The Bluecoat in Rotherham

I visited Rotherham for no other reason than it’s there. As you do. Rotherham is famous for being the home of The Chuckle Brothers and the river Rother. And some Ham. The Bluecoat was the home of the Blue Coat charity School, imaginatively named after the school uniform. After 1547, the charitable work of the school was taken over by the ‘Feoffees of the Common Lands of Rotherham’. Nobody at that time knew what in God’s name a ‘Feoffee’ was. And so, it was decreed a short time later that Wetherspoons would take over the building. And it came to pass, some 450 years after the event, that said take over occurred. And still not one person knew what a Feoffee was/is. Lunch in the Bluecoat on a Friday afternoon was a pleasant affair. The pub was bustling without being too busy. Not ‘busty’ as I originally and mistakenly typed. Though a few examples of that phenomena were on show. Proudly. A curry, a burger and some chicken trips were the order of the day. You can’t really go wrong with that order, though you’d be surprised. A poppadum greasier than a teenager’s face often arrives. As does curry with an oil slick film floating on the surface. To accompany the slab of rice microwaved solid and cracking the plate with the body mass index of a WWE wrestler. Not that day. The curry was very nice indeed, no oil, fluffy rice, and naan bread just on the right side of cooked. The burger was fine, the chips were hot and crispy. The chicken was excellent; my daughter tells me. But then she’d eat chicken cooked in the backside of a pig with dysentery just so long as it was once a clucking thing. The Bluecoat was an excellent choice that day, the food great and we enjoyed the visit. No idea what a ‘Feoffee’ is though. A car, possibly. Or fruit.

Great place for a meal and a drink 😄

Me local even tho its 6 miles from home. Love it

Decent food and quick service, but loud drunkards all around you destroy atmosphere. One wouldn't expect this at 12:00 on Wednesday, but hey, welcome to Rotherham i guess.

A decent Wetherspoons pub, but it has a rather dark decor inside and lacks atmosphere. The staff are pleasant but the food quality can be variable depending on who's doing the cooking that day ! But for value and drink choice no other pub chain company can beat it and when we visit other cities and towns we always seek out the local Wetherspoons to try as each one is unique and kudos to the company for giving some great old neglected buildings a new lease of life.

Excellent food but decor very dark

Good pub. Great selection of beer and drinks. Friendly and polite staff.

Great little Spoons doing brisk business - all seats taken. CAMRA offer each Wednesday after 19:00 - all cask £1.88 a pint

My only minor criticism is that there isn't a lot of daylight there - each to their own. Everything else is excellent

Love it. Good food, good vibes, good beer. Enjoyed during my day off..

Great stone building , nice pub , friendly staff and amasing beers 😀 , great value 🍺

One very unapproachable large female member of staff making the place feel colder than it already is because the heating doesn’t work.. Stella guaranteed to be flat, the floor in the job centre next door is literally cleaner and you have to peel your sleeves of the tables but it’s great for a cheap pint and belly ache

Call in at least once a week for one of their lovely breakfasts

Needs a overall, looking tired inside now. Staff great always.

It’s seems Wetherspoons has now become a local crèche for every single mother in the area, at least the kids were ok while the women drank pints of coors and smoked vapes. I thought even with vapes you couldn’t smoke inside but the staff seem to turn a blind eye. After sampling the panini I wish we hadn’t bothered, Wetherspoons used to be cheap but £6 for what was basically a cat food sandwich is ridiculous. The Ghost ship beer was ok though.

Nice place good breakfast and good beer, friendly staff will go again.

Really pleased that they do a free from breakfast, not many places do and it was lovely too. Will go again

Friends staying in Rotherham had scouted around for a good place to eat in the evening and came across the Bluecoat. They had been the night before we met up and recommended that we go there together. So that was the first recommendation. I had scampi and my wife chicken. I can't remember what the others had, but it was all good! I tried to pay, but they ganged up on me! Recommended!

A homely atmosphere, booths, and lots of tables. Very easy to order, we had a very good time.

It is a Wetherspoons, if you have to go to any pub in Rotherham, this place is the least worse. Although, a man was glassed over the head last time I was here. So, maybe stay at home.

Staff or double right, prompt service , food usually good, pleasant atmosphere

Great spoons! Right around the corner from mine. Quality BBG products and presentation

Drinks only Table service was fast.very fast 👏 Typical spoons layout/drinks/food (looks only) Nothing bad to say

Friendly pub was in for a pre match Jalfrezi & back for breakfast the following morning before the train home - had a sing along with an office party upstairs- Dec 12th 😎

Everything you expect of a local wetherspoons.

It's a spoons ..... Customary good service good food etc. rated against other spoons visited....

Quick delivery, proper Wetherspoon feel

Good place to have a quick drink but too quiet upstairs,like music 🎶😀😜 when eating and drinking

Bluecoats is the. place to be at the weekend Adam and. staff are just great staff they're just there. ready to serve you Thank to. Adam. all his. Staff

Been in a few Wetherspoons around the country & quite a few are loud and dark, this one is the opposite of those, well lit and able to have a conversation without shouting. Had some food while we were there and that was excellent too. Would recommend.

Typical Spoons with great food all day with a huge variety of beers and wines. Staff very friendly.

been in this pub few times, the service was friendly, the quality of meals were basic , with that price you are not expecting too much. chips were crispy, chicken wings were plenty. beaware some meals are including drinks. good selection of drinks and their prices were low. guinness was £2.58 a pint. other pubs in peak district you won't even get half a pint. tea and coffee are refillable it was only £1.02.

Only visited for drinks great place drinks reasonable prices service was good not waiting nice atmosphere plenty of seating.

Decent real ale as can always be expected in a Wetherspoons, Farmers Belgium Blue. Price for food here is reminiscent of a cheap holiday without the sunshine!

Always freezing inside..air-conditioning is always very cold!!!!

What you expect from a weathspoons, service 1 star as I went for a drink and they took my breakfast away which I hadn't finished

I am an Ipswich Town supporter who visited as part of a group last week. The pub were more than welcoming to away supporters (which makes a change!) and service was swift via the app/ordering at the bar. All of the drinks were served perfectly and prices were good. There was a good atmosphere within the pub throughout and the locals are very friendly. Highly recommend if you’re travelling to the Aessal New York Stadium as an away supporter. I will definitely be coming back here if we play Rotherham next season👍🏻

Went on a dinner time when Millers were at home. Plenty of banter between supporters but no trouble

I enjoyed a vegetarian breakfast and a glass of orange juice for £7.20. Nice breakfast, but not keen on the sausages.

Unfortunately full of the daily drunks!

Lovely old building sympathetically converted.

I travel over from Wrexham for the match knowing that I will have a great day out.

My friends used to come here to get hammered between college lessons on fridays

Get what you pay for, great value.

Standard wetherspoons pub a little scruffy ok for a quick pint. Nothing special...

Been coming.Cant beat a Wetherspoon's on price..Think I've tried most meals on the menu.Dont like the new burgers tho much preferred the old ones.

Low priced real ales and a small selection of craft ales. Gets busy during football match days.

Great meal before Rotherham v Morecambe, friendly girls serving our table, great atmosphere. We'll be back if we play here again ❤️

This Witherspoon is one of the best I've been in for a while, today they let themselves down with 10 beans on a large brunch, and a rude customer of the older persuasion who was watching TicToc on full volume with no headphones, not a staff fault but annoying.

A typical boozer, great to sit in the sun and have a few jars

You know what you will get with a Wetherspoons! Good food at good price. Great upstairs area that's quieter.

Wide range of drinks to choose from at great prices .. lovely outdoor seating area....

The best pub in the centre at lunch time.

A typical spoons. Large outdoor area

Very nice friendly staff with a quick service

Always a great place to drink and eat cheaply. Food has always been good. The only moan I have is that it needs a bloody good brighter paint job.

Meal and a drink for £10 offer ❤️

Used to be nice, after the rhinos shut all the egits come up here now, atmosphere ruined. Used to be my go to, now avoided, go to New York tavern for a pint instead

A fairly decent wetherspoons in a run down area I'd never reccomend going to Rotherham but if you find yourself there then this pub is worth a visit I do like the blue coat blonde real ale which is actually Cavendish by well beck brewery but this is a decent pint on the bar all the time so if nothing else on bar is favourable then this is a good fallback option the food is well cooked prices are very reasonable and slightly cheaper than some spoons due to the location.

Typical spoons you get what you pay for.

Bit rough.. but nice staff great food .. Clean.. 👍

Visited for football very good atmosphere mixture of home and away supporters UTB

Great pub with good service. Visited on a match day. Staff were welcoming, choice of beers Great and food was good. Prices are typically Wetherspoons so value all round. Worth a visit.

A good spoons. The staff work really really hard before the Millers matches to keep us fed and watered.

Nice pub, good selection of real ales and breakfast was above average for Wetherspoons!

A bit of a tired pub internally but great use of this building

Nice gentle atmosphere considering it's a town pub

Friendly service, however the customers were a rude

It had supply issues with it's food.

Nice prices, shame about the plastic glasses

Good spoons Good service , good food

Been her lots of time but today was the worst meal I'd had ok it was Wilshire ham egg and chips the ham had 2 big pieces of grissle that I had to descietly remove from my mouth and chips was cold complained but was told he would tell kitchen but nothing came of it

Sometimes good beer and atmosphere, sometimes not. Worked here a long time ago not changed much

Typical Wetherspoons. Got there early for breakfast so found a quiet spot. Very busy later due to the football. Nice real ale on so great time had by all.

It's a Wetherspoons..what you see is what you get. Staff very pleasant though. Great beers.

Food good and well priced Staff always friendly but the place could do with a a lick of paint.

Good selection of beers and friendly staff

Good food at good prices, great service, cheap drinks. What more can you ask for?

Wow amazing manager special. Mixed grill £4.99 get in there.

I like the staff and the coffee.

Very busy with football crowd took an age to get served

Nicely positioned on the fringe of the town centre.plenty of people in the pub for a Wednesday breakfast time.Perhaps it's ready for an upgrade internally other than that absolutely fine.Grest staff.

I went there for dinner. At the point of ordering a meal I was told " no steaks , no grills". This might be the only Wetherspoons that thinks this is the way to do business. At the very least it should have been displayed - prominently.

Typical spoons good value and happy staff

Typical wetherspoons no more to say !

Wonderful carpet even better service food spot toilets miles away up the stairs what more could you want

Not like it use to be on a Saturday night 😕

Came in about 6-20pm tonight for food and a few drinks table 23 , good service but the skinny chicken burger was as dry as a nuns fanny

Really friendly service, very welcoming and a really polite young lad that serves. Thank you for wiping our tables everytime we moved.

Friendly staff Price is good as usually

The beer and burger OMG! Its like a microwave burger we was in stitches when it cametasted awful but beer is beer thats why 3 stars

Great food, great company with mates before off to match to watch tge Millers

This was a lovely pub to visit, having a grand old design conveyed by the raw style of the walls! The entrance is very stylish and the bar was well presented, where me and my friend were served by friendly staff. I enjoyed a refreshing pint of Blood Orange Cinder, good on Wetherspoon's for this new drink! The seating is comfortable, cleanliness had been enforced and a light on the wall made a nice addition.

Like Bluecoats, had fish and chips mushy peas enjoyed. Wife had a curry she said she enjoyed it but too much for her.

Staff were friendly..but I really wish that when staff walk towards the bar they just don't shout up.." right who's next?"

Love it .spot on service and staff.

Good place to take family, enjoyed our meal.

Second time I've ordered halloumi and got chicken - not good for someone who doesn't eat poultry! Ordered a side salad and got chips! Not good or upto wetherspoons usual standard.

Cooked breakfast was lovely and served quickly

The breakfast is very nice and tasty I would definitely recommend