The Fire Station - Jd Wetherspoon

I travel around and eat in many places I found this pub friendly fast service large menu and very good food both value and taste. steaks are fantastic value. 2 of these reviews are out of date a lot has changed since in whitley bay and one well, needed a café not a pub This is a weaterherspoons pub in my mind one of the best ones well done to the staff numbers speak for them selfs go early evening cos they sell out

I visited on Saturday 2nd February 2013. The food was bland and there was little choice on the menu. I also ordered latte and coffee for myself and my friend. The ONLY choices on the menu were small for £1.09 and large for £1.39. I ordered large and even pointed to it on the menu. The barman gave me extra large (which I didn't ask for) and had the cheek to charge me £1.69.

We've tasted better instant coffee. It was horrible.

Wetherspoons used to be good but it's really gone downhill over the years. I'll think twice about visiting in future.

The Fire Station is a Wetherspoons pub and so named as it is sited where a genuine Fire station used to be (there's a fireman's pole still in the bar). It is a decent enough bar for a breakfast, lunch or evening meal from Mon to Thurs. However, if you go Fri to Sun, you could well find yourself surrounded by drunk or hungover stags and hens.
The pub seems to be a popular early bar for those intent on enjoying the unique drinking establishments of Whitley Bay. Those same Fri or Sat revellers may well be back in there on the Sat or Sun morning for a much needed full english to help with the after-effects of too much alcohol the night before.