What's the best/your favourite chain restaurant?

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Fast food included.

Our family loves going to Harvester or McDonald's

Scared to mention it to be honest as all mine have closed, at least near us; Carluccios, Cote, Cafe Rouge. I was probably the only person in the country who liked Jamie's.

If I'm staying over for work I try & get a table at Brassserie Blanc but please don't tell anyone.

@MissConductUS Sadly no Chick-fil-A over here that I know of (I love Chick-fil-A!!!)

Ikea's in house, cafeteria style, restaurant!

It's really the only stress free eating out experience when you have young DC and no one to babysit.

In fairness, I'd rate a plate of their salmon over some of the stuff in the chains named here.

Thanks for the answer, @AnotherRoadsideAttraction . I love them too!

The kids' favourites are Pizza Express and Las Iguanas

McDonald's for quick drive through. pizza hut for cozy sit down although DH doesn't like it. Hate Pizza Express, always freezing cold, hard surfaces everywhere and echoey. I want to be warm and comfy eating pizza not perched on a hard chair with a knife and fork

Yo sushi, Nandos or Bills for brunch. However... There are almost always better places to go, more diverse menus and more reasonably priced.

I get that it is useful to have a consistent go to for if you are travelling with dcs etc and just need something reliable, however, you will almost always find better local offerings

Busaba Eathai (oh my God, the calamari…) or Wagamama

Ping Pong

Wagamama’s here too.
McDonald’s for fast food.

McDonalds
Five Guys
The Ivy ( ended up accidentally eating in different versions two nights in a row when back in London, but enjoyable food)

Top three are probably

Tim Hortons
Nandos
Wagamama

Zizzi

^Tim Hortons
Nandos
Wagamama^

As a Canadian this really made me laugh. I don't think Tim Hortons would be on many people's list over here!

I miss British chain restaurants. With a few exceptions, chains on this side of the pond tend to be burgers and pizza. We don't have the same choice of reliable, "nicer" chains. On the flip side, we tend to have a better selection of independent restaurants even in smaller towns.

RIP Jamie's, I loved it!
Wagamama, Zizzi, Strada, Leon

Las Iguanas, can't believe it hasn't been mentioned more but maybe there aren't all that many around?!

Mine used to be Garfunkel’s but they shut all the ones in London during Covid and never reopened again💔

Spaghetti House

Pizza Express
Wagamamas
KFC
McDonalds
Wimpey

@gogohmm
Of course....London, then the rest of the U.K
I too don't think a few branches in the capital counts as a chain.

Five Guys
Wagamama
Zizzi, altho I’m very disappointed they’ve got rid of their fried courgette!

Thinking about it though, my favourite chain is probably the Lounges. They seem to be popping up everywhere now - I love all their breakfast dishes!

Itsu, Pret, Le Pain or Ole & Steen for grab and go type places
Flat Iron, Dishoom, Wahaca & The Ivy Cafe for sit down meals

If we're doing places which just have very few branches, I'll cheat and say Bancone. I hope they open everywhere and spread carby deliciousness nationwide.

Kids love Five Guys and Wagas. Cote is reliable and good value. Leon is the best. And we all really miss Jamie’s Italian, so much free aperol spritz and free kids meals and freebie starters, no wonder they went bust!

Subway, I know it's crap, I get just the veggie delight so just the salad for filling and cheese, so it's boring too, they must put crack in the bread, I can never turn it down.
Pizza express.
We don't have either of them where I live but whenever I've got a trip down to Inverness I get subway and pizza express and have a carb party.

Pizza Hut
Macdonalds
KFC

I could live off those 3 places if I wasn't health conscious.

Cote and Browns are great
Bill's for breakfast (I remember when he was a curmudgeonly green grocer in Lewes...!)
ASK is probably my favourite chain Italian
Also love Wahaca