Wetherspoons New Food Items

bluelass

I heared they are doing pop tarts on the breakfast menu for £1.20.

hamsterfan1

I had the chicken & pepper skewer which had loads of chicken & a side salad so no chips for me to give away ( can't eat them)

samanthaknd

supermassive wrote: »

This is another thing that annoys me. Cod. In this area of the country, we have always had Haddock - purely because we are a fishing port and historically have always sent the lower quality fish elsewhere (cod) and kept the best for ourselves (Haddock). We don't like eating fish with worms.

And Wetherspoons seem to have this weird impression that they can stick cod on the menu here, then wonder why people never EVER order it!

One of my friends is a manager at Wetherspoons and doesn't understand it either.

"It's like going to Beijing and serving up chicken chow mein and prawn crackers"

It's simply stupid.

Haddock here in my local one (scotland).
On a side note I think you can order Chicken chow mein and prawn crackers in Beijing in a chinese restaurant, just like I can order it in scotland in a chinese place.

Officer_Dibble

Yes, the menus in England even point to the fact that the lucky Scots get haddock and in England we're stuck with the inferior cod. Still, I do have friends who insist on ordering the inferior fish, even after I've pointed out that fishermen don't eat it...for a reason.

Angry_Bear

I'm pretty baffled (and jealous) by those people who say Wetherspoon's is expensive. Are they different prices in different areas?

Probably half the things on the Menus near me are about £6, often including a drink. Given that in other local pubs you'll pay about £4 just for exactly the same drink, I don't understand how other people find it expensive.

For sure, the quality varies depending on your local Wetherspoons, ours is pretty good and always filling enough. But I've always felt that for the price, you can't really expect gourmet!

jon81uk

Angry_Bear wrote: »

I'm pretty baffled (and jealous) by those people who say Wetherspoon's is expensive. Are they different prices in different areas?

Probably half the things on the Menus near me are about £6, often including a drink. Given that in other local pubs you'll pay about £4 just for exactly the same drink, I don't understand how other people find it expensive.

For sure, the quality varies depending on your local Wetherspoons, ours is pretty good and always filling enough. But I've always felt that for the price, you can't really expect groumet!

The prices do vary between all their pubs, but I agree they are never expensive. I have noticed in London they tend to get more expensive close to the centre. Only really disappointing one was near Victoria where they had a limited menu with no onion rings! Burger, chips & a drink for between £4-7 is still a bargain (add 20p for a pint of Pepsi or £1 to go for a pint of beer!), almost cheaper than Burger King most of the time.

bluelass

purpleshoes wrote: »

The portions of chips are tiny in my local spoons. There are a few other pubs in my home town that sell cheaper food and reasonably priced drinks. The prices of some of the meals are eye watering as far as Im concerned.

A local restaurant sells a 3 course lunch for 9.50, massive portions and home cooked food.

Wetherspoon also use workfare, certainly not the only company that does so, zero hour contracts as well.

If they use workfare I aint happy with that.

Maisie_Miss

They don't use Workfare, haven't done for ages. Nor do they have zero hour contracts - they have flexible contracts. Zero hour contracts don't give you sick pay, holiday pay, bonuses or free shares. It's really not a bad company to work for, if you're willing to work hard. The rewards can be amazing.

And the food and drink is good value all round - yes, you can count the chips on your plate, but that's because they don't serve infinite quantities!!!

pinkcandyflossprincess

large Cappuccino & toast and jam £2
Im not a breakfast person but for that price I dont mind

bluelass

samanthaknd wrote: »

Haddock here in my local one (scotland).
On a side note I think you can order Chicken chow mein and prawn crackers in Beijing in a chinese restaurant, just like I can order it in scotland in a chinese place.

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