[Food] Xmas Dinner at Spoons

Lenny Rider · 2024-11-14T17:57:23+0000

'I tried Wetherspoon's £12 Christmas dinner - but there were two things missing'

I headed down to my local Spoons branch to batten down the hatches and try out their Christmas dinner, at a bargain cost of £11.99 or £13.52 with a pint - but there are some issues you just can't ignore

www.mirror.co.uk

Each to their own

Anyone else ventured out to try it?

KZNSeagull · 2024-11-14T17:59:36+0000

It is probably crap as it is not Xmas yet.

Herr Tubthumper · 2024-11-14T18:49:38+0000

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

See. I bloody told you so.

beorhthelm · 2024-11-14T18:56:08+0000

looks a bit crap and not particularly great value compared to rest of menu.

Paulie Gualtieri · 2024-11-14T18:56:29+0000

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

See. I bloody told you so.

Well, I am shocked to find you here

The Clamp · 2024-11-14T19:03:30+0000

I hope those that partake, enjoy it. I won’t be one of them.

Herr Tubthumper · 2024-11-14T19:05:23+0000

Paulie Gualtieri said:
Well, I am shocked to find you here

It was easy, I can smell an out-of-date pint a mile off!

The Clamp · 2024-11-14T19:10:15+0000

No roast potatoes?

That may as well slam Santa’s severed head onto the table and cry the end of Christmas.

This is a a step too far.

drew · 2024-11-14T19:18:45+0000

It's Wetherspoons for christ's sake, would you expect any more from a chain that offers 3oz burger patties!!

WATFORD zero · 2024-11-14T19:21:27+0000

drew said:
It's Wetherspoons for christ's sake, would you expect any more from a chain that offers 3oz burger patties!!

But to give them their due, in terms of units of alcohol per pound, they are second only to B&Qs decorating department :wink:

LamieRobertson · 2024-11-14T20:07:12+0000

Weatherspoons…..reminds me of the poster TomGerry(?)…..not seem him around recently (or is it my eyesight) ….hope all is well

jcdenton08 · 2024-11-14T20:11:56+0000

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.

Pevenseagull · 2024-11-14T20:14:08+0000

Now there's a place that probably has biscuit base for their banoffee pie.

Sid and the Sharknados · 2024-11-14T20:32:46+0000

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.

Sirnormangall · 2024-11-14T20:34:29+0000

Lenny Rider said:
'I tried Wetherspoon's £12 Christmas dinner - but there were two things missing'

I headed down to my local Spoons branch to batten down the hatches and try out their Christmas dinner, at a bargain cost of £11.99 or £13.52 with a pint - but there are some issues you just can't ignore

www.mirror.co.uk

Each to their own

Anyone else ventured out to try it?

Seems a bit expensive to me, for Wetherspoons.

ROSM · 2024-11-14T20:41:18+0000

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 · 2024-11-14T20:49:30+0000

ROSM said:
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 · 2024-11-14T20:55:09+0000

Pevenseagull said:
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?

nicko31 · 2024-11-14T21:17:41+0000

The Clamp · 2024-11-14T22:32:05+0000

It’s a nice compromise for those too proud to go to a soup kitchen at Christmas.

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