The Sir Richard Owen - Wetherspoons in Lancaster

Not the best Spoons I have visited but not the worst either. The Wetherspoons menu appears to have expanded since my last visit to one of their establishments and I was excited(?) to try the pizza. It was a bit undercooked but otherwise fine. The service was fairly quick and friendly enough.

You can never go wrong with a affordable WS visit, not the nicest WS but the usual service and quality, didn't break the bank

Stock standard Wetherspoons breakfast. Good value for money

Phenomenal Wethers will excellent food service food beer and gorgeous cocktails and modern clean venue and great atmosphere

Cheap beer, cheap food. Your standard Wetherspoons. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great little wetherspoons good food will visit again next time in Lancaster

Been here a few times I really like the atmosphere it’s a great place for a few drinks and a bite to eat

We used the app to order and waited for 30mins. In the end the we went to the bar and collected our drinks. There were 2 other trays waiting with ours. The food arrived 5/10 mins later. The pizzas were goon. Kids pizza didn't come with the cucumber or tomato advertised on the menu. The two tables closest two is were full of dirty glasses and plates for the entirety of our stay. The staff were apologetic when they delivered our food and we collected our drinks, but they were obviously understaffed and overworked.

Sir Richard Owen was a naturalist, biologist and paleontologist. One of Lancaster’s famous sons. As he was chatting away about Darwin’s theory of evolution in the mid nineteenth century he was once allegedly overheard speculating, ‘Through my work on invertebrates, fishy things and skeletal studies of dead creatures, I hope very much that I am remembered in my hometown of Lancaster by having my name attached to premises flogging beer and a burger meals for pennies and steak dinners for £9’. He got his wish. I must confess, we were in Lancaster on the hunt The Pub, home of the Massive Wagons mural. As you do, just call me Billy Balloon Head. We’re the prime generation after all. And then Sir Dicky appeared out of the Lancaster mist. A beacon, a shining light, a breakfast. We ventured into Sir Rich, a classic Wetherspoons pub in every sense of the phrase. Everything has its place, no matter where you are in the UK. The coffee machines are dotted at regular intervals, usually with sugar and annoying wooden sticks by the machine’s side. Occasionally not. The sauce tables are always exactly where they shouldn’t be. The bars are long and nobody ever knows where the queue begins and ends. If indeed there is a queue and not just random groups of punters gathered by the closest till. Our food arrived, our morning feast, the traditional breakfast, the ‘Spoons staple. And it was good, one of the better examples of said banquet. Nicely cooked bacon, hot toast, runny yolk, all very agreeable. Excellent. And Massive Wagons are a fabulous band too. Sir Richard thought so. He was a bright fella.

Went for a smoke and they took my pint. Said I'd left the building so it wasn't mine any more. Greedy manager, wouldn't own up to his mistake, made the bartender have the argument on his behalf. He should join a union. We were only outside for the time it takes to cook a beyond burger patty.

Manager cleared away our pints when we popped outside for fresh air... greedy boy. Don't trust him.

OK so as an incredibly cheap place to eat the reality is you get what you pay for. Not the best breakfast in town by any means but wasn't so bad either. my slice of tomato was not cooked at all.. and the food was barely luke warm. Will I be back for breakfast again? Probably not.

We came here for lunch , fish and chips and jacket potato, the food was average as we have had better in a Wetherspoons but the coffees were very cheap at £1-04p. I had to ask if I had heard it right. It was not the best of Wetherspoons but I've been in plenty worse.

Very nice food and great service, bit dark and gloomy in the restaurant but overall we enjoyed our visit.

Very loud in here although good atmosphere. Food good and service. Thank you

Typical Weathspoons plenty of choice for food and drink, had a lovely meal

Very tired looking needs refurbishment place not very clean luke warm drinks and breakfast items are not appealing

It's Spoons — most drinks are cheap as chips & the food is always good. I think a lot of locals come in here for free coffee refills (currently £1.06 compared to £1.56 at every other Spoons) because they probs can't afford to heat their own homes (if they have one) and need a place to keep warm in Winter. Poor souls. I'd recommend the onion rings & small chips but all the food is good from what I've tried. Ciao baby

Good food, quick service. Friendly staff.

Very pleasant service with no problems to try an ale before I bought. I settled for an Innkeepers by Coach House. For food I had a huge portion of all day brunch. Food and drink came to an unbeatable £6.44, excellent VFM. I enjoyed a Shipyard for 2.99 afterwards. Recommend this one.

Came here for lunch with my mum and boyfriend. The food was fine. It tasted good but the portions were kind of small, we all got burgers. However, there was a good selection of options available on the menu. The main annoyance was the fact that there were screaming children everywhere. It was extremely overwhelming for me, as an autistic person.

We arrived at 2pm at the Bar area on Friday 3rd Feb and quickly noticed all the tables even with no body sat at them were covered with empty glasses and plates from meals. Ordered the drinks then had to ask a member of staff to clean a table for us which he reluctantly did. Then to our amazement he just walked past all the other tables with glasses etc on them and just left them and went back to the bar to talk to his colleague ? Fast forward 1hr to 3pm and all the same tables are still covered in plates and crap from previously and no one has even attempted to clean up . At this point the guy behind the bar (possibly supervisor) left the building probably finishing his shift but clearly not bothered about all the crap that was left over the tables from his shift. At 3.15pm a New guy who said he started at 3pm then started to clean up all the crap and fair play to him did a very good job , but when we spoke to him we could tell he wasn't happy with all the crap which was left off the last shift by the other guy. Morale of the story is call out the Lazy Sherkas (ginger hair lad) And retrain his responsibilities or sack him . Really was grim

On this occasion the food was great, service was with a smile and it was a pleasant time. The 'Ale' was kept well (which is a general stone point of this particular pub) and though the toilets have seen better days (long gone it seems are the days where wetherspoon toilets win awards) one does appreciate that they are generally clean and serviceable. The Owen (as some might call it) is certainly joy the worst pub in Lancaster. , and as a first or second stop pn a night out, would defo make a cheery addition... but being your mates and keep your expectations realistic.

amazing customer service, clean and friendly environment

Great customer service, very quick and very friendly.

Try the mushroom benedict!! I was set up for the day! Quick service and friendly staff

Really good food and great atmosphere

Fantastic pub, the food was fantastic. Well presented and very hot! 5* to the kitchen manager and all the staff for making my visit well worth it!

Cheap, decent food, nice mood and friendly staff. Really good for uni students before a night out.

Food nice, staff great tables and decor a little dated. A lot of the empty tables were dirty also with nobody cleaning after guests left. Otherwise all good

What a nice place to meet friends for a cheeky cooked breakfast and coffee on a Saturday morning at very reasonable prices. Nice staff and nice food. A great start to the day.

Breakfast and unlimited coffee for £4.13 can't complain. Adequate for the price what do you expect

Love this pub.but toilets are overflowing and there is something leaking into the restaurant area from above!!!staff are brilliant

It's spoons. You know the score.

It's a wetherspoons,,, which is basically the ronseal of pubs (it does exactly what it says on the tin) Reliable, cheap, quick and family friendly. Can't really fault it.

Great food, great service and great prices. What's more to say. (Very welcoming staff). 5*

Beer average, atmosphere not great. Not necessarily a big fan of Wetherspoons but this is not one of their better examples. Won't be back to this one in a hurry☹️

Good food, good beer, meals and drinks served reasonably promptly as it was a busy Saturday afternoon. No complaints.

My wife and I visited on a lunch time,we had ham,egg and chips,and steak & kidney pudding and chips,both came with a drink,and were very good value for money.Staff were all very friendly and helpful,couldn’t knock the place,will definitely come back.

A lady called Leah down was really great smile happy to help and bent over backwards to help me could not ask anything better she

Cheap as chips , great for drinks and always busy

Sadly my veggie brunch came one sausage short and it's replacement came frozen. In their rush to get meals out quickly they sent out a meal short of ingredients hoping the customer wouldn't mind. Not good enough, curries were fine though.

Having not come for over 2 years , we decided to give it another go and what a big disappointment it was. We got the Christmas Dinner for just over £12 each , when it arrived it was cold and the gravy was nonexistentant we told management and they apologised . Looking forward to it being reheated it came back cold again. I told them again and just a sorry. I AM NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN. Shame on you WEATHERSPOONS 😕 😔

It's a Wetherspoons so you know what to expect. Great value food and drink of course. Staff were attentive and friendly, Ale was well kept & pulled properly. Knocked off 1 star because there was no salt available for my chips. How can a pub run out of salt!?? There's a Tesco express next door!!

We went 2 days inba row for breakfast. We ordered the large vegetarian ones and both times I required our eggs to be well done. The first time they weren't butvwe had no time to hustle about giving it back and waiting for new one. The second day luckily everything was fine. Big priblem though on tables hygiene. They just picking the plates and rubish from tables without wiping them and cleaning them for next customers. Both times we had to clean them ourselves.

Great breakfast great service by Zac what a lovely young lad. Enjoyed everything. Few drinks Thank you

Absolutely love Wetherspoons, really wish we had it in Australia now! Two pitchers of cocktail for only £12.50 is an absolute steal!

Too many tables crammed into one area. Hard to find a table. Food good, staff hard working

Had many nights out with a meal for around £30. Basic delicious food, low priced drinks and nice helpful staff. It often gets filled on a Friday evening.

Usual fare for a spoons nice friendly staff decent breakfast

Typical Spoons. Seems like food is getting worse 😕. I would rather pay extra for drinks and have better food (was far nicer better c19)

Good typical wetherspoons , quick service ,.Good food at good price, nice and clean.

Food is decent with normal portion size service was quick but it gets very busy and is very noisy. Had people waiting to sit at tables so felt rushed to eat.

Great service and delicious food 😋

Food is well priced as are drinks and the hot chocolate drink is especially good. All tables are kept clean as are the toilets. A good varied food menu with good service

Toilet.......needs urgent fix! That's not their fault its the person who blocked it up!

I've been to better spoons. Only had drinks.

I'm not a regular and only come in for breakfast maybe 3 or 4 times a year, but the it's always the same man behind the bar and who serves me as well, I think he's the manager. His customer service is one of the best I've ever experienced, considering the limitations of taking an order and bringing it out. Really friendly, and makes you feel very welcome. Most importantly, extremely consistent! The same service every time for the past 5 years I've been occasionally attending Credit to the team

Worst spoons ever been in. Dirty, tables sticky, only one person serving on a Sat lunch so big queue. Food not bad but portions small

Typical spoons, menu varied ,food arrived relatively fast Cleanliness appalling Table dirty, stairwell to the loos damaged and filthy floor, walls etc Needs a good deep clean Disappointing

Quick service, friendly staff and hot food. Really enjoyed our breakfast. Will definitely be back next week!

On a day trip to Lancaster found this excellent Witherspoon's. Great service by the attentive staff and good value food.

Nice bar. Ordered via the app, the drinks arrived in good time. Quite busy but tables cleared once customers left. You know what you are getting with Spoons and this bat is no different. Relaxed atmosphere.

Busy place, called in for a hot drink. Good price and enjoyed a cup of decaf latte

Its a Wetherspoons, cheap beer, cheap customers and in this case staff which seem very miserable. Ok if you come in for a cheap drink and can even order on the app so no contact at all except when the young lad grunts as he delivers your pint to your table.

Good city centre pub, no parking close by.

Good pub. Medium speed service. Great time overall.

I gave them a second chance, I had fish chips and mushy peas again, On the 2pm special The fish was twice as big as the last time, Cooked perfectly, Nice chips and mushy peas too. Well done Keep it up !

Nicely located pub, which has two levels, which helps. A nice clean premises and nice seating. Food served was excellent, we had steak and a bottle of wine which were splendid. Found it on a wet miserable day and raised our spirits. Not crammed as some Weatherspoon's tend to be.

Just had the afternoon special 2-5 pm Fish chips and mushy peas The fish was small,dry and seemingly re heated, The chips were just warm, the peas acceptable at the best, the portion was tiny. Not recommendeded.

You don't expect cordon bleu quality in Wetherspoons, but the Tennesee burger I ordered won the 'worst burger' ever award. I chose the chicken breast option which resembled something pre-cooked then microwaved to death. With burnt edges, bone dry & tougher than old rope, it...

Poor food- even for a Wetherspoons. Childrens burger was thin, dry and overcooked in a dry and stale bun. Side salad was old and not fit for eating. Childrens spag bol was very thick and didn’t have a nice sauce. I think it has been...

Tour of as many Spoons as possible. Lovely staff, food absolutely divine! I had the Margarita Pizza add chicken breast and was pleasantly surprised when I ordered the 8 inch and the 11 inch came. I’m sometimes weary about Spoons pizzas as the crusts can...

We were caravanning not far from Lancaster so caught the bus to have a wander, and that had to include lunch in Wetherspoons. We were pleasantly surprised to read a leaflet offering just a few meals at a much lower price than on the main...

We visited this pub, very spacious inside and clean, next big bar area and also plenty if seating as well downstairs. Very cheap drink and serves typical Wetherspoons food certainly go back next time in Lancaster.

Went with a friend to have a few drinks and because one of us didn’t have an id the pitchers were taken away and no refund was offered and the women was very rude. Plus neither of us are or look like children and we...

We sat at a dirty table (it still dirty when we left)it had empty glasses ,bottle , can tomato sauce and salad cream the food we ordered 2 pizzas and garlic bread it was like eating cardboard

don’t recommend at all; ordered a chicken panini chicken was blue, somehow was dry and sloppy at the same time, didn’t look appealing, awful service, hygiene standards were disgraceful

Spoons is spoons and you have a good idea of what you’re getting wherever you are! I came from the main shopping area and eventually found this pub via a back lane giving it quite a secretive vibe! I enjoyed an evening meal here which...

Well you get what you pay for I guess, the drinks were great value and good. The food on the other hand was pretty poor - greasy poppadoms, luke warm microwaved naan, no chutney chips again greasy. Rice and the curry ok . Whoever is...

Terrible a group us went out drinking went to lots of pubs and every pub was brilliant weatherspoons was the second pub we went to we was not even tipsy just haveing a laugh and talking we was told we wouldn't be served anymore for...

Lancaster use to have another Weatherspoon’s pub called the Green Aire. It was close to the bus station and was very convenient. That is not to take anything away from the Sir Richard Owen which is located at the top of the hill close to...

Called in for a pint, never waited so long for service. Wasn't even busy. Staff slow and useless. People sending food back, not getting there orders right and wanting money back. Full retraining at this spoons required. Just shocking!

Visited the Sir Richard Owen three times last Friday and Saturday and each time it was bl**dy freezing had to wear my coat throughout the 3 visits, I don’t know if they had a problem with the heating because there was some small heaters scattered...

As we were staying in the Ibis Hotel next door we visited this Wetherspoon pub every day on our recent break in this beautiful town. This is a great looking Wetherspoon pub,set over two levels, typical Wetherspoon decor and furnishings a cool looking serving bar...

Went for breakfast worse mistake EVER nearly an hour wait and didn't seem busy Food arrived half missing of the plates complained and it was brought when we had nearly finished Never again

The Sir Richard Owen is a fantastic pub on Spring Garden street and is a great place to sample superb cask ales. This is an excellent Wetherspoons pub that offers a well priced food menu and also an excellent range of drinks. Named after a...

This is the first time I have had to complain about the food but my mixed grill was burned to a crisp my grandmother's jacket potato had to be sent back twice and when I got my mixed grill again it was stone cold me...

Lovely cheap fresh breakfast as ever and you can't go wrong with the coffee, 99p for refillable cups. Very nice staff too.

Nice place with outside seating area. Service was good even though it was lunchtime. Tables cleared and cleaned quickly which is good for Wetherspoons.

Only came in for a drink, then someone asked for a menu and was given a specials flyer, Cod and Chips £3.99 no contest, food arrived looking fresh and appetising and tasted great along with peas and tartare sauce, one of the nicest we’ve had,...

My brother highly recommended this place when we were in Morecambe a lot of years back, we went for the famous breakfast and I was not disappointed, I have to say it was ultimately the best breakfast I have ever had, it was cooked to...

Busy pub but not enough staff. Which is not the case in most Wetherspoons I have visited. We had a breakfast but , unfortunately, had to complain . Most of the ingredients were cold , certainly not freshly fried !! The staff were not really...

My wife and I visited here recently and had lunch and a couple of drinks. I think I have visited over 80 Wetherspoons and this is one of the better ones if not for the food the cleanliness and feeling of security in the current...

Who doesn’t love a spoons breakfast ! Well anyone who’s had it here will say different, I’ve been twice in 12 months and both times it was cold greasy and gave me a bad stomach on both occasions. I love a spoons but just not...

I know it’s Spoons but there’s different levels & this one was terrible. Loads of food missing from the menu, unclean venue, felt like feet stuck to the floor. Area where clean cups were stored for tea/coffee was touching stacks of dirty glasses. Food overcooked...

I ordered jacket potato with cheese and beans (payed extra 75p for beans there’s was no more than a teaspoon on bean not worth the extra)others in the group enjoyed there food

On Saturday we had booked our tables at most places however had half hour to fill so came here. Asked for a table of four to be told there was no tables, my friend pointed out that she could see an empty table to be...

Spoons doesn’t serve pitchers because England are playing a football match. This makes no sense and has, to be frank, ruined my afternoon of day drinking. I, and the rest of my party, are deeply distressed by this turn of events. The food, as always,...

Great food and great service. Thank you! We were well looked after and enjoyed our breakfast. Everything cooked and hot!