Sir John Stirling Maxwell

Was looking for something light to eat, so had the freedom salad. first thought was: it’s like a down market marks&spencer salad. And you can really taste the difference (LOL) but still tasty and the dressing is yummy! No as sharp as some of the stuff you get with m&s.
So certainly something for me to have outside curry nights if we have to go to the arcade.

I like it. I like the staff. I like it’s location and I even like the food.
The service? Simply awful but then again all Wetherspoons have terrible service.
I just wish they’d train their staff to look up now and then and see who was waiting first.

This particular Wetherspoons has always been a bit hit or miss. Sometimes service is excellent, and sometimes it is absolutely atrocious. A few years ago, my mother swore off the place because the manager was rude to her mother, and when she confronted him he was rude to her too. Since then, I’ve been coming and going on occasion and have always found the place adequate if not excellent. It’s a place you go because it’s cheap and relatively comfortable, not because you’re dying to go there.
So, the other half and I went in for a Sunday roast as we were in the Shawlands Arcade purchasing a vase of all things. The John Stirling was convenient at the time, so we popped in for a bit of Sunday roast which was on at the usual reasonable Wetherspoons price. When my boyfriend went up to order, he was left waiting for some time despite there being few people by the bar, and was met with confusion when making a simple request.
When the roast got to the table, the first thing I noticed was that the stuffing was missing. This was forgivable. What was not forgivable was they forgot the gravy boat! I love gravy and this is a cardinal sin when serving any sort of roast. They tried to get away with giving us gravy in a wee sauce pot which barely had any in it!!! When we asked for more gravy, we did eventually get some… the gent we’d asked did seem to be the only member of staff rushing around actually doing stuff, but sure enough he came out with a gravy boat eventually. And there was much rejoicing!

Not particularly happy with this place. Went in with my girlfriend for the sunday roast, decently priced and well laid out.
the problems crept up immediately as a couple of simple questions stumped the gentleman on the till. Food was served quickly enough which was nice but missed a couple of things promised including a gravy boat.
One other staff member was lovely and got us one and to be honest was the best guy there. The girl was flitting about cleaning the odd plate here a glass there and generally meandering. So roast came and it was nice engouh, pork was slightly fatty but generally quite pleased.
We had gone for the dessert option too and after about 15 minutes of waiting i asked the agorementioned lady what was happening. I was told after another wait that they were «pure understaffed man the guy is making it now».
This says to me they forgot or didnt pass on the order correctly. Which is very annoying!
So to finish the good points were tasty enough food when it arrived, nothing spectacular but its what you expect, nice open seating area complete with family area for quiet times for everyone else and it is quite reasonably priced.
Bad points were unknowledgeable staff, missing items of food, forgetting parts of orders, no decent explanation of such and generally bad management of the place.

Always a great selection of real ales here at exceptional prices. A wide variety in its clientele as Wetherspoons tends to try and be all things to all (budget conscious) people.
I’ve recently upgraded my review to 5 stars for the following reasons:
–friendly locals
–super cheap prices
–10 real ales available at a time (from just £1.65 a pint)

It’s a Wetherspoons, so you know EXACTLY what to expect, from the drinks prices, to the lack of music to the cheap grub infused with the distinctive taste of cardboard.
Less rowdy than the James Tassie, but still with a few more undesirables than some of Shawland’s trendier bars, it’s as functional yet uninspiring a pub as you could possibly hope to find. Perfectly acceptable for a couple of pints, but you’ll want to move on before too long.

Cheap, cheap… cheap can get pretty woody in here with a tenner lol

Although it has all the characteristics of a typical Wetherspoon’s chain pub, The Maxwell established itself both as a «local» and a good place for a peaceful meal. Screens show Sky Sports, there is no loud music and it doesn’t get bust until lunchtime, making a breakfast visit peaceful and quickly served.
By midday, TheMaxwell is warming up: the queues are the bar are long, but efficiently dispatched: the number of regulars does make this a friendly bar. It attracts a mature crowd, as well as families, but the regular «festivals» (cheaper wine or beer) feel like more of a special offer than anything special.
The menu is predictable, the prices cheap and despite the reputation of Wetherspoon’s, The Tassie has a good atmosphere and cheerful staff.