Foreigner's experience at Wetherspoons | Love it or hate it?

[@tbone35453]

Wetherspoons can be hit and miss but one thing I love about it is that when I walk into one during the day, I see lots of pensioners enjoying a cheap meal and a drink with friends. This would not be affordable in an independent cafe or pub for someone living on a state pension. Wetherspoons provides a valuable service to older people and for that I will always support it.

[@davey1602]

It's OK for simple chin wagging too. Meet your mates in the pub and fix the world over a couple of drinks.

[@TheEcholima07]

I know exactly what you mean. Loads of people say use local independent cafes and restaurants. But most simply cost more than Wetherspoons for coffee, alcohol and food. This means they can be too expensive for those on a limited income like pensioners and the low paid. Wetherspoons actually fills a need in this country.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

The important thing is to wipe your feet/shoes on the mat on the way out, we have to keep the streets clean.

[@youcantleavethisempty]

The good thing about the sticky floors is that you can sway farther without falling over.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I like a PMA!!! A Positive Mental Attitude... with a glass 'half-full' outlook (where the other half is on the carpet). 😎👍😀 🇬🇧

[@johnross2924]

And the sticky tables make it harder to knock your drink over

[@kendee4421]

Buy a pint, get your meal free. Breakfasts are brilliant. Endless free refills on 🍵, coffee, chocolate, tea. Top rate beers and ales. Steaks and grills are good. Fish and salads fresh. Average cost of a pint is £6 elsewhere, a meal is £15. Brilliant value.

[@stevelavelle2597]

Which Wetherspoons are you drinking in paying £6 a pint. Thats expensive. If you can't get a pint for £3.50 in Spoons walk out

[@petegilbert6886]

2 miles to the toilets LOL!!!! Standing joke about Spoons 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great video

[@pierslindley]

One thing I like is they never play loud music in the background. It is much easier to chat with friends than in many other pub chains where loud music seems to be the rule even on a Sunday lunchtime.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

it's a cost saving measure, they don't have to pay any royalties and every penny matters when your selling pints for £2 cheaper than everywhere else

[@johnross2924]

How can you play loud music in the background 😂

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@johnross2924 you can't.

[@kendee4421]

That was the reason Tim Martin started the chain. No music so you could talk,, good beer and food at reasonable prices. At the time they were stripping out old pubs and turning them into noisy chrome and plastic cocktail bars or sticking in pool tables to make sports bars. There were also no fruit machines in JDW for a long while.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@kendee4421 love wetherspoons. People say it's rough but you can't beat it. You can walk out of there well fed and drunk for under £20. You'd have to head abroad to get that for any cheaper haha.

[@watchtheskies]

We have a beautiful Wetherspoons in my town, it's great

[@buzzenald1]

I was in Wetherspoons in West Kirby on the Wirral peninsula on Wednesday afternoon. Two pints cost £3.70, but that's because I had a couple of CAMRA 50p off vouchers. But even without the vouchers it would still have only been £4.70, and there are lots of places in the UK where you can't get one pint as cheap as that!

[@xtraspecial4677]

Yes mate . But look where you live lol I don't care how cheap your beer is I still wouldn't want to live there . I'd rather pay £5 a pint in heaven than £2.50 in hell .. there's nothing in west kirby that would make me want to live there . Nice to visit for a afternoon ..but live there ..no

[@anthonyscott4270]

My wife and I often go to Wetherspoons in West Kirby and it is in a decent spot. It's a nice pub but the only thing I would say against it is this, whatever meal I have had the food is never as hot as it should be. Still the the drinks are pretty reasonable so not too much to complain about.

[@buzzenald1]

@@anthonyscott4270 I very rarely eat in Wetherspoons anywhere. When I was there last week I'd just finished a 10-mile walk with a friend and so we were in need of some liquid refreshment!

[@xtraspecial4677]

@@buzzenald1 yes it's cheap and cheerful ..

[@christoguichard4311]

"Spoons" is the Greggs of pubs. 😆

[@tubeWyrme]

An adventure and a nap. The beer in spoons is actually really good - they get through so much so it's always fresh

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

No kidding! 😂

[@davidpowell8249]

Except Guinness, I've never once had a good pint of Guinness in a 'spoons, passable is about the best you can hope for.

[@karenblackadder1183]

@@davidpowell8249 I have on many occasions.

[@BitsOfBen]

A British institution. Love them or hate them, we always end up at them!

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

'Spoons are a mixed bunch - some of them are pretty grotty but I do like the effort they make to refurbish old buildings. There's one in Manchester that I've visited many times that's an old cinema and it's just lovely what they've done with the place. Food is generally decent enough, I'd certainly eat there over some of the fast food chains. And the beers pretty good and certainly cheap enough! Don't love 'em, don't hate them... yup, I'm gonna get splinters in the butt from sitting on the fence on this one! 😁

[@bobblebardsley]

Where's the Manchester one you mentioned? (Just curious, I'm in Leigh which is officially Greater Manchester and my local Spoons is an old theatre/cinema, wondering if you meant the same one or if there's another nearby.)

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

@@bobblebardsley I was referring to The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Central Manchester. I'm old enough to remember when it was a two screen cinema (I saw Top Gun there in 1986, yes I am that old!) it's well worth a visit if you're ever around those parts, what they've done with the place is lovely. ;o)

[@LiqdPT]

Not British (Canadian/American), but I appreciated Weatherspoons as a reasonably priced, predictable, reasonably decent, widespread option while travelling around the UK

[@spirituallysafe]

*Wetherspoons ❤

[@Rahvin01]

My old office in Maidstone used to be directly over a Wetherspoons. One time they had a fire in their kitchen and filled our office with smoke. We were sent out of the office while it cleared and as I recall pretty much all of us went down the high street to the other Wetherspoons in Maidstone…

[@mrfox8256]

You get what you pay for. Their breakfasts are perfect for an easy full English. Back in my Uni days we used to love beer and a burger 🙂

[@jonnybb]

Have to love it. In Newcastle some of the most beautiful buildings are a hidden wetherspoons.

[@alanrobinson1874]

. Where else can you get a meal and a pint for around a fiver? If anyone expects fine dining then they should go somewhere else. I visit my local spoons for lunch most Tuesdays and know the menu pretty well. Fish and chips, all day breakfast or ham eggs and chips are all perfectly acceptable It’s exactly what you’d expect - cheap a cheerful

[@kennethstealey1311]

Witheringspoons! Go every week. We love it.

[@Bearfacecat]

Excellent. I think you should do a similar video where you go to the sort of pub you love, that's cosy with an open fire and you can share the overall whole night down the pub with us. 😊

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Sounds great!

[@paulguise698]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Hiya Alanna, You have to be careful to reveal where You show where your local pub is, then people would go to hound You, don't show where your local pub is, just stick to Weatherspoons there's allot of them, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@se4307]

Love the privacy wall of menus 🤣 good thinking Sherlock.

[@jacketrussell]

Can't knock Wetherspoons. 👍

[@anthonyferris8912]

Had friends over from Singapore and they loved to take themselves off to Spoons.

[@johngrice2246]

Who cannot love Wetherspoons , they do things like all pubs should do , they have the prices clearly displayed for food and drink , they invite you to taste the Ales before you buy , they have so many more Ales to choose from , they have their own free magazine of interesting news , they have prices very much cheaper and good value , they have tasting notes for the Ales , they participate in beer festivals , they are in CAMRA . I feel sure i have missed a few even with that list

[@andysutcliffe3915]

I don’t know if it applies to all of them, but all the Wetherspoons I’ve been to have a cask marque, meaning they serve, and properly store, real ales and do it well.

[@AaronTheHipHopGuy]

This was great! And the sound was fine too, I could hear you perfectly! You’re good at speaking in public while you’re recording too! I get that must be very stressful lol, but you’re great at it anyways so don’t worry about it!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Yay, thank you!

[@rthompsn2007]

Lots of great memories...Alanah gets blitzed...love these ones!

[@garywallace8521]

Wetherspoons is a cheap and cheerful concept. Where can you get a served pint of beer for under £2? If it wasn’t for this chain an awful lot of local establishments would empty and an eyesore in the community. Additionally, one of the few places in Britain were you can get unlimited refills on Tea and Coffee.

[@jamesalexander3893]

In my experience cheap beer - I mean literally half the going price in other pubs - and almost always good beer (I'm talking about cask conditioned ale). So why not.

[@iancrosby3475]

The way you cuddled that pint glass with both hands with the joy on your face as you took the first sip was adorable. You're so sweet Alanna. You looked like a little pixie🥰

[@jamespinkham4932]

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[@philedney5381]

@@jamespinkham4932 🤣

[@jamespinkham4932]

@@philedney5381 KZbin comments are a creepy place. 🥴

[@ruk2023--]

@@jamespinkham4932 Innit. I don't think Ian had any clothes on.

[@naitchb16]

Regularly frequented the spoons at uni and had breakfast there whenever I visited my sis in London. I can’t say I’ve visited one recently but shout out to the lady who asked for my ID when I was 30. Gave my dad and me a good laugh 👶 Cheers for sharing your experience with us, Alanna!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks so much!!

[@richt71]

I think spoons breakfasts are one of the best things to order at a spoons.

[@jcasillas78]

Sticky floors and a microwave burger, can't argue with the price though. Also I can't believe my balloon is still alive, great video!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

It's holding on for dear life! 😂

[@richt71]

Hey Alanna, As a mystery diner for weatherspoons and having reviewed 10's of them, I can say they all vary. Food should be delivered within 10 minutes with the exception of a well done steak then it's 15 minutes. I have to time them!! Never had a dessert as I get paod only for a main and drink. Good to see you're a lady that drinks pints! I've had some great experiences and some poor ones. It's never top notch but it's a cheap and cheerful type place.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

A mystery diner!! You must have some good stories!

[@richt71]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Indeed Alanna...mostly good but some bad. I usually do weatherspoons, pret, greenall pubs and five guys! My last weatherspoons visit was a complete disaster and included them forgetting my order, dropping my order when it finally arrived 30 minutes later and to top it off burning it!

[@lilyliz3071]

@@richt71 wasn’t Glasgow , Sauchiehall Street by any chance , service is deplorable but saying that it’s a really busy place , drinks staff are fine but think the kitchen gets bogged down

[@richt71]

@@lilyliz3071 no it wasn't! Can't say the exact pub but I visit ones in Greater London. Yes they can get very busy but they are still meant to deliver food in 10 minutes and drinks in 5 minutes .

[@karenblackadder1183]

@@lilyliz3071 Have had some really good meals there (Hengler's Circus). Come up from Carlisle for shopping on a regular basis before getting taxi from rank on Holland Street back to Central Station. My only complaint has been that they are totally incapable of cooking poached eggs. They always turn up rock hard!

[@Alanabanana0711]

As another fellow Canadian in the UK, I absolutely love Wetherspoons. Sure it's not the fanciest, but it's dependable, and I know what to expect. No frills and no fuss! I love how affordable it is, and I always feel comfortable there. Big Spoons fan!

[@MrPhil1503]

Some Wetherspoons can be decent, depends on where yhey are located. Some of them are also in some interesting old and historic buildings like old cinemas and theatres which are actually cool to see

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

My local Weatherspoons was a Post Office and makes a great meeting up point for a swift half..... pub crawl.... there are about twenty pubs within half a mile.

[@mosless1]

Well, that was fun!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@martynridley513]

I didn’t know Weatherspoon’s was THE British greasy spoon. I do remember a quick lunch in the old booking office at Waverley station. Beer was good, food was fine, it was quick , crowded, slightly confusing to a new y but otherwise fine. Yes I would go back. One thing I NEVER do again is order anything ‘American’ in an English food parlour. Once ordered a ‘Wopper’ at a Burger King on the motorway.

[@remtenhove]

Had a rather fine curry in Gloucester Wetherspoon. Cook was Indian which might have had an influence. Shows that everything is possible.

[@johndare3576]

One thing Spoons do well is their breakfasts..I always judge a good English breakfast by the quality of its sausages. Wetherspoons sausages are really good. You should film outside more often you’re really good at it.

[@Leonard_Smith]

Alanna, this was so much fun you should do stuff like this more regularly 👍

[@philiplindley7384]

There is NO down time at a Spoons, they're always busy. My local Spoons recently closed due to arguments with the landlord (Spoons and the property owner). I do miss it, wasn't a 'real' regular but used to enjoy going there every so often.

[@cdeford]

The Old Bull and Bush is an icon. Wetherspoons is just a bog-standard pub chain.

[@raymondporter2094]

You CAN order from the App but you can also order at the bar (and order your drinks from there, too). Twice this year (the most recent time being only a few weeks ago) I went with my wife to Ripon (North Yorks) Wetherspoons. Both times we had fish, chips & mushy peas, with beers. We got the same because, the first time, the meals were good. We were not disappointed the 2nd time either and the beer was CHEAP and was fine. Good food and beer, sold cheaply. And this is from someone who eats fish & chips at Whitby, the Mecca of F+C. Well done, 'Spoons.

[@mickb2009]

Nowt wrong with Spoons the food isn't the best by any means but its far from the worst and they carry some aces beers at affordable prices The chicken strips they do with Barbieque sauce are great with a pint

[@Herblay63]

Whatever you think, where else can you get a pint of bitter for £1.49 these days? I think I was paying that at the student union back in the late 80's.

[@arthurgatward7369]

Love a Spoons, ok the food is not a gourmet experience but it isn't priced like it is. With energy prices rising all the time it might be cheaper to go and work in there rather than heating your home. Also, did you know that the countries largest Wetherspoons is not far from you in Ramsgate.

[@Richard.Oldham]

It's worth saying that weatherspoons are often in old nice buildings. So soggy carpets aside they're normal nice spaces to be in. I don't love or hate they're just "it'll do"

[@xboxnangable]

Can't go wrong with a Spoons 😃 Also, love the Klimt in the background....I saw the original a few years ago in Vienna.

[@dazo69]

All i know is that every single spoons i ever go in is usually packed so they must be doing something right.

[@grantparman4705]

A taxi to somewhere else 😄. Gotta love British humour and banter!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@derekcolman]

Maybe you do not realise that cider is very acidic and probably not the best drink to have with a burger and chips mid afternoon. You might have avoided the cramps if you chose beer instead. If you deduct the cost of the drink on its own to see how much the burger and chips would theoretical cost, you would see that you got a better more tasty burger for about the same cost as a McDonalds and you would not have to drink a watered down Coke which was diluted by a cup full of ice. I love my local city centre Wetherspoons because we get a lot of tourists in summer and I get to meet people from all over the country with interesting tales to tell.

[@kendee4421]

Spoons is the only restaurant chain that does sensibly priced American style breakfasts with smoked bacon, pancakes and syrup. Usually available in areas that attract US tourists like Edinburgh, Bath etc.

[@sjnm4944]

It's been 10 years since I went to a Wetherspoons, so I couldn't tell you anything about the quality of service or food as it stands now, but when I used to go in there things were generally OK. Beer was good enough, although I never tried the food. This video prompted me to check out the reviews for my old Wetherspoons and it seems to be fairly well-regarded. Sadly, it's been earmarked for closure so soon my local town centre will be without a Spoons, for the first time since the late 1990s.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I definitely haven't had any issues with the drinks, those seem to be pretty standard (and wildly cheap) the food though... best be careful lol

[@IanMarshall79]

Wetherspoons is a great place for breakfasts, the curry is always good and yes the pitchers are good

[@craigavonvideo]

Spoons is great for a quick meal, although gourmet it ain't! Think of it as a greasy spoon cafe with cheap booze instead of coffee! I actually had their 10 ounce gammon steak dinner in the summer (actually 2 x 5 ouncers) when on holiday in Cornwall, and it was really tasty ... and not microwaved at all (unlike their chicken & rib thingy).

[@davidjones332]

Wetherspoons has all the appealling atmosphere of the second-class waiting room at Manchester Exchange Station in 1959. How it survives baffles me, even given the prices.

[@Archaeonomy]

I visited quite a few Wetherspoons when travelling round the UK. The cheap drinks were good, the microwaved food was utter garbage, but being poor eating there helped save a bit to eat at a proper pub on another day. I hate that they have taken over the country the way they have, but they have also saved many pubs which were otherwise going out of business.

[@stephenwray4950]

Spoons is great for something quick and cheap. You pretty much know what you're going to get at the different pubs.

[@davidbalcon8726]

Visited my first Wetherspoons last Tuesday afternoon in Ealing. Wasn’t aware of its reputation (good or bad) but taken aback by its very affordable menu, huge range of UK craft breweries and cost of a pint! And their crazy magazine!! However, it’s not often I can have a pint and lunch at an establishment bearing (almost) my name: the Sir Michael Balcon in Ealing. Sir M was my great uncle and is known for his Ealing Comedies of the 40s and 50s, shot in the studio still operating a half km away. No complaints from me though this one was pretty authentic in its restoration of the premises. I’m a fan and this Canadian will certainly return on my next trip to London!

[@tbone35453]

Interesting! My favourite is 'The Lavender Hill Mob.' Alec Guinness was superb in that film.

[@daveh5373]

Alana i agree with everything you said about Wetherspoons, it's good for a pint and if specish. But not for a Special Occasion.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Visited a few, mostly pretty good. Beer has always been ok and food too.

[@thecloudies]

Wetherpoons is the 'Mickydees' of the drinking world. I've has some OK food there (not what I wanted, what I needed) a starting point for the rest of the night. Get 'tanked up' on cheep booze then stagger onto the night clubs. Finally ended with a kebab on the walk home home which was usually still on my chest when I eventually woke up the next morning. Joy ... 😂

[@shirleyboy8859]

Used to go to "Spoons" a lot....Never "Loved" It, it was just where I met my Mates and got drunk... I did enjoy the Curries though....... Loved this video Alanna, yes more like this please..... "Alanna Out and About".... Always watch every second... Because you are Cute and Funny.. :-))) xxxxx

[@pinkgirlgaminghappypink697]

one cider and you're on melt down 🤣🤣🤣 great work keep it up

[@charlottehollands9070]

We love our spoons outings. Tend to grab breakfast in them these days rather than dinner but it’s cheap and cheerful and when it’s the only meal out we can afford at the moment, it’s very welcomed. Helps that our local spoons is a good one too 😂

[@Bluedex2011]

Wow, six bucks for a meal and drink, you guys are living the dream ! I just spent £35 in Prezzo, but at least the floor wasn't sticky 😃

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

At least you didn't get stomach pains afterwards (I hope!)

[@johnross2924]

Trust me the food in those places is very basic, apart from the cooked breakfast and fish chips and peas, there isn't much else I bother with.

[@cactusflowerrr]

I love your drinking videos! That pint looked delicious! Also, British pints are so much bigger than American ones. Learned that lesson the “hard” way. 😂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@Someloke8895]

Yeah.... UK pints are 20oz (568ml) against US pints of 16oz (454ml). Mot expensive pint I've ever had was $15.99 at Charlotte, NC Airport. To be fair, it was a Stella and a UK pint, but still. At the time that was like £10! Being from Yorkshire I immediately asked " 'OW Much???" Before paying and leaving a bit of change as a tip.... Also, if you're ever in Charlotte Airport, it was the smaller island style bar (On the left of the gate, with the wrap around bar seating, can never remember the name) Their burgers are pretty good.

[@cactusflowerrr]

@@Someloke8895 I don't remember how much my pint of Stella cost in Stirling, I just remember the size of it. $15.99 is crazy expensive! But tbf, it was an airport pint, everything is overpriced at airports. Charlotte is on my travel list so, thanks for the tip!

[@Someloke8895]

@@cactusflowerrr Yeah, i expected it to be a bit overpriced, but still! (Mind you this was 2010/2011)

[@paulhanson5164]

Anybody who's been skint appreciates Wetherspoons, when I can sit down with £20 quid in my pocket and drink 6 or 7 pints of Guinness then I'm not complaining about a sticky carpet. And they've also saved many beautiful old building from either demolition or just having their interiors gutted, look up the most beautiful Wetherspoons and tell me they aren't places worth a visit.

[@jamesknightreading]

Went to Liverpool station Wetherspoons recently to meet someone off the train. The tea was lovely.

[@PeteWylieRC]

I think you summed it up perfectly. A lovely traditional pub is the ideal but sometimes you just need alcohol and food for not much money and in that case the 'spoons is the only choice. I think that foreigners should go to a 'spoons so long as they realise that they are not the finest pubs in the UK but definitely part of the culture 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@christopherduffy9854]

I think you're entirely correct. I think something that is uniquely British is our appreciation for things that are a bit crap but familiar and comforting. A scruffy local 'spoons, a few tins and a burnt sausage at a friend's bbq, egg and chips, an old war film, etc.

[@christopherduffy9854]

Wetherspoons is fine if you want to get pissed midweek for cheap, if you want a fry-up or if you just need a mid-morning restorative after a taxing evening.

[@sivikasi]

Great vid 😀. Wetherspoons is pre and post hangover let’s face it 😂. I went to a similar pub once and the staff said excitedly “we’ve just changed the menu and the chefs are really excited because some of the food they can actually cook themselves!”.

[@robbailey1237]

We tried the Wetherspoon pub in Corby/Kettering on our recent trip. It is in the Hampton Hotel and in a plaza where a Greggs pie shop is located. We tried a couple pies (I had to be sure not to get filling onto my jacket). Following the pies, we went into the Wetherspoon pub. This location was very modern as it was part of the hotel and a new shopping plaza. Lots of windows and new tables. Washrooms were also immaculate the day we were there. Not many screens, just a couple in site and no music was playing the day we were there. Beer was cheap but not spectacular. We were there during the mid afternoon so no real crowds, my guess, there was about 20 people spread out around the facility. I also learned that the man behind Wetherspoon is Tim Martin who was also trained as a lawyer. Our friends were describing him so I had to YT him later to get the full experience. We did not eat the day we visited, but that will be for our next trip when we return to England. I found that the place was acceptable and we would go again. But it is tough when there are so many cool local pubs around the Rothwell, Corby, Desborough, Market Harboro area. Fun video!

[@howardkey1639]

Well Alanna the Wetherspoons vid has been on the cards for a while and you finally got up the courage to do it, well done. As you say the food and the drink is cheap and it is what it is and you don't need to dress up to go there. In fact I think the dress code for Wetherspoons customers is to look like you have a few too many before you get there. Happy Friday Alanna & thanks for laughs. 😄😄😄

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks pal, I really appreciate it!

[@DJjizzle2811]

This was such an awesome video. Simple, but effective! We need more Alanna adventures out to various pubs ! Please!!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much!!

[@arniepetrie2866]

Wetherspoons are great at 8am after an all nighter and need somewhere to wash and get changed as well as get chrap coffee and breakfast ready to have another day on it!

[@wessexexplorer]

‘Go home and have a nap?’ Nothing beats the impromptu afternoon in the pub - end up going clubbing too!

[@English-folker]

My local Spoons in Tewkesbury is superb..an historic hotel saved from developers which serves the town well. The manager, Stuart, has a great friendly team around him. Always busy and he really knows how to look after his beer. Why would I pay £4+ for a pint when I can get it for £2.39...especially with the rising cost of living...

[@GemDotThirteen]

While it's definitely not a great restaurant, it is so cheap & is useful before, during & after nights out. I know I've certainly been in a few & will visit more in the future lol... Even by the time this video comes out I would have been in one for breakfast at Gatwick! That cookie dough sandwich, while so good, is probably also the worst item calorie/sugar wise on the whole menu 😂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Hope you have a great trip Gem!!! 🙏🏻

[@richardhargrave6082]

You're right, it is what it is. It has its place I'd rather go to a Spoons than a Maccy D. Like you, I don't love it, or hate it either.

[@tomrainboro3728]

Spoons on a rainy day? Class video! Fight outside in the High Street? The toilets are usually clean in Spoons also.

[@peterjf7723]

Cheap but reasonable quality drinks and food. What's not to like? Their breakfasts are good. Not been to Wetherspoons since 2018 since I have moved out of the country, I looked online at one that I used to go to regularly and found that it had closed and the site was now an Indian restaurant. Not sure when I will be visiting the UK again. The food used to be better when they did Sunday roast dinners.

[@dianeharrison4975]

We go alot around corner to our house, cheap food and drink what’s not to like?! X

[@Canalcoholic]

Haven’t been to a ‘spoons since before the first lockdown, but hand the car keys to my (almost teetotal) wife, a meal and a couple of pints for a tenner - what’s not to like? Cheap and cheerful.

[@caphowdy666]

I have never been what you call a drinker and only usually go occasionally for the sake of friends, and since fully quitting alcohol have not been in a pub probably for 4 or 5 years (of course lockdowns, pandemics and cancer diagnosis helped keep me out of them). When I did go to pubs I preferred to go to a much smaller local pub in walking distance from my house, but Weatherspoons was ok for drinks as they were cheaper, but you find every Weatherspoons to be a very different experience based on where they are. I have been in ones that are absolutely huge and ones that are more cozy with a more traditional pub feel. Sadly certain ones seem to attract a worse crowd. Not sure I would ever go to one for a meal specifically, but think I have at least had nachos in one or two of them. I think at the end of the day if you want cheaper drinks, the option of food or have a bigger group, then Weatherspoons serves it's purpose well. If you wanna just get a couple of mates together and set the world to rights, then you are much better off in a smaller pub.

[@ruk2023--]

Wetherspoons is like Denny's, Applebee's and Hogs and Heifers dive bar in Las Vegas rolled into one. ALL of the food is microwaved or cooked from frozen, the pitchers have a very low alcohol content and the clientele can be an interesting mix but it's still a good laugh and cheap as chips.

[@Leocoz82]

Agreed. Wetherspoons isn't great, much prefer a traditional pub, but it serves a purpose if you want a cheap drink. And I must admit, their English breakfast isn't too bad to be honest.

[@MrPercy112]

Why would you not recommend Wetherspoons to a foreigner? As you say, the Wetherspoons experience is different from one venue to venue; there are no two the same. Of course, there are common themes, but they are all so different. If you find a good one (and there are many) then you are quids-in. In my general area, there are five branches: two are in ornate old cinemas; another is in an old Yacht Club, with gorgeous views over a river. A fourth is within a beautiful Georgian ‘Assembly Rooms, and the fifth is an old Victorian pub. A few miles further out, there are a couple in less impressive buildings, with a less impressive clientele - just as you might find anywhere, with any pub or restaurant. Similarly, the ‘time of day’ of your visit, tends to vary the experience too. As with everything else in life, you need to find what suits you best, at the time of your choosing, is all. Besides, ‘Wetherspoon bagging’ is a sport in itself, which adds to the whole experience. From ‘palace to dive’ the world is your oyster, where Wetherspoons are concerned.

[@karenblackadder1183]

Couldn't agree more! If in a strange town or city - always head for Wetherspoon's first. You may find yourself in a historical building getting good beer and a decent meal at an excellent price. If it's not to your taste, then you look elsewhere. Always seems ridiculous to me to dismiss an eating establishment without ever trying it.

[@RichDoes..]

sometimes, your local wetherspoons has enough seating for you to pull tables together in a small but rich town

[@gordonwallin2368]

That was so funny! Thanks, Alana. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@LeedsInAHat]

I went on the Ghost Bus Tour in York on Sunday. As we were riding along, the guide said “I’ve shown you the oldest pub in York. I’ve shown you the most haunted pub in York. This is the most horrendous pub in York…WETHERSPOONS! Where nobody has a full set of teeth between them!”

[@paulm2467]

Almost certainly just prejudice, the ‘Spoons in posh places like York are inevitably pretty good, it’s the rough area high street ones that can be a bit grim.

[@LeedsInAHat]

@@paulm2467 It’s a comedic horror-themed tour, so it was meant to be humorous.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This was fun, Alanna, and the recording was fine, good sound and picture. I haven't been to a Wetherspoons in years, I used to like their Chilli, which was pretty good actually.

[@allenwilliams1306]

Black Dragon still cider is available at most Wetherspoon outlets near me. This is about £3·20 per pint, and is 7·2% abv. I generally have four during the course of a couple of hours before weaving my way home. 'Spoons is my favourite place in the world. I would certainly recommend any foreign tourist to frequent Wetherspoon's. It is the only place they will not be fleeced, and the best place to see real British people.

[@anignorantbrit]

Want to see a video of Alanna trying Black Dragon. It is a great cider but does knock you for six.

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@anignorantbrit I think she could manage about a half-pint. This is a challenge! However, don't do it on your own.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

Very good value, they gave you a drink that provides a whole hour of entertainment.

[@bordersw1239]

Hmm my nearest pub in town is £5.70 for a pint or I can walk 200m up the road and Spoons charge £2.30, it’s a difficult choice!

[@jrd33]

You have an amazing ability to make just about anything seem like entertaining fun. Loved the video, Cheers!

[@dianeharrison4975]

We go to bar to order . they’re really nice people

[@brianmac7036]

Some are amazing, some are really not. Unbelievable value if you get a good one

[@stevegee7593]

What with my age and the lockdowns. I have only just started go out so far been to 3 Spoon the first was dodgy, the second was not aloud to sell fried food, The 3rd was supper Clean floors, tables clean and the food was excellent. So it was a big thumbs up for the Penderel's Oak, High Holborn. Also went to one of your favourites Tim Hotons in Lakeside. The burger was tasty but a bit small. Also the 3 Tims around Kent now.

[@andrewdavidson665]

Wetherspoons breakfasts are great. When I'm back home visiting in the UK I do like going for their breakfasts. Also some of their meals I found perfectly fine but a basic burger is just going to be a basic burger.

[@paulgriffin7157]

Hi Alanna I went to the biggest weatherspoons in the UK, its in Ramsgate Kent. I had ham egg and chips and several pints and it didn't break the bank. But the one in my home town is gross I avoid it like the plague lol