Thanks for the heads-up, I will go there after picking up my kid and have one. Will tell you my thoughts as well as follow up with how my stomach reacts and reacted
Thanks for the heads-up, I will go there after picking up my kid and have one. Will tell you my thoughts as well as follow up with how my stomach reacts and reacted
When I was younger I certainly didn't mind the odd Big Mac, or two... when I was a student McDonalds did their Trivia Pursuit scratchcard promotions, and if you were canny with these - which we were - you could essentially eat free for weeks.
However, as I have got older, I have really gone off McD's in pretty much any form. Personally I much prefer Burger King if I have to grab a quick bite of that type when out and about. My kids though, like I suspect most kids, will always want a McDonalds over a BK. Subway would always be my fast-food outlet of choice over any of them though.
Not quite sure why, other than I think McD's perhaps have a sweeter taste (that I find sickly) that appeals to younger people more?
Oh, and a double Bic Mac actually makes me feel a bit queasy - way too much meat.
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Always snobbery about McDonald’s until it’s the only option.. you’d eat it instead of going hungry I’m sure.
I have one every so often, tastes great at the time then makes me feel so sluggish after, probably because of how much I order.
I don't think it is snobbery per se, just a question of personal taste.
I find most McDonalds stuff a bit too sickly, but to be fair I don't mind an breakfast wrap occasionally.
But yes, if I was really hungry and there was no other option, of course I'd eat one. Fortunately there usually are other options (unless the kids are in the car...).
So clever my foot fell off.
I have to admit I love McDonalds and will occasionally have a Big Mac, Cheeseburger and large fries for a rather naughty dinner. McFlurrys are also bloody lovely but I'm not allowed to eat them any more so try to avoid.
Having said that, anyone who knows their fast food will also know that the Whopper knocks all other burgers out of the park. I just don't seem to see Burger King very often (if at all) any more. More's the pity as there used to be one a few minutes walk from my house.
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Nothing wrong with the occasional McDonalds burger.
Too many fussy eaters and food snobs.
When I was brought up, I didn't always like the food served.
But you ate what was on the plate...or went hungry.
But back to McDonalds....they do the best value freshly ground coffee in the UK.
I don't understand your post: you start by "plussing" a post that decries a home made burger, then lecture the crowds about fussy eaters.
It's junk food. End of.
It doesn't mean it tastes bad, as it is designed to get you addicted. One of the reasons kids like it so much.
So if you indulge from time to time, that's fine. If it's a staple of your diet, it may not be so fine down the road but it's your life and you eat what you want. In terms of hygiene it probably beats every single kebab shop in the country.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I worked at McD’s twenty years ago and the double Big Mac and other creations were the highlight of the job for me ( BigMac with 1/4’s, chicken patties instead of beef etc...). They are a great business to work for with great training and flexible working. They even gave me a grant for uni!
I will try one but I will say I have gone off them in the last years. Not so much the taste but it never seems to be hot anymore. It appears to have started since they started making everything to order and not holding burgers in the “production bin”.
Ross
Oh god a thousand times this - I don't go in for much except the standard cheeseburgers/double and I really miss the fact that I could go in and they'd have one sat ready to go that was warm all the way through and actually had 'melted' cheese instead of biting into a cold bun with cold cheese and lukewarm patty :(
Love a Donald's once in a while but the zinger tower burger is the best fast food burger you can get without spending silly money on five guys. I used to love the sausage and egg McMuffin back when I ate pork, that's probably the best thing on the entire McDonald's menu. That and the Ham and Greve baguette from Pret are the only things I miss.
I must give a shout out to the Burger King "Big King" which is their take on the Big Mac and immeasurably superior.
I concur with Wiley, the best thing on the Macdonalds menu is surely the Sausage & Egg McMuffin. If they sold that all day, they'd sell nothing else.
I’m quite partial to the occasional Big Mac and I’m another one who spent a year or two working there in my youth. But I do have a major problem with the company at the moment. We’re all told that obesity is a major risk factor for covid and yet McDonalds were somehow allowed to participate in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Fine, maybe they couldn’t or shouldn’t be stopped, but round my way people were queuing round the block and McDonalds were packing them in like sardines, and McDonalds decided that then would be the ideal time to introduce double and triple burgers. Seems crazy and incredibly irresponsible to me.
I do like Big Mac's but felt slightly queasy when I saw a poster advertising the double BM.
In terms of fast food burgers, nothing comes within even the same universe as a Five Guys all the way...
But granted, it is at a different price point.
Anyone else a fan?
It's like burger heaven, and then a ladder up to the next level above heaven.
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Is it any wonder why the UK is the most obese country in Europe and our virus death toll is so high when people are chucking this cheap and nasty shite down their throats.
I should like them as they tick the box, something about the extra load of fries in the bag just makes me cringe.
Triple whopper for the win, used to have a lovely evening after visiting the Basel office, drinks at ale Tran Bleu and a cheeky burger after closing.
I do own one of these, and they are great for the craving for a muffin breakfast. Tesco sell frozen patties, waitrose muffins fit the best.
I paid about 1/3 of this though & also got one for my friend. Remove, wrap in foil for about 5 mins and they are tremendous!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandwich-Br...fin+mac&sr=8-2
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Had to pop to the shop for some stuff, spied the golden arches, having missed lunch and spurred on by this thread, went for it.
Ordered the double, payed for the double, got home and what did I have? A normal one in a double box. Bloomin fuming.
Sent a strongly worded text message to the on shift customer experience woman, who happens to be my wife. Unacceptable, means I'll have to go again some time
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I certainly don't mind a McD or Burger King over here although when I am in the USA I prefer Steak 'n' Shake or somewhere that does a huge Philly cheese steak.
Makes McDonald's seem like health food!
Cheers,
Neil.
True story from a few years ago!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23770249
Just smashed two Double Big Macs with fries for my tea & now wish I'd bought a couple of apple pies to wash it down....delicious !
I like McDonald's coffee which I think it's nice at its price point. I like the apple pies also.
I try to reduce the guilt factor by ordering a burger without mayo or Mac sauce. I could not have a double big Mac.
Reading Pistonheads the other day, I did not realise that gherkins are in fact cucumbers. How did I miss this nugget of information.
Just had one, very meaty. Not bad at all.
Cheers..
Jase
In and out burger in Vegas is the best McDonald’s style meal I’ve ever had.
Did the job (light lunch). Hated Vegas but that was a high point.
Had the jerk chicken tonight - pretty good
I have not tried this but have thrived the double qtr pounder with salad ans highly enjoyed fit for what it is a cheap meal, felt lazy as anything afterwards but that’s because I ordered to much food.
I do enjoy a breadstick wrap occasion and will have to try the double Mac on my travels.
I can also state that the celebrations McFlurry is a triumph.
No one has mentioned Chicken Selects with Smokey BBQ sauce. They are worth the trip, but I also quite like the double quarter pounder. Big Macs are normally too much bread compared to burger, so with some extra burgers, they might be ok
The double Big Mac will be getting its review today - I hear it has its own box for the additional height.
This is a nice touch from the AD and I’m told although there is a wait, it’s normally only approx ten mins rather than 2 years plus fir the “oh I own this so must be a better person than you” equivalent to offering elsewhere
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I think someone on this thread mentioned McRibs and this appears
Cheeky double for lunch today. Good messy Big Mac, how I remember them as a child falling apart as you try to eat it. Nicely meaty, and uniquely it was hot vs war, which is often a complaint I have.
Buggers didn’t give me my orange juice though, assumed it was in the bag, or perhaps they might have told me to wait for my drink.
Hate OJ with burgers, but cup holders are too small in the car to hold anything higher than a can. Still miffed about not getting a drink tho!
Whoever mentioned ordering a BM with quarter pounder burgers, I am going to have to order that when the double stops being on the menu, although hope it stays.
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The coffee is ok for what it is. I don't go to McDonalds much, although did a drive through the other night.
I had a cheeseburger, and a coffee, that's all. Ah, the humble cheeseburger. It reminds me of when McDonalds first appeared here, and that's what you had. Before the bigger burgers. It still brings a smile to the face and reminds me of the past, when as a little 'un it was a special treat.
Somewhat different today I suppose, at our local one in the town centre there is a group of a dozen or more food delivery mopeds/scooters more or less permanently outside. I couldn't imagine ordering McDonalds delivery, that shows what an old fart I am eh.