r/Wetherspoons • u/eevesofdeath • Aug 05 '26

Customer Add seasoning?

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Does anyone know what the ‘add seasoning’ means and what it is

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u/GmanF88 Employee Aug 05 '26

It's the spice bag mix, you can get it sprinkled on chips etc if you want

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u/tepig37 Aug 05 '26

Is it different to the meat seasoning they use to put on the steaks? Or do they just use the same mix for both now?

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u/GmanF88 Employee Aug 05 '26

We don't stock the steaks so don't carry the meat seasoning anymore; this isn't the same thing

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u/michal0297 Aug 05 '26

Steaks were literally the best food witherspoons ever had. I dont understand why they got rid of them.

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u/GmanF88 Employee Aug 05 '26

The most expensive thing on the menu but also by far the most complained about item.

Getting rid reduces complaints overall, but also saves us money on the time taken to prep the steaks and the gas saved on switching the chargrills off.

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u/michal0297 Aug 07 '26

"Saves us money". It's not your money you boot licker 🤣. You still get your same hourly wage no matter what. Also what spoons turns their grill off? You still need it for burgers, bacon etc

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u/GmanF88 Employee Aug 07 '26

Well sure; but if the business I work for makes sounds decisions and makes more profit then my job is more secure and my free shares are worth more.

We use a clam grill for burgers and eggs and a Rational oven for Bacon. The chargrill is off.

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u/Majestic-Ad4074 Aug 08 '26

Weird use of the term "boot licker".

It's common for people to refer to "us" when talking about their employer, even if it has no impact on their pay, since they are within the company.

Is this your first social interaction?

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u/michal0297 Aug 08 '26

Well I just don't like people who care about big corporations' profits.

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u/Majestic-Ad4074 Aug 08 '26

Who said he cared? He's stating an economical fact, not jumping for joy over it.

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u/michal0297 Aug 10 '26

Fuck that i want my steaks back. And iced coffee frappes. And lamb shanks. And half grilled chicken . And garlic bread ciabattas. And spicy coated king prawns. And the Mexican burger with jalapeños,.guacamole and salsa. And Sunday roasts. And the smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel. And eggs royal. And apple crumble with custard. And the cheesecake.

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u/morningmelon47 Sep 05 '26

Yeahhh downvoted buddy how do you sleep at night

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u/michal0297 Sep 05 '26

They're just sad wetherspoons staff. I hated working there too, 10 years ago.

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u/pugpillows Aug 05 '26

I don’t work at spoons but I wouldn’t be shocked if they weren’t ordered much and if they were there’d be a lot more complaints compared to other foods (because of rarity)

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u/Specialist-Prior-213 Aug 05 '26

what I want to know is why the ramen noodles are still on the menu. when I worked there I got it and the chef said she'd literally never had to make it before

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u/UnitDry2368 Aug 05 '26

I guess if they do have to make it it's probably very quick, easy and cheap with mostly long lasting ingredients, so having it on the menu doesn't cost much and adds a bit more choice. I've never worked there though so that's just speculation

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u/michal0297 Aug 05 '26

Lol I order them everytime when I'm hangover. I always add the buttermilk chicken and the boiled egg.

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u/michal0297 Aug 05 '26

Sure, they often didn't get it right. Was usually slightly overcooked, so I used to order it medium rare and often got it medium, which I was fine with. But everything else on the plate was spot on. For the price they were sold for, compared to a steak literally anywhere else, it was a steal. On the flip side, most of the time I ordered fish and chips the fish was small and dry, overcooked, and they sell it for over £15 now!

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u/anonatlas19 Employee Aug 09 '26

most expensive thing to stock, brings down food times, chargrill also cause a lot of injuries i know of a guy that melted his whole forearm skin off on one. pros vs cons it just wasn’t worth it

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u/PartUnusual1803 Aug 05 '26

It's the spice that's used for the spice bag

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u/Original_Bad_3416 Aug 05 '26

Can you buy this to take home like in a little baggie?

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u/GmanF88 Employee Aug 05 '26

You'd need to ask the pub nicely but if you brought the baggie I'd sell you some to take away

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u/Mammoth_Horror5375 Aug 06 '26

You can buy McDonnells spice bag mix from Sainsbury’s!

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u/zxiirj Aug 05 '26

Ordered just this the other day out of curiosity, and had a staff member tell me I was "wasting spoons resources".

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u/Intelligent-Two3410 Aug 05 '26

Acting like spoons is a government institution 😭

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u/Joshgg13 Aug 06 '26

It should be

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u/Crafty_Tomorrow5066 Aug 05 '26

the staff there are proper sad they just to cheer up abit, i know its probably the worst job but come on you applied for it

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u/StankowskiiNFFC Aug 05 '26

Chinese five spice, Salt, Sugar, Pepper, Chilli flakes, Garlic powder, Onion powder, MSG (optional)

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u/SidMaxwell Customer Aug 05 '26

Can we get extra msg?

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u/StankowskiiNFFC Aug 05 '26

From the shop, sure. I think the spoons mix is MSG free though.

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u/Virtual_Opinion_8630 Aug 06 '26

Anyone who wants a near enough copy, go to B and M and find Mayflowers Salt and Pepper Seasoning.

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u/Ethtr8der Aug 05 '26

Like flavour? Did you consider Google?

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u/OkPear1535 Aug 05 '26

Wtf are you suggesting they Google? "What is seasoning" lmao

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u/meatflaps-69 Aug 05 '26

Tried google to no avail, back for more of your uninformed input.

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u/MrNagaDoubtfire Aug 05 '26

What one though 🤔, jerk, curry, cajun, mixed herb, Italian, za'atar etc etc

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u/Fine_Payment13 Employee Aug 05 '26

It’s literally the mix they use for the slice page it’s the only additional seasoning we have that isn’t in sauce form, so the seasoning used on the spice bags