McDonald's is nothing like it is used to be.

Yes prices have increased but employees get free meals on shift plus discounted meals

On the back of this thread I went to McDonald’s for first time in ages for a Big Mac I won’t be back. Absolutely awful, so awful in fact I took some pictures

it looked like someone had sat on it and the filling inside was awful. The milkshake machine was working for a change which was the only good part

Although that said we needed up in a Burger King a while ago and I honestly thought they’d made some sort of mistake on the price 😱. We could have gone to mowgli two doors down for that

It’s always been awful. But it was fast and cheap. Now it’s neither.

I went the other night as I’d been working a bit late and couldn’t be arsed to come. I waited 30 minutes for my food. We could have gone out for dinner for something nice and been served quicker and there wasn’t much change out of £30 for 2 adults and a child. It wasn’t worth it on any level l.

If I pass an exam tomorrow I'm either going for Philip or Big Mac
Both with a cheeseburger chaser

Loved a cheeseburger with a fillet o fish..(yes I'm a piglet always have ordered both) cheeseburger is like cardboard.. fish burger is not as flavourful as I remember but still OK.. I have macy about x3 a year always disappointing..can't pinpoint the exact reason maybe it's my tastes

A hot, hot French fry from McDonald's can be a beautiful thing. You don't tend to get them hot, hot. ☹️

I don’t think it’s money saving, as the enriched dough will be more expensive. I think it’s recognising the change in tastes after the likes of gbk, byron etc hit the scene. There was a shift in a burger bun expectation being brioche.

The chicken nuggets were so much better in the 80s when they used all the chicken so they were much juicier. Dry as a bone now.
I never eat McDonald's now, so maybe they have changed. DD12 loves it though.

I don't like the new brioche buns, too sweet and they go soggy. Clearly a money saving exercise rather than trying to improve the burger. The chips are horrible now too, always slightly undercooked, greasy and limp. Considering how they keep putting their prices up it's not worth the money anymore.

I wish McDonald’s would stick to what it is and what people like really but they obviously have a lot of competition in the way of burgers so they’ve ‘poshed up’ with of brioche burgers and the more premium ones they bring out every now and then. It was never what I went to McDonald’s for in the first place, though, so I do think they’ve lost something by going down that road. So much pricier too.

I don't think the food is any different, but the service is now appalling.

Every one near us has revamped the restaurant to basically be a place for Uber Eats to collect from. So, if I order on the app for collection, going thru the drive thru means every time I have to park up. Parking up and going in means every time I have to remind them I'm there. And 9/10 I'm missing something - generally it's a pretty fundamental part of the meal as well.

I went in there a couple of Sundays ago - we'd just got back from holiday so had nothing in, I took a child with me to help me carry the food back - one lady came in, she'd been waiting and was missing two of her three meals. A man came in, he'd gone through the drive thru and waited 20 minutes to get his food. We waited 25 minutes and they'd clearly forgotten about us.

I think the wait probably depends where you buy from. I only ever buy McDonald's in a busy railway station where there's always a queue so the food always comes quickly and is hot.

@putyourtitaway it really isn't 😂

I seldom eat McDonalds but when I do, I haven't noticed any change at all? Everything tastes the same to me.

Wimpys though, that's another matter. I remember them from the 80s/90s and they were phenomenal. I still like them now but have had to try to blot out the original from my head and tastebuds. I miss them.

Aldi do frozen sausage patties that are pretty much exactly the same as the maccies ones. We made homemade sausage and egg McMuffins the other week and they were fucking delicious. I’m looking out for little egg rings to get the eggs just the right shape for the muffin for extra excellence.

No, they changed cheeseburgers, quarter pounders and Big Macs a month or so ago. Different buns - now brioche style, changed how they do the onions and the cheese.

I had a big mac last night which was exactly the same as ever, so maybe they've not done this everywhere?

No, they changed cheeseburgers, quarter pounders and Big Macs a month or so ago. Different buns - now brioche style, changed how they do the onions and the cheese.

It's always been rubbish!

It's basically a giant fish finger.

How is a fillet of fish the same as fish fingers?!

Breakfast muffin, porridge and a coffee always good.

Love a Sausage & Egg McMuffin.

But for burgers I tend to go elsewhere. Not Five Guys though, they are overpriced and tasteless.

It so depends on the branch you use.

I got a large Big Mac meal last night - 4 mins from walking in to walking out food in hand! Tasted great, good portions, all compiled normally. Exactly as always. I've never had good missing or wrong.

I will agree it's expensive though - £9 that cost me!

I can’t remember what McDonald’s used to taste like but I know I used to like it and I don’t like it now.

I will now happily sit there and not have anything (or perhaps just a drink) whilst everyone is eating a big meal and not want any.

Either my taste buds have changed or the taste has become worse.

I know it’s much healthier than it was 10 years ago, so perhaps that’s why.