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Journalist Rhys Thomas was a vegetarian for 15 years before he gave in to temptation and fell off the wagon.

But he's working his way back to a meat-free diet, and that took him to Wetherspoons, a chain that boasts a huge range of veggie options.

With burger and chips on the top of his list of favorite foods, he wasn't sure how well he'd fare eating only Wetherspoons vegetarian options for dinner for a full week.

But in the name of reporting for LeedsLive , he gave it a go.

Here's how he got on:

I wanted to test whether I could still enjoy food from Britain's biggest pub chain without any meat involved, so I went to Wetherpoons every single day for a week to try out their vegetarian fare to see if it was making the grade.

To do so I visited four Spoons for a week-long veggie feast. Thousands of calories and about £45 spent - what have I learned?

Curry club is the best of all the clubs

There are quite a few Wetherspoons clubs, but when you look at their names (Chicken Club, Steak Club etc) - it doesn't exactly scream veggie-friendly.

Step forward the Curry Club, our lord and saviour.

My chickpea, sweet potato and spinach curry was absolutely delicious, with papadums, rice and naan bread all coming as a standard, and all for under a tenner in total.

If you want to be full of beans, go large

I'll front up now, I'm a huge fan of baked beans, which is why I was sorely disappointed when I was served this full English breakfast.

Most of it was very nice, but the portion of beans? A little on the small side for my liking.

If you've also got an addiction for all things tinned and made by Heinz, I would recommend getting the large vegetarian breakfast to avoid any baked bean envy.

Train station Spoons is for boozing

The British love combining alcohol with train travel, and Leeds is no exception.

As a result the Wetherspoons in Leeds train station is busy near-enough all the time and finding a table can be a challenge at the best of times.

I was looking around for a few minutes before finding a small table cramped into the corner, and every time I head through the station this Spoons looks just as busy.

Best to leave the train station Spoons for boozing, it's a stress finding a table for food!

Worth paying the extra few quid

Wetherspoons is known as one of the places to go for cheap eats - for example my halloumi wrap cost a measly £3.79.

That was by far my cheapest meal of the week, but unfortunately it only came with only a handful of chips, and I was still pretty hungry after I had finished.

My more expensive meals over the week were much more filling - both the curry and gourmet burger cost roughly double the price of the wrap at £8, but were still great value for money.

Pretty much everything at Wetherspoons is cheap, so it is worth spending an extra couple of quid to make sure you're full when you leave!

Want to keep your table? Use the app!

Any time you head into Spoons you see a few people there on their own, and when you do go in alone locking down a table can be a nightmare.

Pretty much every Spoons in Leeds is rammed, and when you finally do get a table, you risk losing it any time you head to the bar or to the loo.

Thank goodness for the Wetherspoons app. You can order all your food and drinks on there, and they probably come out in a shorter amount of time than you'd have spent at the bar - it's the way to go!