The Wicket Gate in County Durham

I don't normally leave bad reviews but yesterday I visited for breakfast I always have pancakes with fruit and it's usually great but not on this occasion.i usually get the syrup in a little bowl to add to each of my pancakes but it was just a bit on top I opened my pancakes onto my bowl and the others were dry I asked for a little more just to be told I'd have to go pay for some more I explained why has it just been tipped on top I had my fruit in the bottom of my bowl with tiny bits of strawberry but it seemed all muched up because of the syrup they just threw on top I wasted half because it was dry I visit a few times a week but I'm thinking that's the last

Curry Thursday and fish n chips are fantastic

Had breakfast. Very nice . Very busy. Got breakfast Very quickly once ordered.

My only concern with this place is HYGIENE! Specifically the cleanliness of the tables, everytime at sit at a table I immediately clean it with antibacterial hand gel and a tissue and everyime the tissue is covered with dirt !

Nice Bar with a friendly staff they work very well under the current restrictions and the refit is very nice especially the rooftop bar.

Very good value for money exellent service

Getting to become a regular there always good atmosphere good prices

Typical Weatherstone's pub cheap beer, meals a little expensive, a bit impersonal

The burger was delicious, and the service was fairly quick. The only issue that we had was that they had forgotten to make one of the burgers, but this issue was sorted out quickly and we got the other burger a few minutes after the first burger. The food was hot and tasty, and there was literally nothing to complain about with regards to the food.

Nicely revamped. Typical Weatherspoons. Staff friendly and efficient.

Got very busy after a cricket match was cancelled and the noise level was extremely loud and also no Wi fi was available due to some sort of issue, but the table clearing staff were 100 % Helpful with there information especially Neeve who was most helpful.

Probably the best Wetherspoons to date. Breakfast is always served hot and to our satisfaction. Lunch today was tasty and hot. Beer and drinks always fine. Compared to other Wetherspoons we use this seems to take the biscuit and goes the extra mile in service.

Value for money food & drink, excellent service, good atmosphere.

Lovely staff and nice relaxed place to be with friends bd you can have coffee top ups no extra price- group of friends go every Friday.

Worth a visit, decent, reasonably priced food. Busy most days and evenings. Fast and friendly service.

Decent, staff superb, good overall spoons

Poor service. 😡is getting better due to new bar staff. Toni a leader in customer service .. Good . One of few. Who can relate to every day customer.

Great location in Chester-le-Street, big weatherspoons pub, good staff, food & drinks. What’s not to like.

Quite a big pub, food is standard, not too bad

The American breakfast wash lush and well worth the price.

Bar staff were having chats rather than serve customers 3 waiting but 5 behind bar on

Staff friendly. Food and drink arrived quickly. Nice atmosphere.

Much improved. Good selection of ales, good customer service. Just wish they would clean the tables.

Great atmosphere for 5am in the morning and good buzz about the place. Good pint of Guinness and friendly staff

Great wetherspoons with a balcony to sit and eat your food, probably the best one I've been too

Can be a bit of a hit or miss for food. The chicken dish was tasty but the presentation and execution of constructing the dish was poor. The chicken was crammed into one end of the origami folded wrap so it was both delicious in one part, yet dry and sparse in the other. The burger was as it looked. Value for money (as far as burgers go) but thrown together in a hurry - is burger assembly an Olympic event? If so, you're in a medal position. Chips, cheap as .... well, you know. Dry - yet greasy to taste - quite confusing. What helps is the condiments available - or what I will call them - "flavour enhancers ". For service, the grunts of the business continue to do a great job and rarely get to breathe. If you work your way up, you've got it made. As observed, get others to do the dirty work, run around, cleaning and you take it easy doing staff reviews at a public table (do you have an office?) While a queue get bigger at the bar. Who checks the checker? Send me in, I'll sort it.

Usual cheap prices & great selection of drinks. Food & service good & in better condition than a lot of Spoons

It's simply " Witherspoon's" great prices and always great surroundings

Good food, cheap beer and a good atmosphere. What's not to like?

All canny, good decent prices, lots of room and great choice of very different beers as well as the usual stuff

The food is nice but the portions seem a little small. I ordered burger and chips. There were only 12 chips on the plate and the burger wasn't very big.

Never had a problem with wspoons pub just some of the toilets to many stairs to climb lol

The rooftop beer garden is a hidden gem, which needs your attention !! 😉

First time we've been in but we'll be back again because the place was amazing it has a lovely beer garden the staff were friendly and helpful. And the place on a Saturday is buzzing

Enjoy my steak and pudding with mash and peas it was very nice meal many thanks 👍🍴

Nice weatherspoons pub. Toilets downstairs for a change

Portions have shrunk in spoonies but it's the same as ever otherwise This one's always pretty busy and worth a visit for a burger and beer

Great pub good selection of drinks great service

Wetherspoons pub cheap food cheap beer served always. Cheap coffee & Teas plus free refills

Spoons are always spoons you know what to expect but this is by far my favourite nice and quiet and good always comes quick and hot

Been visiting here for breakfast regularly for quite some time now, however today's visit could be the last, it seems they have changed the sausage on the breakfast from what have been rather nice tasty sausages in the past for tasteless cheap catering one's, if this is just temporary then fair enough, but if it is a permanent change then goodbye Wetherspoons we will look elsewhere for breakfast! 😒

My fish and chips were very dried and my friend fish and chips were nice, the price for fish and chips each, came to £10 . 80p each, but we got large pepsi and one pint of Guinness of myself separately, I DON'T THINK IT WAS ON AFTERNOON FOOD DEAL BETWEEN 2pm. and. 5pm. FOOD WAS BARELY HOT,

It's Wetherspoons so don't over expect but rated against other spoons its great 10 out of 10

good priced drinks and food casual atmosphere, great for a midweek night out for food with friends

Nice friendly atmosphere pleasant service cheap pop (on detox). Nice company as well but hands off she's mine

Good atmosphere. Quick service. Witherspoon prices!

Cheep special burger chips and drink for only £1.44 is unbelievable have to say burger was a little over cooked but must say for the drink I was getting wold of been £2.79 normally must say that this was an one off deal last Monday but we was speaking to our server who said they have specials alot of the time now days so it's worth checking the app before visiting to see if they is specials on. Access for wheelchair users is an lift at entrance as I did not need the toilet did not check it out the Access between tables verry fair for an whetherspoons plus bingo and quiz days and nights

As always a great place, love Wethers

It's a spoons. It's a decent one

Typical good value friendly service and good food. Really enjoy the sharer meals plenty for 2 people at lunchtime. This place was very busy but service was excellent.

Went to The Wicket Gate pub as we were in the area. Thus, we simply had to sample the delights of Chester-Le-Street. As you do. Why not? The people of Chester-Le-Street used a wicket gate in a fence to prevent sheep escaping as a wicket back in the early days of the game’s evolution in the town. Now, there is a county cricket ground just up the road and cricket is a big part of the town. The door to The Wicket Gate pub is where folk now go through to escape the rigours of life. Probably. It’s a spacious building developed in true Wetherspoons style. Long bar with plenty pf chairs and stools surrounding tables of varying height. As always, there are a few booths that offer ‘privacy’ where everyone surrounding you can hear every word uttered. It has a large outside seating area. The north-west is legendary for its long hot summers where temperatures often meet tropical levels after all. Probably. After a couple of drinks and the customary twelve-mile hike to the pub toilets, we departed. Good pub, enjoyed the visit. Recommended.

A very busy gastro pub on the High Street. Friday night especially

Excellent breakfast one of the best wetherspoons I've been in

Bar service so appalling it's become a bit of a joke.

The reason I give 4 stars is for the price of alcohol in comparison with other local pubs,they are half the price,the staff are very good aswell

A good size venue. We enjoyed visiting for the Beer Festival.

As usual,a fine pint,good grub and a lively atmosphere of genuine "pub'noises(conversation and laughter).

It's wetherspoons,what more can you say...does what it says on the tin,you pay for what you get, quick,cheap,filling food...though just one grr,fried egg was snotty...but that's all..

It’s a Wetherspoons so you know what you’re getting. Like all other Wetherspoons this doesn’t differ. It’s cheap and cheerful and we all love it. I did eat here, the food wasn’t anything special but it’s a Wetherspoons so I wouldn’t expect it to be but it was edible and it hit the spot. The atmosphere was calm and relaxed but it was a Thursday night. If you want a cheap drink it’s well worth a visit, plenty of places to sit too which always helps.

One of the "nice" Witherspoon's pubs. Always has a good atmosphere and a good mix of clientele. Pints are always good and you just can't beat the Witherspoon's prices. Definitely worth a try if you haven't been before.

Personally I wouldn't go again. The food wasn't great. Everything else fine.

Met up with friends for lunch. Food and drinks are very reasonably priced.

Had to ask for menus, none on any tables. Food was served eventually by miserable staff but thankfully it tasted ok. The drinks were slow too and it wasn’t that busy. Not be in a hurry to go back.

Food came out too quick and wasn't hot. It was warm. I was going to ask for it to be put in a microwave. Apart from that everything was good. Will still go back.

Typical weather spoons pub... Usually good quick service but my only bug bare is they don't clean the food tables quick enough

Food was great, nice friendly atmosphere. Good value. Will be returning.

Were in today for food & drinks & saw a number of people occupying tables whilst consuming their own food preventing others from using the tables, staff completely ignored this selfish behaviour.

Very quick service and plenty seating. They have large windows that open in the summer. There is an upstairs beer garden. Good experience.

First class service and the food was spot on will be back

Small fish was no bigger than a tiddler and really poor

Lovely Lunch. We had 3 separate and different meals. All 3 were very hot and enjoyable. 1 of the best witherspoon we have been in.

Good service Good atmosphere any time of day

Excellent service, food great value, beer was tremendous. Staff very friendly.

Cheapest place in Chester Le Street for a reason ... (Steaks aren't great at all ) . Too many people allowed in in a place without music..

Busy most of the time local for me never disappointed

Apart from Tim Martin's Brexit that robbed me of my EU citizenship. It was OK.

Great bar staff it's was very full but got served no problem,will go there again.

Typical Weatherspoons situated at top of Chester le Street. Quick service, decent food and drink at reasonable prices. Had 2 jacket potatoes, a small fish and chips with 3 soft drinks for £22. Loads of choice on menu. No car park but council one close

Called in for a couple of breakfasts , ordered Via the app , had mine with extra black pudding, food came quickly and was piping hot what's not to like

One the best wetherspoons in the country in our opinion. We do live nearby.. but have been to Wetherspoons from Inverness, Edinburgh, Newquay, Folkestone, the Midlands, north west, Yorkshire. Etc!. Nice atmosphere, great polite and friendly staff, good food. Nice beer garden on the roof terrace too.

Wetherspoons in Chester-le-Street, offering all the usual drinks and fayre Popular with all ages

Just like any other wetherspoons except the toilets are on the ground floor which is a nice change. Decor looked pretty dated and service was nothing to shout out about.

It's just a spoon, always cheap and cheerful but better of non-chain local options to try instead. I recommend Fabio's Italian a few doors down or Deanos in the market Square.

Fast service for drinks and food and the food was hot and tasty. Very busy but service did not suffer was still very efficient.

Mixed grill meat too chewy. Apple crumble no or very little crumble. Service good.

My first time visit to a Wetherspoons, too crowded for my liking

Had Xmas lunch with family food terrible service same. 1st time there and last rubbish 🗑 tbh.

Husband had beef madras with rice , poppadoms and a naan with a pint of San miquil, I had fish, chips , mushy peas and a large glass of pinot grigio. All that for under £20, food was served lovely and hot in a warm pub by friendly staff, definitely worth a visit

Great place for casual drinks and food. Visited with my best friend and the food was great, drinks were brought to our table very quickly after we ordered. Staff and service was excellent. We love how cheap and cheerful this place is for friendly catchups and laughs.

Very busy! That's a good thing! It shows that the food, staff and ambiance is all good! Business trip and the search for spoons was spot on! 5 star everyone. Well done.

Usual Witherspoon's it is what it is cheap , great for a quick meal and catch up with friends

Cheap beer, cheap food and good service. Gets quite busy on certain days

Ordered ramen noodle bowl because it had one🌶 . It was sooooo hot it left a blister on my lips. First disappointment in all the 54 wetherspoons I've visited

Excellent Wetherspoons- quick service, good prices, good atmosphere.

Very slow to serve beer.😥 Must say... Services a lot better now. Bit sneaky with the price rise in beer prices.

Really busy on a weekend afternoon

Not enough staff resulting in long wait to be served. My pint of Hobgoblin Gold was cloudy and tasted awful (see photo).

Sunday morning visit for a full English breakfast. Fast service, and the quality of the food was what you'd expect, overall enjoyable hour.

Typical Spoons always worth a visit. Even had a TV and same floor toilets 🚻

Nice place for breakfast and a busy Witherspoon's