Jamies Italian, Wagamama and JD Wetherspoon have topped a league table showing the child-friendliness of menus at chain restaurant and pubs.
The ranking was decided by Organix and the Soil Association who named it the Out to Lunch survey. It looked at 21 major chains and then scored them a number of criteria including healthiness and sourcing.
They found that 8 out of the 21 examined did not include vegetables or salad in the majority of their children’s meals and only 11 out of the 11 told the report’s mystery diners if the food was freshly cooked and where it came from. 4 said they were making and cooking the majority of the food fresh in the kitchens- Jamies Italian, Carluccios and Café Rouge. Only Jamies Italian were able to say where the meat came from.
Wetherspoon was praised for British-sourced food and serving vegetables with very meal.
Giraffe, PizzaExpress and Zizzi were criticised for lacking fruit and vegetables, or offering chips with everything in the case of Giraffe.
Coming at the bottom of the list were Burger King, KFC and Prezzo. Other low rankers were Brewers Fayre, Zizzi, Pizza Hut, Pizza Express, Beefeater, Giraffe and Hungry Horse.