The Prestwick Pioneer in South Ayrshire

Great time, food was tasty and hot. Service was fast and friendly.

Must mention Kayleigh, Kirsty, Sarahlee and Sam. They are all so friendly and attentive during our visit. All are great ambassadors for the company.

Today my wife and I went to the Pioneer for breakfast. I work offshore and we normally go out for breakfast on the day before I go back to sea. Our normal venue is really quite expensive, seems more of a place to be seen. Today I had the full Scottish breakfast with a side order, my wife had a toasted muffin, salsa and poached egg with side order of grilled tomatoes both with coffee and free refills. The total cost was £13.28!!!! At this price there is absolutely nothing to complain about. The food was delicious and well presented. Almost all tables were occupied. We’ve decided that from now on The Pioneer will be our choice for a good breakfast. I highly recommend you visit.

Can't get better value anywhere ,cheap and cheerful ,go once a week 😁

Well this is quite the social hub in the mornings. Well kept surroundings, fresh feeling inside, great breakfast selection, what more could you want from a Wetherspoons...? They also hold beer festivals with local craft beers. Top marks.

It's alright for a beer while waiting for a bus . Cafe vibes.

Honest fare at honest prices. Staff are great. Place is always pretty busy, which is a good testament to how good the place is. I'm a big fan of the Pioneer.

Lovely Wetherspoons with nice log fire on when we visited

Great place for a choice of quality real ales. Food can be hit and miss depending on what you order, fine if you need something to eat but aren't going to compare it with a proper restaurant. Always a buzz about the place which can be its downfall as the acoustics are such that it gets really loud when it's busy. All in it's one of the better Wetherspoons I've visited and definitely the best in Ayrshire.

Another very good Wetherspoons bar,good food and very good prices

Loved this weatherspoons after our first visit we went back again it didn't disappoint

One of the best pints of strongbow you get is in here .

Busiest pub in Prestwick! Couldn't believe how rammed it was for a Saturday afternoon. Barely a seat to be had. Standard spoons prices & munchies delivered to table via app nice n quick. Can't fault it really!

It was a Jolly Boys Day Out... OAPs on the lose.

Soup and a couple of pints.....the fire was on ❤️

Excellent spot for a quick brekky that want empty the wallet

Budget eating place bar meals takeaway prices. You know what your going to get budget mass produced food with typical wetherspoons menu.

a few pints with friends when home to hometown Xmas

Disgusting and rude staff - if you don't enjoy dealing with customers seek alternative employment. Used to think the West Kirk in Ayr had the most unpleasant staff - Prestwick Pioneer has definitely won that crown. Went to the Burgh bar where you get a smile with your drink. Okay you pay a bit more for your wine - but it's worth it. If the staff in Wetherspoons in Irvine and Glasgow can be pleasant why can't the miserable employees in Prestwick and Ayr not be.

Love meeting up with pals here for a breakfast and chatting

When we first tried to order I was nearly over charged until I questioned the barmaid on this and it was fixed. Once we had received our food all was fine until we found a massive hair in our pizza which straight away put us off straight away. We then continued to eat our chips that we found to be hard and cold and our halloumi fries were burnt to a crisp. Thankfully the waitress was very apologetic and gave us a refund and sorted us out our desserts which were the hot fudge brownie and hot cookie dough which again both came out freezing cold and rock solid. Overall was awful.

Good spoons. Always get breakfast here and the atmosphere is great. Clean and friendly.

Lovely friendly attentive staff always enjoy visiting this bar 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

One of the best witherspoon I've been it.

A woman with red hair and specky shouted at me for sitting down I was with my friends and I’m traumatised not good customer service, will not be coming back here

Cheap pretty decent food. Good meal and a drink offers.

Food wasn't that enthralling.. beans were bland and tasteless toast was brunt ti charcoal. Link sausages were average and roll was slightly soggy. Scottish breakfasts didn't even include a Scottish stable the slice sausage. Not overly impressed at all.

Down for a days visit and had a lovely meal. Quick efficient service and piping hot meal. I had veggie burger and friend had American cheeseburger. Both meals were lovely and we had a few hot cups of really good tea. Both meals for just over £13. You can’t beat it. I’ve been to expensive restaurants and paid 4 times that for a mediocre veggie burger.

Went here during my holiday. The food was wonderful and the atmosphere is super nice. Excellent service as well.

Very busy pub to a point it's a coin toss as to whether you get a table or not. Great prices, hence why it's busy. Can be noisy too.

Past few visits for lunch have been underwhelming... but this one was even poorer! Admittedly it was very busy. However, my first choice was 'not available' despite being flagged as a "new" addition to the menu. I opted for fish and chips. I made a simple request for very crispy chips. When my meal arrived the chips were softbut the fish was a shrivelled, very crispy (ie burnt) lump (with tepid baked beans)! I pointed the obvious reversal out to a server who told me they were busy and it would take too long to changemy meal... and he didn't deal with complaints, that was the manager's job. It'll be a long time,if ever, before I venture back!

Tables far too close together: not enough room to fart! Table next to us accidentally broke a glass (simply holdimg it) and had a whole . When my son alerted bat staff on their behalf he was offered a few sheets of blue roll. A member of staff sauntered over later on. Too crowded to get in or out.

Drinks reasonably priced but far too many tables crammed together it was terrible trying to get to the toilet fighting through all the tables 😭

Thank God for wetherspoons and real ale

Popped in Sunday morning for a coffee before my 24hr shift. Same as most Spoons ....unhappy staff.

After reading the reviews for the Prestwick pioneer which are not really that good we decided to give it a try on a windy Wednesday got parked right outside walked into a busy scene found a table and decided to order at the bar normally use the wetherspoons app served quickly and in a friendly way food arrived quickly and was hot seemed better presented than that of the old kirk meal was good ordered pudding no ice cream for my apple crumble so custard it is by this time it was quieter and the staff where beavering away tidying up clearing up as soon as customers where departing a quick visit to the bathroom revealed a spotless bathroom the disabled toilet you need a radar key available at the bar if you don't have one I would say go visit yourselves and make up your own mind after reading the reviews I was half expecting the slaughtered lamb scene from American werewolf in London and got the opposite a friendly warm atmosphere with good food

Decent Scottish breakfast, fast efficient service, and as always with Spoons, good value.

Great place for day meet up with friends

Probably one of the finest Spoons in the UK to be honest. Really well managed, toilet on same ground floor level, and nice attention to detail, like slice of orange in the blue moon wheat lager. Sliding doors open up to the main street in sunny warm weather too. What it lacks in a beer garden, it makes up for everywhere else.

Always too noisy for me. Food pretty decent for the price.

Went on such a busy day by chance for a quick drink stop, probably a nice pub on quieter days but too busy that day but served drinks immediately so that's great.

Don't really need to tell anyone the the value for money is second to none. What u maybe don't know is the pioneer is definitely one of the better wetherspoons to visit

Food and service good great atmosphere

Only problem is that it is very busy and hard to get served

Had a drink and meal quick service very busy will be back soon

Had breakfast very reasonable prices

Popped into here while in Prestwick for a quick bite to eat with the kids the place was mobbed. Myself and my eldest opted for dessert and youngest got a meal, partner ordered a beer and was told he would only be served a beer if we were ordering food (which we were) my 1 year old wanted to walk about (around our table, she wasn't going far ar all) but was told she had to remain in the high chair which just didn't happen as she wouldn't sit at peace, partner was then told that he wouldn't be served any more beer if he didn't order any food baring in mind he was sharing a meal with our 1 year old. Felt like we were constantly being watched and approached. Ended up leaving. Not a place for kids at all and if kids aren't allowed to be kids and walk then they shouldn't really allow kids in.

It does exactly what it says on the tin one of Weatherspoons best venues

It wasn't me I can assure you. Said I would never set foot in a Weatherspoons again due to Tim Martin's iews and attitude towards the staff who worked in his bars .

Great place to eat & catch up with old friends 🧡

First visit to this place. Standard Weherspoons but it was Father's Day when I visited. Very busy. Beer O'clock was available, very pleasant real ale.

Always nice food, well presented & great prices. Good atmosphere & family friendly ,It can get busy at weekends. Staff attentive & street parking available.

The prices are going up all the time..

It's nice and quiet, always clean and food delivered within 10 mins. Never had a problem

Visited recently during a cycling trip for a rest and some food. The ambience as I entered seemed quite relaxed as I approached the bar for service, when a male staff member approached Short, pale skin, dark hair, slight build, with facial hair and requested my order. As I perused the food and drink menu I could feel him scrutinising me with his eyes and without any bidding he commented about how good my thighs looked in my lycra shorts. I thought it an odd comment from one man to another let alone to me a random customer. "Muscular" he asserted and smirked. Hungry and thirsty, I brushed these inappropriate remarks away in the naive hope that he was merely eccentric. I flicked through the food menu and again without bidding he too lifted a menu and began to mimic me, page turn for page turn, occasionally glimpsing over the top of the menu to offer me a suggestive wink. At this point I was becoming jaded and exasperated by his relentless bothering. Burger and chips I exclaimed. Not really wanting same but wanting this sordid experience over with. "Sure you don't fancy a hot dog" he quipped. No mate, I nipped back. Can I just get my food and I'll be on my way!. Sure! He slapped the menu down and with a petted lip, off he popped. About ten minutes later my food arrived with my receipt which included his mobile phone number and a crude drawing of what I think was two men performing fallatio on one another. For the record the burger was also barely cooked. I wont be back. 1 star.

one of the best wetherspoons I have visited, very clean, table service very fast even when busy, staff are pleasant and helpful. Cheapest pub in the area, so it can get very busy at the weekends. I would definitely recommend for drinks. I have never eaten there, so I can't comment on the food.

Spoons. Know exactly what you're getting at a price you've come to love. Toilets however were disappointingly 20 steps from the bar and not the usual 624 🤣

what seemed to be busy for a Sunday with only three members of staff working. Got served at the till by female member of staff who was badly limping she advised us it will be 20-25 minute wait for breakfast before taking my order which was helpful as had children with me, got my order 20mis later only downside was my sons order was wrong, I spoke to the manager and she apologised and got us the right order the girl behind the bar apologised too which was nice great customer service for what seemed a very busy Sunday morning, staff very helpful and friendly we will be back the next time we pass through.

Had a glass of wine and was too pished supposedly to serve

Great Food, great service and great value for money

Nice atmosphere nice food at affordable prices.I 😎👍

Busy place, good atmosphere. Very good choice of food. Second time here, will go again if down that direction.

Itsca spoons, what's not to like

Good big pub/cafe, we just had tea and bacon rolls, you help yourself to the tea and coffee at the machines. The place has lots of old Prestwick photos on the walls.

Been in all the Ayrshire Wetherspoons and this one is by far and away the best

Great place to eat,excellent service and quality 👌.

Friendly staff,quick service. No steps to toilets

Nice big cafe/pub lots of atmosphere

My favourite place in Prestwick for a drink, great value.

One of the more modern wetherspoons. Food was nice and atmosphere was lively. Reasonably priced food & drink.

Disappointed, it's changed from a previous visit a number of months ago

Good food, nice location. Would definitely recommend to others.

Typical wetherspoons very busy but bar staff do a great job

Can highly recommend this place to anyone devoid of any soul. Staff will (un)happily serve you with(out) a smile. Tourists are made to feel very (un)welcome whilst the locals are treated as warmly as an outbreak of the bubonic plague. You can order food but it’ll be your fault if it’s inedible (which, going by several other reviews is highly likely) and you will be asked to leave if you complain. You can order drinks until you’ve had one too many and you’ll be barred. Prestwick has a lot of local businesses who will appreciate your support and offer you a warm welcome. This is not one of them. Avoid at all costs.

Nice place to spend an afternoon.

Went in on a Friday evening. Place was very busy, struggled to get a table (plenty of tables, just very busy). Ordered food and drink using the online system. Despite how busy the place was, the food and drink arrived very quickly. Food and drink both inexpensive, but very tasty.

When we come to Prestwick to walk the shore we (My wife and myself) invariably end up at THE PIONEER, for a wee refreshment and relax , Ahhhh!

Fabulous staff really appreciate what they did for me one evening. Thank you.

If you want an inedible steak and abuse from the manager head to the pioneer in Prestwick on steak night. (19.03.24) Because we ate our chips and no steak that was us eating our meal so no refund or compensation just abuse.

Steak night what a joke, thought I was at a Karen’s restaurant with the abuse. Steak was inedible but cause we ate our chips we had ate our meal. Manager was horrible from the moment we spoke to her. No refund and no compensation.

Took my wife to the Pioneer in Prestwick for steak night for her birthday, been there before many times. ordered the gourmet steak, and a bottle of wine. Steaks came out, looked a bit fatty, but we tried them. We could not chew any of the meat, although we tried, asked to speak the manager. she came out with an attitude saying you want to speak to me. I said yeah the steaks were inedible we couldn't chew any of them, she quite abruptly said we had eaten most of them, I said no we didn't, it was all left on the plate. I asked her for a refund. she said no way. I asked her for her name, she shouted MANAGER, and asked us to leave. We will not be back in the Prestwick Wetherspoons. do not go in there for a steak night meal

It's nice but very noisy so if you want a quiet meal go elsewhere

Better than most, nice cosy fire too.

Typical Wetherspoons .... cheerful, good value, and pleasant staff. Busy lunchtime rush, but food was served quickly and was reasonably good value. Premises was clean, and the atmosphere was very convivial. Would recommend as a nice lunch venue.

Had a lovely breakfast for 2 on Sunday 25/2/24 really enjoyed our breakfast, but only 1 small problem there was no brown sauce to be had in your restaurant, think someone has forgot to order!! Please order more.Thank you.

Very modern. Nicest JD Spoons I've been in.

Busy Wotherspoons serving good beer.

This place is a victim of its own success. The food was fine and price was spot on for what it was. A bit too crowded for my liking. Staff were very good and kept the place tidy and tables moving

Cheap food and drink, what more could u ask for!

Typical weather spoons all promises poor delivery

Good food reasonably priced served on hot plates (a must )

This 'Spoons seems a bit more modern in it's styling - I liked it. Mostly it was usual Spoons experience, and I liked that, but the way the inside was styled I especially liked.

What you expect from Wetherspoons. Not much in way of atmosphere with no music but good choice of drinks and it's always busy, so you know it's a popular place.

Great place to eat. Very busy when we wait but didn't have to wait too long. Ordered food and drink via the app. Considering how busy it was, we didn't have to wait long.

I'm a huge spoons fan. This one seems a little one dimensional. It has that kitted out former shop fell about it, which is unusual for a spoons. It's still a spoons though, so it's great

Surprised by how nice a wetherspoons it was

Ok breakfast very reasonably priced. Self service coffee. Nice friendly staff.

Awful. Rude. Their management training, I think she was a manager, needs updating. She refused to give her name...... data protection, she replied ??? Politely ask if the customers know your policies? Never argue back. She also said she'd gladly wait on my complaint. You'll be glad to know I have sent it to your Head Office.

Always very busy, all good though, weeknights can be quieter, good value, if bar very busy take a seat and order on the App

Minus one.... was no place to sit... was full 😄