Pub giant Wethespoons is to scrap its traditional Christmas dinners this year, it has been reported.

The overhaul will see turkey and trimmings taken off the menu and replaced with dishes including the yuletide beef burger, turkey pie abd vegetarian Wellington.

The controversial news comes just months after the pub chain decided to axe its roast dinners from its menu.

Customers have expressed outrage at the Christmas plan, which will affect diners across the company’s 950 restaurants in the UK and Ireland.

The Christmas buffet for work parties will still be available but will include options like turkey salad wraps or turkey and bacon paninis.

“Wetherspoons will not be serving a 'traditional dinner' in its pubs,” a company spokesman told the Sun.

He added: “However its pubs will still be serving a range of Christmas meals, all day, every day from November 15 to December 22 inclusive.

“A number of high street restaurant operators don't offer a Christmas roast but do offer meals that are Christmas-based and Wetherspoon is taking a similar approach.”

Many people took to social media to complain at the company's decision.

James Belshaw said on Twitter: “Wetherspoons ditching its Christmas dinner???? That means I’ve got to think of six other dinner choices for December 2016.”

Kenny Jaymes said: "What the hell are Wetherspoons playing at? This is frankly insulting.”

Photos of the Wetherspoons dinner taken on Christmas dinner last year show the traditional turkey with roast and mashed potatoes, yorkshire puddings, peas, brussel sprouts, carrots and cranberry sauce.

For others on social media, there was no love lost. Colin Hardinge said on Twitter: “In my opinion, there’s one day to have Christmas dinner, ideally at home, cooked by Mrs H. Most bought ones are poor.”

Robert Allan Jones said: “Wetherspoons no longer doing Christmas dinner. Good. I'm glad they realise most of us want to eat 'other' food rather than a roast 4 xmas.”

