Wetherspoon Meals Beware!

oxters

Got a great flyer delivered through the door. 2 for price of one (free bot of wine too)and beer at just over £1 per pint with the 'spoons vouchers.

Ate at Livingstone and Perth and both were fine. Cheap and cheerful would sum it up. Not a gourmet experience but the steak was good & bbq chicken was fine. Curries were just as good. No complaints from us.

spuds_2

We ate at Wetherspoons in Altrincham a few weeks ago - it was pretty nice food and very cheap. It was certainly better than the 'Henry's Table' meals we used to go to for family birthdays, and about half the price. Most pub chains use frozen, boil in the bag, or microwave food - they have big folders giving details of how to 'cook' it, present it on the plate etc. I think Wetherspoons is good value - but you were right to complain if your food wasn't satisfactory.

black-saturn

I've been there quite a few times. The only time I had a problem was when ordering steak as it was really tough. I complained about it and they gave me my money back. Apart from that it has all been fine.

davsidipp

Bossyboots wrote:

I work along from a Wetherspoons and amongst other sights, I see what their delivery lorries offload every week. You won't find me eating in there.

I did once, before I knew better, and the food was abominable.

you can say that about a lot of eating places you would not eat any where if you saw how food is prepared.to be fair to weatherspoons they are reasonable.

burge74

Bring back Bernie Inn's

lovemystudentloan

I agree with davsidnipp, the Canterbury Wethers are really nice, especially the West Gate one where you don't have to walk out through everyone elses smoke. Went to the Margate one a couple of times, found they didn't do red thai chicken on Thursdays but went off them when the guy that served us our lunch was the same guy I had seen with his hands down the womans loo 10 minutes earlier :eek: Cafe Des Amis in Canterbury's brilliant, 2 courses fresh quality food and a drink for a tenner, 3 courses £12.50, M-F 4.30 til 6pm

cuteusmaximus

We Love 'Spoons pubs!!!!

We've found the food acceptable everytime we've gone. They are child friendly, lots of them are smoke-free, and where else can you go and eat out for such cheap prices. It's a great place to hang out - cheaper coffee, cheaper beer and an assortment of real ale. I'd like to shake the founder's hand and say thank you for creating a chain of pubs that are a rare exception to ripoff Britain. Sure it's not a 5 star restaurant, but who cares?!!

Don't know why the OP is complaining so much - he did get his money refunded, after all. If the food is more imporant than the price, there are plenty of expensive restaurants available.

MissGosh

dealornodeal wrote:

Its the management thats in charge of the Staff and the Chefs isnt it?


And I paid over £10..00p for both meals, did not use the 2 for the price of one! So for that price I did expect something alot better!

Nobody forced you to choose the more expensive option.;)

highguyuk wrote:

No, you don't get a drink for that price as well.

Beer & Burger = 3.99, curry club = 5er or so, roast = 6 quidish...All with a drink included.

davsidipp

lovemystudentloan wrote:

I agree with davsidnipp, the Canterbury Wethers are really nice, especially the West Gate one where you don't have to walk out through everyone elses smoke. Went to the Margate one a couple of times, found they didn't do red thai chicken on Thursdays but went off them when the guy that served us our lunch was the same guy I had seen with his hands down the womans loo 10 minutes earlier :eek: Cafe Des Amis in Canterbury's brilliant, 2 courses fresh quality food and a drink for a tenner, 3 courses £12.50, M-F 4.30 til 6pm

we didnt use the westgate one we used the one at the top of the high street what a difference smoking makes ugh west gate wetherspoons is really nice but was short on time so used the nearest one will tell son whos at uni there to try cafe des amis as he hates cooking.

spiddy100

stuzhunter wrote:

I bet all their food comes from a supermarket/off-the-shelf jar/tin/frozen packet which they can preheat in a microwave before serving you.

I have worked at Wetherspoons and there is definitely not much cooking going on in the kitchen Like with all ready meals you get to know which things survive the freezing/reheating process best - Wetherspoons chilli and tomato-ey pastas are normally not bad.