The David Macbeth Moir

Pretty excited for my first Wetherspoons experience and have to say I was not disappointed. From what I can gather, Wetherspoons finds somewhat historic old buildings and refurbishes them into giant restaurants that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Basically, aside from the quirky names of each particular business, you can expect the same menu and drink selection at every location.
So being a tourist I tried the Highland Burger. Basically a mediocre 6 oz. beef patty topped with mushy haggis, onion rings and a few other standards. You know, it was good. Well, good so far that it was well worth the price of £6, which included chips and a pint of ale.
Service was fast and friendly. Atmosphere was great (i.e. located inside the historic remains of a movie theater) and food was affordable and tasty. I won’t complain if I ever end up at one of the other 900 Wetherspoons floating about the UK.

I don’t know if its just me but I found the layout of this place a bit strange, it doesn’t feel like a pub/​restaurant, more like a lounge where people would come to relax and read a newspaper, but I loved it!
The food was served super fast and was delicious and prices were even better, so overall a great experience!

I love this pub. It’s in a converted Cinema and they have movie posters from the golden age of Hollywood.
I have not tried the food, only the Beer.
There us always a rich and varied selection of regular Beers & Lagers along with Real Ales, including seasonal and guest ales too.
Old Jock from the Broughton Brewery and Abbot Ale by Greene King are two of my favorites.
Staff are amongst the happiest and friendly I’ve seen in a pub.

Not had a very good experience using this weitherspoons compared to the rest food was cold when served staff were never around waited for ever on food even thou it wasn’t busy weren’t very accommodating to kids

Ok so I live next door to this place and so get the opportunity to spend a lot of time in here and chat to the staff… As far as wetherspoons go I really like it. It’s typically a pleasant place to go, from early in the morning for breakfast to lunch right through to evening (we get kicked out at 8pm as that’s the curfew for those under 18!).
The staff are really friendly and easy to chat to plus you can’t really go wrong with the quality of the food for the price you pay…£4.35 Fish Friday anyone??? Now it’s not Cordon Bleu but guys you get good for what you pay.
The service is always über quick. We have never waited longer than 15minutes for food, which considering the volume they do is pretty awesome.

I’m not a huge fan of Wetherspoons, but when I heard they had taken over the abandoned, rundown bingo hall in Musselburgh, I was rather happy — for whether I like drinking in their pubs or not, they do do a fantastic job in renovating buildings otherwise left derelict. The Standing Order in Edinburgh, for example. The David Macbeth Moir (named after a Musselburgh 19^th century resident poet and physician) is another excellent repair job. Having never been in the bingo hall itself (I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know it was open during my lifetime), the sheer size of the venue is a little jaw dropping when you walk inside and the art deco touches are lovely as are the nods to other Musselburgh notaries such as Yvonne Murray. It makes me a little sad that in a few years from now, the marks of Wetherspoon time will tell and some of the glory will naturally fade.
We visited on a Sunday night — it was quiet, and barely any lagers left on tap. Having been driving for a few hours on a Dumfries round trip, I was dying to use the bathroom, which is tucked away upstairs. Big expansive rooms, would have been useful if they, like the beer were well stocked — me and my poor bladder were reduced to running from stall to stall in a desperate attempt to find toilet roll. Finally, sanctuary was found, but it was a close call.
Overall — nice job on the décor JD, and not a terrible addition to the Musselburgh high street, but not overwhelming either. Would be interesting to see what the place looks like on a Friday night…