What would you recommend eating at Wetherspoons when meeting a friend?

[PreachyPie]

I'm going to Wetherspoons later to meet an old friend, we will be eating there, but I can't decide what to have.
What do you recommend?

What do you like to eat?

Menus vary between branches, or rather the full menu isn’t available everywhere. I tend to just have a burger or steak though

I love the loaded jacket spud with bacon and a strawberry daiquiri

Veggie Chilli is quite nice.

3 small plates for £15.

Get 3 or 6 plates and share.. bargain!

I like a steak, usually good value. Of course, you have to like steak.

Do they still have steak on the menu? I thought they had stopped serving steak.

The scampi is always good. I've eaten it in a lot different 'Spoons and never been disappointed.

I will have a look at the small plates, that might be ideal.

I quite like their pizza and the curry you get with the naan.

All day breakfast. My go to at spoons

This, but they’re not actually that small. My DC like a pizza each and chips to share.

The pizzas are the size of a dinner plate and it’s a pasta bowl size bowl of chips.

It's all brake brothers pre-prepared (processed) food. So if that is an issue avoid things like curry, chilli, pies and buy things that are simpler and cooked on site like gammon egg and chips, steak, jacket potato.

I expect the lettuce is bought in pre-chopped like the bags in the supermarket.

Careful, someone will be along to say they can't believe you're going to eat in a Spoons.

That isn't me, BTW. I like the boneless basket, jalfrezi or fish curry, burger etc

Yeah, OH & I always share 3 small plates & we usually leave some too

Yes, I liked the jalfrezi. DH asked what it was like and I said a supermarket curry. Which is what I was hoping for

Is what you eat with a friend different to what you eat with an aquaintance/enemy/family?

Is that a significant piece of data 😂

Their Ramen noodle bowl is surprisingly good.

I usually go for the things that have to cooked rather than microwave so fish and chips, gammon.

Menus do vary across Spoons though.

Another vote for 3 small plates to share

Sticky Korean fried quorn.
Fish and chips.
Pizza.

Avoid any chicken dish. Its so tough its inedible.

Second the ramen bowl. I have it with chicken and you get loads.

Former employee - avoid the chicken breast.
Burgers are okay but the old ones were better.
Pizzas can be okay depending on who’s on the pizza station - it can be night and day (I was a certified whiz tho, the trick is 30 seconds longer than it says on the SOP but don’t tell anyone).
Jacket potato is your safest bet, I had tuna or beans.
If they have the five bean chilli then get that with a jacket and some cheese - absolute banger and I was devastated when they took it off the menu in my pub.
Controversial opinion - I actually rate the chicken wings but I’m in the minority even among the staff. DH says they’re mining.