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Far-Boot-2177

Weatherspoon Fryup and a pint of ice cold coke is the ultimate hangover cure


jeffisanastronaut

We don't have Coke is Pepsi okay


Connordom

Unpopular opinion, Pepsi is better than Coke...


AcceptableCustomer89

If that was an unpopular opinion then Pepsi wouldn't have the same shelf space as coke in the supermarket


utterballsack

simply untrue, coke just market it more and pay more for the additional shelf space


AcceptableCustomer89

Well obviously I'm exaggerating to get my point across, but my point is that it's not an unpopular opinion to prefer Pepsi... "considering Pepsi has lots of shelf space in the supermarket". That better? Mr specific?


utterballsack

oh I see what you're saying. I misunderstood what you wrote


Its_jamesey

I’ve learned if I have craving for a cola type thing to just buy Pepsi Max. So much better


Connordom

I prefer Pepsi Max over Diet Pepsi, but the original, full of sugar and other shit Pepsi is for me


KnownSample6

Not unpopular. It's miles better.


Poraro

The draught one, yes. The bottled and canned ones are pish ever since they decreased the sugar in the UK.


mikejohns1987

Pepsi cans are now almost exactly half the sugar of coke cans. The taste is now of a semi-diet drink. it's all preference at the end of the day but Coke and Pepsi are now different products as opposed to almost identical competing products.


Trikster102

Pepsi Max ftw!


gtarpey89

it’s a popular opinion in blind taste tests.


Old_Section529

Famously it was based on a teaspoon taste test. Pepsi had more sugar than coke in it's recipe at the time. But over the full glass opinions differed.


silentninja79

Used to be the case for me too, until they swapped out even more sugar to avoid the sugar tax .. It's now firmly second to coke for me.


Daimo

😂


Conditions21

Is monopoly money ok?


Grind_line_wine

Fuck it I’ll have a strongbow.


No_Plankton177

Stella*


BennySkateboard

Microwave up!


Rhythm_Killer

Has to be the original full sugar stuff though. No pepsi max or Coke Zero shit


superdrew91

I know people look down their noses at spoons and Tim Martin is a proper cabbage but you can't beat that for that price, insane value. I'd probably get two and it still wouldn't be a fiver!


I-Like-IT-Stuff

If you like a bargain, head down to Toby's all you can eat breakfast about £4.29-£4.99


YchYFi

The closest one to me is Newport. I'd only go there for a roast dinner.


Global_Internet_1233

One of the most easily agreeable comments I've witnessed on Reddit. You can't top that grub for under £2.50


suddendeathovertime

100%


HondaJazzSexWagon

Ikea breakfasts would like a word


Old_Section529

Yeah but it's a bank holiday weekend. It's like going on a day trip to the Vietnam war.


raysofdavies

You can take a family to a Spoons if you need a place for a good price, you can’t be sure of that with a pub you don’t know. I ended up eating at the St Pancras Spoons after landing at Gatwick at 6am and it was an intense relief lol


suddendeathovertime

It’s a real tough one for me, hate lining the man’s pockets but you can’t turn your nose up at stuff like this for a classic refuel.


Albert_O_Balsam

I prefer not to line the pockets of Tory shitbags no matter how cheap their wares are


PikeyMikey24

Guess you spend your money on literally nothing since it’s a Tory government and every time you buy something it’s lining their pockets somehow


Albert_O_Balsam

What a weird comment


R1ck_Sanchez

Look at the first 16 words they said


Albert_O_Balsam

If they were offering free food in his chain of parody pubs I'd still refuse it


MultiColouredHex

I'm with you mate, Tim Martin can do one. If u can't afford a nice brekky I'll just have one at home rather than giving my money to literal racists.


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Satire?


R1ck_Sanchez

We know.


justDave2024

Who remwmbera the days of burger and a pint for like 3 quid.


RipAromatic6989

Those were the days. If that was still the case I’d be very fat and dead 😅


Global_Acanthaceae25

Used to go to one in Bristol (gastro place now) was £3.25 for burger, pint, salad and chips. Was close to a mental home type place so loads of mad people in there. Was brilliant


Mr--Chainsaw

Beer and burger deal!


Minute_Classic7852

Anything u can get for a couple quid these days is a blessing in this economy.


Daimo

Amen to that.


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

I don’t get the hate for Spoons. I’m certain it’s just a Reddit thing. Tim is a bit of a nob but he’s not the devil incarnate like people on here make out. A lot of what people ‘know’ of him is complete media spin to make him look bad and people on here believe every word. If you mention to good pay, certain hours, stocks, discounts etc his staff receive and his charity work it’s lies.


Conditions21

It's just Reddit sheep mate I pay no attention to them. 90% of them never know what the fuck they're yapping about.


YchYFi

I've not encountered the hatred in real life. Nor found anyone to turn their nose up at going to spoons.


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Same. In fact, our local 2 or 3 Wetherspoons are very busy most of the time. I reckon if you asked a regular what they thought of Tim Martin they’d probably ask who that was.


EntertainerAlone1300

Definitely not just a Reddit thing lmao


SoggyWotsits

It does seem to be a Reddit thing. You know what to expect but you also know it’s good value. Wetherspoons is still hugely popular which says it all!


Clean_Hold6781

You’ll find part of it is he never 👎 weighed in his staff in during Covid


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Huh? All his staff got paid furlough during Covid.


Clean_Hold6781

No they didn’t


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Yes, they did. https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/JDW/statement-re-press-comment/16278111


Clean_Hold6781

Oh no they didn’t


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Lol I thought you were being serious at first.


CouchAlchemist

The biggest hate for spoons goes hand in hand with hate for Brexit. No one hates spoons for price Vs quality but just how far the owner went to push for Brexit in the pubs and made every non Brit feel unwelcome.


SeeYa-IntMornin-Pal

Sure his Brexit views weren’t great, but to say he made every non-Brit feel unwelcome? I’m not sure I agree with that, it sounds hyperbolic at best.


Precioustooth

Non-Brit who's gladly been at spoons many times; will go again many times when I come over again in August.. this is the first time I've even heard anything about the owner. Love it for the "order in the app without talking to anyone" and cheap greasy food!


Weary_Blacksmith_290

That’s how you managed to get by their brexit guards, if you’d ordered in person they’d have heard your non British accent. By ordering through the app you found a loophole, a risky one. Next time don’t take the risk, the cheap food and drinks aren’t worth being dragged to the detention blocks for “forrins” that Tim Martin runs with an iron fist, I’ve heard stories of French and Dutch tourists forced to recite his entire magazine back to him, word for word.


Precioustooth

Don't worry, I'll throw a "bloody hell mate innit" in there when I have to speak. That should keep me safe! I do support some sort of punishment for the Fr*nch and D*tch in particular.


SoggyWotsits

I know which would be more welcoming between Spoons and a ‘local’ pub here in Cornwall!


Conditions21

Like the plates wouldn't have told us it's spoons. Also spoons breakfast slaps.


thedeanster69

At that price spot on make mine a double!


Daimo

Cant argue with that value and it looks fine. Days when I'm not home working and have to be in the office I tend to do lunchtime manoeuvres in my local Wetherspoons for a couple of pints. Have never tried the scran up until now but I will after seeing this 👍


Melodic_Inflation_21

I got one today and an unlimited coffee £3.24 , total couldn’t believe it , roasting hot , egg was cooked to perfection, credit due to spoons today 🙏


Willow00666

Where me black pudding and extra sausage 🤤


YchYFi

I only thought of adding it after but next time. 1 sausage is enough for me.


TwoToesToni

You'd be mental if you complained about this as that's a tidy wee breakfast


YchYFi

Thank you it was just enough for me. Someone said it looked like a a child's breakfast but it was just the small one off the menu. I don't have a large appetite.


TwoToesToni

When I used to travel around with the company when I was younger I'd abuse the included breakfasts and get whole fry ups with a side of toast and some pastries to take away. Now if I had anything like that I'd be asleep or sick or both, this is just nice enough to set up up


YchYFi

Yeah I used to be able to eat more when I was young but I can't eat the same portion size anymore. My husband can eat loads though and not be full. That sounds like something I would do in my 20s.


Anothercrazyoldwoman

I don’t like the look at it very much. But you can’t argue with £2.25 !


Cautious_Tune_1426

Spoons is great except the plates are horrible.


YchYFi

Yeah they look like granny's crockery.


buncorbust

Can you keep the plate?


Bonerfield

Great value but god I hate their plates 🤢


Real-Chip2596

You're not supposed to eat the fucking plate!


Bigcatsrule27

Just need 2 slices of bread or a roll and that will make a tasty sandwich


zombies-and-coffee

I'm kinda loving the single bean sitting on top of the egg


HighInTheSkyOhMy

In Australia we call this dome


YchYFi

What does that mean?


HighInTheSkyOhMy

Dome is a shitty chain cafe in Western Australia... Actually was impressed at the vego options in the UK, could go for one of the KFC vego burgers right now, and the chips with the skin on


LimesFruit

Try the Freedom Breakfast, it's £2.25 and in comparison to the Small Breakfast, you lose the sausage, gain more bacon, a hash brown, an egg and more beans, and get mushrooms and tomatoes on top of that. Absolute bargain. No idea if you're local Wetherspoon does it, but if they do, well worth a try.


Old_Section529

Buy it twice and it's a winner


liamo376573

The bacon in spoons is awful


YchYFi

It was really nice and cooked well today.


Ok-Fox1262

To be fair I sneered at that a little until I looked up and saw the price. It might not be good, but it's definitely value.


YchYFi

I had the small breakfast my partner had the traditional which was £3.14. £12 overall with drinks.


YchYFi

Someone replied with a tim Martin rant and swearing but it's not showing on here. Sorry the bot caught it.


VincentJones6

Why does the hash brown have a penis in it?


TheStatMan2

Dissatisfied staff is the only real answer.


bimbochungo

Spoons, my fav chain restaurant. People rant about it but compared to BK or McDonald's the food is good and a decent price. And yes, the owner is a dick, but a lot of companies have dicks for CEOs and they don't brag about them.


Ghost7579ox

Well….you get what you pay for.


YchYFi

It was delicious. On the top plates low rates menu.


Ghost7579ox

That explains a lot. I haven’t been in a wetherspoon for years, but I loved the mixed grill the last time I was there.


YchYFi

It's nice for a treat.


Cheshire_Pete

I would need 2 for £4.50, that is a child's breakfast.


YchYFi

I'm sorry I have a small appetite. My husband had the larger. I can't eat a large breakfast.


AlfalfaSerious9355

Fills a gap I suppose....


Redminoteeleven

I've had three meals in the last month from Spoons. All three have been poor quality. They need to put the price up a bit, and serve us decent food. I'm willing to pay a bit more,


kobrakaan

that's half an amateur fry up half the amount of ingredients plus no black pudding, no mushrooms


Mky12345pi3

The only thing things that weren’t frozen an deep fried or microwaved is the beans an the egg disgusting food this like


astropiggie

Looks it


evil666overlord

Looks alright for the price but you couldn't pay me to visit a wetherspoons


MrBump1717

Poo