Unleash The Nade Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The last McDonalds I went to had a customer service thingy having a raging breakdown at his supervisor for asking him to clean a table. That said, when calling the service 'poor' it begs the question: compared to what? I don't think it builds any illusions as to what it is. And for what it is, it remains far and away better than it's nearest competitor. Maybe if they employed people instead of "thingys" they would be even better. You do realise how fucking patronising that comment was I hope? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Dunfermline/peterhead still have,too small to turn them into burger kings Where is the Wimpy in Dunfermline? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Maybe if they employed people instead of "thingys" they would be even better. You do realise how fucking patronising that comment was I hope? Perhaps you could explain. There's nothing patronising about it whatsoever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Perhaps you could explain. There's nothing patronising about it whatsoever. At what position in any working establishment does someone progess from becoming a thingy to a person? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The last McDonalds I went to had a customer service thingy having a raging breakdown at his supervisor for asking him to clean a table. That said, when calling the service 'poor' it begs the question: compared to what? I don't think it builds any illusions as to what it is. And for what it is, it remains far and away better than it's nearest competitor. I can see where you're coming from, but when it comes to basic service, I slightly disagree. I don't think that it can be excused just because it's at the lower end of the culinary spectrum. I've been to expensive restaurants where the service is just as piss poor, and some cheaper ones where it's been fantastic. Agreed though, in the setting they're in, it's probably very difficult to put across any kind of decent customer service when you're asking the same thing over and over again. There will be some staff in there that will go that extra bit though, but it shouldn't be a minority. That said though, like I said, I see what you're getting at. I don't usually go into McDonalds full stop, but if I did I wouldn't be expecting silver service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 In USA I'll go for a&w burger,how fast food should be done! In the UK I'll go for pintos the mexican place I'm sure they've got a few places and one on queen street. I don't think Pinto's is a chain. I went on there website but it says there's only a restaurant in Glasgow. It was excellent, though. My burrito couldn't have been more full and almost exploded. Fairly cheap too, although it comes under the whole Nando's-style ordering system. I don't mind that, though. It means that the employees aren't hassling you asking how your meal it. It's fast-food. I don't think I can pinpoint just one... Best Pizza Hut - Have had takeaway from them recently, which was the first time I'd eaten there in years. IT was hands down the worst pizza I'd ever ordered. The restuarant side of things have tried to move to a more Nando's level of middle-class-ery, but it's not sitting well. The food doesn't match up. If it was Pizza Hut Delivery, they use different pizzas than the ones at their restaurants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 At what position in any working establishment does someone progess from becoming a thingy to a person? They don't. They just have a set of job titles that I can't remember off the top of my head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 They don't. They just have a set of job titles that I can't remember off the top of my head. Ah,you mean a customer service person,as opposed to a customer service thingy. I understand fully now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Where is the Wimpy in Dunfermline? Sadly deceased 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) I think O'Neills is brilliant. Me and one of my flatmates have made a habit of going there after a night out, the burgers are unreal and it's the perfect hangover cure. We must look like massive queerhawks, two guys regularly coming in and getting those big girly ice creams in a huge bowl each. The service is always excellent too. I absolutely despise Walkabout, I don't know why but I'm never relaxed in there. Prefer Scream pubs or Wetherspoons. I've never been to Nando's so can't comment. I don't mean that the way Guardian readers say "Have I seen Friends? No, I don't even own a TV", I've genuinely never been. BTW, 9 pages on chain restaurants shows what a collection of fat b*****ds Scottish people are. Edited January 6, 2012 by Guest 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 One of my mates is the kitchen manager at the TGI fridays in edinburgh. 50% discount on food for me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1884 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Used to have 1 of these in Glasgow, it was just off sauchiehall St. Although strangely it was shared with KFC (2 restaurants, 1 shop) I really liked it, burgers were far superior to other fast food chains, ended up just becoming a bigger KFC though In Belfast they have subways within newspaper shops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 One of my mates is the kitchen manager at the TGI fridays in edinburgh. 50% discount on food for me Still wouldn't pay for that shite, as I've said earlier you'd get better quality food in McDonald's. Awful, awful place to eat. It's a very tacky, over-priced, cocktail bar; it's definitely not for eating in. Last went in two Christmases ago for uni Christmas lunch, and nothing was acceptable, except the bottled beers - but they can't really f**k that up... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattydfc Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 That little argument between Unleash The Nade and vikingTON was the most pointless thing I've ever seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) I used to be of the opinion that all McDonalds were of roughly the same standard. I was wrong. The one in Maryhill is horrific. All the staff are complete pig humans (half pig/half human). Edited January 6, 2012 by Bonksy+HisChristianParade 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Not a lot of chat about Subway in this thread which leads me to believe people think it is just alright. There used to be two Quiznos in Glasgow city centre that were miles better than subway (if slightly more expensive) gutted when they both closed. Tried Baguette Express a couple of times, ok grub but depending on staffing it isn't always fast food. My favourite thing right now is Pinto, it is just round the corner from my flat and if I'm feeling starving the burrito will fill you up. It is actually not bad for a quick sit down as well and you can get a beer too which pushes it well above subway when it comes to a mid-session interval. I'm not a great fan of chain restaurants and loathe going to places like Di Maggios because honestly the food isn't that good and their menu is boring as f**k. Oh pasta, I've never tried that before. Same goes for Frankie and Benny's. Places like Wotherspoons, Scream etc I can't be too hard on them because at least it is a pub and the primary reason to go is to get alcohol and not food. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) I haven't been to Pinto yet, but Taco Mazama does very decent fast food. Lunchtime half quesadilla deal is always a winner. Edited January 6, 2012 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ketchup is decent for burgers although I'll probably not go to Ketchup once my student card expires (no more 2 for 1), the burgers are good but scrap paying £10 for a burger with only really bad coleslaw, I know other places in the West End you can pay just under a £10, and get a Burger, Chips and decent salad bits. Try Hummingbird on Bath Street. Pretty sure they still do 2 for 1 burgers. Last time I went I had a black and blue. A big, juicy beefburger topped with bacon and Stilton. A brilliant scran for a hungover Sunday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambie's Pigeon Feed Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 All basic fast food chains (McDonalds, etc) are shite but serve a purpose. I hate the so called upper end ones though, they are pish and getting into the price bracket where you might as well just go to a proper place. Tony Macaroni's and Papperino's do a job at filling you up with not too bad basic Italian fare, Ashoka is shite and anyone eating in those places wants to take a long hard look at themselves given the plethora of outstanding curry shops in Glasgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I used to like eating at Old Orleans but I think they shut down years ago. Frankenstein's seems to be a chain- service in the Edinburgh one was bloody shocking last time I went there. It took a hour to bring us a cold cheese burger. Fux ake! There's some fit birds serving in some of the Maccy D's on this side of the county- makes up for the crap food. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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