The Reviews of Shit Fast Food Thread

I’m fine with all of them too, although I never bother with subway. Seems good to appreciate that sort of food as well as proper fine dining.

Half and half definitely isn't just a Welsh thing as a curry one was a requirement back in my drinking days here in Belfast, can get it with most sauces, with most meals and is half of a standard snack box. Now I want a takeaway but it's not Thursday yet.

Think there's 8 pizza places on a one mile stretch of road here which has to be some kind of money laundering thing. There's one directly facing me and it's absolutely my depression buy, and it tastes exactly how you'd imagine a £10 pizza, chips and can to cost.

Pub burgers are always terrible. Either bad components or, if they get them right, they pile it so high you need a knife and fork to eat it and that annoys the shit out of me

Speaking of burgers, I vaguely remember something like a Bruce Lee burger in TGI's years back, had fried crispy noodles and all sorts. Really liked it but never seen it on the menu since.

Pretty much every gastropub round here is a Mitchell & Butler so all the menus are identical, basically Miller & Carter Steakhouse minus the steaks. The burger is ok, get bored of it quickly. Doesn’t feel “wrong” enough like a McDo does

Yep remember it and ordered it. Was good. In fact I rate most of their burgers, they mostly pass the "hold in one hand" test.

Went to TGI’s this weekend for a family treat and it was bad. Dreadful service, they’d plainly forgotten to bus our meals out as they were lukewarm and it cost just shy of £100 for three people, one sub teen with a very small appetite. Only had one beer in that too, as they didn’t seem to want to serve us when I ran out. Full rack of ribs was certainly a salty eat with no drink.

Ain’t going back in a hurry, and I went there for the first time in years in Spring and pretty much loved it.

Anyway back to actual fast food, Maccies can really hit the junk spot IF you get it fresh, which means going in person and going early in the afternoon, either just before noon or close afterwards. Getting it delivered is disastrous.

Was in Tenerife earlier in the year and the Macdonalds in Las Americas was fantastic, with far more variety on the menu, better cooking, and far less greasiness. Was genuinely a nice eat for that sort of thing.

I don't like beefburgers (it's a texture thing) so it's always chicken burgers if at Maccies. I think a lot of the time it depends on your state - hangover, definitely Maccies or KFC. Pissed, kebab or pizza all the way. I still remember the doners from Antalya kebab shop in Blackfen when at uni. The chilli source was heavenly, the kebab meat griddled after being taken off the elephant's foot. Sensational.

Denton Kebab & Curry House did the most amazing Donner & Chicken Tikka on Naan, salad chilli sauce with ghee chips. I'm salivating now. It was like a fucking drainpipe and absolutely fresh and delicious.

Forgot I made this thread…

Steakhouse Stack - McDonalds

They make the curious choice of pairing onions with those crispy onion bits that come out of a shaker, but that won’t matter as you won’t taste anything over the peppercorn sauce that overpowers the whole burger.

4/10 - recommended side: antibiotics for a sinus infection.

Five Guys little cheeseburger 6/10

The patty is nice but the bun disintegrated half way through eating, which is one of my bug bears, so I deduct 2 points despite it tasting nice.

Oh and as usual way too many chips.

I like their lettuce as a bun thing.

I also agree that the steakhouse stack is shite. Peppery shite

All the kids in the family that are old enough to knock round city centres without supervision rave about Wing Stop.

Took ours on her birthday to the one in the Trafford Centre ostensibly so she could jump on the trend but really because I’m a hot wing addict.

Absolute sh*te. The wings had little meat and are barely crisped, rubbery outside and dry inside. Came across as a very British interpretation where they completely miss the point.

Their ‘original’ sauce was like watered down Franks and their Mango Hot sauce, ranked second hottest in the place, was unpleasant. Not particularly hot and unpleasantly sweet.

Barely any tingle either when eating or the morning after if I’m being honest.

Other half had their boneless ‘wings’ with a lemon and herb dry rub and they actually tasted quite good.

The chips were alright.

About £35 for two servings of wings, one dirty fries, one kid’s meal, one soft drink and one beer (the f*cking ubiquitous Camden Hells).

4.5/10

Popeye's chicken tenders, in Reading. Surprisingly bland crispy coating.

Spicy spuds, from Alibaba's pizza in Ivybridge. These are a Plymouth and environs speciality and you should try them. Chuncks of potato, deep fried in KFC spicy coating. 10/10