Veg was perfectly cooked as cabbage, parsnips not dry as both cooked in jus and more gravy available. £6.95 and extra £1.50 for a side of pigs in blankets.
Poor effort on the ikea roasties, they look wet and wrinkly. Mash has no place on a Christmas Day plate, acceptable to offer on the table to guests but only alongside mountains of perfectly crispy roasties.
To be honest, the meal looks pretty grim. The Turkey looks like it’s made out reconstituted meat of dubious origin, the lardons (?) look weird, and having mash with yer Christmas roast is just meh.
I suspect an M&S Christmas platter meal that you just stick in the oven is probably far better and much cheaper.
Roger well identified. Spoons great for a big batch of old people with dementia as no awkwardness. No difficulty with menu as if they have forgotten to order something they actually like can just order another meal as quick and cheap. Cappuccinos literally on tap and free once 1st cup paid for.
Well yes Rog maybe when viewed through a very narrow lens. You assume too much. Maybe not all of us earn the same coin, maybe some of us dobut didnt have disposable income growing up but still love a bargain.
I admire spoons for recognising that you cannot make decent mass produced roast potatoes that are ready to serve all day and they now just refuse to serve them.
It was all a terrible misunderstanding. Guy once asked the Deliveroo chap for a saveloy and he ended up spending a fortune on taxis into Central London.
Choice between a decent range of drinks at reasonable prices and a limited range of over priced over hopped beer that nobody really likes but is on trend.
Popped into my local Spoons on Saturday morning to have a cheeky breakfast, it was 9.30 am and the place was packed out... I thought people were struggling with bills? I couldn't get a table so had to go elsewhere.
Why anyone would drink in Waterloo station when the KA is 3 minutes away is a mystery to me. Fine station pubs long ago went the way of clean and free public conveniences.
I'd rather have the spoons lunch than what my office christmas party lunch promises to be (eg truffled mash instead of roasties FFS, and mushroom gravy on meat - double Ffs)
You can’t post this & not link up a menu. How are we supposed to assess this?
Those chantenay carrots look posh for 'spoons and the pigs in blankets look good.
looks great
All looks very soft. Is that the Over 65s Dentures Friendly Special?
Looks good but what's the provenance of the meat?
Will be the only bit of Christmas cheer for a number of people - spoons fills a gap in the market that isn’t really covered by any other pub.
I’ve had the IKEA one! 🎄
So leave the inner city for an outer suburb? Yeo that’s likely
The IKEA one looks a bit dry, did the real one have more gravy? Good turkey to veg ratio.
Veg was perfectly cooked as cabbage, parsnips not dry as both cooked in jus and more gravy available. £6.95 and extra £1.50 for a side of pigs in blankets.
IKEA is in Croydon.
How much was the spoons dinner pp?
Slightly conflicted by mash on a xmas dinner. But yeah i'd inhale that.
The main meal itself (without the pudding), about 16 quid with an alcoholic drink.
Poor effort on the ikea roasties, they look wet and wrinkly. Mash has no place on a Christmas Day plate, acceptable to offer on the table to guests but only alongside mountains of perfectly crispy roasties.
They weren’t roasted in oil. The potatoes were pretty good. It was coming straight out of ovens. Not stewing for hours.
At least IKEA attempted roasties, unlike mr spoons.
Why would anyone here go to a Weatherspoons for an Xmas meal? Most odd
It’s November you khunts.
What is that nasty looking concoction in the small dish with the slice of lime?
Coca cola
Ah, yes Rog.
To be honest, the meal looks pretty grim. The Turkey looks like it’s made out reconstituted meat of dubious origin, the lardons (?) look weird, and having mash with yer Christmas roast is just meh.
I suspect an M&S Christmas platter meal that you just stick in the oven is probably far better and much cheaper.
Roger well identified. Spoons great for a big batch of old people with dementia as no awkwardness. No difficulty with menu as if they have forgotten to order something they actually like can just order another meal as quick and cheap. Cappuccinos literally on tap and free once 1st cup paid for.
Ah the old free when you have paid for it. Ducks will be thrilled
Most odd...
Well yes Rog maybe when viewed through a very narrow lens. You assume too much. Maybe not all of us earn the same coin, maybe some of us dobut didnt have disposable income growing up but still love a bargain.
Elitist nonsense.
it’s not yet Thanksgiving you khunts
Thanksgiving is for Americans FFS.
That’s one thing that we must surely resist becoming part of our culture.
it is perfectly acceptable to talk about Christmas stuff in november
I’ve already started playing christmas tunes for the kids in the car
tree and decorations will go up while it is still november albeit only just
yeah but I am American
Thanksgiving is better than Christmas tbh
putting up our tree is embargoed until I’m back in the UK
I am celebrating Yule this year instead for a change.
Jesus Christ
I might celebrate thanksgiving next year
I admire spoons for recognising that you cannot make decent mass produced roast potatoes that are ready to serve all day and they now just refuse to serve them.
Surely you’ll be having Christmas at The Savoy, Guy?
If you don't have mash AND roasties on your plate on Christmas Day you're doing it wrong.
wrong, mash is a waste of good stomach space better used for more roasties, pigs in blankets etc..
Heh Crypto, its funny after several years you still keep referring back to a thread about me NOT going to the Savoy.
It was all a terrible misunderstanding. Guy once asked the Deliveroo chap for a saveloy and he ended up spending a fortune on taxis into Central London.
heh
Heh. Poor Guy. Where did you stay in the end? Premier Inn or the Brent X Travelodge?
Gidleigh Park in Devon.
apparently Spoons are opening a new massive new branch at waterloo directly above the massive brewdog.
so there will be a pub for normal people and a pub for khunts and every station drinker must choose
Choice between a decent range of drinks at reasonable prices and a limited range of over priced over hopped beer that nobody really likes but is on trend.
The latter for me.
I don't like that sort of beer. Greene King IPA was acceptable.
In the good old days the drinking choice at waterloo was weirdly limited to small hard to find bar in a basement that was always way too hot.
When the Eurostar came I think there was a little bar called Bonaparte's or Napoleon's something like that.
Pancakes there already is a Waterloo pub for decent folk - the Hole in the Wall
There's also the Kings Arms on Roupell Street near Waterloo East - does very good Thai food.
Popped into my local Spoons on Saturday morning to have a cheeky breakfast, it was 9.30 am and the place was packed out... I thought people were struggling with bills? I couldn't get a table so had to go elsewhere.
Why anyone would drink in Waterloo station when the KA is 3 minutes away is a mystery to me. Fine station pubs long ago went the way of clean and free public conveniences.
Decent free loos can of course be found at all major stations…🙄
I'd rather have the spoons lunch than what my office christmas party lunch promises to be (eg truffled mash instead of roasties FFS, and mushroom gravy on meat - double Ffs)
High risk that Strutter wll be there though sadly.
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