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[Food] Xmas Dinner at Spoons









Herr Tubthumper

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“the mashed potato - grainy and most likely from a microwaveable pellet - contained absolutely no flavour whatsoever.”

See. I bloody told you so.
 


beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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looks a bit crap and not particularly great value compared to rest of menu.
 








Herr Tubthumper

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jcdenton08

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That looks really shit, like school dinner, but ordering something like that in Wetherspoons is like going to Pizza Express for a steak. It’s just there as a dunce option (and with a pint of Leffe Blonde costing £6+ and more in London - it looks about £6 worth for a “sit down meal”).

I’ll stick to the odd curry club or burger and beer I think.
 




Sid and the Sharknados

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I have had a Wetherspoons Christmas dinner in the past. It was the first Christmas after I graduated and one of my friends who was still a student insisted on going there (it was somewhere in London).

It was fine. I think it even actually had roast potatoes but it might just be that I can't comprehend the possibility that I'd have had a Christmas dinner that didn't.
 




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ROSM

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Just far enough away from LDC
Many years ago (2001ish) I took over two teams that merged and they hated each other. I had to bring them together so for Xmas we abandoned the idea of fine dining and I booked a table for 30 in a private room at the crosse keys near leadenhall St.

4.95 per person for the meal with the rest of the £16 per head going to drinks with a mandatory putting into kitty (£15 per junior manager, £20 for middle and me paying £30). I held the kitty and clerical staff didn't have to pay a penny.

Initially they drank in two teams amd i was drinking with both, until I insisted kitty was used for full rounds. Any road up the team were certainly bonded, joined perhaps by the sight of their senior manager drinking himself into a stupor and falling asleep in a nightclub. Lots of other stuff happened that on today's world would see various disciplinarian follow.

However never had any issues between the two teams

And I made it home without vomming and got to a home cup tie v Rushden and diamonds at withdean lunchtime the next day (live on tv and camera scored for his 10th game in a row)
 


drew

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Many years ago (2001ish) I took over two teams that merged and they hated each other. I had to bring them together so for Xmas we abandoned the idea of fine dining and I booked a table for 30 in a private room at the crosse keys near leadenhall St.

4.95 per person for the meal with the rest of the £16 per head going to drinks with a mandatory putting into kitty (£15 per junior manager, £20 for middle and me paying £30). I held the kitty and clerical staff didn't have to pay a penny.

Initially they drank in two teams amd i was drinking with both, until I insisted kitty was used for full rounds. Any road up the team were certainly bonded, joined perhaps by the sight of their senior manager drinking himself into a stupor and falling asleep in a nightclub. Lots of other stuff happened that on today's world would see various disciplinarian follow.

However never had any issues between the two teams

And I made it home without vomming and got to a home cup tie v Rushden and diamonds at withdean lunchtime the next day (live on tv and camera scored for his 10th game in a row)
Used to work just round the corner. The service was painfully slow.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Now there's a place that probably has biscuit base for their banoffee pie.
Ever wondered where Tescos send all their digestives once they’re past their sell-by date?
 








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