What the hell happened to McDonald’s ?

Haven’t experienced any of the things you mention op.. I don’t think it’s expensive compared to other places tbh!

The two are completely different offerings and as most Wetherspoons don’t have drive through or car parking even lack the convenience factor

It's that here too. Hampshire Village (but not a touristy one) £4,50 for a latte.

It’s not a cheap way to eat any more that’s for sure! I think the quality is probably the same as it’s always been. Unfortunately eating out has become ridiculously expensive. I avoid it completely unless it’s for a special occasion. Gone are the days when we used to routinely eat out 4/5 times per week. It’s just not worth the money now.

Yes it’s super expensive. I can buy a leg of lamb for £14 in Aldi and it’s cheaper than buying McDonald’s for everyone.

I haven't noticed a quality change, but prices have increased and you can hardly get to the counter sometimes with all the delivery orders.

I don’t think it’s gone up that much in comparison to other food increases overall. I never had McDonald’s as a child, it was a luxury so I see it very much the same way, although we do indulge far more than we should.

Quality is definitely dependant on branch and staffing. There are 2 branches we will absolutely never go to due to horrendous service, queues, quality. A staff member tried to punch my extremely passive skinny geeky introvert of a DH because he dared get out of his car after a 40 min wait and ask how long our food was going to be…

Saying that we went away last week and McDs is our go to travelling food/easy meal options as we know everyone is happy with something so ate it about 5 times over 4 days travelling around. Each one was very much worth it. I’m happy to give it a miss for a while now though.

Maccas has got really expensive as the quality has declined, we hardly go there anymore but I got caught out at an airport recently and ended up there.

usually Burger King is better

in general I find eating out too pricey, I am often disappointed with the food or choices or get stuck next to someone obnoxious or in a corner, alongside the inability to find a car park I hardly bother anymore! Hence I am always so shocked at how expensive and rubbish everything is when I do! Ha ha

Thank you! Absolutely need to bring back the onion!!

They said something about cooking the onions in with the meat or something?
Anyway there are no onions on top of the burger anymore like there used to be so either way i can't taste the onions

(And yes I do order the extra onions sometimes and it's slightly better but nothing like before because they used to cook the onions and put them on top and it's just raw onions if you order them as an extra)

What, no onions??

It’s all cooked to order in my local franchise. Not like when I worked there and you had say 10 of everything in this metal funnels with a time code at the end.

tbh I’m not sure what you’d expect for 99p for a burger now.

Mcdonalds is a great place to work, I did a good few years there as student certainly never paid for uniform.

I think they need to bring back the onion though!

The playground places were free to use and there’s no money for them anymore.

I love a maccers now and then. I always get a McPlant though and usually have to wait a bit because I dont think enough people order them to keep them hot. Somehow McDonald's Fanta is nicer than out of a bottle.

Maybe it varies by franchise to franchise but my two teens who have worked there since c.2021 have never had to pay for their own uniforms! They receive More than min wage for their age and have free food on shift plus discount outside of shift.

£8 for a pint??!! Where are you from?

I think £2.19 for something that contains animal meat and dairy, has to be produced shipped, cooked by workers and then served to you is actually insanely cheap given restaurant meals are all £20 round me nowadays. A pint is £8.

Did you not notice inflation going haywire in the last year?

Not OP but they do. The one in my capital city is a bit pricier.

How are the prices?

do they vary depending on location?

it's been well over a year since I've been. I'm not supposed to eat it (health issues) so it was a very rare event, so not up in his the pricing works.

Same with Wagamama where I used to go with the kids at least once a fortnight after soft play. Katsu curry has a smear of curry like in a Michelin star restaurant and the slices of veg are wafer thin. Price is going up and up though. 🤷‍♀️ I’ve started making my own as it’s just taking the piss.

The decor is very cold and minimalist too, I remember a train with Ronald McDonald and the Hamburgler in my local in the 1980’s. A new opened up near me, all concrete, no colour, looks like something from behind the iron curtain.

I find some branches are good and some rubbish. My local one is great, the one in the capital sucks.

my top tip would be to make a custom change to your burger (ie more/no pickles, sauce) and then they will make it from fresh.