I've just had lunch in Wetherspoons
Discussion
I do shamefully work for a pubco, though the eight or so pubs are all run individually. Only problem with our pub is that the building is leased from Greedy King so we are tied into paying exorbitant prices for beer.
Other than that we do what we like.
We don't serve energy drinks and we don't serve scampi.
Other than that we do what we like.
We don't serve energy drinks and we don't serve scampi.
I await your suggestions.Spooky, I’ve recently seen a joke about going to the toilets in a a ‘Spoons’
It’s a picture of an old man on top of a skyscraper during construction.
Which is quite true, because they do prefer the older type of multi level buildings.
They do have a few ‘quirky’ rules though... especially if you have kids with you .
Personally... I like pubs where they employ staff with a personality as standard, but ‘spoon’ food & drink is more than acceptable.
We are blessed to have two in our town centre.
One is the more traditional layout, & the other is more modern & purpose built.
The latter, had a small dance floor & was a very popular nightclub on Fri / Sat nights...used to get packed.
Security staff (aka Bouncers) on the door & all that.
It’s a picture of an old man on top of a skyscraper during construction.
Which is quite true, because they do prefer the older type of multi level buildings.
They do have a few ‘quirky’ rules though... especially if you have kids with you .
Personally... I like pubs where they employ staff with a personality as standard, but ‘spoon’ food & drink is more than acceptable.
We are blessed to have two in our town centre.
One is the more traditional layout, & the other is more modern & purpose built.
The latter, had a small dance floor & was a very popular nightclub on Fri / Sat nights...used to get packed.
Security staff (aka Bouncers) on the door & all that.
Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 16th November 12:46
Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 16th November 16:19
I thought the anger at Tim Martin was because at the start of lock down he laid off the vast majority of his staff, including at the head office in Watford.
With what Wetherspoon pubs are I think we've just become too used to them. When the first were launched it was the first pub chain to not have piped music in the back ground (and no jukebox either). The beer was cheap as Tim Martin would go round breweries buying up short remaining life beer for peanuts under the view they were just going to end up ditching it and at the price he paid he could still sell it cheap and make a profit is some had to be poured down the drain. He was meant to be good when to came to sticking to use by dates.
On personal experiences, business park I worked at for 9 years, after 4 (with the park delaying a lease renewal on a private wine bar with them turning round and saying good bye (bar was left empty until the whole building was recently redeveloped as part of a new Travel Lodge)) the Wetherspoons was the only bar and permanent place for hot food on the campus. The drink and the atmosphere was fine, even for those not drinking, such as me, and the special offers were good. The food, however, was only 'ok'. Generally not bad but not good either. Prices were decent though. Only time we learnt to avoid was between X-Mas and New Year as with reduced staff it appeared bar staff were having to work the kitchen and a few of us (including me) got food poisoning from there.
Pub was closed by the park a couple of years back as part of the redevelopment.
With what Wetherspoon pubs are I think we've just become too used to them. When the first were launched it was the first pub chain to not have piped music in the back ground (and no jukebox either). The beer was cheap as Tim Martin would go round breweries buying up short remaining life beer for peanuts under the view they were just going to end up ditching it and at the price he paid he could still sell it cheap and make a profit is some had to be poured down the drain. He was meant to be good when to came to sticking to use by dates.
On personal experiences, business park I worked at for 9 years, after 4 (with the park delaying a lease renewal on a private wine bar with them turning round and saying good bye (bar was left empty until the whole building was recently redeveloped as part of a new Travel Lodge)) the Wetherspoons was the only bar and permanent place for hot food on the campus. The drink and the atmosphere was fine, even for those not drinking, such as me, and the special offers were good. The food, however, was only 'ok'. Generally not bad but not good either. Prices were decent though. Only time we learnt to avoid was between X-Mas and New Year as with reduced staff it appeared bar staff were having to work the kitchen and a few of us (including me) got food poisoning from there.
Pub was closed by the park a couple of years back as part of the redevelopment.
Sheets Tabuer said:
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Bacon Is Proof said:
dapprman said:
I thought the anger at Tim Martin was because at the start of lock down he laid off the vast majority of his staff, including at the head office in Watford.
He said he wasn't going to pay any of his staff until he'd got his free money from the government.A colossal
.Truckosaurus said:
RizzoTheRat said:
...The Prince of Wales in Farnborough...
F'boro is even more of a pub oasis than the 'shot. With literally zero pubs in the town centre from when the Tumbledown Dick was condemned until the 'spoons opened when they built the Sainsburys etc a few years back.Bacon Is Proof said:
lord.vader said:
To be honest you just come across as a bit of a stuck up wker yet you drive a S3, the init brigades chariot of choice (if they can’t afford a C63).
The only wker yet you drive a S3, the init brigades chariot of choice (if they can’t afford a C63). Edited by lord.vader on Monday 15th November 23:22
ker move here is scouring someone's profile to slag off their car choice.Massive dick move, very poor show, and like your typical 'Spoons, totally devoid of class.
kers - astute observation.After our youngest had his vaccinations as a baby we went into our local spoons for lunch, just as our food arrived junior took a bit of a turn and his temperature started shooting up, there was a chemist just across the street so i dandered over to get some calpol. When i came back my plate had disappeared.
I thought the staff had cleared mine away thinking i had finished, the barman waiter guy had overheard the wife apologising to the people sitting at the next table for the crying baby and explained what was happening, he took my meal away to keep it warm until i got back.
The people at the next table then took the baby and walked up and down the bar with him to sooth him while we got to finish our meal.
Their food is great for the price on those nights you can't be bothered cooking and fancy a pint or two along with it.
I thought the staff had cleared mine away thinking i had finished, the barman waiter guy had overheard the wife apologising to the people sitting at the next table for the crying baby and explained what was happening, he took my meal away to keep it warm until i got back.
The people at the next table then took the baby and walked up and down the bar with him to sooth him while we got to finish our meal.
Their food is great for the price on those nights you can't be bothered cooking and fancy a pint or two along with it.
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