Wetherspoon is known for its cheap and cheerful pubs so recent price hikes haven't gone down well with customers. In fact, they've left some pub-goers baffled over rises.
One fan of the outlet even viewed the menu and declared "what the hell is this?". But according to the chain, there's a simple explanation behind the new prices.
Scrolling down the latest Wetherspoons menu it is easy to see why diners have been left scratching their heads. A seemingly random new pricing structure offers up some very bizarre costs. After a quick glance of one pub's menu, a customer spotted pricing that included soup at £4.03, 81p for a side of chilli, and a panini and a drink costing £5.27.
Wetherspoon, which has outlets across Nottinghamshire as well as in the city centre, has explained the pricing but not before one TikToker shared their confusion. Posting after their most recent visit, the video has since gone viral.
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The social media user, who goes by the name @brodie_bites_ said: "Can someone please explain what on Earth has happened to Wetherspoon's prices?" According to the Mirror, they continued: "We went to Spoons on the way home from Glasgow the other night just to grab something to eat because we had been drinking and realised we hadn't actually eaten yet.
"The point of this video is because for the first time in ages we've been to Spoons and normally it's like £1.29 for coleslaw, £10.59 for a burger and a drink - what the hell is this? £4.03 for soup, £5.54 for nachos - like what? £5.27 for a panini and a drink - what is actually going on?
"It continues throughout the whole menu, such bizarre pricing and even the side dishes, it's 81p for a side of chilli and £4.03 for chips, like I just don't understand it."
In the comments, social media users agreed that the pricing was odd and voiced their own confusion over the prices when they had been to their closest Wetherspoon.
But there is a pretty simple explanation behind it all. Apparently, while the prices seem completely random, there's a method behind the madness. Last month the chain, which runs 843 pubs in the UK and Ireland, announced they were increasing their prices by 7.5 per cent - and they've done exactly that.
For instance, a pint of Carlsberg that was £2.39 is now 7.5 per cent more at £2.57, Stella has similarly gone from £3.35 to £3.60 and Leffe from £3.85 to £4.14. Pub chain spokesman, Eddie Gherson, told the Daily Star: “Wetherspoon has increased prices on food and drink by 7.5 percent. We believe that our prices are still very competitive in all the locations that we trade."
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