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?

The pizzas and curries are decent

Ham Egg and Chips

If it was on AIBU & titled "AIBU to have a pint with a Spoons breakfast?" there would be the usual predictable posters saying you must be a raging alcoholic & why would you even think of eating that greasy, reheated muck, just like there was a few months back

I like their fish and chips and their curries.

Wine.

Ooh 3 small plates is too much is the new giant salad

I love their chicken ramen soup. Actually tasty. With a bottle of wine.

I second this, it’s lush

Cracking up

I’m a big eater, I ordered them expecting them to be child size. I was surprised at the size of the pizzas and bowl of chips. They really are bigger than you’d expect for the price.

Wine

They do a nice Shiraz.

Though some years ago in one Spoons I did have to stop one of the bar staff plunging our bottle of red into an ice bucket.

Chicken tikka masala and a pint of poretti larger

Best chicken wings that I've ever had with blue cheese sauce.
Pepperoni pizza is a hit, with chilli sauce though!

@GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf

Out of interest, what were the hygiene standards like in the Wetherspoons kitchen that you worked in?

I worked at a massive one in Glasgow and honestly they were good. Because it is a massive company we get a lot of audits. Secret shoppers, monthly bonuses ect. I’ve worked at some for cover shifts where it’s definitely not as clean, but out of the 10 I worked at while I was there (mostly cover shifts, my homes spoons was good) I would say 8 were clean. Other places I’ve worked (Greene king, independent pubs) spoons have been the most consistent on basics - such as not smoking in your uniform, stock rotation, no staff eating in the kitchen.

The fish and chips are always good.
the pizzas are good. And I like the new spice bag thing. Also the 3 small plates deal is a bargain

Council house tapas.

This is more like it! We just need some insulting references to old gents supping pints at 9am and we’re back on the MN track.

Exactly! Snobbery is rife on mumsnet

Villa Maria Blush 🍷

So cheap considering it's actually quite pricey in the supermarkets!

Scampi and chips. With a Hugo Spritz.

I know, I know, but it’s tasty, cheap, hot, served on nice blue and white plates by friendly staff, in a beautifully renovated building very conveniently located.

Breakfast!

Quite! Because everyone craves a Michelin meal when just having a catch up or just grabbing a bite when shopping in town.

Have a word with yourself. And please don’t use Council House as a derogatory term.

I love the sticky Korean chicken with coconut rice bowl. The spice box with rice is also okay.

I like the jalfrezi with rice, naan, poppadoms. 👍