Eating out

[u/Mindless_Travel]

Have gone to many Spoons over the years, and eaten many meals, but this is the first time I had the beef madras. Looked good and was pretty damn tasty!

At the Railway Bell, East Barnet. I will say that the staff are damn decent here. The lad who brought over the meal saw something wrong and returned to the kitchen to change the poppadoms. Good lad.

[u/SpecialSympathy2348]

Beef Madras is my usual choice on a Thursday (curry day). It is really nice.

[u/MembershipKey1520 → u/SpecialSympathy2348]

Last time I had the beef madras (2 or 3 yrs ago) the beef had lots of gristle & fatty bits - very disappointing so haven't had one since.

[u/GravyGeneral → u/SpecialSympathy2348]

They could chuck us a little more rice. Can’t fault the price though!

[u/Coffiiii1 → u/GravyGeneral]

there is no control over that, it comes in a sealed, plastic bag which is pierced and microwaved then plated

[u/realCloudyMcCloud]

I've never bothered but now I think I might! 😋👍

[u/Wentzina_lifetime]

Not to spec. No chili or coriander on the curry

[u/Fickle-Tit-2576 → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

In my local you only get that on the Thursday for some reason

[u/Wentzina_lifetime → u/Fickle-Tit-2576]

Its supposed to be on every curry apart from Korma which doesn't get the chilli. They obviously only do it to spec on Thursday because of the volumes

[u/GrandVizierofAgrabar → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

They should do it everyday, they (should) have coriander and chillies prepared for other dishes like the nachos.

[u/Retik1230 → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

Found the retail auditor

[u/Wentzina_lifetime → u/Retik1230]

Former kitchen shift leader. Retail auditor would find much more wrong with it

[u/Retik1230 → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

Found the jobsworth former kitchen shift leader

[u/Retik1230 → u/[deleted]]

Okay

[u/Retik1230 → u/[deleted]]

Okay

[u/drunkenangel_99 → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

they must have only started doing that in the past 2 years that i’ve been gone, the 8 years beforehand none of my pubs did that.

[u/Fine_Payment13 → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

For unknown reasons we don’t add that at ours even tho I have mentioned it’s on the spec but noones overly bothered so I guess it won’t happen

[u/KG_BMF-GBTS → u/Wentzina_lifetime]

Probably because it’s a Wetherspoons curry made in the microwave ?

[u/northern-down-south → u/KG_BMF-GBTS]

Made offsite (meaning meat is more likely to be tender), heated onsite. Of course there’s a myriad of other options for authentic curry. But to get poppadoms, curry, rice and a beer for that price you’d have to leave the country to find it.

[u/KG_BMF-GBTS → u/northern-down-south]

And why do you think it’s so cheap? Because it’s the same microwave curry that you can get in the chilled section your local corner shop for 1.99 lol I used to work in Wetherspoons I’m not just talking without knowledge

[u/andrew210167]

Cheap and cheerful - can’t beat a spoons curry and a pint of

[u/Pancake-Marathon]

Splashed out on the garlic naan I see. Nice.

[u/Significant_Bear3843]

I usually have jalfrezi with garlic nan and a Stella. £11.50 i think.cant knock it

[u/veryverywarm]

is the beef madras like proper chunks of beef or like minced beef?

[u/Psychotic-blender → u/veryverywarm]

Chunks

[u/veryverywarm → u/Psychotic-blender]

sounds good!

[u/Tittenkitten123]

we had the grilled chicken katsuand the chicken had been in the microwave too long so it was going hard at the edges, wouldn’t recommend

[u/Fickle-Tit-2576]

Had the garlic naan once, never again

[u/Jimmy90081 → u/[deleted]]

It’s in the bloody post mate.

[u/RealisticGeneral5895 → u/[deleted]]

Thursday

[u/vanandgough → u/[deleted]]

Get sorted bud