JDW blasted for removing diners' 'favourite' dishes
The pub chain has removed dishes including tandoori chicken, 8oz rump steak, hotdogs and cheesecake to make way for new additions.
Diners took to Twitter to vent their frustration at the dishes being taken off the menu.
Social reaction
The dishes that have been removed include:
- Ice cream sundae
- 8oz rump steak
- All cheesecakes
- Half roast chicken
- New York deli burgers
- Tandoori chicken
- All hotdogs
JDW spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “JDW serves a wide range of meals to suit all tastes and we are always keen to evolve our offer.
“We have taken some meals off our menu and replaced them with new dishes.”
One of the new, summer menu dishes is a ‘drive-thru’ burger, which JDW said was made with 100% British beef burgers, served in a brioche bun and combining ‘baconnaise’, maple bacon slices, beef patty, American cheese slices and gherkin slices.
The burger, which has been added to JDW’s gourmet burger range, is wrapped in tin foil, enabling the head of it to build and slightly steam the bun, making it moist and indulgent.
The baconnaise sauce is inspired by classic American burger toppings and uses 100% real bacon pieces, smoked with a hint of spices and mixed with mayonnaise.
New additions
All JDW gourmet burger choices are served with chips and six onion rings and are part of a meal deal, which includes a soft or alcoholic drink, from the meal-deal drinks range, as part of the price.
JDW head of food Jameson Robinson said: “We have teamed American inspiration with British beef for our latest gourmet burger offering, as we continue to provide our customers with great quality, choice and value.”
The new menu also includes additions to the pub group’s breakfast offer including a veggie twist on a classic – mushroom Benedict.
The dish uses a flat mushroom variety and is topped with two poached eggs, all on a toasted English muffin, with Hollandaise sauce and rocket.
The breakfast line-up also includes scrambled eggs on toast, with three shell eggs and two slices of toasted bloomer bread.
#wetherspoons stopping all my favourites..bastards one of the reason they came off social media as they knew backlash was a coming
— Mr P (@MPearce14) May 17, 2018
Why the fuck have Wetherspoons taken hot dogs off the menu
— francesca (@frantomkins123) May 16, 2018
Wetherspoons getting rid of social media at the same time hotdogs have disappeared from the menu just means I’m going to abuse staff at the bar rather than online.
— Leaver Alone (@TomLeaver8) May 16, 2018
When you’re whole day is ruined because Wetherspoons have removed the Salmon bagel and the avacado bagel from their menu why????
— Laura E. Rhodes (@LauraRhodesVII) May 17, 2018
Omg. I canny believe they’ve axed the hot dog off the menu at Wetherspoons. #wetherspoons#wtf
— MaydayChris (@_MaydayChris) May 17, 2018
@Wetherspoons asif you got rid of the tandoori chicken
— Vicky Iddon (@IddonVicky) May 17, 2018
Give me back my cheesecake Wetherspoons!
— Rog H (@RogIndustries) May 17, 2018
I'm enjoying the disproportionate volume of rage about it. Now we know why they left social media ;)#WetherspoonsNewMenu