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What popular places are overrated?

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coulditbeme2323 · 10/06/2026 12:37

Following on from another thread, what places do you consider overrated that are popular?

Hotel Chocolat = over priced, at best average tasting, would much rather Cadbury's at a fraction of the price.

Amorino = our local one gets packed, as in queue's outside the shop packed. Over priced, very average ice cream, that they seem to be able to charge a premium for because you can mix flavors and it's a cue little flower shape.

Dominoes, Pappa Johns, Pizza Hut = unless there is a deal on very expensive for what tastes very processed pizza.

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Clontash · 10/06/2026 15:54

Gail’s bakery. Overpriced massively.

Blueuggboots · 10/06/2026 15:52

The Canary Islands.

KStockHERO · 10/06/2026 15:52

Ibi · 10/06/2026 13:56

Probably because they don’t like London, they never get to experience great restaurants and associated takeaways!

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Basically, yes.

Where I live, most restaurants and take aways are incredibly disappointing, especially for the bloody prices they charge - basically fancy Wetherspoons or worse than what I can cook at home.

The exception is fine dining restaurants and authentic international cuisine. Where I live, I am not blessed by an abundance of these kinds of places.

Blueuggboots · 10/06/2026 15:52

eurodisney.

PyongyangKipperbang · 10/06/2026 15:51

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:44

And the wasps, so many wasps!

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OMG yes! I wonder if they are actually a front for a wasp breeding operation!

Marycontrarygarden · 10/06/2026 15:49

youalright · 10/06/2026 14:19

Or go to somewhere you actually like

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Erm... difficult to know if you like somewhere without going though eh? 🙄

Calliopespa · 10/06/2026 15:49

Lilactimes · 10/06/2026 15:23

I totally agree - also Highgate waterlow park ally pally highgate woods park walk kings X regents park marylebone highstreet canal walk from little venice to kings x ....
along the river to battersea power station

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Yes, Regents Park is lovely, and I do like the puppet barge in Little Venice too! I love Marylebone High Street for shopping, but again, not really on tourist itineraries.

MonetsLilac · 10/06/2026 15:48

Weeellokthen · 10/06/2026 15:46

Any Italian restaurant. Pasta and dough, pretty much cost nothing 😂charged at ridiculous prices,

Even if they're low cost ingredients, you have to pay someone to make the food, serve it and clear up. You have a manage the finances, pay rent, gas, electricity, council tax, sundries.

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:48

AHalfling · 10/06/2026 13:50

Warwick castle - crazily overpriced

Yes! Went there a couple of years back. Ridiculously expensive and so little to actually do there.

elliejjtiny · 10/06/2026 15:47

Brean splash. So expensive and you only get 90 minutes in there. A day pass at butlins is cheaper, other things to do and you can stay all day.

Koala17 · 10/06/2026 15:47

Anfield - doesn’t live up to the hype attached to the club.

London - lived and worked there for a while. Feel sorry for those who are still there.

Maldives - such a dull place.

Sun loungers - no idea how people can think that spending all day on one around a pool is a desirable activity.

Fine dining restaurants - pretentious nonsense.

Royal Ascot - quite possibly the worst horse racing event in the UK to attend.

Weeellokthen · 10/06/2026 15:46

Any Italian restaurant. Pasta and dough, pretty much cost nothing 😂charged at ridiculous prices,

123H · 10/06/2026 15:45

Chester Zoo (don’t like zoos in general but found this one particularly grim on a school visit).
Overpriced - entry fee, food & drinks.
Animals look ‘sad’.
Scruffy public areas.
Signage very confusing.
Not worth the money.

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:44

PyongyangKipperbang · 10/06/2026 15:38

Legoland Windsor

Total dump, badly run and the queueing/fast pass system is a total shambles so you end up having to pay ££££ more to get on any rides.

And the wasps, so many wasps!

pestowithwalnuts · 10/06/2026 15:44

London
Dublin jail...nothing about prison life..just a load of political crap about religion and potatoes.

Hotel Choc...too sickly. too overpriced Cadbury too.
I loved Thornton's. sad now they are long gone.
Singapore

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:43

UnPetitDunPetit · 10/06/2026 14:15

Colin the Caterpillar cakes. It's just a dry Swiss roll covered in sugary chocolate.

Oh ffs this thread is meant to be about places 😅

That twat Colin is still overrated.

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It is so sickly sweet.

Swiftie1878 · 10/06/2026 15:40

The Eden Project. Preachy, nonsense of a place.

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:40

coulditbeme2323 · 10/06/2026 14:15

Is it over rated?

I think it's pretty much universally considered one of the worst parts of the country!

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Must just be the people around me who rave about it!

Whammyammy · 10/06/2026 15:40

TGI Fridays. Awful quality, up there with wetherspoons.

Redpaisley · 10/06/2026 15:40

InWithPeaceOutWithStress · 10/06/2026 13:55

The U.K.?

It’s seen as a dream destination for so many immigrants but I feel sorry for them when they must realise how cold, expensive and unwelcoming it is.

I was a migrant before I became naturalised citizen so are my many friends. We may complain about weather even now and then but we like life in UK. It’s much better than many places. There are very few places on this planet where whether is perfect. If you are a migrant you have you be more practical and realistic than idealistic. Most foreign places are only welcoming to a degree. I have lived in Switzerland which is even more expensive and less welcoming.

PyongyangKipperbang · 10/06/2026 15:38

Legoland Windsor

Total dump, badly run and the queueing/fast pass system is a total shambles so you end up having to pay ££££ more to get on any rides.

JudgeJ · 10/06/2026 15:38

coulditbeme2323 · 10/06/2026 15:29

Never been at Christmas, but staff have told us how manic it gets.

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30 years ago we were in Florida and on New Years Eve we were told to select a park because they close them down foe a few hours because they're at capacity and you can't move to another one.

HelenHan67 · 10/06/2026 15:37

Redpaisley · 10/06/2026 15:34

You don’t like London because your kids don’t like it?

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Also where have you been in London? As, yeah, Trafalgar Square is hectic but it's just one place. It's a massive city. I love London but I personally think Borough Market is a bit shite (accept others will disagree!). If I only visited there I might not love it.

CarbootJunction · 10/06/2026 15:37

Legoland.
It's built on the side of a steep hill. Who on earth thought that was a good idea?

BoredZelda · 10/06/2026 15:36

Lordofthebantams · 10/06/2026 15:27

Miller and Carter is the working class idea of a posh restaurant.

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Ahh, love a bit of classist nonsense.

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