wetherspoons grub
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nino_savatte
No pasaran!
I agree: it doesn't take a chef to prepare 'Spoon grub; it's all produced at some central location, distributed to their various outlets and microwaved to order. Their nachos, on the other hand, are probably 'prepared' on site...as there's nothing particularly difficult about throwing some corn chips on a plate and smothering them with sour cream, salsa and cheese (but where are the refried beans?).
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Yeah that's how I feel really. It's fast food standard but you can sit down and have a pint with it.
Plate. Scatter cheese, guacomole gun squirted onto plate, then sour cream. In convection oven for a minutes or two.
The one thing I'd say about Wetherspoons is that I'd regard their burgers as better than the steaks. They're British beef as opposed to Zebu (the only exception being the luxury ribeye) and come repulsively shrinkwrapped and ready sized in individual portions in protective atmospheres. They're bearable , but the meat's poor quality ime.
I'm not as opposed to their micro meals as some are. They taste fine afaic - their chicken alfredo was once better than any quick pasta dish from M&S. No idea of the quality of most of the choices now, but I don't see anything inherently wrong with getting someone else to ding your microwaved meal for you. It's often thrown in largely at near loss leader rates, trying to get you to drink a bit more.
Rollem
two kinds of wonderful
They really vary from one to another if you ask me, have had complete crap which has actually given me food poisioning from one branch, which I then heard was rather known for this. Have also had some pretty ok food from others - a lot cheaper than any other fast food anywhere else in the area. If I have crap food at one I don't bother eating there again, just drink their cheap booze.
it's just the waterhouse. last went a few months ago and they'd taken on new staff who didn't seem to have a clue what they were doing. Not been back since.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
lol, when I worked in a spoons I was told if the small steak that comes with the mixed grill is requested "well done" then I should shove it in the microwave.
As for the breakfast, it usually all gets microwaved / grilled (apart from the eggs and hash browns) first thing and then you just take what you need out of the hot holding unit when someone orders something. The sausages taste shite after sitting in there for 30mins.
As for the breakfast, it usually all gets microwaved / grilled (apart from the eggs and hash browns) first thing and then you just take what you need out of the hot holding unit when someone orders something. The sausages taste shite after sitting in there for 30mins.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
In every single one, or just the one you worked in?
longdog
What is it you can't face?
'Just because your beer is cheap dear doesn't mean your customers are'
<makes note for future use>
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
You get what you pay for. If you want gourmet food, Wetherspoons isn't the place. Btw, I had the worst veggie Sunday roast ever in a 'Spoon in Aberdeen.
I don't think anyone's claiming it's gourmet Nino. It may be simple grill and ready prepared bargain basement stuff at Wetherspoons, but it's not that much different from other pub chains and a lot of restaurants. People who have strong feelings about the grub there slightly surprise me - it's average and not that distinctive.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
Where did I say (or suggest) that "anyone" was "claiming that Wetherspoons food was gourmet"?
I merely said that Wetherspoons isn't the place for gourmet food nor, for that matter, is Nando's, McDonalds or Pizza Hut and one gets what one pays for. 
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
I heart their burger and pint deal.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Isn't that more or less what a lamb rogan josh costs in a restaurant, though?
Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
An ex of mine used to cook the food at a Wetherspoons in Bristol. Based on what she told me, I've not eaten there since.
go on then..
Not any I've been to. Maybe from a takeaway but that's excluding rice and a nam.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Rice AND a naan? Aloo side dish as well, sir? And perhaps a waffer-thin mint?
I suspect there'd be at least one instance in any where serving food with a high turnover of low paid staff, that would put peple off eating there if they thought about it every time they went in.
