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biggaz26

bosseyed wrote: »

Yes. Its an absolute disgrace.

First up I tried to ring and reserve a table, but the man on the other end of the phone said I couldn't do that and I'd just have to turn up! Shocking! I tried it and luckily they had a table available for me so - next problem, there was no one at the door to direct me to a table (I wanted a booth) so after waiting for a few minutes tapping my winkle pickers in impatience I had to give in and just go and find my booth myself! Luckily there was one available so I went to sit in it and would you believe it! Some rascal had left the detritus of their meal on the seat and the waiting staff had yet to clear it up! Astounding really isn't it? I gestured in some annoyance to the waiting staff but was roundly ignored, so I had no option but to get out one of my gloves and brush the offending items onto the floor - horrific!

When I had finally seated myself, imagine my horror - no menus! How am I to choose my meal! And the waiter had still not made his/her presence known so I had to wait. And wait. And no one came! Ultimately after 20 minutes I was forced to go to some manner of serving counter in the corner and catch the eyes of the scallywags behind it - I gave them the angriest piece of my mind about the service in this establishment, but would you believe it, the fellow simply stared at me blankly - almost as if English was not his first language! I mean I was astounded, a man of such low intellect obtaining gainful employment.

Eventually I managed to make it clear that I wished to order a melon ball starter, followed by seared yellowfin tuna in a balsamic lemongrass jus, followed by a piece of Pavlova - as it turned out the oik behind the counter informed that I must purchase some manner of chicken based edible, I mean really! Chicken! I'm not foreign, why would I want chicken. When he told me it was cooked with a secret recipe of herbs and spices, invented by some colonel I felt a little mroe at ease (the army are known for their quality spices). I ended up ordering some manner of 'ZINGER' chicken dish, so I returned to my booth to await the staff - after another 20 minutes, the gentleman who had been gesticulating from behind the serving counter finally came over and very nearly threw a dismal plastic tray littered with carboard boxes and a rather offensive smell - I mean the shock! Upon inspection this turned out to be my meal, so I strode in disgust to the counter to request some cutlery - would you credit it, I was expected to eat with my hands!

Well. I got quite irate and let my vexation be known. The policeman who asked me to leave was very pleasant though.

Seriously...I think this is my most favourite post EVER!!!

rustyboy21

BK and mc donalds are very similar to each other, as far as I am concerned.

I can concur that BOTH do cook the burgers instore from raw sate. I have seen my local MD do it and have seen the BK at Keele services on the M6 do it too. The worrying thing though was the quarter pounders start off the size of a small dinner plate ( approx 6-7'' diameter) by the time they come out, they are 3-4'' diameter, must be loads of fat in them.

Tip for you all in getting a good burger, works everytime for me.

When ordering said burger, order it with something that it normally has on it taken off, eg quarter pounder with cheese, order it without the cheese. They have to freshly make them, so they always come out very hot and do seem to lose the rubbery texture to them, and they seem to taste of beef ! ( strange but true !)

Regarding service, I would say that I have had better service in 90% of the fast food chains, than I have had in resaurants/pubs that sell food. If you want waiter service/table service, go to a restaurant.

Ref KFC It's difficult to ascertain whether the OP has had a problem, or is going to go for a Job with them, as his question posted is too vague to comment on

biggaz26

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Tip for you all in getting a good burger, works everytime for me.

When ordering said burger, order it with something that it normally has on it taken off, eg quarter pounder with cheese, order it without the cheese.

What you mean ask for a quarter pounder??

Does it work for all ther food....Should I ask for Large fries hold the fries...

In fairness, I dont eat in any of these places any more..........or any less...I thank you.....ill be here all week be sure to tip you waitress....oh you cant....

G

Azari

rustyboy21 wrote: »

The worrying thing though was the quarter pounders start off the size of a small dinner plate ( approx 6-7'' diameter) by the time they come out, they are 3-4'' diameter, must be loads of fat in them.

This always happens with burgers. It is caused by the fibers in the meat contracting, not the loss of fat. It will happen even if you make the burger yourself out of the very best beef.

Burgers should contain a high proportion of fat because most of it escapes when it is cooked. If you use very lean beef the burger will tend to be very 'dry'.

rustyboy21

biggaz26 wrote: »

What you mean ask for a quarter pounder??

Does it work for all ther food....Should I ask for Large fries hold the fries...

In fairness, I dont eat in any of these places any more..........or any less...I thank you.....ill be here all week be sure to tip you waitress....oh you cant....

G

If you order say a quarter pounder, without cheese, but with everything else on it, it will arrive 'freshly made', hot and have a better texture to it, than if you just order a standard quarter pounder, which has already been made and has been standing in the warmwer for the past 20 minutes.

Believe me it tastes so much better.

Ref fries without the fries.... Yes you could do that, that is known as the low fat fries option, same as diet burger is the bun without the burger ( very old victoria wood sketch if anyone remembers )

System

rustyboy21 wrote: »

If you order say a quarter pounder, without cheese, but with everything else on it, it will arrive 'freshly made', hot and have a better texture to it, than if you just order a standard quarter pounder, which has already been made and has been standing in the warmwer for the past 20 minutes.

Believe me it tastes so much better.

Ref fries without the fries.... Yes you could do that, that is known as the low fat fries option, same as diet burger is the bun without the burger ( very old victoria wood sketch if anyone remembers )

I agree, a 1/4 pounder tastes alot better when its straight off the hot plate, asking for a slight difference to the burger is the only way to guarantee this!

tbourner

rustyboy21 wrote: »

If you order say a quarter pounder, without cheese, but with everything else on it

I think he meant why don't you order a "quarter pounder", rather than a "quarter pounder with cheese" with no cheese. Everything in McDs has cheese on though.

sarahlou89

Yeh thats true, if you ask for something specially ordered ie a burger with no pickle or onion it will be made fresh

iNath

goater78 wrote: »

4 maybe 5 hundred KFC's in the UK?

They opened their 800th store a couple of months back.
KFC is a mixture of company (40%) and franchise (60%) owned stores so the service/quality can be a bit hit & miss depending on where you are.

biggaz26

tbourner wrote: »

I think he meant why don't you order a "quarter pounder", rather than a "quarter pounder with cheese" with no cheese. Everything in McDs has cheese on though.

I was just taking the !!!!....clearly I am not as funny as I think!

G