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Post by mrpon on Mar 7, 2024 13:56:39 GMT
They do lovely bacon.
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Post by A46Matt on Mar 7, 2024 13:59:50 GMT
Will always start out in our local spoons on a night out. Get a few rounds in on the cheap before moving on. Luckily it isn’t that bad in there and as said above, their selection of drinks is decent.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Mar 7, 2024 14:29:37 GMT
Where's it from, huh? The EU, I'll warrant.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 7, 2024 14:35:47 GMT
Can't be doing with Five Guys, ridiculously expensive for what it is. Haven't been to spoons since they gave me food poisoning but that's on me really for going in there willingly. Also the first and only time I had a Maccys breakfast was 2003. It was terrible, the eggs tasted like styrofoam.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 7, 2024 14:46:23 GMT
Back in my student days we were told by friends who worked at spoons to only order the burgers as that's the only thing not microwaved. They used to do good chili burgers.
Though I'm of the opinion that all chili burgers are good, so maybe I'm not the best judge.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Mar 7, 2024 14:47:25 GMT
I sometimes have a sausage and pancake meal in McDonalds on a Sunday morning, as the bus I get to work gets me there either an hour and a half early or quarter of an hour late, so I will pop in half for the food and half to kill some time. And a third half to shelter from the torrential rain.
The people on the counter at the one I frequent are useless though. They never remember the syrup or the cutlery. And the cutlery is piss-weak cardboard bollocks that bends in half with the slightest pressure, you know, say, the kind you'd apply if you were using it as cutlery.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 7, 2024 14:49:03 GMT
I can count the number of times in my life that I've managed to make it to McDonalds while they were still serving breakfast on one hand. /Falling Down
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Post by RumMonkey on Mar 7, 2024 14:52:39 GMT
Well you've always been lucky then, the breakfast stuff is gipping.
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Post by Whizzo on Mar 7, 2024 14:56:17 GMT
The pandemic killing off the McDonald's Breakfast Bagel in the UK was really disappointing, it was great.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Mar 7, 2024 15:05:22 GMT
I like the cheapass cheese and bacon flatbread they do for breakfast. Burger cheese slices and and crappy bacon, but it hits the spot in an emergency.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 7, 2024 15:18:13 GMT
My most successful, low stakes activism has been not setting foot inside a Wetherspoons since 2016. It's an admirable stance. It is my brother's local though and if I need to talk to him, it's the best way to do it. Ridiculous really.
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Post by Vortex on Mar 7, 2024 15:42:49 GMT
The pints are fine, wouldn't touch the food. The local crackheads work in the kitchen at our spoons. Y'see I don't even go for the pints anymore because the beer often seems a bit iffy and feels like the pipes haven't been cleaned. I always go for a bottle or can if possible!
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Post by Dougs on Mar 7, 2024 15:43:42 GMT
Big bottles of Hazy Jane for £4ish. Can't knock that
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Post by Gruf on Mar 7, 2024 15:48:54 GMT
Every 3 months or so I fancy a change in my order at the local Chinese
So I order the Crispy Chili Chicken, forgetting they drown it in sweet and sour sauce so that it is no longer Crispy or Chili tasting.
Of course I stuff it down my piehole, but back to dry spare ribs and special fried rice I go.
5/10
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Post by Gruf on Mar 7, 2024 15:51:22 GMT
The pandemic killing off the McDonald's Breakfast Bagel in the UK was really disappointing, it was great. Shakes fist at pandemic
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Mar 7, 2024 16:09:01 GMT
I like to pretend I'm all smart and sophisticated but I genuinely love McDonalds. I honestly really enjoy eating it and I would pitch for it every time we get a takeaway if I could. The only downside is that our local one is absolutely fucking useless so you have to hold up the drive through to check the entire order as its handed to you.
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 7, 2024 16:12:33 GMT
I love their fries and could eat them by the bucketful. Burgers are just too naff though.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 7, 2024 16:22:37 GMT
I've become a BK man of late, the burgers tipped me over despite their fries being objectively worse than Maccys. Tbf their a damn sight better than KFC fries which are just...squigy unseasoned potato sticks?
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Post by cubby on Mar 7, 2024 16:23:39 GMT
I like to pretend I'm all smart and sophisticated but I genuinely love McDonalds. I honestly really enjoy eating it and I would pitch for it every time we get a takeaway if I could. The only downside is that our local one is absolutely fucking useless so you have to hold up the drive through to check the entire order as its handed to you. This sounds like I could have written it, minus the sophisticated part maybe. Ours was until really really recently absolutely fucking useless to an almost awe inspiring degree. I've waited for a drive thru order for 30 minutes before only to then go inside and be told they've lost my order, and that's happened more than twice. Then I've tried using the app and waited, seen my order on the screen just disappear and had to ask about it and again just lost, and then hastily make it in 2 minutes. And as you say you *have* to check it, because something will be missing, usually a sauce that should be included. *but* saying all that, the last couple of times have actually been alright and pain free. Seems like they've sorted something out. I think the whole ubereats/deliveroo thing really fucked them over big time as ours covers a huge area.
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 7, 2024 16:27:30 GMT
Yeah, delivery has really fucked over most fast food chains to the point where it's not really that fast anymore.
Feel for the staff - looks like their whole workload has doubled.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 7, 2024 16:29:00 GMT
Yeah, delivery has really fucked over most fast food chains to the point where it's not really that fast anymore. Feel for the staff - looks like their whole workload has doubled. Yeah, I've noticed that here in Andorra too, I've never really been to BK in blighty but is it as fucking slow as it is in Andorra?!
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Mar 7, 2024 16:44:14 GMT
Yeah, its screwed our one, too. Its not big enough to cope with the uber eats orders and the carpark isn't big enough to cope with all the drivers. The main place round our way that just eat and the like have dicked is something I can't really get my head around; Greggs.
Who the fuck is ordering enough sausage rolls to make the delivery charge worth it?
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Post by RumMonkey on Mar 7, 2024 16:45:48 GMT
I've become a BK man of late, the burgers tipped me over despite their fries being objectively worse than Maccys. Tbf their a damn sight better than KFC fries which are just...squigy unseasoned potato sticks? At least McDonald's is still cheap enough to justify the guilty please fast food tag. Bk meals are now nearly as much as going out to a really good burger place despite being shit.
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 7, 2024 16:50:52 GMT
Not round my end - McDonalds has steadily risen whilst BK seems to hover around the same price. BK is still a little more expensive mind but you get more and the burgers taste much better, imo of course.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Mar 7, 2024 16:53:00 GMT
The mrs got a franks red hot McCrispy meal the other week which was a tenner. Its not really a cheap family feedbag anymore but that's the same as literally everywhere, sadly.
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 7, 2024 16:57:14 GMT
Half the time now we'll just nip to the supermarket and buy some decent quality burgers or a pizza.
As you say, it's not cheap anymore and not that fast either. The last advantage it has is that we don't have to fuck about cooking it or doing the pots after.
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Post by RumMonkey on Mar 7, 2024 16:59:19 GMT
The burgers from Costco are the one if you have a shop near you. Freeze them and Friday burger night fix is complete.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 7, 2024 17:01:43 GMT
KFC's new signature fries are pretty epic imo. We don't visit very often, usually an end of term treat for the kids. If we all eat, it's quite a chunk of change, esp now the eldest devours massive burgers etc (he made very light work of the trio thing from KFC).
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Post by Blue_Mike on Mar 7, 2024 17:08:28 GMT
More takweway places should so sliders. I enjoy miniature food. Makes me feel like I'm giant.
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Post by Whizzo on Mar 7, 2024 17:08:51 GMT
When KFC first launched the new fries (which are just the old ones really but with a seasoning) whoever did the seasoning shake over the top clearly had no idea how much to put on so it was like eating salt but with some potato in there. I fucking hated them and thought that's how they were supposed to be. Decided to give them another go a while later and they were much better with a lot less seasoning. Still not a huge fan but they're edible.
KFC not doing the wrap of the day for £1.99 any more is a shame though, that was quite a nice lunchtime deal and for two quid an absolute bargain.
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