We all know Wetherspoons for its historic buildings, excellent alcohol at the cheapest prices, and good food at reasonable prices (although, slowly, the price of food is becoming standard with other restaurants; e.g., for a few pounds more, you can buy a pasta Alfredo at twice the size in an Italian restaurant).

Normally, I would give a 4 star rating for the Gog & Magog, but my last visit gave me a shock, as I was asked by the manager to deny my own experience. The cheek!

I ordered a large fish and chips but was given a small size. When I complained, the manager argued that it was the standard large size, although he did kindly reordered for me. The reordered fish was twice the size, yet he insisted the size was the same, only the first fish looked smaller because the ends were curled (the curvature didn’t make much difference, by the way). The manager did say that the fish came in 2 sizes, and the 1st fish was in the large batch, so it could be a fault with the packaging and distribution of food, but his mistake was to imply that my cognitive faculties are not up to scratch.

I have reason to believe that the food arrives at the Wetherspoons pub precooked and reheated on the premises. For example, I am told that the poached eggs for eggs benedict haven't been delivered, and would I like fried eggs instead?

Wetherspoons in general, and the Gog & Magog, in particular, need to lower their food prices as it's food cannot compete with freshly cooked food of the restaurant.