The Brandon Works
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About The Brandon Works
On Merry St in Motherwell, close to a shopping centre, The Brandon Works serves breakfast until noon, with eggs and sausage on the morning menu, followed by lunch and dinner options that include an American style cheeseburger and fish and chips. Orders go in at the bar or through the app, and free refills on tea and coffee run all day. Real ales sit alongside craft beers, gins, and soft drinks. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings, and step-free access runs throughout, with baby changing facilities among the toilets. The building offers step-free access.
Good to know
“The pub is open for breakfast until 12 noon and offers free refills (all day every day) on tea and Lavazza coffee. For lunch and dinner, there are lighter bites, with deli deal options and vegetarian choices, gourmet burgers and freshly made pizzas. Wetherspoon has championed a wide range of drinks, including real ales, craft beers, gins and soft drinks. Table service is available via the Wetherspoon app, using our unlimited free Wi-Fi. This pub has step-free access.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, cask ales, app ordering and cheeseburger.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, cask ales, app ordering and cheeseburger.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast draws repeat visits, with runny eggs and good sausage praised alongside fast, friendly service. Close behind, value pub grub gets consistent credit, from gourmet burgers to fish and chips with crispy batter, and diners regularly call it good value for money. The cask ale selection also stands out, with one reviewer noting it seems the only place for real ale in town and a well deserved entry in the Good Beer Guide, though another found the real ale options limited that visit and staff unsure what was on draught. Service is largely described as friendly and speedy via the app or bar, though complaints recur around small execution slips: a cheeseburger with a single gherkin and just a smear of red onion and ketchup, lukewarm fish under crispy batter, plates left sitting uncleared, and one visit where the gents toilets were noted as needing a clean.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast draws repeat visits, with runny eggs and good sausage praised alongside fast, friendly service. Close behind, value pub grub gets consistent credit, from gourmet burgers to fish and chips with crispy batter, and diners regularly call it good value for money. The cask ale selection also stands out, with one reviewer noting it seems the only place for real ale in town and a well deserved entry in the Good Beer Guide, though another found the real ale options limited that visit and staff unsure what was on draught. Service is largely described as friendly and speedy via the app or bar, though complaints recur around small execution slips: a cheeseburger with a single gherkin and just a smear of red onion and ketchup, lukewarm fish under crispy batter, plates left sitting uncleared, and one visit where the gents toilets were noted as needing a clean.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Popped in for lunch on the way up to Aberdeen: great place to drop off for lunch.”
- Google user
“Great Spoons, breakfast was geat. Runny eggs, good sausage fast & friendly service from the staff. Looking forward to my next visit. Good shopping centre also. 🙂”
- Google user
“This place has brought a very welcoming and warm atmosphere anytime I am in a night out. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, they provide amazing service and build great connections with their customers. The food and drink here are also amazing both for the quality and the price you can get it for. 10/10 will be coming back regularly”
- Google user
“Appears to be the only place for cask ale in town, despite the lack of competition - there’s a good choice of well kept ales and a well deserved entry in the Good Beer Guide.”
- Google user
“Often opt here for a cheeky breakfast/early lunch. Food - great and there has been no issues to any food adjustments that have been requested. Staff are always willing to help and nothing is ever a bother, speedy service both via the bar ordering or the app. Chilled and relaxed atmosphere, Clean facilities - around the bar/hot drinks machine area, and toilets/baby changing. Accessible to wheel chair users. Great little pub.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brandon WorksWheelchair accessible | 4.01,551 | — | fish and chips, cask ales, app ordering |
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