I dont know about the rest of you,but one cost saving strategy evident in both the Carlisle outlets(W"spoon & Lloyds)and indeed on at least one occasion in The Union Rooms,Newcastle,is the apparent policy of turning the lighting down to a level such that the customers are drinking by Braille as it were.As the wall is lined with books,almost all in German and seemingly sourced from "60s East Germany,it often strikes me as funny as well as a pest....also,you cant see whom you are fighting!The decor in Lloyds is also a bit odd.Theres what one might term a "middle class"drinking area,all leatherette sofas and with leatherette cushion covers on the walls,and a more utilitarian,standing table area,all hard edges, for the rude mechanicals presumably,as if the division was between those who work seated and those who work at a bench.Looks quite odd.One thing though,it takes 2 staff less time to serve people in Lloyds than the 5 in the "spoons,and thats where you lose money,when the customers go elsewhere however good/cheap your beer.
Wetherspoons
- Thread starter Dirk
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Now that is a place I suffer when dragged along to a kids party or suchlike, it is very noisy and expensive nowadays.
Billy Wizz
Veteran
- Location
- North Wales
Nowt wrong with the food, i often wonder how they do the cheap steak night and a free pint, me and the wife love the chain, its also great for when you are working away from home and haven't the time to cook.
In a perfect world we would all be zillionaires and watch every move of the chef and have the origin of the ingredients explained in great detail.
In a perfect world we would all be zillionaires and watch every move of the chef and have the origin of the ingredients explained in great detail.
Last time I went in the burger was raw in the middle, so sent it back
Second one was the same, so that went back
When the third one was raw I asked for the manager who brought out a thermometer to prove it was cooked
Apparently my burger could not be raw (i.e.pink and uncooked) because it was the right temperature!
According to the manager my theory that cooking meant keeping an item at that temperature for a period of time was wrong!!!!!
As long as the burger was at temperature it was cooked
Took a refund and have not been back since
As per initial post: Fish and Chips twice and two pints of beer for £11.96.
My price was each, the 8oz steak was £18.95
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
The next pie might be baked tomorrow night or Monday morning to take to Woodrup Cycles. You can have a virtual slice.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
You spoil them...
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
And they spoil me. My Chimera was discounted by a very generous amount and I rarely have to pay the ticketted price of of anything there.
+1. Ma and Pa Bollo live in Skellingthorpe (one roundabout up the A46 from Damons) and wince even at the mention of the place. It had some sort of reputation in the '80s but has been rip-off shizzle for decades.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
I hope you both account for the VAT on the bartered goods...
Not keen, I think you lower your expectations to match the price (I do), so crap food is "not bad" and pretty hard to grumble about considering the low cost. I have colleagues at work who are divorced and no longer cook, they just eat at Wetherspoons. I think it's good value, but, where's the pleasure really?
Has anybody drunk in a £ pub yet?
Has anybody drunk in a £ pub yet?
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Not come across 'Pound Pubs'.Not keen, I think you lower your expectations to match the price (I do), so crap food is "not bad" and pretty hard to grumble about considering the low cost. I have colleagues at work who are divorced and no longer cook, they just eat at Wetherspoons. I think it's good value, but, where's the pleasure really?
Has anybody drunk in a £ pub yet?
Where do they operate?
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
Pound pub is in Atherton near Wigan. Standard commercial fare beer £1.50 a pint £1 a half.
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