[Food] Xmas Dinner at Spoons

[Herr Tubthumper]

GRIM

Surely there’s easier and cheaper ways to tell people you hate them?

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Surely there’s easier and cheaper ways to tell people you hate them?

Several pop into my head every day, but I'd prefer to remain un-banned from NSC.

 

[Wozza]

Reminds me of a thread I saw on Twitter about 'worst things you've seen in a pub'.

Someone said they saw a wedding party come into their local 'Spoons, with a bride in white wedding dress and the lot.

Apparently it became obvious that they hadn't notified staff in advance.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Loving all the hipsters sneering as always into their overpriced alcopops at the poor people.
Well done (world's slowest handclap)

 

[Wozza]

Loving all the hipsters sneering as always into their overpriced alcopops at the poor people.
Well done (world's slowest handclap)

Sucking on a single blend sub-saharan double shot 'caffeccino' with whipped cream actually.

 

[schmunk]

Had lunch at Wetherspoons today. My colleague had the Christmas dinner. It looked... ...fine.

(I had a most disappointing -and-Kidney Pudding, with a deliciously FRESH pint of Salcombe Brewery Island Street Porter*).






* Blimey it was fresh, I just couldn't believe how fresh it was. Perhaps the freshest ever. I don't think it would even be possible to make a fresher pint of beer.

 

[GT49er]

'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?

Oh, the poor little foody snob! I really hope he's suffered no lasting damage.

 

[BiffyBoy]

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)

Was this after the merger of the Swindon & Reading branches?

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Loving all the hipsters sneering as always into their overpriced alcopops at the poor people.
Well done (world's slowest handclap)

It's cheaper than going to the zoo.

 

[ROSM]

Was this after the merger of the Swindon & Reading branches?

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I have some good news and some bad news

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Loving all the hipsters sneering as always into their overpriced alcopops at the poor people.
Well done (world's slowest handclap)

You’re welcome

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I have some good news and some bad news

Your’e still thinking about the bad news aren’t you?!

 

[portslade seagull]

last time I went to spoons in George St some Doris had a row with her boyfriend and picked up his pint and blindly chucked it backwards over her head hitting me. Well this didn't go down at all well with me and the BF who was getting mouthy copped it. God they ran fast.

 

[Is it PotG?]

NSC full of faux snobbery, who'd have thunk it?

 

[essbee1]

Curries at 'spoons are ok. But I wouldn't ever order a steak in the place.

I guess I'm half a snob

 

[El Presidente]

I do to the 'Spoons in Tunny Wells. Lime and Soda is just 50p a pint, plenty of room to sit down and have a chat . Once a year it is converted back into an opera house and they have a show there.

Easy to be sniffy about the place, I don't share the politics of the owner, but then again he doesn't share mine. We should be able to get on with different views.

Would not be keen on Christmas meal there, but for someone on a different budget that might be a different decision to make.

 

[ROSM]

I do to the 'Spoons in Tunny Wells. Lime and Soda is just 50p a pint, plenty of room to sit down and have a chat . Once a year it is converted back into an opera house and they have a show there.

Easy to be sniffy about the place, I don't share the politics of the owner, but then again he doesn't share mine. We should be able to get on with different views.

Would not be keen on Christmas meal there, but for someone on a different budget that might be a different decision to make.

I did stop using spoons post 2016. (Same as I don't buy Dyson products). They also treated their staff poorly through covid.

My attitude to the former is softening. The latter is hardening. Maybe I am becoming more tolerant or perhaps less cash rich

 

[Questions]

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

You can never get a cold Turps in B & Q

 

[WATFORD zero]

NSC full of faux snobbery, who'd have thunk it?

It's lucky we have the precious snowflakes to balance it out

 

[WATFORD zero]

You can never get a cold Turps in B & Q

Take your own ice, it's what I do