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These meals are from Mardi Gras Wetherspoons at the Trafford Centre Manchester.

It’s from the new menu.  They are New York Style Pastrami Bagels.  They are served with a slice of gherkin and mustard mayo.  (The chips cost an extra £1.50 as a side dish.)

To get straight to the point, they were awful.  Worst meal I’ve had at Wetherspoons.  The pastrami was too tough to eat, I couldn’t bite into the meat properly.  I know it’s supposed to be tender, but it was ridiculous.

There was too much mustard mayo on the bagel, so it fell apart when eating because the bread became too soggy to handle.

I would never order this particular meal from a Wetherspoons again as it was difficult to eat and what I did eat didn’t taste very nice.

The chips were good as always.  

This was my second visit to Harefield and the experience was just as good as the first time.

I had a chicken, bacon & mayo sandwich which is served with hand cooked crisps, coleslaw and a side salad.  The bread is really thick and it's thick pieces of chicken with huge chucks of bacon on the sandwich.  There are quite a few options of which bread you can have too.

Something that I was amazed by.  I ordered a bottle of water.  Something simple you would think, but it's surprising how often restaurants don't serve it right.  The bottle was served chilled and sealed, the glass was served frosted which I loved.  I hate ice in my drinks, but the frosted glass was awesome, such a good idea to keep a drink cool!

The staff were very attentive and friendly, the food was served within 5 minutes even though it was quite busy.  

I would say it's worth the wait for a table because the Harefield is so popular you may not be seated straight away.  

These burgers are from The Crown Pub in Widnes on Birchfield Road.

I ordered the Crown’s Classic Mozzarella and Bacon Beef Burger, which is the top picture and my husband had the Cajun Chicken Burger.

They were both served with Homemade Battered Onion Rings, Homemade Chips, Salad Garnish & were made fresh on the premises. 

The pictures don’t do the burgers justice.  They were too big to bite into and difficult to cut in half because of the thickness!  The little bowls of chips don’t look much, but as they were home made, each chip was quite thick and very filling.

For 2 bottles of Birra Moretti and the 2 meals the bill came to £30.  I think the pints were a bit over priced but the food at £10.95 each was well worth it.

It’s also good to point out The Crown has won Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor 2 years running.

This Italian meal is from ASK Italian in Warrington town centre.

I ordered the Rigatoni Al Manzo Piccante.  It’s Rigatoni pasta with beef meat balls, beef and pork ragu, fresh chillies, roasted red peppers, and caramelised onions; topped with mozzarella and Grana Padano cheeses.

The food was served within 20 minutes as it’s cooked fresh.  It was really hot, but not too spicy.  There were plenty of meatballs and the sauce was nice and thick,  I would definitely order this dish again.  It came with a side salad as well.

My husband ordered the Stromboli pizza.  It’s basically a stone baked pepperoni pizza.  Chillies can be added on request to make it spicy.

The pizza was delicious, I prefer pasta but I may try a different flavour pizza next time we visit.

This meal was purchased at The Friar Penketh, a pub in the chain of Wetherspoons.  I had the Doom Ale Pie and my husband had the Chicken & Ribs combo.

The Doom Ale Pie was supposed to be served with peas, but I guess as it’s Christmas seasonal veg was served instead!  The carrots were cooked very nicely, I don’t like sprouts so can’t comment on them!

The chips were soft and piping hot and a good portion of them was served.  The pie was delicious.  The meat was very chunky and with the extra gravy served on top it was perfect to dip the chips in!  I would definitely recommend this meal if you are visiting a Wetherspoons.

The chicken with the chicken & ribs combo was a little dry.  The ribs were amazing though, fell right off the bone.  Again a good size portion of chips and if you’ve never had the coleslaw from Wetherspoons before order a portion!  It’s so good!

With a Vodka Tonic, a can of Craft Beer and a J20 the whole meal was £19.95.

Today we dined at The Village Restaurant & Coffee Bar at Blakemere Village in Northwich.  

I had the fish and chips which was served with mushy peas and a pot of tartar sauce.  There were plenty of chips hiding under the fish!

My husband had the regular cheese burger which was served with chips and an unusual side salad of chopped cucumber and chopped red onions.  As you can see from the photo the bun was served burnt, it wasn’t ruined so we didn’t send it back.

The chips were home cooked and very tasty, however there were many that had eyes in them, so you had to sort through the bad chips to get to the edible ones.  The fish was cooked perfectly, it was lovely and served hot.  I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of mushy peas as usually you only get a small pot of them.  

Personally I didn’t try the cheese burger, but my husband said it was alright for what we paid.

This food is from The Ferry Boat, ie Wetherspoons Runcorn Old Town.

I had the Sunday lunch with roast beef and my husband had the chicken burger with fries and onion rings.  

Unlike the Liverpool Sunday Roast this one was served with a full gravy boat and broccoli instead of sprouts.  It also had a side serving of Horse Radish.

The meal was lovely and the portion was plentiful.  It was served hot and cooked very well.  The roast potatoes were very crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle.  The meat was very soft and the yorkshire pudding was fluffy and light.

The second meal was also served very hot.  There were plenty of chips and the chicken was a large portion.   It wasn’t greasy at all which sometimes you get with burgers.