Foodies don’t hold back as lad shows off his festive work meal that looks more like ‘scraps’
A CHRISTMAS dinner served at a work party has been slammed by people online as looking like “depression on a plate.”
Nurse Stephen Charleston caused a stir when he shared a photo of the festive meal that his pal had been given at the event.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Stephen said: “My mate is at his works Christmas Dinner event in Nottingham and just sent me this….”
Although the image was shared last year, it has resurfaced this year on Instagram.
The poster added the caption: “The state of this.”
Christmas dinners are supposed to be a delicious feast, but the empty-looking plate looked a far cry from this.
It included just two roast potatoes, a thin slab of turkey, just one pig-in-blanket and a few measly helpings of carrot and parsnips.
The dish was finished off with a coating of watery gravy.
Many people were quick to comment on the lacklustre dish, with one saying: “Where’s the rest of it?”
Another added: “If depression was Christmas dinner.”
And a third wrote: “Even school Christmas dinners were better than that lmao.”
However, one person pointed out: “wait, you guys are getting a work Christmas meal?!”
This comes as Martin Lewis has revealed the exact date to get a half-price Christmas dinner.
The money-saving expert has given tips on how to bag some bargains on your festive food shop.
There is a lot of pressure on the purse strings at this time of year so every little helps when it comes to getting a deal.
If you are looking for ways to cut back there are some dates that you might want to mark off in your diary.
Martin Lewis has shared the best time to head to the supermarket to get reductions on your Christmas dinner essentials.
During an episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV the money guru gave a “Festive Forecaster” where he revealed when supermarkets will start to reduce their items.
If you want to get a “half-price Christmas Dinner” there is one date you should keep your eyes peeled for.
Martin said: “Christmas veg is likely to be reduced around Monday 12 December.
“I suspect there will be big Christmas veg deals coming when we get to that time of year.”
He also had an important message for Lidl customers, he said: “For the past few years, Lidl has done a £10 off £40 voucher via a newspaper.”