The James Watt in Inverclyde

Very clean smart been ideal this afters before getting on the Waverley

Old man pub with reasonably priced food 👍

Whilst working on a small contract in Greenock recently we met in The James Watt 'Spoons' a few nights, lovely friendly staff and good beer which is ever so cheap! and friendly locals... However, we ordered some food one night and it arrived fairly quickly but upon trying to eat it my Steak and kidney Pudding resembled a carboard version, without any filling! On complaining i was apologised to and told another will be along shortly, well i waited, and waited, my business colleague polished off his fish n chips and i still waited..... Then i spot a fella who resembled a chef chatting away to what looked like his wife n child and i approached him and asked if he was the Chef? his reply 'No, but i am the cook' So i tell him of my issue and he says 'oh aye, i saw that come back, ill sort it out in a minute' This was 15-20 mins later, and im sure both meals arrived in the first place in less than 10 mins? Anyway, after hes seen off his wife n child he then pops back in the kitchen and within 6-7 mins my dinner arrives.... Poor really.

Wonderful beer garden staff great

Lovely building as these often are. Smoking and non smoking outside areas. Fairly quiet, and tables clean. Just had some shared plates between us but seemed pretty fresh and tasty. Drinks very cheap.

Coffe was nice whilst waiting for food. Two steaks. Food came in a timely manner, however, the sauce was cold. Took the sauce back & was told this would be replaced. Meanwhile, I tried my steak ( apparently as blue as they could make it!!!) , both steaks were cold, the plaes were roasting and the chips overcooked. The presentation was poor. I've had the steak before which was amazing. Doubtful I'll be back for a steak!!

Went in for a late dinner after watching the Queen Mary 2 leaving port. Mixed grill and chicken with a bbq sauce. Partner enjoyed the chicken. The mixed grill was okay.

Nice to visit JDW in new location for me. Friendly staff

Large pub with plenty of seating and decent food for the price.

Pretty good food for a weatherspoons, table service (via app), as always a fantastic old building

Good selection of beers and spirits and decent prices

Frist time in Glasgow. And enjoyed the time at the restaurant. Will be back 1 day soon . Friends from the US

Really great food, great prices

Excellent staff all nice and polite food is lovely well presented

A huge venue with plenty of seating choice. The place to go when visiting Greenock!

This is a large pub housed in an old Bank Building. It is decorated with local interest items. Now operating as a chain public house it serves good value food and drinks. Certainly worth a visit

Good food, staff and atmosphere.

Couldn't get a simple order right, took 3 attempts, 2 x big breakfasts, easy, Right? Not for this crew.

Typical pup food waiting to get served at bar

I loved the decor more than anything else, The ambience is really nice,gives a homely feeling than a typical bar. I had indian cuisine, it was worth a price, chocolate fudge cake was nice, the staff was nice and friendly.

Nice pub, well served beer, excellent bar staff, the only ale pub in Greenock but does the job, £1.49 or less with a CAMRA voucher so can't complain about cost of living crisis here.

The usual value for money wetherspoons food and drinks (although bacon was missing from my burger!) A lovely old building restored by wetherspoons. Close to the waterfront, I'll call in again if I'm in the area. 👍

waited nearly an hour for the food. after chasing it up it came cold dried up and disgusting. it also needs a good clean wont be going back

Also has a great outside seating area

People smoking in non smoking area,one was actually bar staff who was meant to remove glasses ttc

The quality of the food and the prices take some beating. Definitely recommend.

Typical Wetherspoons establishment.

You can't go wrong with a Wetherspoons and this is no exception. Great food and drink at great prices with ample seating.

Typical grand wetherspoon building. Fantastic decor in here. Quiet Tuesday night in watching football. Very quick polite service. Exceptional value drinks. Can't fault this place

Cheap and cheerful. You get what you pay for

The place is absolutely dreadful, the tables are sticky and not cleared, or hygiene wiped. Empty glasses 🥂 all around each table, plates of food mainly left and not cleared on tables.. service for drinks/ food very slow and the appearance of the establishment is totally run down. It's not welcoming at all when you walk through the doors to firsty see plates of food on tables half eaten, glasses pilled up and the atmosphere is very strange.. Only my findings and Outlook..

A very large, well patronised, bright, clean establishment with good food and beverages at reasonable prices and a friendly efficient staff.

Cheap and great for a quick pint.

Good food, great real ale. Poor weather, therefore so glad to be inside

We d bought a fair number of drinks then ordered food , the chips were half warm over cooked possible reheats ! I did complain to one waitress who said do ye want some more ? I said no we ate them , that's because we were hungry and just ate them not good enough im afraid wether it's busy or not the food you pay for let's face it is microwaved, so should be at least half edible ! We just ate what we could salvage from the chips doubt we'll be back again, the waitress s attitude wasn't the greatest to be honest

£5:50 2 pints can't complain at that

We always give this establishment a visit when we are in the area, the food is what you would expect from any other wetherspoon public house, the staff were pleasant and helpful the atmosphere is pretty much what to expect when in greenock, it also has a beer garden for these sunnier days, overall worth a visit.

The usual consistent high quality I have come to expect from Wetherspoons.

My first time having the vegan burger, I'm not into fake meat much but this was thee best vegan burger I've ever had. Plenty toppings. The whole lunch for us all was lovely. My son especially loved the chocolate cake. Lovely friendly staff. We will definalty be back.

Bit quiet when I visited. Standard spoons good value.

Me and my family go in here quite a lot ,sometimes for food , sometimes just for hot drinks, sometimes for both , really cheap and easy to order ,also have table service

Your usual spoons, food pretty quick compared to service sometimes bur suppose depends how many is working

Night out spoiled by bar staff that forget why they are there.

4 star for drink prices. This chain don't rip you off. Good logic lower prices bigger footfall through their pubs.! 👍 Gordon Darroch Inverkip Greenock

I haven't ate here in years and years! But I have seen peoples meals, and they look gross tbh. I've seen their recent menu's which states the calories in each. You won't find one meal which is low in calories. When i asked for healthy foods, they suggested the Vegan menu - what you have to be Vegan to be healthy now? (I don't think so!). I heard a man asking for brown breaded toast, the barmaid said they only do white bread. So i defo wouldn't be going here if you're wanting a healthy meal, or your on a diet etc. As for cleanliness, the toilets are really awful in afternoons/especially evenings/weekends. Some toilet blockages 🤢 And i've seen way too many not cleaned tables whenever i was there. I was keeping an eye on one table, when he left. that table didnt get cleaned at all for the whole time i was there, with bf. So they really need to up their cleaning, and defo change/more variety of meals on their menu's please. The pub itself should be refurbished, as this carpet is old and mould on one table near front doors - it wreaked of mould. I think this is because of the drain outside, on wall, is leaking through to inside on wall in pub. Good idea to sort that out.

Very slow service waited 15mins to be served

Very nice late lunch, good service bar was very tidy tables being cleared regularly.

Steak cooked to perfection and cheap as chips, it's my favourite January destination, though I pop in for beers as well from time to time.

Perfect place loved every minute fabolous staff great good food well done ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Very busy but customer friendly staff.good ale varietys.again mobbed tonight 6/1/23

We often eat lunch at Wetherspoons in different towns. The beer is good, there's a wide choice of food, there's no hassle. But this week - the beer was good, the food came quickly - the chips were good, the peas were good. But the main items - my steak & kidney pie, partner's fish - were both horrible. The fish, dried up. The pastry on the pie, hard like it had been heated in a microwave for 10 minutes. We were cold and starving and we ate them. Yes I know, we should have made a fuss, carried them back to the serving hatch. Given them a chance to put it right. Asked for replacements (would you trust the replacements?) Asked for a refund. All that was too hard.

Warm and welcoming, great choice of beers, I.P.A'S and wine. Fantastic meal deals which include a drink (alcoholic or non alcoholic).. The fish and chips are delicious...as are the halloumi chips and chicken strips burger. Staff friendly and work very hard with a smile on their faces. Excellent.

The best place spent in Greenock, but unfortunately this place doesn't always clean and food quality is so-so.

Spoons #144 and what a building, great character Good service and nice pudding

While visiting the James Watt in Greenock, a customer on the day complained that I had said something Racist which is obviously criminal , well the Manager at the time Amanda came and asked Me to leave. I as there had been a report of racism made against Me, Me flabbergasted in public humiliation asked, I asked Amanda a manager what have I said that's racist?. Amanda said I don't know, I said that's criminal an accusation of Criminality and asking Me to leave after publicly humiliating Me, with no explanation and No Idea of what I had allegedly said The Manager asked Me to leave. In fact Amanda had been told 2 minutes before and acted with reckless disregard for My own reputation and gross misconduct in her managerial position, clearly lacking any evidence but acting on hearsay alone, I have shamefully treated and been called a racist with no evidence. I will likely take a civil action and complain in house head office. While going back to discuss her Statement made in front of other customers that I said something Racist and wanting to know what I said?, She said we are not dealing with that now we are dealing with My Facebook posts in which I had mentioned My understandible grievances at being called a criminal racist in public, well Amanda the manager said We are not dealing with that now you're not being barred for an unsubstantiated NO PROOF accusation I'm baring you for your Facebook posts mentioning My name Amanda it's on public view on her name badge, so clearly too n the public domain, as there can be no expectations of privacy in public by anyone. Shamed with no proof in public and barred for sharing public information in the public domain. Amanda has made a serious mistake and is fully liable for her conduct that has negative affected My life and reputation, I have no criminal record and it's a defamatory and a false accusation.

Historical building and good local beer. Yeah life is good .

Was nice place to go for coffee after a family funeral. Plenty of room for us to sit together.

Very nice place in centre of Greenock, the bar man was still learning but we kept him right. Served up a nice meal that we all enjoyed. Credit to Greenock, has a lot of history on the walls.

First time in the Jimmy in years probably my last on arriving bar staff were unwelcoming friend asked for a can of diet coke told they didn't do it then pointed to what they had on the draft didn't tell use they had Pepsi in bottles... Sat in the beer garden was there for over 2 hours for tables not to be cleaned friend said to one of the staff to be told they had no room inside to put the dirty glasses... When leaving went to the bar to have a shot and boy had poured 2 n a half of them and went to look for another bottle.. took bout 10 mins friend commented to another friend about the service only for a staff member to confront her and say how busy they had been pub wasn't particularly busy seen it alot busier... majority was all young staff members who were all standing about at the end of the bar staff members attitude was shocking so we walked out overall terrible experience

Absolutely no shortage of seating in this massive wetherspoon, it even has quite a large beer garden, on the plus side is the toilets are on the ground floor which is quite unusual for wetherspoon public houses, we both found the staff helpful and attentive, can get busy at times.

A wonderful establishment for a pre match drink!

Great pub, brilliant breakfast and free coffee free fills. The pub was clean service good and has a local history in the old part of town. Highly recommended

Every time I go in there's tables needing cleared. Once the customer leaves, plates etc sit there for an hour or more.

Very nice was there for a coffee mmm nice enjoyed it very much 😋 I've been quite a lot over the years since you guys moved in cool to sit chat with friends and chat even if it's not having a few pints witch I have lol

Not been since before pandemic except for once a few months ago. It was very disappointing both food and sticky table. However we went again last week and a big improvement. I actually spoke to the staff and it's a new Manager and it's much better. Food especially. Me and friends used to meet up for supper every 4 to 6 weeks. You can have a chat ,( can actually hear what's being said), something to eat and a glass of wine and exceptionally reasonable. Change of Manager has made a difference. We all miss the young female Manager who is now at Braehead. She was terrific!

Huge classic Wetherspoons. Very cheap. Reasonable food. Hard to fault

Situated in a nice locale. Impressive building.

We visited at 6.15. Disappointingly there was no Sauvignon Blanc left and I got the last bottle of sparkling water. Meals were very enjoyable and reasonably priced. The staff were courteous and efficient. Toilets were modern and clean.

Ordered using the app for the first time here, and service was super quick. Great location just on the edge of Greenock town centre.

What you might expect from a Wetherspoons pub, but an essential for Greenock. Converted from the old main post office, a large, spacious interior making use of a building that might otherwise be redundant or even pulled down. Wetherspoons prices, so £1.49 for Belhaven Best and several other reasonably priced beers. Importantly, as far as I know, this is the only real ale pub in the town and worth supporting for that reason alone.

Pretty affordable place, lot of space. Great meal deal, howerver the quality of food could have been just a bit better, e.g. adding some herbs and spices isn't that expensive... yes I'm talking about you skinny chicken burger 🍔 😋

Cheap and basic place. Bar was stinking of stale bear morning pub at 5pm which is strange but staff where friendly and as per all Weatherspoons no drinkers very well catered for cheaply.

Massive place had a few drinks in the lovely beer garden will be back.

Staff friendly enough and food ok but the tables could be cleared quicker. There were empty plates on the table next to us for about half an hour after the customers had left.

This place is in need of some serious attention to decor and staff for that matter. Went in 10.30am Sunday morning for a breakfast. Probably around 5 customers there so not busy by any means. I order 2 scottish breakfasts and 2 coffees. The coffee machine had no milk in it and the filter hadn't been changed so coffee was virtually cold. Breakfast came and was 100% food that had been lying on a not so very hot plate as you could taste and again look warm. As per protocol noone came to ask how things were or had even cleaned the table beforehand as still sticky from Probably the evening before. If you can eat a breakfast anywhere I strongly suggest you do so.

If only they would do music but alas it's a decent pub, needs more staff at times

Toller Pub mit gutem und preiswerten Essen.

Nice pint of Punk IPA, relaxing atmosphere .

We got followed into the bathroom because we were gay. They accused us of doing drugs because we shared a cubicle. When we said we were happy to be searched they said they couldn’t search us and the security refused to display his license. When asked where their policy is displayed about toilets they claimed it was ripped down earlier that day but not to worry as we were not “barred” when challenged why they let illegal activity of drugs going on outside That security was made aware of why they allowed them to stay but why were kicking us out because we were gay they kept repeating it was policy and that it was not displayed to take it up with security but the bouncer was gay so it was not homophobia. Shocking how it was handled.

If I go out for a drink I need: plenty of choice; good prices; somewhere not too busy but a comfortable atmosphere; no argument's; friendly helpful staff and of course someone with me to share all this♥️. I just love Wetherspoons pubs. Some people get hung up on the owner and his politics blah de blah. Well done the James Watt from a past resident to this town

Well impressed great value for money food nice and big enough to relax in eould definitely recommend we went pre theatre

No fuss pub grub. Cheap and cheerful with friendly, helpful staff

This was our place of choice for many a meal but we wont be returning. The last twice that we have visited for breakfast there have been no sausages and the last time no eggs! Unbelievable for a Wetherspoons and we've been visiting various ones since the brand was launched. It is also freezing cold inside and I know Covid "experts" advise opening the doors but no heating? I don't think so.

Average food, can be a bit tough and go here, steak varies as does breakfast, Yesterday we a breakfast with a lot of cold items also cold toast

Superb, great staff, great value food and drinks

Staff are friendly and efficient, and have done all they can to make it safe with social distancing etc. Good food and the variety and quality of beer pints is great.

Great prices, great service thanks Jimmy Watt!

Unbelievable a company this big refuse to call emergency heating engineer while place is frozen all day Sunday

Had a few drinks in here. Nice big pub. Witherspoon so you know what you get. Food and drink. Staff are nice even when there so busy.

I visited on a Wednesday about 5pm/6pm and it was very quiet with no more than ten people in there. No complaints from me I was quite happy sat on my own with a drink. Clean and big, close to the train station and lots of room to sit. Maybe it would have been busier later on or at a weekend. As always I got served at the bar becasue it is a whole lot quicker than the app

Service at the bar was good but no one clearing and cleaning tables for about 1 hour after we arrived. Reinforcements came in later and cleaned up. Toilets were clean Friendly staff. Would we go again. Of course

Good services, friendly staff, expected quality food. Only 1 hot drink machine in use (possibly due to Covid), but slot machines all in use beside each other? Also, no pizza cutters/ pre-cut pizza? Given stake knives instead? 😂

Not my cup of tea ok if your just wanting one drink

Very impressive interior. Called in for early morning breakfast. Both the regular breakfast and eggs bennedict cooked to perfection.

Clean. Staff great. Always busy . Had to wait for meal but it was worth it .

Everything was nice except the steak, asked for medium rare, was very rare and couldn't cut through it. Brownie was nice.

Staff was helpful but problems with their app for ordering food & drinks

Always ask for receipt for food ect they have overcharged my card 3 time's in 18mth

Paid a visit to the James watt in Greenock sorry but I have to say the table service in the place is diabolical sat waiting for someone to come and take my order 25minuits later no show I wouldn't mind but the place was quiet sorry no excuse Sorry won't be back

Great for real ale selection food not to bad good beer Garden