It’s a good pub curry and value for money is unbeatable! We work away from home so wetherspoons is definitely a regular eating post…. I give their currys 9/10
Certainly not cordon bleu but doesn't profess to be. As a quick meal and a pint it can't be beaten on value. Don't think you'll find anywhere else in London for a meal and 2 beers for £20
Hi Lee, the prices are a fair bit more expensive than my Spoons, but they are very reasonable for London, you can enjoy the greene king ipa for cheap compared to other City pubs - the beef madras is definitely my pick, as long as it comes out hot im happy. i think spoons provides in general a great public service, especially as many folks just dont have alot of money to spend
A work colleague worked at a weatherspoons for a while and informed me all the curry’s are microwave curry’s in weatherspoons…still not bad for the price.
Gotta say every suggestion I have had you have followed through Mac your a class act, you and Darren are smashing the youtube game keep up the awesome work!
£8.35 in my local spoons in Birmingham, curry club is the best club out of all of them, everything either banged straight in the microwave or heated on the grill with the naan. Nothing to go wrong always consistently good, fantastic value for money with a decent beer.
Thanks for the video you two thats me off to Spoons on Friday for a curry . Mine is The Stanley Jefferson ( Stan Laurel) NE England.. The curry club price inc a alcoholic drink is £8.45 not bad at all as that includes premier lager like San Miguel..... only thing l didn't like about your London Spoons was you got a awful standard generic glass for your pint . 🙂
Had a Weatherspoons Curry 20 odd years ago when they first started doing it Maclad, tasted like a Supermarket meal so haven’t had one since. Nothing beats an Indian restaurant for Indian food so fair play for saying you weren’t going to compare this with that.
Hiya Lee and Darren, love the time-lapse on the Thames. London is beautiful. I haven't been to a Wetherspoons for years. The prices seem cheap. Yes. 😂I just remember if you needed to use the ladies. You would have to walk a mile. 😁 Have a lovely day.
Pretty much a fair review Lee, l would give it 8.5 out of 10. Wetherspoons is paying minimum 15% more for staff per hour compared to the rest of country, and that's set out in the National Living Wage for London. And l guess they are even paying more than this to keep staff. Quick example for staff over 23'' National Living Wage from next year is £10.85 London, rest of the country £9.50.
I've had Curries at Wetherspoons before, but that was several years ago... My only problem previously was with the portion sizes... The Stainless Steel Balti Dishes used at Wetherspoons are approximately 6" in diameter... The ones i usually get at an Indian Restaurant, are typically 8" in diameter... Just like the ones i have at home. So i always thought i was getting less Curry than i'd bargained for... However, having seen this... and the fact that they now do Curry meal deals with a drink included in the price, it's a real bargain... Especially as this is a London location, and prices around the rest of the country will be even cheaper... My top three favourite Curries are Lamb Dopiaza, my other two favourite Curries you guys had here... Chicken Tikka Masala... and Beef Madras... Good choices guys. Oh i could just down a Curry right about now after watching that... So i'll give this quite a high score today... of 9.5/10... All the best guys... Cheers Darren. 🍺 Cheers Lee. 🍺
I think you are correct with credit where credit is due. I have the vegan curry which sadly is not hot but at £8:45 in my local which includes a premium beer of Brew Punk IPA it is a steal. On its own the Brew Punk is £3:10 so that makes the curry £5:35 for two poppadoms, a naan, curry and rice. Absolute bargain. I know it is microwaved but it's good fodder in a rub-a-dub, with a pint of draft and less than 10 bucks.
The prices are roughly the same down here in Coventry there's only about 50p difference and I had a large breakfast at the spoons at Edinburgh Airport and I will say it wasn't half bad I gave it a solid 8 even the toast came unbuttered and bottomless coffee as well I'll go to our local spoons and try the curry and let you know what I think 🤔
They do a nice sweet potato, chick pea and spinach curry too. They used to do samosas and onion bhaji included in the meal for a little bit more. They’ve stopped that now. Must admit, they weren’t great, but the meals are good. 8/10.
Oh dear Lee spoons curries hahaha they are boil in the bag ping ping food. They are a set amount you can never ask for more rice or more anything with them. They are not made on site they are all brought in portioned up ready to cook. 7 from DJ is a fair score
Two Wetherspoon pubs local to me. Both in Greater London and the prices are the same as on their pdf menu from their website. Our Curry Club prices are £7.15 (soft drink) and £8.45 (alcoholic drink).
Totally agree with about the 'Spoons' plates, Lee. Those blue flowery one's are awful. I like to see a nice white plate where you can see it's clean ... top and bottom. For London, it's going to be more expensive, but still cheap for London.
Hello Lee and Darren yes I have had a few curry club meals at spoons and enjoyed them all good price and drink thrown in what's not to like, in Bristol the price is £8.15. Like you both you can never compare to Indian restaurants but it does the job plus no service charge which I hate. Good vlogs and very enjoyable 😉
Another great video Mac Master love your Spoons videos.Your a class act Lee your one of the few RUclipsrs that comments alot with your followers.Curry looked good 9/10 offered good value for money
DJ struggling to contain his excitement lol. You’re so right about Spoons bogs being miles away. Reminds me of The Standing Order in Derby, they’re literally in the freakin sky from memory.
Cheap and cheerful microwave grub, but good for a quick bite on a day/ night out. As you say...can't compare it to a proper Indian curry obviously. Anyone else keep their rice and curry separate and mix it as they go (instead of one big mush) or is that just me lol.
I'm craving a curry now. I think Marks & Spencers microwaveable curries could be a good alternative for the same budget although it means dining at home. Enjoyed the video, I'd be interested in watching a video where you review a supermarket "takeaway" style meal. Maybe as a one off as I'm not sure it would be as good as your regular videos👍👍
When they used to have a dedicated day for Curry Club there were about 10 curries to choose from and did a Phal i believe for DJ. Slimmed down version now as it's everyday. Shame. Still a great video yet again. Making me hungry as usual 👍
Looks, would say a 8 , nota bad price for London, You know what your going to get with Weatherspoon , its all pre packed it's reheated and if your happy with that then fine. good review lee & DJ
Glad you tried the chicken tikka, because outta a pub its good, and for the price you can't go wrong, I like there chicken tikka there because it's not just sauce and chicken
Very unique, Wetherspoons pub at a railway station. Prices very good for London, 10 quid for a feed and a drink. Place looked clean and tidy, big menu. Lee's chicken curry looked good, plenty of it, and plenty pappadums, naan and rice. Beer looked fresh and well chilled in nice glasses, but we in OZ sent Fosters to UK as no one here would drink it, LOL. I know it is brewed in UK. 8.5 for Lee's meal and DJ's beef curry looked good, plenty of it, perhaps not spicy enough apparently, but question mark re the quality of mango chutney? I would give his a 7.5. Overall a good meal at a good price. Keep up the good work guys.
Hi Lee i think the problem with Wetherspoons is there not consistent the prices different from place to place same with there drink’s they need to sort the prices out a cross the country
I've yet to try Wetherspoons curry....I will though. Great review with decent scores and fair comments from both of you....Edit: I'll try the Curry Club this Friday as I've just found out I'll be in town then lol....I'll report back with my thoughts, as you asked for them :-)
There will always be good & bad ones, but most Spoons are OK for the food. All my local ones - Manchester area - are fine, never had a bad meal in any of them. Pricewise a little cheaper than you paid, but hey! 2 meals + beers for 20 squid what's not to like. The only bad thing about spoons is the gentleman who owns it, but it's the staff I'm concerned about, at least if I eat or drink there I'm helping to secure their jobs. And by using old buildings - ex art deco cinemas etc. spoons have helped to preserve some of our high streets. Cheers & thanks for the review👍
Not sure why he said the Beef Madras wasn’t hot. Just had it at the Wetherspoons in St. Albans, and it was. Not blow your head off hot, but definitely spicy. 9 out of 10 for me I think. I paid £13.13, with samosa a couple of onion bhajis and a beer.
I really like the blue plates especially with their breakfast. They aren't 'Spode' but very very close and let's be honest there are thousands of people every day up and down the UK seeking out Spode in charity shops😉😊
Two weeks ago with my son in Weatherspoon’s, really good for the price plus drinks . I had a curry, it was good, and I would give it an eight, just up the road from your famous frozen steak house in London. I found the curry very acceptable, but then I have had an Indian in some restaurants, that are just dire. The bell on the Green Bedfont Feltham 16 miles West of London three miles from Heathrow Airport. An integrated Indian in a pub. Top notch always ten out of ten. There is always something missing from Weatherspoon’s I believe nationwide that there is NO service charge. I avoid any place that has a service charge, it appears to be the norm in London even a café.
Let's get real fellas (don't be mean Darren), this is OUTSTANDING value with two pints included in central London. Has to be 9.5/10. I took a half-mark off cos the popadoms looked micro-waved. Ok for the slimmers but frankly not proper for eating out (surprised you didn't comment!). Darren, I reckon the chutney you didn't like was made with spirit vinegar (cheaper) which makes it taste a bit sharper. Still ok tho' (like the old curry houses of the past).
@maxwellfan55 It is important, I said important, to take the nann bread straight off the top of the popadoms when it might be brought to your table. Failure will result in popadoms becoming soggy. I don't think all 'spoons staff know this.
Lee I’d say food prices slightly higher than Yorkshire but what really sticks out is how much more drinks are - guess that’s where they make all the £££ though. I’ve been in that spoons a few times this year and never had any complaints 👍
I tried one of the daily 'curry club' meals in feb and the quality had greatly dipped from the time i had one before (pre-covid) when they were once a week (on thursday i think). It was quite decent then at a great price with a drink - it is what is is and if you eat at spoons you know that, so I'll go again. btw i had a very hot naga chilli curry on special, advertised at a million scovilles lol, twas plenty hot enough, but beef madras !!! holy cow.
Can’t argue with that Lee, seemed decent for the price, especially considering the location in the City. I find spoons vary considerably from location to location - was in 2 in Cornwall recently and the tables were sticky, wiped my feet on the way out! But this one looks tidy The one on Tottenham Court Road is good too, if you’re in the area
Hi me old china plates, Nice to see you both in the spoons for a ruby Murray & a couple of beers The food looked 'proper' with a good amount of meat & curry sauce. If I was Hank Marvin , I would settle for a bit of that. You can't argue with the price, especially London prices & beers too I'll rate it, on looks and size of portions as an 8.2. Cheers 👍
How did Darren give that a 7! I was expecting 4 lol. Spoons curry club to me is like visiting a relative you don’t like. But have to go! Better off going to a curry restaurant. Get a curry, rice and naan bread. No alcohol. Won’t be that much more expensive. Then go to Spoons for beer. Everyone is a winner then 😃
I love the Curry Club. My wife and I have eaten out in 2 local Indian restaurants recently. Neither were half as good as Wetherspoons. ( and well over twice the price}
Mr Mac, the "spoons" currys are made to the standard of Tesco Finest, or Sainsbury's taste the difference, that is why they taste very good. I just wish that they would do a Lamb Jalfrezi
A shame you didn’t even mention the veggie curry option, it’s really nice! Try it sometime. Otherwise another good video, pub..food…train station … what more could we ask ?! :)
Wetherspoon is hit or miss with the steaks as busy times and crap cooks can ruin the food, however most of the time its a great and good value, I never had a bad curry from there ever and wish they would bring back the firecracker curry they used to do. £10 each for meal and beer in London can't go wrong, good video mate.
Good vlog Always say you don’t have to dine in upmarket restaurants to enjoy good food however I would have given a 5 or 6 on appearance Prefer the look of ‘Street Food’ that Yourself & Darren tried near the dock lands or Borough Market 👍😊
I have just spent 6 hours making curry for later on (vegetarian because my daughter refuses to eat meat even tho her dad is a butcher) and i am not sure i would ever entertain a spoons curry. Your review will enlighten me, I am certain. edit: now that's a man who knows how to pour beer.
Our wetherspoons in devon is 5 pound 35 for a large breakfast had one yesterday and coffee tea 99p free refills.They are doing a bottle of becks some sort of ale and whiskey for 99p all through November.🙂
Darren is a hard person to please so for him to give a 7 for a spoons meal i think is good going 👌 They also do a 'simple curry' or something along those lines which is even cheaper. You basically just get the curry & rice/or chips instead of the added extras..
I saw this on notifications and I decided to make a curry today. Some nice russet potatoes boiled then pan seared. Nice homemade red curry on potatoes 😋😋😋😋. I gave it a 9.5 the service was very rude. You and Darren did a great job on the vlog. I think the meal deserves a solid 8.9👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Always amazes me when people are surprised that prices vary from one Spoons pub to another. Of course they do, all pub chains prices vary depending on the area. Also, not only is this pub in London but it's in the 'city' area of London and inside a train station. Much higher average prices than the rest of London, but as always, Spoons are cheap for the area they're in. . Spoons also do a vindaloo which I didn't expect to be too strong, but it certainly was, for me anyway. Their curry's are quite tasty, even though they're pre prepared. Great value with a drink included.
Hiya Lee and DJ! It’s £7.15 for curry where i am with all the works, naan bread and poppadum etc with soft drink or £8.45 with alcoholic drink! They used to have a Chicken Vindaloo at ours which I see has gone off the menu now. The hottest curry is the Beef Madras like DJ has had. Not much difference between this and London to be truthful.
Came to comment on the chicken vindaloo , shame they've gone off the menu since COVID . DJ would have loved them, they do a similar version in Morrisons it has a yellow and black nuclear warning sticker on it if he's curious. The first couple I had I was sweating like crazy but it's amazing how quickly the body adapts to tolerate hot chillies. The mango chutney sucks, yoghurt and mint would be better or lime pickle. But I guess that's too much of an acquired taste for spoons, peace be upon them 😊
It looked nice, the garlic naan looked tasty, very reasonably priced for London, like you say maybe a couple of quid more, the drinks are more expensive but coffee the same 👍
03:37 Not sure if you do drinks reviews as I'm pretty new to your channel....if you do, you should review the cocktails in the "Sky Garden - city bar" at that timestamp ^^^
I love Mango chutney they and they did used be Restaurant where am from and the curry was best curry ive had but close down snice COVID. I went to Wetherspoons a couple times before in brigton am not from brigton but i had fish and chips its was ok but i had it from Harvester it was better u couldnt go out with me lee as i would want puddings from afters 😋😜
love spoons, have not got the money to eat out often, so we go to spoons now and then and on the whole enjoy the food and of course the prices. thanks for your content Lee, good as always. Darren
Hi Lee...Curries looked OK.... I know you always check to see if the Chicken is white inside..which means it;s breast meat, but if it's not white, maybe brownish in colour it usually means it's leg meat, thigh or drumstick, so not necessary inferior as a lot of people prefer the thigh meat ....You must be a Breast man rather than a leg man. ?.hehehe !!!
I went to the Curry club on a Thursday night and had the Jalfrezi which was meant to be a 🌶🌶🌶 heat level and wasn't hot at all, all said it was good value and a decent enough meal, as DJ said I would go for a 7 as well.
The reason 'Spoons always have dark blue patterned plates is so that you won't notice if the dishwasher has failed to get all of the dried up crud from the last customers meal off!
It’s a good pub curry and value for money is unbeatable!
We work away from home so wetherspoons is definitely a regular eating post….
I give their currys 9/10
Can't go wrong with a spoons. It's middle of the road, decently priced with nice food. You get what you pay for
You get what you pay for ... That's probably the worst review they have ever had
Certainly not cordon bleu but doesn't profess to be. As a quick meal and a pint it can't be beaten on value. Don't think you'll find anywhere else in London for a meal and 2 beers for £20
I think that’s a good summary 👍
Hi Lee, the prices are a fair bit more expensive than my Spoons, but they are very reasonable for London, you can enjoy the greene king ipa for cheap compared to other City pubs - the beef madras is definitely my pick, as long as it comes out hot im happy. i think spoons provides in general a great public service, especially as many folks just dont have alot of money to spend
A work colleague worked at a weatherspoons for a while and informed me all the curry’s are microwave curry’s in weatherspoons…still not bad for the price.
Gotta say every suggestion I have had you have followed through Mac your a class act, you and Darren are smashing the youtube game keep up the awesome work!
Cheap and cheerful, fills the gap, and a pint thrown in as well, what not to like? 👍😊
£8.35 in my local spoons in Birmingham, curry club is the best club out of all of them, everything either banged straight in the microwave or heated on the grill with the naan. Nothing to go wrong always consistently good, fantastic value for money with a decent beer.
How did I miss a MacMaster curry review for 24 hours especially with Darren too. A great review as always.
Thanks for the video you two thats me off to Spoons on Friday for a curry .
Mine is The Stanley Jefferson ( Stan Laurel) NE England.. The curry club price inc a alcoholic drink is £8.45 not bad at all as that includes premier lager like San Miguel..... only thing l didn't like about your London Spoons was you got a awful standard generic glass for your pint . 🙂
Had a Weatherspoons Curry 20 odd years ago when they first started doing it Maclad, tasted like a Supermarket meal so haven’t had one since. Nothing beats an Indian restaurant for Indian food so fair play for saying you weren’t going to compare this with that.
Hiya Lee and Darren, love the time-lapse on the Thames. London is beautiful.
I haven't been to a Wetherspoons for years. The prices seem cheap. Yes. 😂I just remember if you needed to use the ladies. You would have to walk a mile. 😁
Have a lovely day.
Pretty much a fair review Lee, l would give it 8.5 out of 10. Wetherspoons is paying minimum 15% more for staff per hour compared to the rest of country, and that's set out in the National Living Wage for London. And l guess they are even paying more than this to keep staff. Quick example for staff over 23'' National Living Wage from next year is £10.85 London, rest of the country £9.50.
I've had Curries at Wetherspoons before, but that was several years ago... My only problem previously was with the portion sizes... The Stainless Steel Balti Dishes used at Wetherspoons are approximately 6" in diameter... The ones i usually get at an Indian Restaurant, are typically 8" in diameter... Just like the ones i have at home. So i always thought i was getting less Curry than i'd bargained for... However, having seen this... and the fact that they now do Curry meal deals with a drink included in the price, it's a real bargain... Especially as this is a London location, and prices around the rest of the country will be even cheaper... My top three favourite Curries are Lamb Dopiaza, my other two favourite Curries you guys had here... Chicken Tikka Masala... and Beef Madras... Good choices guys. Oh i could just down a Curry right about now after watching that... So i'll give this quite a high score today... of 9.5/10... All the best guys... Cheers Darren. 🍺 Cheers Lee. 🍺
I think you are correct with credit where credit is due. I have the vegan curry which sadly is not hot but at £8:45 in my local which includes a premium beer of Brew Punk IPA it is a steal. On its own the Brew Punk is £3:10 so that makes the curry £5:35 for two poppadoms, a naan, curry and rice. Absolute bargain. I know it is microwaved but it's good fodder in a rub-a-dub, with a pint of draft and less than 10 bucks.
For the price, that’s incredible value.
Wetherspoons have a market and they cater to that . They definitely know their clientele.
The prices are roughly the same down here in Coventry there's only about 50p difference and I had a large breakfast at the spoons at Edinburgh Airport and I will say it wasn't half bad I gave it a solid 8 even the toast came unbuttered and bottomless coffee as well I'll go to our local spoons and try the curry and let you know what I think 🤔
They do a nice sweet potato, chick pea and spinach curry too. They used to do samosas and onion bhaji included in the meal for a little bit more. They’ve stopped that now. Must admit, they weren’t great, but the meals are good.
8/10.
Oh dear Lee spoons curries hahaha they are boil in the bag ping ping food. They are a set amount you can never ask for more rice or more anything with them. They are not made on site they are all brought in portioned up ready to cook. 7 from DJ is a fair score
Chicken jalfezi including a soft drink £7.15 and £8.45 with an alcoholic drink in our local spoons in West Kirby on the Wirral 😀
That curry from wether spoon’s looks more appraising then John Lewis chips and curry I rate this on looks and price alone 9.9 out of 10
Two Wetherspoon pubs local to me. Both in Greater London and the prices are the same as on their pdf menu from their website. Our Curry Club prices are £7.15 (soft drink) and £8.45 (alcoholic drink).
Totally agree with about the 'Spoons' plates, Lee. Those blue flowery one's are awful. I like to see a nice white plate where you can see it's clean ... top and bottom. For London, it's going to be more expensive, but still cheap for London.
Spoons Curry's are just microwaved at the end of the day but I've paid £8 for a pint in London so £10. 50p for both is a good price 👍
I sell food at my trailer... for Malaysian beef curry for only 7.5 with rice .
The cold feet restaurant .@@tesscarry
Hi Lee and DJ, I am glad you both enjoyed Wetherspoon's microwave curry club.
Hello Lee and Darren yes I have had a few curry club meals at spoons and enjoyed them all good price and drink thrown in what's not to like, in Bristol the price is £8.15. Like you both you can never compare to Indian restaurants but it does the job plus no service charge which I hate. Good vlogs and very enjoyable 😉
Another great video Mac Master love your Spoons videos.Your a class act Lee your one of the few RUclipsrs that comments alot with your followers.Curry looked good 9/10 offered good value for money
Thanks Tony. 👍🏼👍🏼
There Currys have improved ten fold
Got to say I watch this channel for the content which is superb, but i have to say your photography and editing is second to none 👍
Thank you. 😎
You can’t argue with Spoons value for money. It doesn’t claim to be anything it isn’t
DJ struggling to contain his excitement lol. You’re so right about Spoons bogs being miles away. Reminds me of The Standing Order in Derby, they’re literally in the freakin sky from memory.
Cheap and cheerful microwave grub, but good for a quick bite on a day/ night out.
As you say...can't compare it to a proper Indian curry obviously.
Anyone else keep their rice and curry separate and mix it as they go (instead of one big mush) or is that just me lol.
I'm craving a curry now.
I think Marks & Spencers microwaveable curries could be a good alternative for the same budget although it means dining at home.
Enjoyed the video, I'd be interested in watching a video where you review a supermarket "takeaway" style meal. Maybe as a one off as I'm not sure it would be as good as your regular videos👍👍
When they used to have a dedicated day for Curry Club there were about 10 curries to choose from and did a Phal i believe for DJ. Slimmed down version now as it's everyday. Shame. Still a great video yet again. Making me hungry as usual 👍
Being an employee, I have a curry almost every shift😂 they are by no means the best curry’s money can buy… but I can’t get enough of them😂
"I have a curry almost every shift" - autocorrect has added a f ?!
@@davidwood9991 nailed it, David. Nailed it.
Landan mate..had the curry at Wethers in Waterloo Liverpool recently..The Picture House..spot on..😋👍..9..
That's my local I love the picture house
Yikes £5.19 for a San Miguel (and this was Nov 2021)! It's £3.71 at my local one now over 18 months later!
Entertaining Vlog and two reviews supported by your comments and DJs. Looked good to me in terms of getting a quick food fix, reasonably priced - 👏👍🍻🌞
Looks, would say a 8 , nota bad price for London, You know what your going to get with Weatherspoon , its all pre packed it's reheated and if your happy with that then fine. good review lee & DJ
Glad you tried the chicken tikka, because outta a pub its good, and for the price you can't go wrong, I like there chicken tikka there because it's not just sauce and chicken
Very unique, Wetherspoons pub at a railway station. Prices very good for London, 10 quid for a feed and a drink. Place looked clean and tidy, big menu. Lee's chicken curry looked good, plenty of it, and plenty pappadums, naan and rice. Beer looked fresh and well chilled in nice glasses, but we in OZ sent Fosters to UK as no one here would drink it, LOL. I know it is brewed in UK. 8.5 for Lee's meal and DJ's beef curry looked good, plenty of it, perhaps not spicy enough apparently, but question mark re the quality of mango chutney? I would give his a 7.5. Overall a good meal at a good price. Keep up the good work guys.
Haven't been to a wetherspoons for years but I must say the curry looked pretty good and price wise for London excellent. 👍♥️
Hi Lee i think the problem with Wetherspoons is there not consistent the prices different from place to place same with there drink’s they need to sort the prices out a cross the country
I've yet to try Wetherspoons curry....I will though. Great review with decent scores and fair comments from both of you....Edit: I'll try the Curry Club this Friday as I've just found out I'll be in town then lol....I'll report back with my thoughts, as you asked for them :-)
There will always be good & bad ones, but most Spoons are OK for the food. All my local ones - Manchester area - are fine, never had a bad meal in any of them. Pricewise a little cheaper than you paid, but hey! 2 meals + beers for 20 squid what's not to like. The only bad thing about spoons is the gentleman who owns it, but it's the staff I'm concerned about, at least if I eat or drink there I'm helping to secure their jobs. And by using old buildings - ex art deco cinemas etc. spoons have helped to preserve some of our high streets. Cheers & thanks for the review👍
Interestingly the pub is named after Sir John Hawkshaw a Victorian civil engineer - he was born in Pudsey Lee !
I got the impression DJ knew that but didn't want to come across as a 'Train Spotter'😂
Not sure why he said the Beef Madras wasn’t hot. Just had it at the Wetherspoons in St. Albans, and it was. Not blow your head off hot, but definitely spicy. 9 out of 10 for me I think. I paid £13.13, with samosa a couple of onion bhajis and a beer.
I personally would have put the rice into the metal bowl and mixed it that way
I really like the blue plates especially with their breakfast. They aren't 'Spode' but very very close and let's be honest there are thousands of people every day up and down the UK seeking out Spode in charity shops😉😊
Two weeks ago with my son in Weatherspoon’s, really good for the price plus drinks . I had a curry, it was good, and I would give it an eight, just up the road from your famous frozen steak house in London. I found the curry very acceptable, but then I have had an Indian in some restaurants, that are just dire. The bell on the Green Bedfont Feltham 16 miles West of London three miles from Heathrow Airport. An integrated Indian in a pub. Top notch always ten out of ten. There is always something missing from Weatherspoon’s I believe nationwide that there is NO service charge. I avoid any place that has a service charge, it appears to be the norm in London even a café.
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Let's get real fellas (don't be mean Darren), this is OUTSTANDING value with two pints included in central London.
Has to be 9.5/10.
I took a half-mark off cos the popadoms looked micro-waved. Ok for the slimmers but frankly not proper for eating out (surprised you didn't comment!).
Darren, I reckon the chutney you didn't like was made with spirit vinegar (cheaper) which makes it taste a bit sharper. Still ok tho' (like the old curry houses of the past).
@maxwellfan55 It is important, I said important, to take the nann bread straight off the top of the popadoms when it might be brought to your table. Failure will result in popadoms becoming soggy. I don't think all 'spoons staff know this.
Lee I’d say food prices slightly higher than Yorkshire but what really sticks out is how much more drinks are - guess that’s where they make all the £££ though. I’ve been in that spoons a few times this year and never had any complaints 👍
I tried one of the daily 'curry club' meals in feb and the quality had greatly dipped from the time i had one before (pre-covid) when they were once a week (on thursday i think). It was quite decent then at a great price with a drink - it is what is is and if you eat at spoons you know that, so I'll go again. btw i had a very hot naga chilli curry on special, advertised at a million scovilles lol, twas plenty hot enough, but beef madras !!! holy cow.
Can’t argue with that Lee, seemed decent for the price, especially considering the location in the City.
I find spoons vary considerably from location to location - was in 2 in Cornwall recently and the tables were sticky, wiped my feet on the way out!
But this one looks tidy
The one on Tottenham Court Road is good too, if you’re in the area
7.65 with a pint at Clapham Junction. Couldn’t believe how much they gave me on the plate! Surprisingly generous! Delicious too.
You should come to the wild wild west and try the spoons in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Theres a western saloon style bar brawl there every lunchtime!
Hi me old china plates,
Nice to see you both in the spoons
for a ruby Murray & a couple of beers
The food looked 'proper' with a good amount of meat & curry sauce.
If I was Hank Marvin , I would settle
for a bit of that.
You can't argue with the price,
especially London prices & beers too
I'll rate it, on looks and size of portions as an 8.2.
Cheers 👍
Chef Mike is serving ....?.
But cheap as chips so all good 👍love spoons,top marks MacMaster and Dazzler
20 quid for the two of you !
London. Bargain.
DJ, good choice on the Camden.
Keep em coming Lee !
I think for London price was excellent 👌 look pretty good 👍 tenner each for a curry and a drink a 9 Lee
Satisfying by also the value you received.
No Service Charge.
In London, I'm surprised the likes of Tesco's haven't started adding one onto their meal deals.
They do! Its called VAT.
How did Darren give that a 7! I was expecting 4 lol. Spoons curry club to me is like visiting a relative you don’t like. But have to go! Better off going to a curry restaurant. Get a curry, rice and naan bread. No alcohol. Won’t be that much more expensive. Then go to Spoons for beer. Everyone is a winner then 😃
I love the Curry Club.
My wife and I have eaten out in 2 local Indian restaurants recently. Neither were half as good as Wetherspoons. ( and well over twice the price}
How many Asian people was in there eating?
Asians were doing the cooking
I like pub curry, and that is cheap enough to throw at cat to make the baby laugh.
Mr Mac, the "spoons" currys are made to the standard of Tesco Finest, or Sainsbury's taste the difference, that is why they taste very good. I just wish that they would do a Lamb Jalfrezi
hi i thought the price was ok for london i would expected it to be more it looked a good meals at a faire price a great vlog thank you
I've been to curry club before i thought it tasted like a a microwave curry but not too bad you pay for what you get, great vlog though Lee👍🏻
It is a microwave curry
A good Wetherspoons to try is the cross keys in Gracechurch Street city of London nice décor and bit off character
A shame you didn’t even mention the veggie curry option, it’s really nice! Try it sometime. Otherwise another good video, pub..food…train station … what more could we ask ?! :)
Wetherspoon is hit or miss with the steaks as busy times and crap cooks can ruin the food, however most of the time its a great and good value, I never had a bad curry from there ever and wish they would bring back the firecracker curry they used to do. £10 each for meal and beer in London can't go wrong, good video mate.
Good vlog Always say you don’t have to dine in upmarket restaurants to enjoy good food however I would have given a 5 or 6 on appearance Prefer the look of ‘Street Food’ that Yourself & Darren tried near the dock lands or Borough Market 👍😊
Fab price for London. First impressions, on the look of the food alone, they were both a 7 👍👍
I have just spent 6 hours making curry for later on (vegetarian because my daughter refuses to eat meat even tho her dad is a butcher) and i am not sure i would ever entertain a spoons curry. Your review will enlighten me, I am certain. edit: now that's a man who knows how to pour beer.
Yours will be better. 😊👍🏼👍🏼
@@TheMacMaster hahah yes but the bar is low, so that's no indication of quality!
I like the plates in wherespoons.
Our wetherspoons in devon is 5 pound 35 for a large breakfast had one yesterday and coffee tea 99p free refills.They are doing a bottle of becks some sort of ale and whiskey for 99p all through November.🙂
Darren is a hard person to please so for him to give a 7 for a spoons meal i think is good going 👌
They also do a 'simple curry' or something along those lines which is even cheaper.
You basically just get the curry & rice/or chips instead of the added extras..
I love a wetherspoons curry 🍛 😋 can't go wrong. London prices seemed slightly higer
Well done lee value for money surely also DJ great comments love you guys
yea me and my family went to spoons in london cost us £43 for 4 meals thought it was reasonable didn't have a bad experience at all
I saw this on notifications and I decided to make a curry today. Some nice russet potatoes boiled then pan seared. Nice homemade red curry on potatoes 😋😋😋😋. I gave it a 9.5 the service was very rude. You and Darren did a great job on the vlog. I think the meal deserves a solid 8.9👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Looked nice for Wetherspoons but I always think if you want a Curry go to the Chinese or Indian. But it did look nice Lee🥰🌞🥰Xxx
I always find these a reliable option. Can’t go wrong 👍
Always amazes me when people are surprised that prices vary from one Spoons pub to another. Of course they do, all pub chains prices vary depending on the area. Also, not only is this pub in London but it's in the 'city' area of London and inside a train station. Much higher average prices than the rest of London, but as always, Spoons are cheap for the area they're in. . Spoons also do a vindaloo which I didn't expect to be too strong, but it certainly was, for me anyway. Their curry's are quite tasty, even though they're pre prepared. Great value with a drink included.
Hiya Lee and DJ! It’s £7.15 for curry where i am with all the works, naan bread and poppadum etc with soft drink or £8.45 with alcoholic drink! They used to have a Chicken Vindaloo at ours which I see has gone off the menu now. The hottest curry is the Beef Madras like DJ has had.
Not much difference between this and London to be truthful.
Came to comment on the chicken vindaloo , shame they've gone off the menu since COVID . DJ would have loved them, they do a similar version in Morrisons it has a yellow and black nuclear warning sticker on it if he's curious. The first couple I had I was sweating like crazy but it's amazing how quickly the body adapts to tolerate hot chillies. The mango chutney sucks, yoghurt and mint would be better or lime pickle. But I guess that's too much of an acquired taste for spoons, peace be upon them 😊
Looked like a good value meal with a drink . For London.
Looks amazing not bad price looks nice curry and extras 8 out 10 needs more chips
Cheap and cheerful but filling. Never going to win any curry of the year awards but it is what it is for that price including a beer.
Looked good to me 👌 I'd give it a 9 as well, the tikka looks great 👍 cheers Lee and DJ 😎 😎
Prices are just over a quid more expensive in London than in Falkirk, curry club is great value can't beat it. 7.9/10 From me.
It looked nice, the garlic naan looked tasty, very reasonably priced for London, like you say maybe a couple of quid more, the drinks are more expensive but coffee the same 👍
03:37 Not sure if you do drinks reviews as I'm pretty new to your channel....if you do, you should review the cocktails in the "Sky Garden - city bar" at that timestamp ^^^
I love Mango chutney they and they did used be Restaurant where am from and the curry was best curry ive had but close down snice COVID. I went to Wetherspoons a couple times before in brigton am not from brigton but i had fish and chips its was ok but i had it from Harvester it was better u couldnt go out with me lee as i would want puddings from afters 😋😜
love spoons, have not got the money to eat out often, so we go to spoons now and then and on the whole enjoy the food and of course the prices. thanks for your content Lee, good as always. Darren
Hi Lee...Curries looked OK.... I know you always check to see if the Chicken is white inside..which means it;s breast meat, but if it's not white, maybe brownish in colour it usually means it's leg meat, thigh or drumstick, so not necessary inferior as a lot of people prefer the thigh meat ....You must be a Breast man rather than a leg man. ?.hehehe !!!
They now do a naga vindaloo aswell,
Went last Thursday and got one pretty good 👍
I went to the Curry club on a Thursday night and had the Jalfrezi which was meant to be a 🌶🌶🌶 heat level and wasn't hot at all, all said it was good value and a decent enough meal, as DJ said I would go for a 7 as well.
The reason 'Spoons always have dark blue patterned plates is so that you won't notice if the dishwasher has failed to get all of the dried up crud from the last customers meal off!
Exactly
😳😳😳😳 A nine 😳😳😳 ok, Lee, I will give it a go 😬 I went to an Indian restaurant in Camden and we paid nearly £50.00. Nice to see you and DJ together ❤x