The Barker's Brewery - J D Wetherspoon in Knowsley

What a dump of a spoons it’s a dirty soup kitchen

Friendly staff & very nice food, highly recommended

Went in there 19th October 2024 stood at bar for 30 minutes waiting to be served was totally ignored by the 3 female staff who chose to serve every man that came in first was rude when I told them I had said I was next 5 times totally ignored staff need retraining in customer service and how to treat people and to serve the women to not just men

Great staff. It's a typical spoons radiators always lovely and warm in the winter.

Weatherspoons pub with very reasonable prices (cheap) and friendly,efficient staff Using the app we were served virtually instantaneously with our drinks

This is a very dirty restaurant and very slow services rubbish restaurant. And they keep ran out of every stock American breakfast,wrap

Absolutely disappointed with Wetherspoons no chocolate no coffee very very dirty restaurant.

Sound for a pint Local boozer for local people what more can I say

Food, service and atmosphere are always great.

Busy local pub with reliable food quality and outstanding craft real ale beers. Parking on site or plenty across the road. Tables are mostly kept clean. Using the app to order is amazing, drinks especially appear at your table lightning quick. This pub is popular locally and gets really busy. Thank you to wetherspoons for responsible pricing and attention to detail. And thank you to the staff which make this pub great to visit every time.

Great value pub with friendly bar staff. Park elsewhere as car park is tiny and regulars park outside the marked spots so if you’re not confident in tight spaces park in the village or elsewhere. As a pub, good prices with quick friendly service is all we needed.

Today the staff turned off the ability to order on the app because they were too busy ! When I asked the barman he said it was to stop lazy people not coming to the bar !! Both my self and my friend are disabled!!! Will NEVER Visit Again 👎👎👎👎👎

Great atmosphere, Friendly staffs and a good service.

Excellent breakfast. Don't like besns, so they added an extra egg. Unlimited coffee and help yourself to free iced water. Great value for money.

Very friendly pub and great service

Came here yesterday morning for breakfast with my son who has T1 diabetes. I asked them he needed to wait 15 minutes before receiving the food and they were absolutely brilliant. Spot on 15 minutes the breakfast arrived. Customer service was amazing and the traditional breakfast nice and hot. Highly recommend.

Full credit to the staff in this pub, the real ale is excellent!

Number 441 on my wetherspoons tour. This one was the best for architecture and atmosphere in the Liverpool and Merseyside area. I was fortunate to get 10 minutes sun and enjoyed this with a beer bought for me by a friendly local. Excellent nachos 😋

Just back from breakfast. Great food etc & loved it all. Staff very nice. More like your local than the nicer Spoons. Not disrespectful as this is worth coming to, another ticked off our list. Car park opposite is free for 3 hours. Great Spoons this one!!

Family arrived to celebrate my elderly Aunts birthday. All tables we had were pushed together. All with glass / cup ring marks, tables were sticky and dirty. When I approached staff member, I was handed a antibac spray and a cloth to wipe them myself. I was not happy so the staff member just gave a few sprays, wiped the tables and left. All menu's dirty with brown sticky marks. I ordered steak & kidney pudding, mash and peas. Mash wash a blob of instant packet mash that had been flattened down leaving fork marks. Crust was hard and peas were cold. I did complain and was given chips with a reheated pie and peas. Place was filthy, food was disgusting, staff not very happy when you disturbed their conversations asking for help. Aunt was 89 so travelling elsewhere was not possible at the time. I would have gladly gone somewhere else. Will never go there again, breeding ground for bacteria.

Food average typical of JDW drinks well priced, good atmosphere

Car park is a joke. Food was cold

Customers have already complained in the past week, about CCTV cameras in the men's toilets, week beginning May 27th 2024, women's toilets are closed, but CCTV has been installed in them too. I complained directly to the manager (the man with the dark beard) on the afternoon of May 28th. I said "It's a disgrace, it looks down on the boys urinal." His reply was "What do you want me to do about it?" I said "Take it out, it's a disgrace..."

Barkers Brewery on Archway Road, Huyton, Liverpool, is a pub with a significant historical background. Originally, this location was home to Barker’s Brewery, founded in 1825. The brewery continued operations until it was acquired by Walker's in 1926. Before becoming a JD Wetherspoon pub, the site was known as the Wheatsheaf and earlier, the Rose and Crown. The current pub takes its name from the original brewery, maintaining a connection to its historical roots. The building itself is notable for its large, modern décor with multiple seating areas and a beer garden, making it a popular choice for locals and visitors alike. The staff are friendly and welcoming with comfortable seating to perch & enjoy the ambience making it a great spot to relax & unwind with a pint or two. The pub's staff are noted for their warm and polite service, enhancing the overall experience. The seating is comfortable, allowing patrons to enjoy the ambience while sipping on their drinks. One of the highlights is the breakfast, which is both good value and well-prepared. It is served with a smile, adding a personal touch to the dining experience. Whether you're there for a morning meal or an evening pint, this pub ensures a pleasant visit. If you're in Huyton and looking for a welcoming pub with great value and friendly service, I highly recommend visiting this pub which offers a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. The staff are known for their warmth and politeness, ensuring you feel right at home. Whether you're starting your day or winding down in the evening, Barkers Brewery is an excellent choice for a pleasant time. Here, you can unwind and enjoy a varied selection of brews, a welcoming atmosphere, and top-notch service that consistently receives rave reviews from patrons.

Cheap cheerful good service and good location try out the curry Thursday

Yeah it's "just" Wetherspoons but still, friendly staff, always great selection on the draft, food is always served quite fast

A good basic pub with decent food and very kid friendly.

Nice place with good food. Acceptable price.

Standard spoons experience in a nice building. Had no problems as a trans person . Will be back , thanks guys .

Very reasonable prices. They had two beers on offer for £1 a pint. Amazing though probably a short time offer.

Excellent food! The chef today was amazing in our food for Valentines Day

Lovely breakfast, Mushroom Benedict and a fried breakfast.

Bacon was burnt pancakes are tasteless and shop bought and syrup was vile

Although my visit was on a miserable Sunday morning for breakfast, the pub was quite busy. I chose the big breakfast with extra black pudding and it was very good. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Chips not hot as usual had to sent back replaced with warm chips and then the rest of food was cold as had to wait 10 mins for replacement chips. Drinks ok and cheap. Would not recommend food there. Best to eat before you go to weatherspoons if your going for a drink.

Visited 4 evenings on a trot..every time large group of males openly vaping INSIDE family areas whilst people eating..staff walking thru clouds ignoring them..happening in many many spoons

Well done to Rhino and Paul As a customer, I watch them both work so hard not just for the customers, look after the staff as well Them lads should have a boozer of there own!

Visited tonight. Pub was filthy, dirty glasses all over the numerous empty tables. We.cleared our own table and attempted to order cocktails. Was told they had no clean cocktail pitchers. Pub wasn't that busy, is it really that hard to wash up? Left and went elsewhere.

Decent spoonz. Great staff service and a decent range of ales. Food service good and decent katsu curry. 👍

Great beer at reasonable prices. Polite staff and helpful lady manager.

Went for breakfast. Well cooked, quick service and inexpensive. Good choice of vegetarian and vegan options.

Visited here quite a lot as its local to me. Pub atmosphere but on a large scale! Good food good beers and spirits at a good price and quick service. Recommend a visit.

Went early so was quiet. Nice food. Staff were friendly

Great place food very good. Service and staff great

Super Place Great service this morning from the smiley girls. Nice to chat when pouring out the drinks.

Great spoons timed it right real ale 99p a pint taxi home

Good food and drinks friendly and helpful staff

Great place especially for breakfast. Cold when walking the half a mile to the ladies (although a trek is standard for Spooner's just didn't appreciate the cold)

One of the best Wetherspoons around. Friendly staff, nice food, other patrons are friendly. I live close to the fiveways pub but this is much better. Food is decent and always quick service.

Excellent meal and very welcoming atmosphere and Service by the staff

Good place, last time I was in there it was the rose 😂🤣

Good weatherspoons nice location and great staff.

It was alright..someone said wetherspoons are moving out..don't know how true it is..

Came here for a late breakfast and early drink! Food was decent enough, could have been warmer. Quick service and the bar man was very pleasant.

Food excellent, staff friendly but took long time to clear tables

Sound, £2.20 a pint of bud light, cheesy chips £ 5.10 not to happy abar dat like.

Efficient service pleasant staff.

Tables not always cleared. Staff pleasant and friendly. Always busy.

Food is always lovely fast friendly place

Really good bar man, food service was a little unfriendly!

Standard Wetherspoon's experience. Good food, decent beer selection, inexpensive, but with that sticky tables and professional drinkers.

Wonderful staff and food options breakfast lunch or dinner :)

Excellent Place Great Real Ales

Always place to sit, drinks always spot on and food is traditional pub food always hot and filling at great prices, tables could do with occasional wipe .

Place has fresh food cooked depending on what you get on the menu. Service is great from staff. Unfortunately couldn’t give 5 stars due to the noise from other members of the public, hopefully the staff have a solution to stop this from happening. Otherwise great pub food!

This place has upped its game since a few years ago and the whole "Rat" incident lol. There's alot of competition mind since the revamp of Huyton Village so it's no surprise. Cheap & cheerful. You know where are with this type of Pub 🙌

This visit was in readable poor, terrible food terrible atmosphere I’d advise new management

Big, plenty of tables. Typical Wetherspoons food. Cheap prices, refillable coffee and the toilets are on the ground floor -Yes, no stairs to climb!

To the staff member that decided to bring their kids in and leave them unaccompanied, their behavior was unacceptable and they were using vulgar language and came up to me and my partner and asked if we liked her sticker " it had the word "n#nce" written on it, we saw several tabes be disturbed and had to move, we enedes up leaving , this will be an interesting conversation with the area manager !

Tue 28. March. 23.....1800......i had 3 for 15 quid....bbq pizza, chicken wings, southern fried chicken strips. Really enjoyed our food, really nice. Not had great experince in past but no2 best meal ive had in the weatherspoon . Cheers

Friendly staff good atmosphere and nice food basic food.

Its a Weatherspoons standard pub. Staff friendly.

Great pub shame about staff lazy think they are doin you a favour serving you

Car completely blocked in in car park. Staff rude and dismissive when asking for help, said they were too busy when they were chatting. No assistance or support given.

Just another weathespoons, nothing special. Decent beer selection though, and the back garden is nice as well, but the people hanging out at the front are really scaring away decent folk from coming in...

Came here with my partner and some of his family March 2022. It was my partners nieces birthday and she just wanted a quiet tea before heading off to bingo. The place is your standard spoons really, it wasn’t too busy and we got our food fairly quickly. We had a nice tea and staff were friendly.

Nice little pub, to chill & have a few drinks

Went for dinner on a Tuesday night, family and kids with us, ordered food I ordered steak and chips and when my steak come someone in the kitchen had already cut a clean corner off the steak to eat. So the dinner I got someone had already had a bite of, I was disgusted. Food got sent back as I showed the waiter that someone had clearly already started eating my steak and when he brought me a new one out 20 minutes later after all my family had finnished their dinners he said the chef said there was nothing wrong with the steak. No apologies from waiter or chef either. the fresh dinner they brought out i couldnt even eat as I was still disgusted to think someone preparing the food might of had a bite or done something to the food. Slow service and dirty tables also. Would never recomend anyone to go there. The place needs a serious inspection its vulgar.

Nice wethies in Huyton, large old building with lots of soace

Good beer, good company and pleasant staff. What more do you need.

Just uour normal spoons, nothing clever or fancy. Great staff, caters for the locals. Nice place to make new friends .

Never again Try to order break fast at 11:34 Lady refuse it Becouse ther serving up to 11:30 Breakfast 4min Giving massive different 😅😅😅 P. S Pathetic

Decent food and a pleasant environment

One of the best weatherspoons I've been in, spotless ,lovely staff, quick service brilliant atmosphere

I've always been very happy with the food and drinks at Weatherspoons ..very reasonable and I can't personally complain always go here when I visit my Mother in Law in Huyton for a few real ales and some pub grub and Monday night Guinness at £2.89 a pint I really enjoy after working in Sweden for years this place is great!

We all know what we're getting in a spoons. Decent breakfast tho.

Nice meal but found it a bit nosey

Its a weatherspoons its clean its OK.

Great hot chocolate and free refill 😊 I've heard the food is good too!

Good beer served by competent and professional staff.

Love the food and you can get cocktails 2 pitchers for £12 to go with your meals good value for money will be going back there next time I'm dinning out

Ordered brekkie with scrambled egg came with fried. Refused to change it.hash browns looked like they'd been in fryer all night.bacon dryer than the Sahara desert Utterly dreadful

Friendly staff and great breakfasts

Love this place. me and my feller go there every Saturday for our brekkie lovely place and lovely staff. Food is always hot no complaints here

Breakfast far to greasy, knife and folks where dirty. Bread tasted as if it was toasted about 2hours earler ready for the day. Avoid Breakfasts here.

I was out cycling and had one of those ‘Oh my God, I’ve got to eat NOW!’ moments. Pulled into the Barkers about 14:00 on a Tuesday afternoon and locked my bike to an outside table. I ordered Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas, a couple of slices of bread and a drink. I was ordering on the app and I couldn’t see the number of my table so I put the number as 500. I realised that may cause a little bewilderment at the bar so, not wanting to leave my bike unattended, I phoned to explain. The lady that answered the phone politely assured me that the serving staff would find me. I popped in quickly anyway and had a word with a very friendly member of staff to let them know I was outside. As I went back out to my table, I saw a staff member asking other customers if they’d made an order to table 500. “That was me.” I told her, and we had a little laugh about it. As soon as I’d sat down, the guy I’d spoken to inside came out with my drink. A cold bottle of alcohol free cider and a glass with ice. I didn’t want the glass but it was there if I had have wanted it. A few minutes later a lady came out with my meal. She brought with it, cutlery, sachets of salt, tartare sauce and a bottle of vinegar. The Meal: The fish was good. Crispy batter, not too oily. Reasonable quality fish used. Firm and flaky. Better battered fish than you get from most of the chippys around here to be quite honest. There was a nice looking wedge of lemon on the side. The chips were the standard fare ‘Spoons job. Pretty decent, up to scratch. Definitely good enough. Mushy peas were a bit of a splat on the plate but I’m used to that and they certainly tasted very nice. Maybe they could do with being served in a little ramekin or something but that’s just me being a bit picky. The two slices of white bread were served on a separate plate with two catering style single serving Lurpak butters. Quite good quality bread, reasonably fresh tasting. Half way through my meal, the lady that had brought it out to me was out clearing tables. She asked me if I was enjoying my fish. I gave her a thumbs up coz my mouth was full of fish! I was very much enjoying my fish, it was lovely. Just what I needed. In summary: Food - Good Value - Very Good Service - Excellent Cheers guys, keep it up.

I think the staff in this place need to learn a few lessons in manners, especially the young blonde haired girl with bunches in, she has an attitude problem & needs to grow up, she accuses people of stirring at her & then tells them at the bar when they order drinks, when no one in the pub anywhere was even looking at her, just as if anyone would be interested in her, when there is fine drinking to do, if she carries on like that she will be sacked within a year, with people complaining about her.

Nice and friendly staff and pub very clean

It is what it is. Cheap beer all round. The local piss artists frequent so be warned. Maybe better of an afternoon. Meals are cheap and reflect this. Like all Wetherspoons initial investment in decor then decline and decay. Also no beer mats so tables are sticky. Staff are paid a pittance by the millionaire owner so when you pay peanuts you get monkeys. I can't blame the staff...mostly kids...total lack of investment in them. Shame.

Pitiful food. Paid £10 for a "winner winner chicken dinner" but let me tell you this was no winner. Infact it didn't even start the race. It had a very small piece of chicken breast that was burnt and was very dry , a massive slab of mash that was very dry, a couple of dried out burnt carrot pieces and some rock hard peas , no roast potatoes or nothing. A under cooked stuffing ball that looked as anemic as I do. Mixed grill my partner ordered the meat was overcook and tough, it would have knocked Mike Tyson out with one slap. I've had better quality food at MC Donald's on a bad day. I would not go again. I gave 1 star because the staff were very welcoming and friendly.