Even McDonald’s is expensive now

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I remember it being an ok price back in the day

It was Dh’s birthday the other day and he requested Mcds for after work (crap 😂but what he asked for)
For two adult meals and a happy meal for our Dd, it was just over €25 (we’re not in the U.K.)
I mean wtf, looked at Burger King and the meals were just under €10 each, that’s almost €30
for takeaway junk 🤷🏻‍♀️
When will this end, it’s getting beyond a joke, food shop is so so expensive now too

Turns out I was wrong and some wise mumsnetters are right

They are adding onions to the burgers-i walked in shift and was told

Whoever had that idea is a fool-not everyone likes them

Hopefully,they will stop this soon

Get the wrap of the day - £1.99 and the offers every Monday on the app. I like a triple cheeseburger, only £1.49 once a month or so

Due South 😍😍😍😍😍😍

On the rare occasion I eat in McDonald's I always go for their wrap of the day £1.99. The meal is around £4.99

Apparently you can get burgers with or without onions

Just order a plain/without them and they won't be on them

We're getting feedback that people like it with onions so they may be here to stay

This isnt true.

I ordered DS a burger today on the screen and customised it with 'no onion'

Yes there were no onions added to the top with the sauce.

But underneath, stuck to bottom of the burger were several onions as it had still been cooked on grill with them.

He wouldn't eat it :(

Afaik you just ask for no onions. When I worked in burger king there were always requests and you just followed them.

I don't do much mind fast food going up in price. However I do grudge paying £15+ for a plate of pasta in a normal restaurant.

They don't put the extra onions on.

But the burger is still.cooked on the oniony grill and it will have buts of onion on it

That's kind of just the risk you take in fast food though really.

I love a BK burger!

This definitely

Prices have really gone up just lately, so I tend to get a sandwich for lunch when I’m out and about all day.

Did attempt to buy a plain double cheeseburger yesterday but was given one full of onions. Asked for a replacement and that also had onions! Got a refund and then went to Sainsbury’s and got a bacon and chicken sandwich instead.

I agree. It's hard to 'treat' yourself these days without spending a fortune even on McDonald's 😫

Once prices go up they never come down again, we’re all expected to adapt, the meteoric food price increase is ludicrous and there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it, everyone has to eat so we’re at the mercy of food producers and shops

I remember when I was a student back in the early 90s a standard value meal was £2.88. It stayed the same price for ages. According to the Bank of England’s inflation calculator, that’s £6.05 in today’s money. The actual current price is £6.59, so that’s about 10% more expensive in real terms.

Is it not about a fiver for a fairly hefty meal of medium fries, a large burger (e.g a Big Mac or Quarter Pounder rather than a hamburger/cheeseburger) plus a drink? Surely that is cheap? I can't think of anywhere else that serves an adult meal for a fiver or so. Maybe these are the old prices? I've not been for a while. But it general, nowadays, I'd not really expect much change from £20 for an adult main course and a soft drink in a pub or restaurant, and I'd expect to pay about £15 per adult portion for a takeaway without soft drinks (just outside of London for regional perspective), so McDs is still about as cheap as it gets.

Yeah definitely getting too pricey. And not to derail but I'm always surprised how busy my local nandos is on the weekends I mean it's £15+ now for burger and two sides!!! I used to pay £8 for that and get a bottomless drink. Can't justify nandos anymore

@mrsm43s
Big Mac: £4.99
Fries: £1.19
Diet coke: £0.99
Total: £7.17

It's up to you whether that's cheap or not.

Prices: https://mcdonalds-menu.co.uk/

I think it's still fairly cheap, although it does depend what you buy. The app always has offers on and there's the saver menu too. They had happy meals for £1.99 on the app last month, you can't beat that.

Not in my local McDonald’s or any I’ve been to ever.

Do they not still offer "meals" that are a reduced price to the individual item prices? Admittedly it seems that it has gone up since I last went when it was around a fiver for a Big Mac meal. But, of course, so have food prices in general.

In any case, I can't think of another restaurant that you could get a burger, fries and a soft drink for £7. I honestly don't think that's a bad price for a full meal with a drink. I don't tend to eat there often as I'm not really fan of burger and fries, but I still think it seems relatively cheap.

I've stopped eating takeaways apart from Indian, as they're so expensive, but occasionally I do love a good chicken tikka massala with mushroom pilau and naan bread.Along with poppadoms, sauces and onion bhajis it lasts me for three meals.

I can't think of another restaurant that you could get a burger, fries and a soft drink for £7

To me, a restaurant servers you food with crockery and cutlery, at the table.

If you are expected to eat with your hands, why don't all customers wash them before eating?

Wetherspoons can be cheaper than Maccas and you do get cutlery 😃