McDonald’s

It’s McDonalds, what else do you want?
The menu selection is much smaller than back home, but the food is the same quality. We did miss ranch, though, because chicken tenders were not as yummy with a spicy sauce.

Bloody awful!
Talk about the worse food I have ever had. They replaced half the ingredients in the special meals and the service was awful. Certainly not somewhere I would recommend to anyone that I know!

Yes, it’s a McDonald’s, yes they serve standard McDonald’s food, but while I try not to frequent here (it’s not good for my ever-​expanding waistline — I only have to look at food to put on weight…) this branch of the popular fast food chain is pretty good.
Open and spacious and located just off the corner of Marylebone Road and Baker Street, this McDonald’s has plenty of seats and is always kept clean and tidy by the multitude of staff around who are always friendly and good for a laugh.
I went in over the weekend, tempted along by a couple of friends, and whilst ordering my Sweet Chilli Chicken deli meal (easily the best thing on the menu), and my free student card Crunchie McFlurry, the server was asking me about which uni I was at, what I studied and having a great conversation with me. She even obliged my request for extra chilli sauce on the deli (not many people know you can ask for extra sauces or things on your food here), and it came with lashings of the stuff.
She even asked if I wanted extra pots of sauces, which was nice as sometimes I feel a bit awkward asking, particularly when it’s busy and they’re rushing around trying to please everyone.
Food was standard McDonald’s fare and no better or worse than usual, but the lovely touch of really good service makes all the difference. Coincidentally the girl that served me was doing a Masters in Law, which is very cool.

A handy McDonald’s around the corner from Madame Tussaud’s and the Baker Street Tube station, this one is on two floors with the loos (‘toilets’ in American) on the first floor (‘second floor’). As with most McD’s, the loos were clean and well stocked. The tables are cleaned and bussed often, leaving a decent place to eat your cheeseburger while you do what you need to do with their wi-​fi.

I used to go to this McDonald’s around the corner from my dorm when I was hungover and barely able to get out of bed. My hangover cure? A quarter pounder with cheese combo meal. This location has always been spectacularly clean (there are employees whose sole duty is just to clean all day) and never too terribly busy. There’s also lots of seating (there’s an upstairs as well) and the employees are very friendly. The location is great — just off Marylebone Road on Baker Street.
So why only 3 stars? Well, it’s a McDonald’s. Not exactly known for healthy gourmet food. A good location though, and definitely hits the spot when I’m hurting with a hangover.