Battle of the breakfasts! How does JD Wetherspoon's fry-up compare to Toby ... trends now
For nearly 50 years both Toby Carvery and JD Wetherspoon have established themselves as quintessential providers of bargain pub grub.
From fish and chips to pie and mash and classic Sunday roasts, there is nowhere quite like these chains that sells classic British meals for a fraction of their usual price.
But perhaps the most treasured British staple that these dining giants provide has to be their full English fry-up.
With Toby Carvery pricing their signature breakfast at £6.49 compared to £4.99 at Wetherspoon, private chef Phillipa Davis has taken it upon herself to review both and crown a winner.
The Great Taste Award judge, who has worked for a myriad of luxury clients, sampled the two attempts on Channel 5's programme Wetherspoons vs Toby Carvery and it appears she has a clear winner.
Battle of the breakfasts: A side-by-side comparison of JD Wetherspoon and Toby Carvery's fry-ups
Here is a look at the £4.99 Wetherspoon full English fry-up that Phillipa Davis said had 'everything you would want' (stock image)
Toby Carvery's fry-up featured surprise elements such as gravy and Yorkshire puddings which the private chef enjoyed (stock image)
JD Wetherspoon may well have made its name in Britain by selling cheap pints, but over the years it has provided a cheap meal option for its customers.
Reviewing their £4.99 breakfast, which is cooked from frozen, Ms Davis said it certainly looked the part but it also tasted lovely.
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'It looks generous and like it would be everything you want from a classic breakfast,' she explained. 'The thing I'm most surprised and delighted with was the cooking of the sausage.
'It had a lovely golden outside, and the texture was nice and soft. Good amount of seasoning... It's exactly what you want in the morning.
'Bacon, again, a surprising amount of flavour. A little bit of fat in there which I love... cooked really well, so a great job on the bacon. Classic beans, they're sweet and tangy. They're exactly what you expect and want.
'As a plate of food it's what you hope for, they did a pretty good job. There are areas where I felt they could just raise the standard... but I'd be perfectly happy sitting down and eating the whole thing.'
Moving on to Toby Carvery, who are the masters of dishing out massive roasts, Ms Davis said: 'It looks super generous, super impressed with the sausage inside, loved the herbs. Plenty of flavour. Eggs were cooked really well.
The Wetherspoon fry-up contains a fried egg, hash brown, bacon, sausage, baked beans and a slice of toast. It is also cooked from frozen (stock image)
The Great Taste Award judge has worked for a myriad of luxury clients
Ms Davis said she was pleasantly surprised by the well-cooked sausage by Wetherspoon
The food critic said there was an 'exciting' combination of flavour from the Toby Carvery breakfast
Here is a look at the two breakfasts side by side, with Toby Carvery on the left and Wetherspoon on the right
'A little bit of gloopy gravy but with the
