Uproar as Wetherspoons axes Sunday dinner

Fans of cut-price British pub chain JD Wetherspoon have expressed their dismay at its decision to stop serving a traditional roast dinner.

The removal of the Sunday roast dinner has even led to a petition being set up (Photo: Wiki)

The pub group, which operates around 900 venues in the UK and Ireland, served its last Sunday roast dinners yesterday (6 March).

The scrapping of the Sunday staple has lead to scores of customers venting their distress on social media, with one asking “is nothing sacred?”.

It has even led to a petition being set up that is garnering support online.

One signatory to the ‘Keep the Wetherspoons Sunday Roast’ petition wrote: “A pub without Sunday lunch is not a pub”, while another said: “I enjoy the Sunday roast at Wetherspoons Swansea Kings Way. I can relax and talk to friends. No washing up and never a complaint. Please do not take this away.”

The removal of the Sunday roast is one of several changes to its menu, which is also seeing price rises for some items.

Wetherspoons has issued a statement from CEO John Hutson in response to upset customers.

“In most pubs, we are replacing the Sunday Club offer of a Sunday roast meal, including a drink, with one consisting of a Sunday Brunch and a drink – for a set price,” he said.

“We know that the Sunday roasts are popular, but the size of our menu has increased, over time, along with the number of meals we serve on Sundays.

“We are keen not to put ourselves in a position where we could start letting customers down with our service and have decided to concentrate on serving from our already-extensive menu.

“We try constantly to improve our service levels and the quality of food which we sell – and hope that you can understand our decision to concentrate our efforts on our current menu.”