Foreigners try WETHERSPOONS for the FIRST TIME! 🇬🇧 - Worth it? (Breakfast + Lunch/Dinner)

[@wherearewe-yt]

We always love trying out popular restaurant chains, and this week at Wetherpoons it was no different. Let us know in the comments what you usually eat there! Are there any other UK pub chains we should try out? We actually heard about the Wetherspoons game and we might play it in a future video, since it looks like it would be a lot of fun. Thanks so much for watching! In our next video we will be eating UK fast food for 24h so don't miss that! 😊 - Brandon & Anja

[@alexwood724]

@wherearewe Thatchers haze in my opinion is one of the best britsh ciders

[@alistairbolden6340]

Spoons food is fairly mid but its good for the price, its nice to eat out cheap some days. It often has decent draft ale and they look after it well.

[@scottishviking4240]

It’s not that the people hate on the Wetherspoons brand, it’s how the owners acted and treated their workers during covid, scum company

[@spunkychops7484]

You're really scrapping the bottom of barrel with spoons 😂😂😂

[@jacquelinewatt1241]

Fish and chips and a pint of Tennents for a 10er😊

[@diskopartizan0850]

Best thing about Spoons is the buildings they have saved. The ones in Exeter and Liverpool Lime Street are amazing.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Yes, there are definitely some cool ones. We went to the one at Liverpool Station in London and it was pretty cool inside, too.

[@michaelscott7166]

The one in Harrogate is amazing.

[@itsdaniyeaa]

i remember going to one which took over an old theatre!

[@benpeters-brown5317]

Aye,when everything is being bulldozed to make way for another brutalistic apartment block spoons as I understand often took pretty big initial losses to keep the building the same

[@kevinm-fr4wl]

yes they have done same in kent...great prices too

[@TheFireroom]

Nothing wrong at all with Wetherspoons, cheap and cheerful, and the beer selection is great at a great price!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We agree!

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

I have a Wetherspoons literally 90 seconds away from my flat! I do often pop over for breakfast, the Large Breakfast can set you up for the whole day. They aren't fancy places but they do the basics very well indeed.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We'd go back for sure. For breakfast especially! It was actually an amazing deal. We've had worse breakfast at far more expensive places.

[@philstephenson5855]

I’m a big Spoons fan fuck the haters!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We're fans now as well! Can't really beat the price. We're all for cheap drinks. 🍻

[@butterflyj1967]

Mango chutney usually goes with a curry x

[@fgrion]

one of the most honest reviews where you just say if food is good or bad. Most of youtubers over exaggerate everything so it was pleasant to watch as i could see in you a positive attitude. Now, 2 things: 1) the bao you had you said it wasn't good, I think it just stayed too long in the microwave, i had some in the past and they were good. 2) about ciders, they sometimes have fresh ones, you see them in the cardboard boxes on the top of the fridge and usually they are nicer

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks! We always try to be as honest as possible when reviewing food, without trying to be TOO negative. No one wants to have someone talking smack about their favorite foods. Everyone has their own tastes. You're right about the bao bun. It was most definitely over microwaved. Someone else told us they get the buns sometimes as well, and that they've always been nice and soft. We'll have to try one of the fresh ciders next time!

[@paulcarey2482]

There is a certain type of person that hates on Wetherspoons (and other more affordable places) because they feel it’s beneath them somehow

[@wherearewe-yt]

Probably the same type of person who hates on Gregg's (even though it's the most popular fast food chain in the UK). When we made our Gregg's video, there were PLENTY of people who felt the need to tell is how terrible it is. It's not the best food in the world, but it certainly isn't as "shit" as so many people made it out to be.

[@paulhollett7183]

I don't think that it is brneath me. Only yesterday i had a decent pint ( not always the case due to it's purchase long after the best before date policy) of Ruddles Best for under £3. Kudos for that, but I wouldn't consider a full night out to spend in Wetherspoon's.

[@TheGreatWhiteCount]

It's because they're shitholes with no atmosphere. I'm Irish and I went to Wetherspoons, the Guinness was rank. I wouldn't feed it to a chap I hate.

[@jamesfahy2935]

It's snobbery.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

​@@wherearewe-yt , black pudding is a super food

[@nealgrimes4382]

I think Wetherspoons is great for the price, we all know it's not high end, but it's reasonable. Some people on a low income can't afford to eat at fancy Restaurants, but it's nice to go out to eat, makes you feel Human.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Definitely! It's great value for the money. The breakfast in particular was just as good as some other places we've been, but half the price. Great drinks deals as well. We will be back for sure!

[@regmtait100]

They're great if you're travelling, and want to find somewhere for decent meal at modest cost in an open, airy environment that feels like a real pub.

[@CarryTheZero1]

Here is the States, The Cheesecake Factory gets the same hate for the same reason. I love that place.

[@wherearewe-yt]

@CarryTheZero1 I've never been to a Cheesecake Factory! We're actually in the USA right now though. Trying to go before we leave here..but so busy with filming..😢

[@ericpeterson9110]

The way Spoons fit within the pub grub market it's similar to how Greggs fit into the pastry shop market. Cheap, fast, consistent, wide enough food/drink selection to keep most people in a group happy and decent enough quality that it isn't an issue. Plus there are enough that no-matter where you are going there will be one local to you. We all know it's not the best place to eat, but the same could be said for a lot of chain resturants and fast food places. It fills it's niche pretty well.

[@Silentaudits7]

Thatchers Vintage Cider 8.3% Is gorgeous.

[@revbenf6870]

I spend a lot of time in various Wetherspoon pubs. I would not choose them for a special occasion or a memorable meal out, but the foods cheap, dependable and perfectly OK from time to time. I think the spicy meat feast 11 inch pizza is one of their best dishes. But the other advantages are, decently priced drinks, good toilets, strong free WiFi, and plenty of space to chill and kill time wherever you happen to be. Well done Sir Tim Martin!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We actually went back a second time after we filmed this video, to a different location in London. Cheap food and drinks, and a great place to kill sometime before grabbing the Stansted Express to the airport! When we go back, we're going to have to make sure it's at a location that has the pizzas. Really wanted to try one out!

[@peterquinn5993]

... hey guys ... great vid ... very fair assessments on the food ... great to have you over here ... please come again!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks! We still have a few more videos coming from the UK, so stay tuned to check em' out. 😃

[@craig3782]

There's nothing wrong with Spoons grub at all. It's not going to be the best ingredients you can get, but like you said, it's good for the price.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Agreed. I (Anja) have lots of friends who've slagged off Wetherspoons saying it's garbage, but I think it's pretty decent.

[@StimParavane]

When I used to drink I used to go in there all the time for food as their veggie options were really good.

[@kalofkrypton]

People who rag on spoons are usually just entirely uninformed. They often just enjoy paying more for lower quality, badly prepared food from other chains. There are a scant few exceptions, but the vast majority of chain pub kitchens run in the same way. Frozen foods, hot holds, industrial microwaves/ovens, grills and fryers. I spent many years in the trade, spoons by far had the tightest standards, best pay, best opportunities and best training across the board. It's not even close. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@StimParavane]

@@kalofkrypton That's really good to know. Excellent comment.

[@DaisyAjay]

​@@kalofkryptonI'd say a lot of people that don't like spoons food haven't eaten there in a long while or ordered something that was frozen. It has drastically improved over the last few years.

[@richt71]

Hey guys. I'm a wetherspoons mystery diner and rated that pub in Ruislip many times. Most food is frozen apart from the pizzas which are made onsite. Not all wetherspoons have room for a pizza oven so don't offer pizzas, Wetherspoons are cheap and cheerful. FYI wetherspoons prices change depending on location. The central London ones can be a bit dearer for food.

[@wherearewe-yt]

How interesting! Since you must have visited many different branches, do you have a favourite Wetherspoons then? We really wanted to try a Pizza but we'll have to go somewhere else for those. We actually went to the Wetherspoons at Liverpool Station in London at a later date and I think it was a bit more expensive there but not by much. We had an Indian curry there which was also pretty tasty.

[@richt71]

@@wherearewe-yt Yes you are right the prices are £1-£2 more in prime locations. Difficult to recommend a wetherspoons as it can vary on the day and the cook on at the time. Sorry not much help! Btw the curries can be ok but poppadoms and nan can be a little soggy or very hard.

[@jpw6893]

The curry are frozen, mostly things are cooked fresh

[@gibbo822]

Westbrom had a massive spoons that has since been brought by some Indians. I went in recently they have kept everything cheap and is always busy but c'mon half price spoons?? Bring it back 😭🤣

[@jamesmann5152]

As a mystery diner it is interesting that you don't know the truth of what you are eating. Around 70% of the Wetherspoons menu is freshly prepared. There is very little that is frozen, other than the obvious, (Curries and any other ready meal type dishes like lasagne)

[@Mat-eq8mk]

I love spoons. Insanely cheap, especially in less well off areas. Spacious, ordering via the app, quality is just OK but always consistent. Great vid - thanks!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We loved the app and totally forgot to talk about it in the video. It's so easy and convenient. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@tomwilliams7391]

Wetherspoons is excellent value, it's chain pub food, but much cheaper and equal quality to other pub chains. The choice of drinks is bigger than most pubs, particularly real ale...the drinks are much cheaper as well...

[@wherearewe-yt]

That was certainly our experience. We quite enjoyed ourselves, and will definitely be back! We've been to pubs in London that cost 8/9 £ for a craft beer or cider. With promotions, Wetherspoons can be a third (maybe even half) the price. Kind of insane.

[@AprilSixth]

Love your videos!!!! Keep making them!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks! We certainly plan on it.

[@GIBBO4182]

There’s a pretty good burger meal in Wetherspoons. The buttermilk fried chicken bbq one. It’s about £11-12, and you get a pint. Better than going to McDonald’s and paying about £8 for a worse burger, no onion rings and a soft drink p.s. that mango chutney goes really well with gammon, so I’m not surprised it goes well with bacon and sausage p.p.s if you see Thatcher’s Haze or Rattler, they’re both good ciders imo

[@wherearewe-yt]

We'd like to go back and some point and try more things, so we will likely try one of the chicken burgers next time! That, and pizza for sure. We had one of the curries a week after we filmed this, and it was surprisingly decent as well. I think this is the third recommendation for Rattler, so we're going to have to try it the next time we're in the UK!

[@DanniDunnit]

Good shout on Thatchers!!! That and Old Mout are my fave cider brands. Thatchers apple blackcurrant is really great.

[@GIBBO4182]

@@DanniDunnit Old Mout are nice. Perfect summer drink

[@craigstewart6073]

Im not a huge fan of the food personally but it's certainly value for money, as far as the drink selection goes however it's unmatched. Their selection of real ales, bottled foreign beers, ciders, cocktail, wine etc is amazing! It's been great in encouraging other local pubs to be more reasonable too.

[@stuartgooding7295]

Spoons has mastered the hangover food ...😂...in ten years it rule the world,

[@wherearewe-yt]

They really have! 😂

[@samlagos2192]

Spoons is spoons. Never understood the hate for it. Cheap booze, quick food; in London this is a no brainer

[@wherearewe-yt]

Definitely agree! We've paid for £8 pints in London before. Ridiculous. We'll take two for £6 any day!

[@BurnCKC]

My only complaint is that muffins need to be toasted and they always serve them raw.

[@francishuddy9462]

This is an excellent, fascinating video on the Wetherspoons. I am visiting Northolt (outer north-west London) very soon, and will visit this Wetherspoons in Ruislip. Only about 2 miles from where I'm staying (in a Wetherspoons Hotel, no less - the Greenwood).

[@wherearewe-yt]

We're glad you enjoyed it! I (Brandon) had a great first experience there. Since then, we've only visit one other Spoon's location, and they both felt quite different (the other one was at Liverpool Station). We enjoyed our time in Ruislip in general. We've never stayed in a residential area like that before, so it was a good experience.

[@Ja-uu9ep]

The mango chutney is there because they sell a few curries but I guess you could put it on whatever you want 😂 I feel like they put a few different items like ramen and bao buns on the menu because a lot of younger people and students also go to spoons and maybe it’s more for them?

[@wherearewe-yt]

Could be! The Katsu was honestly not bad, so I can imagine some of the other Asian menu items could be decent. Have you ever tried any of them? Wetherspoons ramen..oh boy. Hahaha. Maybe we have to try it in the future!

[@frankgunner8967]

I live around the corner from Ruislip Manor I've been there a couple of times for drinks but I'll have to try the food next time

[@wherearewe-yt]

We were doing a pet sit in the area, and quite enjoyed it! The food was quite decent. Certainly worth the price.

[@royhardy407]

Sadly, there is still an acute snobbery over which restaurants are or are not the so called best. In my home city centre we have three Spoons within 1/2 mile of each other and on Saturdays, particularly when my home football team is playing it is always best to order from the app to your table. I meet friends before we go to the game and the cost of having a few (or more lol) drinks with good mates is so available because of Spoons. Snobs can stay out of Spoons and leave us ordinary people to enjoy the basic, but enjoyable food, great priced drinks and good company of friends.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We've certainly got some of those types on the comments. 😅 We really enjoyed ourselves. The app system was great, the breakfast was super tasty, there's a great selection of drinking foods, and the drinks themselves are super cheap! What's not to like. Again, not the best food ever, but worth the price for sure. We will be back.

[@seanmc1351]

great honest opinion, i totaly agree with all you have said, great job guys, looking forward to next video

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks for watching, Sean! We've got a lot more coming. Next time we try UK fast food. If you haven't already seen it, we also have a recent UK snack video that we posted as well.

[@seanmc1351]

@@wherearewe-yt i will binge watch tonight comment lol so you know i have, im sorry i leave lots of comments, but it helps your channel

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@seanmc1351 The more comments the better! The best kind of viewer. Hahaha.

[@seanmc1351]

@@wherearewe-yt agered, i might have seen your snacks, i subbed ages ago, i know that, catch you in the comments, great to see you both

[@AlbertPalmer-w9k]

Always found the food excellent and very good value

[@22seanmurphy]

Hi guy's great review and spoon's is always good value for money, I've got one around a five minute walk or a twenty minute walk home lol, if you don't want to break the bank and have a good night out with something cheap to eat you can't go wrong and if i fancy a full English breakfast i would often just walk down there, take care guy's 👋👋👋🙏🙏

[@wherearewe-yt]

The breakfast was amazing value, as far as we're concerned! Only £16 for three meals, with drinks and unlimited refills is fantastic. 😁 And we still can't believe how cheap the drinks were. If we lived in the UK and had one in our neighborhood, we'd go all the time! Thanks again for watching. We appreciate it! 😃

[@deanbrown2015]

If you’ve been in one Wetherspoons you’ve been in them all!!! Same decor, food and drink but most importantly it’s the SAME people in every one!!!!!!! It’s almost like they’re actually clones of each other then just rolled out with the furniture🤣🤣 love it!!!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. The locations can be quite different though! A few viewers shared some locations of Wetherspoons near them, and they are in some pretty interesting buildings some times.

[@Stebealinator]

I found the breakfast muffin and wraps are brilliant. Really can't go wrong with a Wetherspoons breakfast at all, doesn't break the bank and the refills for the drinks is incredible value.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We wanted to try a breakfast wrap, but ended up choosing the muffin instead. I imagine their both good! Such a good deal.

[@melanieroy1985]

Looked delicious! Even I would try it all! Keep the videos coming!

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was! And super cheap.

[@mattyd7839]

The best cider I had was in Peterborough in a pub that was on a boat, they had this home made mango cider, it was incredible 😊

[@wherearewe-yt]

That sounds amazing!

[@jameshumphreys9715]

When i was younger, my sister and i would have swimming lessons, afterwards we would go to co-op or tesco, my dad would have a full English and they would be hash browns.

[@MrDunkycraig]

Chips + curry sauce essential😂 my grandad wouldnt have done it but he retired in 1975 from his chip shop. It was a gold mine post war and i remember being out back with him cutting the potatoes with the machine as a 5yr old. My goto back then was scampi and chips

[@wherearewe-yt]

We love it! We used to often get cheese and chips with garlic sauce on a night out in the UK. Chips with curry sauce is even better.

[@BurnCKC]

It may not be the best breakfast ever, but I dont know anyone that doesn't like a Wethers breakfast every now and again. And you can't beat the price for the amount you get...

[@becky3678]

Another thing i like about Spoons (and some other chain pubs, but not many) is the inclusion of a drinks menu. Most pubs just expect you to know exactly what you want and be happy with whatever price they surprise you with at the till. Yeah, you can just ask, but it's awkward if you're feeling indecisive (as i often am) and the bar's busy, server doesn't wanna spend 10 mins going through every drink available with you 😅

[@wherearewe-yt]

Totally agree! So many bars often don't have a drink menu that is easily visible and since we are on a budget that can be a bit annoying sometimes. We don't like bad surprises, either, where we realize we just ordered a £10 drink. The drink menu at Wetherspoons is super transparent and you can even check the prices on the app before you go there.

[@freddietaylor8708]

Try Henry Westons, they make very good cider, aswell as vintage cider which knocks your socks off.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We tried that in our first London video. I loved it..but that's the one Anja thought had the "piss taste" I was referring to in this video. 😂

[@freddietaylor8708]

@@wherearewe-yt Ah 🤣

[@spacechannelfiver]

Japanese Curry tastes like the curry sauce you had as it was introduced to Japan originally by the British during in the 1800's. It's very similar to Chip Shop curry.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We've had had Japanese curry in Japan before and you're certainly right. We were just confused that they specifically called the curry sauce two different things and then it seemed to be the same. You can't have "curry sauce" and "Japanese curry sauce" on the menu but serve the exact same sauce 😆

[@dawnkelly2229]

Mango chutney normally would never be used in that way it’s used with curry’s and Indian food like pomodoms weather spoons has a curry night that’s popular

[@tilerman]

So happy to enjoyed your breakfast, A 'spoons' breakfast is unbeatable for the price as you both found out. And that mouthful @ 2:45, bangin!

[@iandavies6575]

You don't set your sights very high

[@wherearewe-yt]

We were very pleasantly surprised! It was delicious.

[@havaska]

Japanese curry sauce is derived from British curry sauce, using British army rations with curry powder in them. Like how Currywurst sauce was made with British army ration curry powder.

[@wherearewe-yt]

True. We just expected two slightly different sauces since they were called two different things on the menu. It was a tasty curry sauce, though, regardless. 😊

[@seanmc1351]

Hi guys, again lol, watching your videos's again, binge watched the rest of your uk stuff, The hash brown thing, yeah its a breakfast item, alot depends on what your paying, making it filling for low price, Im going back to the 90's, when i used to travel from north england to London to work, We used to travel home on the A1 motorway dual carriage way from london, it took us all the way home, There was a porto cabin on the A1, truckers places really, but good for anyone, They used to have breakfast, from small to regular, then getting bigger, with chips, These were all name by roads, the A1 being the small the M1 being the next biggest, then the M4 and so on till you got to the M25, im not sure if the order is right, the bigger, the more additions you go, i have full english at home with my wife twice a week, we have hash browns, better than few chips on the side

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks for returning! We love hashbrowns on the side. Fried potato is great, in any form!

[@Mayo501]

Hash browns are really nice. I never really see them on Fry Ups but they're becoming more common. I don't mind them. They're nice with beans.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Agreed! I think they make a great addition. Any sort of fried potato makes breakfast even better.

[@sharonellis8776]

You should try Thatchers Gold which is a very good cider. xx

[@wherearewe-yt]

I tried this, off camera, the same week we filmed this video. It was good!

[@recruitmentch]

I'm from London, and I've never eaten in Wetherspoons. In fact, I don't think I've even had a drink in there since I was 17/18. But going by this video, you can see why people eat there. The food is not judged on its own merit in terms of taste or quality. Punters judge it on the basis of what they get for the affordable price. So it is always 'yes you can't really taste the hollandaise, but for the price of £5 you get plenty of food that looks clean and fills you up'. And clearly this is why they're successful. The people who go there much rather accept the drop off in quality because for the price, it is probably better than other chain outlets.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Sounds about right! Although for some things, like the breakfast items, there isn't much difference in quality to many other places we've had around the UK. The dinner items, however, are mostly pre-packaged and frozen - and it shows. But again, for the price, you get what you pay for.

[@recruitmentch]

@@wherearewe-yt the sad reality especially during these times is that that breakfast could well be a lot of peoples' only hot meal that day! So if it's warm, fills you up and doesn't make you sick, it could be the difference between eating something warm or not at all! A student for example could go for one of those in the morning, and then rely on sandwiches for lunch and dinner.

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

You can’t go wrong with Wetherspoons breakfast. It’s so nice. Spoons is great for drinks. Try a Baby Guinness shot!!

[@wherearewe-yt]

The breakfast really did not seem different than any other fry up. Just a lot cheaper, which is a win. A Baby Guinness shot sounds good. Does it only have Guinness or something else?

[@jordy9096]

Ahhh jj moons in Ruislip😂 love it

[@geoffreymcdonnell9869]

Yes it is good value and especially if you go in at 4pm and take advantage of the cheaper meals! Totally agree about the Eggs Benedict Hollondaise sauce its not the best flavour.I could not eat 3 breakfasts! I see you tried quite a range of snacks, some better than others.Non Japanese Curry look nice.Value for money and Elvis juice a special choice of Grapefruit Beer😊 + i love the Pear Cider a special treat

[@wherearewe-yt]

We always try as many things as we can at a restaurant, to make sure we give a fair shot! We also try to get suggestions from locals, if we can. We did decide to try out some more unusual things this time as well though, to keep things interesting. Wish we could have tried one of the pizzas, though!

[@stevenclarke5606]

There’s nothing wrong with Wetherspoons , food is always good, and excellent value

[@wherearewe-yt]

Agreed! There are a lot of Wetherspoons haters out there, though.

[@DazUK1]

Another great vid guys. Nice one.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed.

[@personalcheeses8073]

The mango chutney is for the curry dishes

[@PiousMoltar]

Used to go for a burger at Wetherpoons pretty regularly. But one time, it was pretty much cold. The patty had some heat to it, but not much. Everything else was fridge cold. Including the bacon! I'm not too surprised they use pre-cooked bacon, or maybe since it was late in the day they were just using stuff they cooked earlier, but at least heat it up!

[@wherearewe-yt]

I can imagine Wetherspoons differs from location to location! According to the comments section, it certainly seems that way. We got mostly lucky - other than the bao. The bao was just sad.

[@crystalclearUK111]

Glad you enjoyed Wetherspoons! It's a great place for cheap eats, and drinks. I think that the dinners seem to be a little more expensive but portions always smaller. The drinks are always good value, a bottle of Pinot Grigio at a restaurant in London is around £30, it's £12 at Wetherspoons. Great for people on a budget, and don't want loud music and to sit and have a chat with friends (TV shows sports but no volume, music does not play at all). I was at a Wetherspoons on Thursday, Pasta Alfredo with Chicken was quite nice :0)

[@wherearewe-yt]

Not having music is also great for us KZbinrs. No copyright strikes to worry about! 😂 For breakfast and drinks we found it especially good. The food for dinner is also worth it if you're on a budget..especially given the drink/ meal combo prices.

[@freemansteinslab]

I read an article this week that exposed some of the more popular eateries for their shockingly high levels of salt in some kids meals. However, Spoons came out really well, since at least one of their offerings for kids had zero added salt.

[@ellisdimond8037]

The breakfast dish I love is a Miners Benedict it has black pudding on it

[@wherearewe-yt]

We love black pudding, so I'm sure we'd enjoy that one. 😁

[@louvelvet]

not sure if anyone has mentioned, but mango chutney is usually eaten with indian food / curry in the uk :)

[@wherearewe-yt]

Yeah, a few people did! We actually had a Wetherspoons curry a week after we shot this video, but since we didn't know about the chutney until posting this video, we never managed to use it on the curry we got. 🫣

[@louvelvet]

@@wherearewe-yt ah no!! well maybe next time :) i've never had the spoons one myself cause i don't usually get curry from there but i can safely assume it's probably overly sweet lol

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@louvelvet It honestly wasn't too bad! Certainly doesn't pack the same punch that some Indian places in the UK have. Still remember this one place we went to in Manchester. Burned our mouths off, in the best way possible! Hahaha.

[@Simon-ev5sf]

Aspall Cider is excellent but its better on draught than the bottle. If you’re in Scotland, Thistly Cross is good but can be very sweet.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thistly Cross is actually my favourite UK cider. I forgot about it in the video, but I used to drink it during my university days before it was sold at Tesco and bigger shops like that. Back then they still had the regular one that had 7.2% alcohol. Me and my friend in Scotland always say that we are the OG fans that made Thistly Cross big, haha

[@kimarnill7648]

I’ve eaten in high end restaurants including the ivy but I also like spoons cheap and cheerful and unlimited hot drinks, fancy restaurants charge a lot for sometimes mediocre food. If your meal is not so good in spoons it’s not so painful when u have to pay.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Totally agree! We've eaten worse food, for nearly double the price in London. As you said, at least with Spoons, your wallet isn't going to suffer too badly. Also, we love cheap drinks. 😜

[@hughmuir3063]

Mango chutney goes well with a curry.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We will have to try it with a curry sometime! Really liked that chutney.

[@MarkJones-w9d]

Scrumpy Jack is a classic cider , they sell it in tesco

[@wherearewe-yt]

We will have to try it out! We've had a few people suggest it.

[@alexkeyes-hk6vp]

The word is derived from the Proto-Germanic *bakkon, meaning "back meat". Meat from other animals, such as beef, lamb, chicken, goat, or turkey, may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon, and may even be referred to as, for example, "turkey bacon". so yes canadian bacon and english bacon is the real bacon. we use back meat as opposed to belly which Americans use.

[@ddlee84]

I have a love hate relationship with Weatherspoons, you can't deny that they are value for money as drinks and food are cheap in comparison to other restaurants, cafes and pubs. But they are also a big par of why the old style British pubs are closing. Spoons are cheap because they can afford to buy in bulk which is why the menus are almost identical whereever you go in the UK(with the exception of the odd regional difference), your local pub cannot do that and in most cases are forced to buy their beer, larger and ale from the brewery who owns the building at massively inflated prices when the brewery then sells the same beer to places like spoons at half the cost. I've seen that happen to a pub near me, where the landlord explained his costings just purely to the few of us that were in the pub because he was greatful we were there. He explained that the brewery would charge him say £200 a keg which you get around 88 pints out of(maybe less for foam up if the lines aren't perfect). So if you got the full 88 pints you would need to sell at £2.27 per pint just to break even on the keg alone, not including the overheads of the pub(power, staff,rent and heating etc) So you are already over what spoons are charging before you factor in the rest of your overheads and then a profit margin so you can actually make money that is why in the standard local you can see pints at £6.50 per. That is the main part of the hate side of my relationsip with Wetherspoons(other than ther owner who is a colossal berk) but I won't ever say they should all be closed or anything like that because they do help people go out and have a good time on a budget. The brewaries are the bigger villains by selling cheap to big old conglomerate Weatherspoons while gaining maximum profit from the landlords who don't have a choice but to get the kegs from them.

[@wherearewe-yt]

There is a pretty big divide between those who love, and those who hate Wetherspoons. The reasons are those you already mentioned. People love it because it's affordable, and allows people of all social classes the luxury of being able to enjoy a night out for food and drinks. Those who dislike it, hate the owner, and blame Wetherspoon's for putting other, more local spots out of business. We typically like to visit more local spots. They often have a lot more personality, and better food. Most of our videos feature places like that. But every once and a while, we like to check out these big chains, and see what all the fuss is about. These types of videos also do a lot better, at Wetherspoon's is known all throughout the UK, while a local bar may only be known by a select number of people from any given city. For us, it's all about balance!

[@NoxiousRob]

What you Canadians call bacon is probably more akin to our "streaky" bacon, made from pork belly, so has a lot of streaks of fat (hence "streaky bacon") and also crisps up very nicely. What you were eating here is what we call "back" bacon, made from pork loin, and is much leaner with just a bit of fat around the edges. The hash brown is a fairly recent addition to British breakfasts, so isn't really a traditional component. I'm from Scotland, and a traditional Scottish breakfast is very similar to the English version, with a few exceptions. Rather than hash browns, we usually have potato scones, or tattie scones as we refer to them, tattie being a Scots term for potato, We also have Lorne sausage, or square sausage as it's more commonly referred to in Scotland, we still include link sausages, the Lorne sausage is an added bonus. In addition, a Scots breakfast can often include sliced haggis, sometimes instead of black pudding, but sometimes as well as. If you are ever in Scotland, you should try a Scottish breakfast just to see how you compare it to the English breakfast. You definitely need to try Lorne sausage, as it's probably one of the top 5 foods that ex-pat Scots miss when they move abroad. You can also try our famous, or maybe infamous, deep fried Mars Bar, basically a Mars Bar dipped in batter then deep fried.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Anja lived in Scotland for about 5 years, but we've only visit together before we made the channel. We will likely visit within the next few months, and we will definitely have a Scottish breakfast! We will likely make a Scottish food tour video in general. What else would you recommend we try? Anything a bit more..unusual? We like to try things that most other tourists don't feature in their videos!

[@Richiedei50]

Every time I’ve been back to the UK I’ve loved going to Wetherspoons. Next time you go back you should try their meat pies - they’re fabulous.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Didn't even know they had meat pies! Haha. We will likely go back again sometime to try some other things. We still want to try out the pizzas as well!

[@Richiedei50]

@@wherearewe-yt Better try the pizzas in Italy and the pies in England.🤣🥰

[@lukehowarth208]

I wish the food looked like that at all the spoons pubs. Depending on where you live, you'll generally know where the best ones are. Woodthorpe top weatherspoons in mapperley, Nottingham is the best I think near me 👌🏼

[@wherearewe-yt]

We've heard they can differ quite significantly. We enjoyed JJ Moons..though we weren't there late at night. We've heard Wetherspoon's can get quite rowdy, depending on the location!

[@mrlevity1984]

Poppadoms and Mango Chutney are incredible! Not sure about having it on a breakfast sandwich though. Glad you enjoyed. I liked the occasional Wetherspoons, although they banned all dogs a few years ago so we don't go any more as we have a Border Collie that comes everywhere with us.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We love Border Collies! The chutney was good on the breakfast sandwich. We had a curry at Wetherspoons a week after this video. It was pretty decent, actually!

[@OfficialChris-di6bx]

Just discovered your channel due to the Belfast episodes (I live in rural NI). Quick question for Brandon, is brown sauce a thing in Canada? Do you have the UK brands or Canuck originals?

[@wherearewe-yt]

@OfficialChris-di6bx Both! We have quite a lot of UK brands, but also Canadian brands that resemble UK brands. For example, I grew up with digestive biscuits, but the brand was called "Family Digestive". We also had versions of Jammie Dodgers and other biscuits. It was tradition in my family to put a Terry's chocolate orange in your stocking at Christmas time. We have a lot of Cadbury chocolate as well! I grew up using brown sauce (particularly HP Sauce) because my childhood best friends father was from the UK. I'm not sure how many people use it in their everyday life, but it has always been available! The more time we spend in the UK, the more similarities I find with things I grew up with. My grandfather on my mom's side was the first of his siblings to be born in Canada. The majority of his siblings and his parents were born on the UK, so even some foods I grew up with reflected that. Haha.

[@MrDunkycraig]

Try proper scrumpy from Somerset thats a cider but very strong

[@52egdim]

The chillies for the wings is for the sauce they come with i think, the base wings are all the same

[@wherearewe-yt]

I think the wings themselves have a hint of spice, but it's pretty subtle!

[@David_Baxendale]

For around the same price as a breakfast in spoons you can get a Toby all you can eat one. Their breakfast is ok, not knocking it, but the Toby one is better value - however the drinks at Toby are more expensive. For the other food, spoons is ok. Always was a favorite start/springboard for many a good night around the town.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Toby Carvery? Didn't even know they did breakfast! We've never been to one, but we'll likely make a video there in the future.

[@BroadHobbyProjects]

People forget that most the food is of similar quality to places you'd pay 30-50% more. My city I'm in (Liverpool) has Weatherspoons everywhere and I've never gotten a meal & felt it tasted even close to bad or "average". Especially for the cost.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We were filming this outside of London, and we've had meals cost twice the price, and taste pretty much the same!

[@andysheppard8346]

Can't go wrong with spoons does what it says on the tin,as they say.ciders.sweet cider try a scrumpy jack.dry cider try a blackthorn or a thatchers.or a bulmers.all good

[@KevPatrick-t2v]

The best British cider is Merrydown, or at least that's what my 14year old self would say 😂 great channel guys

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. Thanks for watching!

[@davethatcher4954]

Thatchers cider! Obviously I'm a bit biased😂

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. Thatchers is delicious! I (Brandon) actually bought some soon after we filmed this video.

[@stefantruscott5717]

Would never put mango chutney on a breakfast sandwich haha, it’s for the curry’s they do, chicken korma, but would go better with one of their tikka masala’s, great video guys. Spoons is definitely worth the money, not great as many people have said but decent enough grub for its price point!

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was good on breakfast! Try it out sometime. A week after this video, we went back to the Wetherspoons near Liverpool Station (we were waiting to head to the airport). We had one of the curries, and it was pretty good! Didn't try the chutney with it, though.

[@campbellfulton5602]

Loved watching you get drunk 😂

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. Just wait until you see our Eger video, in Hungary. We did wine bar hopping, or a few hours in that video. 😂

[@shortyboy2396]

Hash brown definitely belong on a British breakfast! 🙌🙌

[@dansharpe2364]

New old goth subscriber here, you look like black clad metalhead/goth people I either am or will be friends with. Great content too, I like your honesty. And I drink Angry Orchard in 'Spoons unless they have the legendary Henry Westons Vintage at 8.2% ABV

[@wherearewe-yt]

You'd be right! Though punk, Rockabilly and Psychobilly are more my cup of tea - we still both enjoy metal, and we love a goth crowd. We want to try and make it to the Whitby Goth Festival if we're still in Europe at the time. Sounds fun!

[@NealewallFC2001]

The three chillies for the wings aren't talking about the spice when you eat them but the spice when they come out haha

[@wherearewe-yt]

😂

[@DrAllyGreen]

We always have Friday night 'spoons in our family! Everyone can choose different things - burgers, pizzas, gosh and chips. Two of us are vegan and there's always plenty to choose. It delivers Everytime! Nothing fancy. Decent food at good prices, cheap beer! Ps the mango chutney is usually served with their curries

[@wherearewe-yt]

That's very true! There really is something for everyone. We're actually looking forward to going back because there are so many more things to choose from. We still want to try the pizzas! We had a curry at Wetherspoons a week after we filmed this, and quite liked it!

[@GMAN1898]

You get what you pay for. The food is pretty decent for what you pay. Ive gone to cafes which are nearly double the cost and don't taste that good.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Totally agree! And we've had the same experience. Especially for breakfast items.

[@charlieyerrell9146]

When you do not have much money weatherspoons will keep you going. And these days people need to watch what they spend.

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@charlieyerrell9146 True enough!

[@GMAN1898]

@@wherearewe-yt not many places where you can get food and a pint for £10. I live in Ramsgate and we have the biggest pub in Europe and that's a wetherspoons. Its right on the beach and having food out on the balcony over looking the see makes to feel like you're on holiday. It's always busy there. Look it up online it's pretty impressive.

[@GMAN1898]

@@charlieyerrell9146 yeah totally agree. £10 for food and a pint is a bargain even if the food is only half decent but to be fair to spoons I've always came away feeling like it was pretty good.

[@smurfsup8434]

The best British cider is Cheddar Valley or Old Rosie. I could only get Angry Orchard in the US but it wasn't that bad. I'd try it again

[@wherearewe-yt]

We'll try those out if we find them! We want to go to Cheddar, soon.

[@4774lee]

The only place you'd see mango chutney on a regular basis in the UK is in Indian restaurants. Interesting choice for a breakfast condiment.

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was quite good on breakfast!

[@dillbuckler1239]

Gotta have a pint with your brekkie to get the full spoons experience 😂😂

[@wherearewe-yt]

You're not the first to have said that! Maybe we should've. 😂

[@jacketrussell]

Mango chutney is generally an accompaniment for a curry.

[@24magiccarrot]

People hating on spoons, what do you expect for the price? The food is probably on point in terms of cost to quality ratio. If you are a craft ale/beer drinker like me, they usually have the best selection of craft beer/ales in your area at a reasonable price. Sure they don't usually have music or sports but if you are out with the right group of friends then you don't need any of that. It's nice to still have somewhere you can socialize and spend under £30

[@AlbertPalmer-w9k]

Your can't fault the food and the price I eat there on a regular basis never had a bad meal there service is amazing

[@wherearewe-yt]

Just above your comment, is a comment saying how disgusting Wetherspoon's is. People are so divided about it! We really enjoyed it.

[@number1discodave]

Look for "Henry Weston's" Cider or "Thatchers" Cider or if you wanna try some funky flavoured ciders try "Brothers"

[@wherearewe-yt]

We had the vintage Henry Westons in our first ever London video. I really liked it, but Anja didn't. We both like Thatchers! Don't think we've ever had brothers..will have to try it!

[@Kingcloudii]

as a brit of 30 years, yes a hashbrown belongs on my fryup, anyone who wants to eat fried slice instead is a wrongun

[@mgsparky8870]

Wetherspoons is unbeatable if on a budget or if you are really not too fussy. Always had a good full english in there.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We were very pleasantly surprised by the breakfast items. Still can't believe how cheap it was!

[@lordmfitzgerald3rd754]

How the hell did you guys eat all that!!! This could not have been in one day!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. It was the same day - but we took a lot of leftovers home.

[@mikelucas7171]

Good review next time you have mussy peas add some vinegar makes it ace!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We want to try them with mint sauce! We've never had it before.

[@fireball7734]

I’m not a big cider drinker but Rattler Cider from I’m gonna say Cornwall is really good. Might be Devon

[@wherearewe-yt]

We've had quite a few Rattler suggestions! We will have to track it down when we're back.

[@danielhillier7417]

As a Brit, food at a spoons is just ok, you go in knowing its not great but also knowing you can get a burger and a pint for £10. Its cheap and available in almost every town. The also often occupy cool old buildings, the favourites I've been in are the one in Bury St Edmunds and the one in Malvern for its view. Also is a shame about the Pizza as I had their spicy meat pizza and it was genuinely quite good. Also Aspalls cider is rather nice.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We went to the one near Liverpool Street station in London after this video, and it was quite cool! A few viewers have told us about some pretty interesting looking locations. Hopefully we can visit again, and finally try one of the pizzas.

[@seanmc1351]

for me, mango chutney is normally served with the indian meals, nice to pop the popadoms, in

[@wherearewe-yt]

That sounds like a good idea! We actually went to Wetherspoons when we were waiting to head to the airport, and we got one of their Indian dishes. Surprisingly good! I can see how the mango chutney would work with the poppadom.

[@seanmc1351]

@@wherearewe-yt i used to working in indian take away, tried everything on menu, as we got free meal to take home every night

[@seanmc1351]

The chip shops ten to use frozen scampi, the lesser market use monkfish, as its firm with similar texture, the reason i know the fish and chips through out the country, is i was manager of a whole sale fish market in london for 10 years,90% of the fish you get in chip shops, resturants, is the same all over the UK, because they are caught on factory ship, processed on the ship and quick frozen, it is quality product, the best fish and chips are tradition fish and chips, the cooking and the batter mix is passed down through generations

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@seanmc1351 Jealous! The Indian food in the UK is some of the best we've had. We used to live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where over 10 of the population is Indian - and the Indian food in the UK is just as good!

[@heathersneddon8474]

Love Weathersppons. You get what you pay for. Once I turned 18 that was my go to where I'm from because it was right next to the bus station so I could get drunk and get a bus home haha. The food is good if you don't have that much money and it will fill you up. Like I said, you get what you pay for. It's worth going to if you're on a budget :)

[@wherearewe-yt]

We agree for sure! We love cheap drinks and eats. If we lived in the UK, I could see us stopping by frequently for those cheap drinks promos. 🍸

[@benpeters-brown5317]

Spoons is the workmans pub, a place where everyone are equals. A lot of complaints ive seen in person often have a common characteristic of being thin veiled jabs at its "attraction to the lower classes" fi you will

[@wherearewe-yt]

There are plenty of people who think they're some how "above" going to Wetherspoons. You can tell by just looking at the comment section.

[@philstephenson5855]

Very honest review. Congrats.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We always try to be honest with our food reviews. Thanks so much for watching!

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[@wherearewe-yt]

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[@pigstix]

For Cider, try Thatchers Blood Orange Cider poured over ice.

[@wherearewe-yt]

I (Brandon) tried that pretty recently in the UK. It was good!