. get the gorgeous cookie dough if you can, not sure you’d be able to get it it’ll be in high demand because it’s double decent. All the food is lovely and you can tell the staff take great pride in assuring a quality service is delivered with quality food and a big cheesy smile. Would spend every meal in here if I could as I love seeing all the staff! Great pub Great staff proper bargain proper nice. :)

A Friday evening in magnificent surroundings. Food was fine (although my onion rings were rather tepid when brought to the table) and arrived in good time.

Great place good food abit loud alot of people in this one great surroundings half measures again when no ice was requested weatherspoons used to fill the glass up now half glasses.

Amazing service. Had an unplanned late drink with my significant other after work with my laptop, left without it and a wonderful member of staff ran out behind me with said laptop bag. Such honesty is such a rare treat. Thank you to the lovely and caring team in March!!!

Lovely venue, super food, great choice and friendly service. One of the best I have visited.

As spoons go, the food here is better than others I've been to. We'll be back.

Had lunch, was quite busy but no real waiting time.
Food prices reasonable,
Food was hot, tasty and good quality.