Since the Great Burger Takeover of 2014 a lot of folk tend to look down upon a humble Maccy D's burger; okay so it's probably not made with the greatest ingredients and most probably full of WAY too much salt and other baddies BUT I actually really like the overall taste of a naughty McD's burger (she says, cowering from the pro-gourmet burger crew's inevitable slaying).
I see McDonald's the way more people should probably see it ~ as a guilty pleasure and a treat; not an everyday or even, every week thing. I can count on one hand how many times I partake in a McD's in a year and I have to say, you might look down upon me (burger snob!) but I always enjoy it. The food that is anyway; the surroundings always leave a lot to be desired.
This partickular (Haha! Get it?) McDonald's Restaurant (Hehee! Always makes me laugh to hear people call it a restaurant!) is very handy for us folk of Partick, Broomhill and Thornwood. It's also not too far from Hyndland, should the people of such a place be in the mood for a little naughty meaty summin-summin. Mmmm...you know you want it! Well, you got it! (Oops, wrong burger chain.) It's slap bang in the middle of the Crow Road Retail Park. There's not much sit-in eating or drinking options in the Retail Park itself apart from McD's and a Cafe Nero. Also this McDonald's serves as a (very popular) Drive Thru should you be of the non-vehicularly challenged & hungry persuasion.
The inside of this place is okay ~ I know they revamped pretty much all of their places and made them a bit more modern and nicer looking. This one is an okay size; could maybe do with slightly more tables. The one thing apart from the usual stuff I dislike about places like McD's (too many hyped up, noisy, rampant children running around/screaming and the Bam Factor is a heavy 9 here) is I found this one REALLY COLD! We had to sit with out coats and scarves on the whole time we were there, which jolly well isn't cricket. We were kinda near the door but it wasn't even that ~ with the door closed it was still baltic. My fries had icicles man! (Nearly).
I'm still giving this place a 4 stars though as it's in a good area, you know what you're getting when you come here and I always do like my food. I might be hungry an hour later but it's pretty darn nice at the time. Also their coffee is a lot better here than it used to be: last visit I had a festive special; salted caramel latte (or something like that) and it was actually pretty good. If you are a coffee fan here you can also collect the wee bean stickers from your cups and you get your 7th coffee/hot drink free. I also like the McD's Breakfast range ~ often when I have stayed in a Travelodge MaccyD's is the nearest/cheapest place to go for breakfast & a cheeky Sausage & Egg McMuffin or my new fave; the Breakfast Wrap (NOM) are my two favourites.
McDonald's might not be the best place you can go for food or even a burger but I think for what they do they do it pretty well and the prices are always really good. After all; billions of weans & Americans can't be wrong, eh?! ;-) read more