KFC vs Wetherspoons - Is it now time to switch?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2023
- Southern fried chicken is one of the most popular meals in the UK along with fish and chips and a full english breakfast, but what is the difference between a KFC version and a Wetherspoons version? Well in this video I head inside 2 of the biggest UK chain restaurants to try out their chicken to see who is best!
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KFC in the UK varies massively between outlets. Sometimes freshly cooked, juicy inside, crispy outside, chicken pieces; and baking hot fries. Other times (like I had in a shopping mall in Burnley the other day) small, dried-up, boney bits of chicken and stale chips. Yes, I could complain or ask for a refund if it’s crap, but who has the time of patience to do that. KFC in places like Japan, South Korea, or Singapore is another story altogether - bigger pieces, professionally cooked, and clean restaurants. Plus choice of regular or spicy coatings,
Where is the Burnley KFC in the shopping mall?
@@budrekot - correction, KFC Blackburn Mall
KFC for the chicken and Wetherspoons chips. And the fact they give you a nice blue plate to eat off instead of a plastic tray and boxes!
Eating from a plate is better for sure
Absolutly stunning architecture at spoons.
A delight being in there.
Its a great building
@@everydayimeating3407 problem with Weatherspoons isn't fresh , it is microwaved. At least KFC make their chicken fresh
@@michaelhawkins7389 You realise that's nonsense, right?
@@Bungle2010 it was a joke as kfc no longer make their chicken fresh . as it is brough in frozen, it use to be fresh back in the 1970s but not any more
I've never seen someone combine so many different types of food in one mouthful. Bit strange, but whatever floats your boat
Give it a try and see what you think
I’m lying in bed, struggling on day 4 of Covid and now I have a desire to eat fried chicken. They both looked pretty good. In fact, excellent at the moment. Always enjoy your comparison reviews
Hope you get better soon
Thanks
you have a cold. @@johnkitchen4699
Convid
How do you know you had covid?
I always thought Wetherspoons would serve terrible food , until I went too a branch in King street in Hammersmith, my wife and I had a large full English each ie double everything, sausage , bacon eggs the works , and two bottomless late , all for less than 12 pounds and change , revaluation, the service was also helpful and charming , they had an extensive food and drinks menu all at outstanding prices , well done Wetherspoon’s when money is so tight , thank god for places like yours , outstanding and I’m a convert 😮
Its good food at an affordable price
I preferred KFC chips before they changed to the skin-on ones they do now. Definitely not as good as McDonalds or Burger King
I prefer McDonalds and Burger King fries too
I hate skin on fries. They spoilt their meals when they changed to skin on fries.
Burger King are my favourite, KFC back in the day used to be amazing
I like KFC fries more as long as they cook them right, most of the time they aren't cooked enough
Have you ever considered doing a Q&A? I think it'd be interesting
Maybe in the future
Great idea! A live stream will expand your audience for sure, and also you might get a few quid thrown in from peeps along the way for doing it!
I really like seeing your comparison meals, in America we have so many chain restaurants its hard to compare unless you find a family generation restaurant. I also enjoy seeing your English buffet restaurant.
spoons food is spot on for the price
They have good prices
I agree KFC but am pleasantly surprised by the Wetherspoon's one. Would enjoy either of them. 😊
It was a pleasant surprise for me too
I’ll go with the Wetherspoons,
I would have a pint of lager with my chicken and chips .
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I love the southern fried chicken and chips form Wetherspoons. I’m addicted to them
Lovely to see You, Great Video as always!! I've had quite a few Meals in Wetherspoons, I love Chicken & I'd definitely try this!! lovely presentation looked appetising & far outweighed KFC, so Wetherspoons gets My Vote. If You wanted to re-create this Meal at Home I recommend Aldi's Southern Fried Chicken from the Chilled Section tastes as good as KFC. Thank You for Sharing .
Excellent! Thx
Glad you liked it! 😀
The SF chicken strips, are a generic... 3663, GXO, K&N, Brake's delivered, 'own brand'... 'one fits all recipe', that you'll find at ALL eat in pub/chain diners! 👍
*and yes, they are VERY nice!
(Aldi also do a product nearly identical in their freezer section too. You get about 10 pieces for £2.50... and WELL worth it!👍)
EverydayI'minAldi 😆👍
I might have to try them from Aldi
We need a Weatherspoon's here in the United States. I think it would be a real hit. Especially, in little old Pittsburgh. The question is would anything be lost in translation? Keep on doing what you are doing.
A KFC without their gravy? Sacrilege! Thanks for the video, have you reviewed any Curry or Chilli dishes, or if not any plans to?
I have, I compared a Wetherspoons curry with a Curry House curry. Check out the video and see what you think
Was the weatherspoon film in headingley
KFC chips are a small portion size and taste awful. I enjoy their regular fried chicken but I find the coating and skin fall off nowadays, and that didn't used to happen, it's like the chicken had got greasier. But I keep returning to KFC because I love the seasoning and meal options. However, out of the two meals you've enjoyed here I'd go for Wetherspoons option, the chip portion is twice the size and much better quality, and as I'm not a fan of KFC popcorn chicken the Wetherspoons chicken options just suit me better.
You know I’m a big Weatherspoons fan but fast food type places KFC is my favourite! Likewise didn’t know Weatherspoons had this in the menu ….. Smithy
I only realised recently too
Both looked ok . 😋 The chicken to try at Wetherspoons is their 10 deep fried chicken wings with either a blue cheese or hot sriracha sauce ....they are fabulous
I might have to try that next time
They used to have buy two portions get a third for free...
Hi EIE. Disappointed read the respective comments on Weatherspoons which I be visited on very rare occasions and agree it does attract drinkers propping up the bar area. The chips for me had an advantage over KFC chips which are simply ok. However it'll be KFC for me in all other respects. Fillet chicken is always my choice and fair say are excellent. Nicely cook and moist as you pointed out. Eat in is always peaceful and no pressure to leave equally advantage over Weatherspoons is the take away aspect which many if not most prefer as I see many consuming in the peace of their comfy cars.
KFC takes the crown.
Never been a Spoons fan and they're charging the same for smaller portions with a BBQ sauce that doesn't taste like BBQ and runny/milky coleslaw with tables that are dirty and inattentive staff that always look like they'd rather be somewhere else 🤣
You should have just gone to Burger King for a Chicken Royale Bacon & Cheese with fries 👍
Wetherspoons is becoming quite expensive these days. £4.74 for a bowl of chips! Rip off! As for Fried chicken I’d sooner stay with KFC or use another fried chicken shop like Sam’s.
Greetings from Los Angeles!
I was shocked at your KFC Coleslaw! It looks nothing like the KFC slaw I grew up eating! Yours looked very mayo heavy and even the texture is different. Our KFC slaw is chopped fine, into confetti shaped bits. The dressing here is a classic Southern style sweet, buttermilk and mayo based, thin coating.
As for my vote: KFC all the way.
I would love to try some KFC in America!
For a really tasty fried chicken meal, here in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, head to Mrs Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant, AKA "Mrs Knott's". You don't need to pay park admission to dine there (it's part of Knott's Berry Farm). Also you'll hear the screams from nearby Ghostrider! 🤣 There is also a dedicated take-out service window (mostly used by us locals who live nearby)
Be sure to save room for a boysenberry pie slice, and be sure to take home a jar of boysenberry preserves. Mr Knott's claim to food history is his cultivation of the boysenberry. The Park's jam is NOT the same stuff sold in supermarkets. The stuff in markets is using the Knott name under license and made with corn syrup. The Knott's Marketplace branded jam is made from Cordelia Knott's original recipe, using cane sugar and noticeably more fruit.
Must be a culture difference. That's pretty standard for coleslaw in the UK. If I went to the local supermarket right now and bought some, that is what it would look like.
Great clip my friend, keep them coming,
Chris. 👍
Thanks, will do!
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Amazing! Thank you 😀
Wetherspoons = Most American meal I've ever seen, even the American style coleslaw.
The chicken wing basket at 'Spoons is even better than that! (Though I love those battered bites you get on what you had among the 3 small plates).
I will have to try it next time
do two more combo bites!!!! also whats your name
Was that the Seacroft KFC? Just off Coal Road? It’s not always consistent in quality.
Yes it was
Recommended try Rocco's in Manchester Chicken and cheese fries for £4.50
Great video, and if you’re eating both in one day 👌. KFC for me but only because the chicken strips looked bigger. Pretty good value too I think.
I did eat them both in 1 day 😋, the value was great for both
@@everydayimeating3407 superb effort to the cause 😂
Wetherspoons didn't really come up 2 the mark on that one. However the KFC looked much better than I could imagine, especially the coleslaw. Oh well.
The coleslaw was for sure better at KFC on this one
Did you film it the same day?
Yes I did 😋
The “new kid on the block” regarding fried chicken in the U.K. is the huge American brand Popeyes and I much prefer them to KFC. There’s a branch in Bramhope and several near Sheffield.
Maybe you can check it out !
I have eaten at Popeyes and compared it with KFC. Check out my video on it 😀
£8.90 for that meal at Spoons is a very good value. And you get to eat off a plate while you sit in a pleasant environ, in.a repurposed historical building to boot.
Bit hard on this one. To be honest they are two different experiences- one is fast food and the other a proper sit down proper kitchen meal. Think I’m with KFC on this one.
The taste was a bit better with KFC
You didn’t say where they are can you please do McDonald’s in Horsforth VS Burger King in Seacroft for your next video love from Hamza
Most vids in Leeds.
Has to be KFC for me but I will be trying the spoons version when I next visit !
Its well worth a try
My fav from kfc is chicken Cole slaw and mash with gravy
Sounds tasty
Weatherspoons takes it for me, value. A review against Weatherspoon’s and specialist food chain isn’t really fair …. Smithy
I think KFC takes this one but I would love to visit a Wetherspoons just to take a look at the "War and Peace" sized menu they have.
You better set aside a couple of hours if you do 😀
You are so lucky in this part of the UK. The KFC's here in the States are not this nice and on the way out. They might even be going into bankruptcy soon. All the KFC's in my local area in this part of Pittsburgh have all all closed.
Ohio has some KFCs left but for chicken alone Popeye’s is much better. Bigger and tastier pieces there but their sides and the service at our local Popeye’s aren’t even passable.
I hate KFC chips !!! Five GUYS are the best !!McDES just behind
You narrate the video like its a bedtime story. 😅😂
I expect a good 60-90% of people at spoons are on the brew so their tastebuds would probably be beer goggled anyway lol. And the Colonels mob have definitely had practice with their chicken making lol. Unfair comparison unless you're at least half cut imo 😂👌🏻
Why is there never any customers in the restaurants you go into, I'd be a bit dubious of going into empty restaurants incase there was something wrong with them
For me its kfc another great video mate keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Without tasting them I would be deciding which one was worse .
I don’t like the popcorn chicken from kfc nor do I like there chips. I do like some items in kfcs boneless bucket. Everyone’s taste is different. Another good video 👍🏻
For me it’s got to be kfc
Although the Wetherspoon setting and building are
great. Each to their own I guess, fried chicken from the foremost fried chicken retailer in the world, and for me, good quality real ales at a very good price at Wetherspoons.
They both have their pros and cons
I liked them both so cant really choose😅
chicken fillet strips are always gonna be expensive, because they taste better. kfc looks better
Australian pp dont get kfc packeaged like that and our chips are different as well . Looks really good on the uk .
Weatherspoons dose look tasty chips look nice ,if there cheaper i go weatherspoons .for a change.
I would love to go to each country and try out their KFCs
in Kfc the best thing with the chicken is the mayo. but paying extra for a side like gravy, corn or coleslaw being £1.50 each.
the Kfc strip size vary and you could have some very small ones.
the Wetherspoons. bits are 3 or 4 times bigger. and there is more chips by weight.
may be this is something you should do weight the portion size
you can change the drink to unlimited hot on in Wetherspoons.
And they do have a deal in many at the minute 2 chicken strips in a bun with chips and a drink for £4.81
they also seem to have added a new sauce in bottles you can use and it is really good on the chicken strips.
Saying Kfc are the winner is dependent on the size of the portion you get in the KFC you go to. I can not agree that the popcorn chicken is better at KFC than wetherspoons.
Boneless box meal is my usual go too when going KFC but mainly because i like the gravy and it goes best with that meal. Especially when the gravy is nice and thick.
KFC please bring back your amazing BBQ Ribs from the 80s absolute best.😋
Spoons wins every time.
Would love to see a Wagamama’s review. It’s my favourite 🤩
I have already done a Wagamamas review, check it out and see what you think
@@everydayimeating3407 Oh wow! I will! Thanks 😊
I prefer KFC, know what I'm getting exactly with them, had their food before in the place and takeaway and they have always been good, very tasty. Weatherspoons looks decent amount of food, can't comment what food tastes like, but the chicken and chips look nice, small pot of coleslaw. Thank you.
KFC just took it for me on this one
Has to be KFC for me. I’d have gone for the gravy and corn.
I would normally go for gravy too
Corn is rubbish at KFC it's got a wiried taste and I love corn on cob
I would go for kfc just on portion size.
Wetherspoons strips are same as mcdonald's selects
Really? I did not know
Yep pretty sure. Try them both and you will they taste indincal.
KFC for me😊 It's not really like for like 😮 Pub fare,it's what you expect. A very,very large menu. Most of which is ding ding food😅and nothing wrong with that. Old favourites KFC,the original bar setters and they set it higher than most Today the range of chicken shops is vast😮Pick a state from USA and they have "the best "The cost of both of them were on the money Portion size KFC WIN!!!😂❤ Skin on fries, a newish trend ,almost healthy 😂😂😂and better for you😅😅The 11 herbs 'n' spices can be picked out in a blind tasting Cheers 🥂 Allan&Family
Wetherspoon looked more appetising, but it is the taste that counts.
KFC tasted a bit better on this one 😋
@@everydayimeating3407 I guess they've had an extra 40 years to get the recipe just right!
You need to check your prices. The KFC meal costs £10.49, not the £8.99 you quoted.
Sabotaged the kfc meal not chossing gravy as side
I would normally opt for gravy too but got bbq as it was in the Wetherspoons meal
Without any doubt for me KFC 🎉
Its their secret seasoning lol
Kfc have better chicken flavor definitely. However seened to get more for your m oney at spoons aldo far better chips so tough one to call.
Would hwve call it a tie
Its a close match, even on price too
combo bite
Combo bites are the best
Kfc big portions looked the best
They my winner today
Me too 😀
We have a KFC about a mile from home - it’s opposite a filling station and, to be honest, I look forward to getting a lungful of unleaded, just to get rid of the sickly smell of KFC!
You did well to find a KFC chip that could support its own weight. KFC chips in my house end up in the bin, crap chips without exception IME. The KFC chicken OTOH is fantastic, sans rival. The spoons meal just didn't look appetising, even with decent chips.
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Great price too
Hello EIE
I choose KFC. You get more food on your tray. It looked more appealing, and I would definitely order it. Thank you for your vlog. You are always interesting 😊😊😊
Thank you 😋
KFC looks better for sure in this one! But have you been to Wingstop yet? 😉
I have not been to Wingstop yet, I will have to plan a visit
They have all tried but failed to copy KFC. One thing you missed out on was the KFC gravy which is the star of the show. My local wetherspoons in Perranporth Cornwall is disgusting
I would normally get gravy, but got the bbq sauce for comparison
Kfc had its heydey for flavour mid 90s.
Started to go downhill around 2005 and has gradually got worse.
The secret flavouring is ok, sides are decent ..however the word chicken is really debatable. KFanythngbutchickenC woudl be more apt
I like KFC very much. I like chicken. It is nice.
Ita wonder you're not the size of a house.
Kfc chicken is nothing like in the 70s. Then it was soft moist and very sticky. To day it's just deep fried chicken
Hmm, can I say neither? “ Real” fried chicken is bone in, usually buttermilk soaked , floured and fried although more and more are using the chicken tenders like these , that is except places that make real fried chicken . Just not the same thing, you may as well get a Wendy’s chicken sandwich lol. KFC would never be number one in the US. It’s ok, their bone in extra crispy is the closest to the real thing, coleslaw is good but real southern fried chicken isn’t fast food . Delicious but not like either of these.
Kfc was the best for me although wetherspoons did look nice
KFC too it for me too on taste
I don't like the kfc chips with skin on so I don't buy them, the mash is nice with beans so I have that, with chicken
Jolliebee
They are pretty good too
KFC was better yrs ago in 70s 80s not same anymore
I wouldn't actually go to either place; but between the two Brexit Wetherspoons I'd avoid most diligently.
Nothing beats kfc chicken
They have a good recipe
If you go to kfc and dont do chicken, chips and gravy. YOU CAN GEEEEEEET OUUUUUUUUUUUT
Jollibee best chicken
They do good chicken
Bro.. wetherspoons only microwave their food.... no comparison.
KFC Fries ruin the meal, they are soggy and mushy. Fries should be crisp
Spoons all day long
I have reservations about virtually all of these so-called reviews. Invariably the restaurants seem to be empty. Are these reviews done, by prior arrangement and before the places are opened to the public ? If so then can we be sure that if we go in we are going to get the same service or even the same food - freshly cooked and quantity. I don't think that I would ever visit many of the places reviewed in this way but they are interesting, some are entertaining and some like the ones done by the man with the popping eyes and his histrionics are just frankly irritating.
Kfc looks better value
The price was pretty similar which was surprising, I normally expect Wetherspoons to be cheaper
KFC fries are awful and the portion sizes are minuscule and really bad value for money