Wetherspoons menu shake-up as it launches new £2.99 meal deal at 650 pubs

WETHERSPOONS is shaking up its menu with a new bargain deal.

Hungry customers will be able to get breakfast for £2.99 or less at more than 650 branches of the popular pub,

You can choose from a breakfast muffin or small breakfast for that price, and it comes with a soft drink or hot drink.

That includes a tea, coffee and hot chocolate, plus you can get as many refills for free.

The muffin comes with a fried egg, Lincolnshire sausage, bacon and american-style cheese slice, not unlike a McDonald’s breakfast McMuffin.

The small breakfast comes with a fried egg, bacon and Lincolnshire sausage too, plus baked beans and a hash brown.

There are also veggie options available on the breakfast menu, which is served between 8am and midday.

Meanwhile tea and toast, which comes with two slices and either jam or marmalade, is just £2.49.

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin said: “Our pubs are known for offering excellent food and drinks, at great prices.

“We believe that customers will welcome the value-for-money breakfasts in the pubs.”

You won’t find these deals at certain pubs though, including airports and railways stations in Liverpool Street, St Pancras, Victoria and Waterloo.

At a further 117 pubs the price is £3.99 and at three it is £4.99.

We’ve asked ‘Spoons which locations these are and will update when we hear back.

You can find your nearest pub by using the store locator tool on Wetherspoons’ website.

The pub chain previously had the deal on last September and it was running indefinitely, though it’s not clear when it ended.

But customers can now get the bargain breakfast again. No end date has been announced.

Meanwhile anyone wanting to take advantage of the free refills, which are available all year round, without the breakfast will pay £1.71.

The latest deals come after ‘Spoons hiked the price of food and drink by as much as 30p.

That includes free drink refills which were previously £1.56.

The average price of a meal deal at Spoons without an alcoholic drink was £4.99 and with a drink was £6.52.

That went up at the end of January by 30p rise and now cost £5.29 and £6.82, respectively. 

Drinks increased by up to 15p, though there are some exceptions (see boxout).

The cost of a Guinness at The London and South Western branch in South-West London went up from £4.66 to £4.81, while the cost of a Strongbow increased from £3.24 to £3.39.

Kopperberg draught went from £3.21 to £3.36 and Hooch from £3.63 to £3.78.

Though note that exact prices can vary from pub to pub, depending on the location.

You can see more drinks and how much the price has changed here.

Mr Martin said at the time: “Wetherspoon has always tried to remain as competitive as possible. We hope that our prices will still be reasonable in spite of these increases.’’

The announcement from Wetherspoons comes just months after Mr Martin warned the pub chain may hike prices following the Government’s Autumn Budget when tax hikes for employers were announced.

From April, employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will be hiked from 13.8% to 15% and the threshold at which businesses pay them is being lowered from £9,100 to £5,000.

Many businesses have warned that this will impact prices and plans for store openings and hiring.

But the popular pub chain also revealed that it’s opening 13 new pubs this year – see if one is coming near you.