Wetherspoons new Christmas menu launches TODAY – but a festive classic is missing

WETHERSPOON’S has rolled out its 2024 Christmas menu today with a raft of new items – but one festive classic hasn’t made an appearance.

The pub chain’s festive range is available from today until December 31, with some tasty bites and meal deals on offer.

The new menu has been rolled out in all of Wetherspoons’ 900 pubs, and there are at least ten Christmas items to try while you enjoy a pint.

Last year’s menu included a bacon and garlic mushroom pizza, a brie and cranberry panini, and a salted caramel sticky toffee pudding.

What’s new on the menu this year?

For this year’s festive period, customers can order a new pizza version of the popular “big cheese burger” released last year, which is covered in gooey mozzarella, brie, cheddar, blue cheese sauce topped with rocket from £9.84.

Senior consumer reporter Adele Cooke tried the big cheese pizza and scored it 3.5 out of 5.

There’s also a smaller, eight inch portion available for £6.51 at the pub we visited – but prices vary depending on location.

It’s not the first time Wetherspoons has launched a festive-themed pizza, as it unveiled a chicken, stuffing, bacon and brie pizza in 2022.

This year, the menu also features a never-before-seen burger, pizza and dessert.

There’s also a new vegan five gold rings burger on offer from £10.43, combining a Beyond Meat plant-based patty, BBQ sauce, iceberg lettuce, tomato and red onion, topped with five onion rings.

For those looking for a lunchtime pick-me-up, there’s a brand new southern-fried chicken and stuffing wrap.

And for those with a sweet tooth, there’s the all-new cookies and cream blondie.

We’ve included the full list of prices below – but be aware that prices are different at every Wetherspoons, so yours might be cheaper or more expensive than the one we visited.

Several fan favourites are also returning this year.

The popular brie and bacon burger, chicken and stuffing burger and big cheese burger are back on the menu.

Also making a comeback is the chicken, stuffing, bacon and brie pizza; the chicken, stuffing, bacon and cranberry panini and the brie and cranberry panini.

But this year, the festive classic mince pie isn’t returning.

You also won’t find the bacon and garlic mushroom pizza on the menu either.

The festive Deli Deals are also back from £4.11 next month.

Customers can get a chicken, stuffing, bacon and cranberry panini or brie and cranberry panini.

There’s also a small southern-fried chicken and stuffing wrap and southern-fried chicken and stuffing wrap back on menus.

The Deli Deals and other festive meal options, including burgers, pizzas and roast, all come with a soft or alcoholic drink.

Wetherspoons isn’t the only chain or retailer gearing up for the festive period.

Côte restaurants has launched an indulgent range of Christmas meals that shoppers can get delivered to their front door.

And the range has been designed by none other than Steve Allen – Gordon’s Ramsay’s former Executive Chef.

Tesco has also unveiled its Christmas range for 2024, including pigs in blankets stuffing balls and a fancy dessert costing £20.

Meanwhile, Aldi is offering customers some quirky items this year including fudge-flavoured cheese.

M&S and Sainsbury’s have both shared their Christmas menus with customers too.

How often does Wetherspoons change its menu?

Wetherspoons makes changes to its menus several times a year in order to refresh its menu and compete with its rivals.

Last month it cut down the price of its ales, spirits and largers, which means customers can pick up  a pint of Ruddles Best for just £1.79.

Meanwhile, in May it axed 18 drinks from its menus in a major shakeup.

A number of spirits were dropped from menus in May, including Lambs Navy Rum, Bombay Bramble and Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon.

Duppy Share White, Chase pink grapefruit pomelo gin and Buffalo Trace were also cut.

In April the popular pub chain added several items to its menu including a ramen noodle bowl, shawarma chicken wrap and three new breakfast items.