What popular places are overrated?

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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.

Gail’s bakery and Legoland Windsor.

My immediate thought was Bettys… don’t get the hype at all.

London!?!?

why?

It’s a fantastic city. Full of life, vibe and possibilities.

Much prefer Paris. London is pretty awful was there last week

It's a JFT (just for tourists).

Love love love Oxford. Yes the tourists are crazy but it's very special

You might like Stockbridge too then?

Agree with Betty’s so overpriced and tiny portions, definitely wouldn’t queue to get a table there again.

Anywhere that does “bottomless” food and drink. There are loads of restrictions,
it’s never worth the money, just give us a decent portion to start with (Cote, I’m looking at you and your bottomless fries)

Yes but there's no real skill in making pasta or pizza

It was so much more laid back, rides were better, less people.

I found Montmatre/bottom of the sacre coeur awful last time I went which was about 7 years ago. We went at Xmas time so it was really busy (and very cold, don’t do it folks!) and we were hassled by hawkers touting their crap and bring very intimidating. I was trying to get DH away from them. I’ve always loved Paris but never had an experience like that around that area and found it was clogged with Lime scooters, and didn’t have quite a good vibe as it used to.
And I live in London so v much used to a capital city!

Where did you go in London that was awful? @Sometimessmiling

Totally agree with you on food being really awful at Disney!!

I agree

Hilarious 😂

Kensington Park, Chiswick, Holland Park,

Yes, yes and yes!

Also the staff were so nice, I found the people at Disney to be downright rude. We have a video of Obelix asking me for a kiss and then doing his bashful act. It was joyous!

I'd love to go at Christmas. I bet it's a lovely atmosphere.

I thought it was great

Scotland…. But for no other reason that the cold. So much potential but spoilt (for me) but the fact i spent most of my visits just feeling cold (and I only visit family there in the depth of summer

Dublin - too much forced "craic"

Madame Tussauds - well past its day

San Francisco - so expensive, run down with a big issue with homelessness

I 100% agree with all 3

Rivers, whenever I go anywhere with my parents they want to take a ‘nice walk along the river’ - no mum, I haven’t travelled into central London from the rural Gloucestershire to walk along the side of the fucking Thames, why not go on a boat ride or a museum or the shops or something we don’t have at home in our tiny market town!

sorry, it’s good to get that off my chest!

Brighton - so run down.
Centre parks - expensive, damp, grotty accommodation and activities that are all done and dusted by 10am, leaving a boring day of nothing to do. There are really only so many times you can go on a bike ride, and it’s no fun swimming in a pool that is rammed with people. I really can’t see the attraction of the place. Couldn’t wait to go home! Worst holiday I’ve ever had.
Cadburys chocolate - used to be amazing, now it’s horrible.
Christmas fairs/pantomimes/parties/hype/forced fun- basically I hate Christmas!