So why are Pubs closing all over London?

[Dead Eye]

I can see where people are coming from when they talk about being able to prepare better food themselves. But sometimes, it's nice to have someone else do all the legwork. At the end of the day you are going to pay for what you get most of the time - Weatherspoons is cheap and therefore the food isn't going to be the best. I have quite happily had lunch meals and the occasional meal out with friends. But for a proper dining experience, it's not somewhere I would choose