‘I tried the £1.99 Wetherspoons breakfast cheaper than a glass of juice'
14.01.2024 - 07:35
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Wetherspoons is offering a breakfast deal that’s got customers talking - a small English breakfast for less than £2. Yes, you heard right.
Normally, the morning menu items would set you back a bit more (around £3.29 and £3.59), but right now, you can snag a small English breakfast for just £1.99 - or go a tad bigger for its traditional counterpart at £2.99.
So, with the promise of a budget-friendly start to the day, I went to visit my local Wetherspoons in Urmston to find out if these offers matched up in taste and value.
The Tim Bobbin - like other JD Wetherspoons - is housed in a unique building with architectural elements of a former cinema/theatre, giving a distinctive appearance and an interesting blend of old and new.
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Arriving shortly after 8am, I find myself among the early diners, keen to test out the much-talked-about breakfast deal.
Opting for the £1.99 small English breakfast, the plate includes bacon, sausage, egg, hash brown and beans in a satisfying portion that punches above its weight in value - but for those looking for a touch more, the traditional breakfast, at £2.99, includes an extra hash brown and a slice of toast and butter.
While waiting for breakfast, I wander through the pub, tracing its history, and stumble upon the JD Wetherspoons’ homage to Urmston’s celebrated 18th-century dialect poet, John Collier— alias Tim Bobbin.
Collier (1708 - 1786) began his working life as a weaver, later becoming a teacher and writer. In most of his books, Tim Bobbin was the main character, and Collier used Bobbin as a pseudonym throughout his career. The work of the writer, who died in 1786, adorns the walls of the