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​Holy Shit, The Wetherspoons Experience Is Never Going To Be The Same Again

​Holy Shit, The Wetherspoons Experience Is Never Going To Be The Same Again

This is gonna be awesome.

James Dawson

James Dawson

Spoons to me is everything, the sweetest song that I could sing.

Credit: PA Images

Oh baby.

Credit: PA Images

Oh baby.

Which is why I'm really happy that the next time I go for a few jars with the lads, or take some lucky lady on a Tinder date, I won't even need to get up to order the pints in.

That's right, pub patrons will now be able to order food and drink direct to their seats and pay for it using their smartphone.

The app - called Order & Pay - launched this week and is free to download on iTunes or Google Play.

Wetherspoons is offering the service in all of its 903 pubs across the UK, and customers can use it just to order drinks.

Credit: Wetherspoons

Customers can use the app to give their table number, order food and drinks and then pay by card, Apple Pay, Android Pay or PayPal.

The order is then delivered directly to your table.

As of yet the app has been given mixed reviews.

One critic branded it "theft" after it allegedly charged him three times for an order which never arrived.

Credit: Wetherspoons

Another said: "Doesn't include all drink options! Specially annoying when it's the drink you prefer!"

On the other hand, one reviewer was pleased with the app's performance.

"Pub was really busy. But from sitting down at a table to beer in my hand was less than three mins. Including entering my details and using PayPal," the anonymous critic wrote.

"Awesome! I've been waiting for an app like this for years."

I'll be trying it out as soon as possible and so should you.

Sadly though it's not all good news on the Spoons front...

The Great Wetherspoons Price Hike

Spoons owner Tim Martin. Credit: PA Images

Sunday People has reported that following the Chancellor's budget this week the pub chain's burger and drink deal has risen on average from £7.25 to £7.40 while a chicken burger has jumped from £4.59 to £4.75. A pint of Kronenbourg costing £3.09 is now £3.19.

At one bar - in Oxted, Surrey - its breakfast deals have also gone up, with porridge rising from £2.39 to £2.45 and toast from £1.59 to £1.65.

One customer, speaking about Spoons owner Tim Martin, told the Sunday People: "He thinks we don't notice but he slips these increases in several times a year disguised as a 'new menu'.

"Ten pence on the price of a pint of Kronenbourg and the other lagers plus a few pence on everything on the food menu all adds up.

"They've put some balloons up to celebrate the release of the new menu but in reality we're paying for them."

Speaking on Wednesday, Chancellor Phillip Hammond said that beer will see an extra 2p stuck on top of a pint, 10p to a bottle of wine, and 30p to a bit of the hard stuff - whiskey. The increase in prices has then reportedly been passed on to customers.



Featured Image Credit: Wetherspoons

Topics: Wetherspoons

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