The Jolly Tars
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About The Jolly Tars
On Victoria Rd W in Thornton Cleveleys, The Jolly Tars is a Wetherspoon pub built around a large, living room-style layout, with a huge fireplace and leather sofas alongside more conventional open seating and a couple of secluded booths. The menu spans 87 dishes, including a Traditional Breakfast, wings, bites, strips, and a Southern-Fried Chicken Wrap, with a Flat White on the drinks side. Ordering is done through the app rather than at the counter, though a clock-fronted counter area remains a feature of the room. Food service runs longer hours than at many other pubs, and the pub opens daily. Reservations are recommended, since breakfast and weekend mornings draw enough custom to make tables hard to find. A terrace at the back offers outdoor seating, and dogs are welcome there. Street parking outside is limited to an hour, as there is no dedicated car park on site.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Menu & Prices
118 dishes · mains £3–15- Salt & Chilli Squid£8.00
- Salt & Chilli Prawn£8.00
- Stir Fried Red Snapper With Basil & Chilli£14.90
- Stir Fried Farang Noodles With Chicken Or Pork£10.90
- Curry Powder Noodles With Prawn£12.90
- Traditional Breakfast£4.99
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention large breakfast, well kept ales, outside seating area and ordering app.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention large breakfast, well kept ales, outside seating area and ordering app.
Customer Review Summary
A recurring complaint centers on staff and management attitude. One reviewer describes being scolded over phone volume while seated near loud kitchen music, another recounts a manager reprimanding a staff member for chatting with customers, and a reviewer with disabilities reports feeling unwelcome, citing a waitress and a manager with a poor attitude. A family group visiting from out of town says they were told to be quiet or leave. Busy periods also draw notice, with diners describing struggles to find a table, though some suggest arriving before mid afternoon or ordering through the app.
Customer Review Summary
A recurring complaint centers on staff and management attitude. One reviewer describes being scolded over phone volume while seated near loud kitchen music, another recounts a manager reprimanding a staff member for chatting with customers, and a reviewer with disabilities reports feeling unwelcome, citing a waitress and a manager with a poor attitude. A family group visiting from out of town says they were told to be quiet or leave. Busy periods also draw notice, with diners describing struggles to find a table, though some suggest arriving before mid afternoon or ordering through the app.
Featured reviews
- Keith Millar
“Decent service, but best using the app. Free WiFi, food can be decent and sometimes not so. When it's busy you will struggle to find a table and just walk round in circles waiting on a table to be come available. Good selection of beers as well Best time to get a table is before 4:30-5:00pm”
- Gary Archer
“First time here and what a very pleasant time we all had 😀 ordered food and drinks on the app and although very busy, they both came very quickly. Overall a fantastic place to eat and drink 👍👍👍 …”
- Clive Blackpool
“Standard Wetherspoons menu. Food was good. Place was very busy and luckily we got a table for 6 but be prepared for a lengthy wait for a table if you visit when it's busy.”
- S
“Neither friendly or welcoming, absolutely disgraceful! I have disabilities you can't treat People like this! The tall girl Waitress with nasty attitude(that keeps looking at us walked along never even wiped the table as well as the lad with the White Shirt a so called Manager! strange I never have any problems in any other Pub will not return so go bar someone else.🤡🤡”
- Kacey-mae Cloherty
“i go spoons alot however i went to the jolly tars on the 10th july in the evening around 7 with some colleagues from work. i am normally very happy with the service however when i stepped outside i started talking to a lovely staff member however the manager i think it was came out and took her inside when i then entered the restaurant again she was telling the staff member off for talking to customers (good customer service, which the manager clearly lacks) i found this very unprofessional and was going to say something however i have social anxiety so i was to awkward to say something, i think the manager needs lessons on how to respect the staff and professionalism.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“Large, living room-style pub with a huge fireplace, comfy leather sofas and a spacious terrace.”
- Serves great cocktails
- Good for watching sport
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
- Serves food at bar
Show more amenities
- Casual
- On-site services available
- Serves food
- Serves spirits
- Has table service
- Good for watching sport
- Offerings· 3
- Serves alcohol
- Serves cocktails
- Serves happy-hour food
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Dining options· 2
- Outside food allowed
- Has seating
- Highlights· 1
- Serves great cocktails
- Popular for· 1
- Good for solo dining
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
Location
Bars near The Jolly Tars
- Tavern at the Mill4.22,0191 miWheelchair accessible
carvery, jacket potato, sticky toffee pudding
- The Flying Handbag4.13373.9 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleOutdoor seatingWi-Fi
lady and the camp show, sunday roast dinners, karaoke and games
- Ma Kellys4.34,7523.9 mi£10–40ReservationsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
elvis tribute act, live singing acts, karaoke nights
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jolly TarsReservations · Good for kids | 4.33,236 | — | £10–20 | large breakfast, well kept ales, outside seating area |
| Tavern at the MillWheelchair accessible | 4.22,019 | 1 mi | — | carvery, jacket potato, sticky toffee pudding |
| The Flying HandbagWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating · Wi-Fi | 4.1337 | 3.9 mi | £10–20 | lady and the camp show, sunday roast dinners, karaoke and games |
| Ma KellysReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Wi-Fi | 4.34,752 | 3.9 mi | £10–40 | elvis tribute act, live singing acts, karaoke nights |
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