I had to survey the Tally Ho pub in Finchley about 5 years ago, which at the time was a Wetherspoons (since sold I think). Their 'kitchen' was a bank of freezers and a bank of microwaves, with an east European acting as 'food jockey' while listening to thrash metal at full volume!
Mind you, a friends' son worked in our local Ivy (in Cobham) and apparently their kitchen works on the same basis - all the food is pre-cooked off-site and thawed to order.
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