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The Hengler's Circus - JD Wetherspoon

Bar Pub

Spacious Wetherspoon pub with modern interior, named after famous, early-20th century local circus. People often mention good, staff, great, service, friendly, Good, prices, Wetherspoons, nice, drinks,


Address

351-363 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3HU, United Kingdom

Website

www.jdwetherspoon.com

Contact

+44 141 331 9810

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (2.7K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Monday: 8 am to 12 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 12 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (20) staff (19) great (15) service (12) friendly (10) Good (10) prices (9) Wetherspoons (8) nice (8) drinks (7)
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  • 5/5 Andy W. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely Wetherspoons with great prices, food quality and service. When I was dared me to eat 16 hash browns the only option was to add 7 hash brown sides of 2 alongside my breakfast wrap which also came with 2. Staff didn’t even bat an eye, and the consistency between all of them was so precise it brought a tear to my ear, of maybe it was the indigestion. Would absolutely eat there again when visiting Glasgow.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lindsey R. 1 year ago on Google
    Prices were pretty good - We did the curry specials. Bar service to order, and they run the food and drinks to you. Service was friendly and quick, they have high turn over of customers and the staff definitely keep the place going at a good pace. The curry was good, rice was good- the Naan was sort of the sad store bought type, but not the end of the world.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jafar 11 months ago on Google
    Huge bar that does have some private booths but mostly open plan seating. It does what it does reasonably well but the food is less keenly priced than it used to be. Pints are cheap. I ordered an Abbot Ale but it was cloudy and tasted not so good. I took it back and asked to swap it for a Guinness. They changed it but I had to pay the 90p difference. Toilets are at the far end of the bar and all is on one level so okay for disabled access.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Carole S. 4 years ago on Google
    Very welcoming staff great no boisterous parties tolerated. Just great really.

  • 5/5 Margaret C. 2 years ago on Google
    Unbeatable prices, quick efficient helpful service. Reasonable food, good portions. Good measures of drinks! Full marks guys The bill below includes 3 double gins! Marvellous

  • 4/5 James R. 4 years ago on Google
    Good pub

  • 5/5 John C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food great staff very friendly and kids are allowed in too

  • 1/5 Jamie A. 4 years ago on Google
    I ordered a chicken burger and it was the worst thing I've eaten for a while, it was brick hard and barely edible. Don't order any food from spoons it only exists to serve cheap drink!

  • 1/5 Ian C. 4 years ago on Google
    Take too long to serve and when you complain you get asked to leave

  • 3/5 Danny G. 4 years ago on Google
    Good quality mirrors in the guys toilet and also good lighting....'The mirror man....'

  • 4/5 Mike R. 4 years ago on Google
    Decent pint and friendly service

  • 5/5 June N. 4 years ago on Google
    Great value for money

  • 3/5 Craig S. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the better wetherspoons in glasgow.

  • 3/5 Daniel B. 4 years ago on Google
    Staff are great and it is a decent pub but on weekends it can attract some unsavoury individuals.

  • 3/5 Stephen D. 4 years ago on Google
    It is a typical wetherspoons. Great real ales and reasonable quality inexpensive food

  • 4/5 Elizabeth B. 4 years ago on Google
    Near our bus route.Economical. Large menu but we usually go for curry or fish and chips. Just right after a bit of shopping. Great they sell Grouse now but hate Pepsi rather than Coke.

  • 1/5 Melanie H. 4 years ago on Google
    After waiting 45 minutes for my order I was told It was never given to the kitchen I had the choice to get a refund or wait another 30 minutes for food.

  • 3/5 Lulu S. 4 years ago on Google
    wetherspoons is wetherspoons

  • 5/5 Sarah E. 1 year ago on Google
    The sirloin steak was cooked beautifully nice and tender. Peppercorn sauce was amazing The mixed grill was absolutely lovely. The small fish and chips was the perfect portion size. 3 clear plates 10 out of 10

  • 5/5 Mark. F. 1 year ago on Google
    Fabulous building the stained glass windows at the front are beautiful. Great place to have a coffee or a bite to eat. The staff were very helpful, polite and friendly and the prices of alcohol were very good when there is a cost of living crisis going on. Would recommend this lovely place to anyone who enjoys a relaxing time. Thanks for enhancing my break here in Glasgow. 😊 ♥

  • 3/5 Anudeep 2 years ago on Google
    Ambience is good. Food as Usual. Nothing special but they serve Breakfast which means you can spend your early morning hours in this place. Also a place you can spend some quality time with friends. So far the staff is convenient and helpful. Drinks are available as you already know. Above average on my scale.

  • 5/5 Edmond S. L. H. 1 year ago on Google
    Enjoyed a beef burger with a pint on a rainy Monday night, not very busy at 7pm and the staff members are very friendly!

  • 4/5 Neil M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good. Ordering by app is helpful and efficient. Waiting tine for food very good and food very decent for a chain pub. Seating adequate. We had to move from our initial table as one of the seats had been liberally smeared with battered fish prior to our arrival. No other issues

  • 5/5 Courtney b. 1 year ago on Google
    Clean cheap and cheerful, what more can you ask for! Got the 3 small platters of food and each one was delightful! Nothing I can fault at all. Spent from early afternoon till closing having drinks with friends and the service despite staff changes etc stayed at the same great consistency. After a few drinks I decided to forget the diet and try a brownie and icecream and was pleased to see the brownie was heated perfectly and tasted amazing. All over a great night

  • 4/5 Jason W. 1 year ago on Google
    Standard Wetherspoons on the famous but now, sadly, rather depressed looking Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Decent prices and, as ever a good choice of beers and spirits.

  • 5/5 Perry M. 1 year ago on Google
    GREAT VALUE VENUE. All things considered, I would put Hengler's up as one of the best value pubs in the city. Not too many pubs charge less than a fiver for two pints of beer or £4 for a very tasty wee pizza. It's well laid out, comfortable and employs friendly staff too. Cracking pub in a good location. We'll done Spoons!

  • 5/5 K. P. 9 months ago on Google
    This was a fantastic restaurant to go for breakfast at, with a beautifully styled counter! The lights are pretty and the frames add to the atmosphere, the staff were friendly too and it was nicely quiet in the morning. I enjoyed a freedom breakfast with orange juice, served in due time at comfortable seating!

  • 5/5 John W. 6 months ago on Google
    Great pub in the heart of Glasgow - Staff very friendly and helpful - Food,curry was very nice & cheap - Meet some friendly people when visiting Glasgow & Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥂

  • 3/5 Bill B. 11 months ago on Google
    Not overly impressed with this Wetherspoons, needs a good clean! Food was ok. However the portion sizes are ridiculous, just look at the pictures; the burger is tiny, not many chips and no salad. Only a few pieces of scampi too. The Bar man was very moody and sighed every time I ordered something, like I was bothering him just for placing an order. Not a great selection of alcohol free beers.

  • 1/5 ER M. 4 months ago on Google
    This was absolutely an awful experience, me and my mum came to have a nice meal and a drink. It’s was extremely hard to find a table because they where all dirty and the staff when all just standing doing absolutely nothing. If I was there boss I would have fired them the tables where so dirty and the dishes where everywhere! We wanted pizza but the msseeen was Brocken same with the pannenys honestly.

  • 5/5 daryl a. 5 months ago on Google
    Super duper spoons, spotlessly clean and the service was brilliant, this is how a spoons should be, with as always impeccable prices

  • 5/5 Jacintha C. 6 months ago on Google
    Met up with some friends for a bite to eat ,catch up and a few drinks. It was fairly busy ,but comfortable in a way. I had fish and chips with mushy peas . It was lovely and fresh,drinks were cheap and the waiters were very friendly and attentive. Good atmosphere to for a Saturday .

  • 4/5 heidi p. 4 months ago on Google
    Cheap and cheerful. As a person with alot of food allergies, Wetherspoons is one of the few places I can eat at. Lots of natural light. Smiley polite staff. 1 star knocked off for tired interior and dirty steak knife on floor. No biggy considering the saving you're making

  • 5/5 Arthur Great Song C. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice Pub Bright and nicely decorated nice welcoming staff great selection of food and beer. Ps I would go for the Traditional Scottish Breakfast served up to 12noon

  • 3/5 Carol D. 4 years ago on Google
    This is on Sauchiehall st, a good place to meet up with friends. They now have table service. I don't know why, but I got the ribs- I was not impressed, my friends all got burgers and they were happy

  • 5/5 Sandra C. 4 years ago on Google
    10 of us went for meal before going to the King's. Some bar staff quiet slow was served several times by John he was a pleasant hard working young man. Good arrived quickly and was nice. X

  • 5/5 Helen O. 5 years ago on Google
    Busy place with a vibrant atmosphere and prompt service. Had a lovely breakfast here. Tasty tatty scones. Modern decor on a busy street corner handy for both the city centre and west end attractions. Loved the loos too.

  • 5/5 Josh W. 4 years ago on Google
    Generally a bit quieter than the others in town. Good pub, good food and good staff

  • 4/5 Henry M. 4 years ago on Google
    A Wetherspoons bar so you know prices are keen. Can be very busy at weekends. Foods the usual bar type tasty and reasonably priced

  • 5/5 Mitko S. 6 years ago on Google
    Rich variety of beer and other alcoholic beverages! The fish is incredibly ready! Very delicious! Greetings to all connoisseurs of fine beer ?!

  • 4/5 stacebarr 4 years ago on Google
    Exactly what you expect from a whether spoons. Laid back and cheap. Food is what you expect it to be, most likely from microwave but prices reflect this.

  • 5/5 Pamela P. 5 years ago on Google
    Service was great, food was delivered quickly and was delicious.

  • 3/5 Ramon f. 4 years ago on Google
    nice breakfast. it done it for me only done sides were the tomatoes were stone called and the coffee was bitter.

  • 5/5 Charles R. 3 years ago on Google
    Friendly service and staff

  • 4/5 Marion S. 3 years ago on Google
    We had 3 starters for £12 great value chicken bites,garlic bread and chicken strips it was enough for the 3 of us and it is great to order for the table.

  • 1/5 henry m. 3 years ago on Google
    Been in here 15 to 20 minutes still dirty coffee cups at my table when I came in staff just walking by my table ignoring me so much for hygiene will not be back the Wetherspoons company is a joke

  • 4/5 Willard M. 3 years ago on Google
    Good value. Not the most wonderful pub in the chain, but decent enough with the family.

  • 4/5 Rowan Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Good place to be would recommend

  • 3/5 scott d. 4 years ago on Google
    Student filled Wetherspoon

  • 5/5 Lloyd Denver M. 4 years ago on Google
    Food is good as always. Place has not changed much. Used to come here a lot with my family a long time ago. But I still sometimes still visit this restaurant every now & then. Had the mushroom Benedict with a white coffee for my breakfast Braw food.?????

  • 4/5 George K. 4 years ago on Google
    Good place for a good drink

  • 2/5 Amanda G. 4 years ago on Google
    Disappointing... I usually love a Wetherspoons. Waited 35 minutes for food... chips were cold and baked potato was tiny. (Paid for a portion of cheese with baked potato and it was like a sprinkle of cheese). My dad enjoyed his fish and mum enjoyed her gammon.

  • 4/5 Rob S. 4 years ago on Google
    Busy venue ,wife visited on hen night ,not happy with number of stairs to loo?

  • 2/5 Evelyn J. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was stale and even though it was busy there was hardly any staff around for help.

  • 5/5 Peter H. 4 years ago on Google
    Wide ranges of great beers and lagers at cheep prices... Recommended

  • 4/5 Bahy E. 4 years ago on Google
    Like most Spoons very nice and cheap

  • 5/5 Nayara M. 4 years ago on Google
    Cheap beer!

  • 4/5 Jose Palacios J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice, well, careful attention. The food is excellent, very well prepared (Original) Muy lindo, bueno, atención esmerada. La comida es excelente, muy bien preparada

  • 4/5 James M. 4 years ago on Google
    Weatherspoons what can I say

  • 5/5 James C. 4 years ago on Google
    Reasonable prices good food and great service

  • 4/5 Den J M. 4 years ago on Google
    Typical mid town bar... Good service, clean, bright and welcoming...

  • 1/5 kenneth m. 4 years ago on Google
    Terrible service, staff to busy talking to each other

  • 5/5 George T. 4 years ago on Google
    Fantastic food

  • 5/5 Leo K. 4 years ago on Google
    Nicely located. Spacious and comfortable seating. The staff and food are great. Wetherspoons is perfect for students and people who don't want to spend too much money but still want good food and drinks.

  • 5/5 Maxine D. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice food


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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