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.

I love Amorino.🍦

No, not much. Except for the breathtaking cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the architectural marvel of Battistero di San Giovanni and the Composanto Cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and 14th century frescoes. To say nothing of the haunting view of the Arno from Ponte di Mezzo at sunset. What a waste of space.

Agreed. I think people go expecting this super hyped up over romanticised place and wind up disappointed. I’m half French, my family really detest Paris in the same way lots of Brits hate London I guess. It is grimy and simply dodgy in parts (Montmartre for example is hideous at night).

I had a lovely time at the one in Harrogate which I thought was lovely especially wiht the pianist. But the one in York was quite disappointing, over chilled sandwiches (why are food and drinks always so bloody cold these days?!) the room was a bit tired and it seemed a bit more rushed and going through the paces rather than having a special experience.

Another vote for centre parcs.

Bourton on the water

I prefer Paris.

I also prefer the retro charm of Disneyland LA to Florida.

It was already a tourist trap back in the 1970s!

Not sure if it’s been said - Dishoom.
it was ok.

I've only ever visited Paris (about 5 times I think) but lived in London, there are definitely parts of London I avoided and still do - Leicester Square for example is filthy and actually a bit frightening particularly at night, but London as a whole I think is absolutely fabulous and I miss it everyday!

Salcombe, just so terribly underwhelming and really rather dull.

Dubrovnik. Noisy and crowded.
Betty’s used to be good, but pricey, now it’s very very pricey
Tat avenue leading to the tower in Pisa.

The best of Paris are the bits tourists never really go to unless staying a week or more.

Trocadero, Rue St Honore, Louvre, Galeries Lafayette etc: yuck. Especially in high summer.

But an autumn morning stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens, followed by a spot of shopping at Le Bon Marche and a decent lunch venue with few tourists in attendance is a morning well-spent.

I have to be honest that post covid Paris has felt inexplicably a bit tired. Not sure what it is ...

I love Pisa
It's a proper working town with so much that the tourists don't see because they're too focused on the leaning tower.

Lol, I agree. Last time we went there the narrow streets were so rammed you were forced to walk in one direction, turning round to walk the other way would’ve caused chaos 😂😂

Charlie the caterpillar cake from Co-op is far better and cheaper. The Frankie the French bulldog cake from B&M is great for less than a fiver.

Only came here to back you on Center Parcs, OP!

Knew it would pop up but we're a massive CP family. LOVE it!

While I'm here, I'm gonna throw in Tony's Chocaloney.

Tastes like cheap advent calendar chocolate to me!

I love it as well, it ticks so many boxes!

I came on to say this. It's closed at the minute though

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Tintagel. It was wonderful before coaches arrived. And before all the Merlin mystery stuff was hyped up.
But now it is so busy. The magic that was real is gone.

Greggs. Particularly their mediocre, luke warm at best sausage rolls. Some of their sandwiches are ok but not worth going out of my way for. I really don’t know what the hype is about their sausage rolls though, I’ve never had a good one.

All of it?

I’ve never “got” London (and I say this as someone who adored places like New York). It’s busy, dirty, most people I have encountered there are rude. I don’t have much interest in the attractions there other than the ones I’ve already done, so I never want to rush back. I also find anything that is nice suddenly becomes popular and is then impossible to visit without booking ages in advance or queuing for years.

i wish that there were some shows etc that toured more than kept to London as I just really don’t want to go! For example I’d love to see Harry Styles but can’t justify all the travel to go somewhere I don’t like and to fight to leave Wembley etc

(also I’m a 3hr train journey away and it costs so much in rail travel that’s another thing to put me off!)

Yes, been a couple of times it wasnt what I was expecting. Its very poor quality for how much it costs.