A former Wetherspoon's employee has revealed the dishes he would never order after seeing how they are prepared.
Posting on Reddit, he explained that if his shift went over seven hours, he was given a free meal. Things he enjoyed eating included pizza, wraps or burgers, but some meals he "would never eat".
He said that burgers, steaks, pizzas and paninis are made "from scratch", and the fish is "battered fresh". The man claimed that burger patties "come in a packet as you'd get at Tesco", but they are "properly grilled" and the bacon is also cooked fresh.
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He continued: "The pizza is decent in my opinion, and the curries aren't bad for being microwaved." But he warned diners to avoid the steaks. He said: "I never ate one but always thought they looked awful."
Out of the burgers, he claimed that beef was the safest option. He said: "The beef ones are cooked fresh, they're not the best but for the price, they're not bad.
"Gets a bit dicier when you start going for chicken or veggie or vegan in my opinion," he added.
When it comes to eggs, the "scrambled and poached" dishes are reportedly put in the microwave.
A Wetherspoon PR team member, Eddie Gershon, told the Express that "fish is freshly battered every day", and pizzas and paninis are both "made fresh to order".
Curries are made "to bespoke Wetherspoon recipes and are delivered frozen and then heated in the microwave".
The Wetherspoon representative continued by saying that breakfasts are cooked to order "for the majority of the time".
He said: "During some busy periods, in order to ensure customers are served promptly, some items are pre-cooked and held for a limited time.
"Our poached eggs are pre-poached to ensure the quality of the product is consistent for the customer."
He added that only "a small percentage of our dishes, by volume sold, are microwaved".
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