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Good evening chaps and chappesses. Tonight I shall be reviewing my time spent a fine restaurant and detailing the food, the service and the ambience for you.
I decided to try out a local establishment that has received much popular acclaim, McDonalds. The fancy sounding name might put you off, but don't be afraid, inside they are very friendly.
My other half and I stood by the door waiting for the maitre'd, but he must have been busy at the time and we decided to be rather cheeky and seat ourselves after we had stood waiting for twenty minutes.
The last occupants of the table had obviously enjoyed themselves immensely as they had made rather a mess. Chuckling to ourselves at the thought of them digging in with such gusto gave us a good indication of the top notch quality of the food. Having seated ourselves we were lacking menus and a wine list so I asked the couple seated at the next table if we might use theirs. Unfortunately the couple appeared to be foreign and we couldn't understand what they said to us. I think they may have been french and it seems as if the gentleman of the couple mistook me for a friend of his as he addressed me 'Poncey B'stard'.
My other half had spotted a menu at the far side of room though, attached to the wall no less. It must have been a staff menu, but we thought we might bend the rules of etiquette just a little and use it anyway.
The menu is heavily dominated by meat products, but there are vegetarian options available. There didn't appear to be a hors'doeuvres section so we decided to skip straight to the main course. I selected the delightfully exotic sounding 'Big Mac Meal' whilst my other half decided to try the 'McChicken Sandwich'.
We still couldn't spot any waiters so we decided to wait with the other patrons in the queue for their coats at the coat check counter. Upon reaching the head of the queue the girl said that she could take our order for us. Alas we soon ran into a problem when she said "Whityawantin", more foreigners! Now I'm not against foreigners working in this country of course, but one does wish they would learn the language. We had great difficulty in making her out, although credit where it's due, she did make a good stab at English.
Having made our order for food we decided that since neither of us was particuarly in the mood for a bottle we would just order the wine by the glass. The girl informed us in her broken English that they did not have any wine. I suspect that this was just an excuse as the sommelier wasn't available and she probably didn't want to recommend anything without proper knowledge, very wise. We eventually both settled on a coca cola, which came in a rather kitsch paper cup with a straw. I think that the girl may have misheard us because she seemed to have given us slush puppies instead of drinks so we had to ask her to remove some of the ice.
The food was a little disapointing I have to say because my Big Mac came rather well done when I specifically asked for it rare. I was beginning to think that we may have picked a bad evening to attend dinner at this establishment as it appeared their kitchen staff were on strike as they served our food in plastic containers instead of plates.
The french couple from earlier waved goodbye as they left wishing us a cheery "fookkoffya'per o B'stards" in that wonderfully rich french accent of theirs. We didn't have the heart to tell them that we weren't married and that they shouldn't have addressed us both as B'stards.
All in all it was a nice evening, but I would advise you to book ahead, they were very busy.
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[ This Message was edited by: scotsboyuk on 2005-07-03 00:22 ]
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Posted: 2005-07-02 21:57:43
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On 2005-07-02 21:57:43, scotsboyuk wrote:
The food was a little disapointing I have to say because my Big Mac came rather well done when I specifically asked for it rare
Youre a genius
Rare big mac please....
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Posted: 2005-07-02 22:06:55
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Posted: 2005-07-02 22:09:59
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Very nice review, there Scots! There's an eaterie that I am unfamiliar with that I believe comes as highly recommended as this 'McDonalds' called Kentucky Fried Chicken. How about a review of this fine restaurant next Scotsboy?
I believe this particular type of venue is frequented by an astute and fashionable group of people known as 'chavs'. These patrons of fashion wear a lot of Burberry and very chunky jewellery, so they must be rich. They also I belive use plastic surgery a lot, as many of the female types have what are known as 'Croydon Facelifts', and have personal heroes in people like Jordan and Jade Goody. They are often seen wearing their white, or pink for the ladies, leisure suits whilst out with their triple buggies and Lidl shopping bags. and the inevitable baseball cap. Tell me scotsboy, have you come across any of these I'm sure amenable and fashionable people called 'chavs'?
I wager that this 'Kentucky Fried Chicken', or 'KFC' as the fashionistas call it is a quality eating establishment with a friendly, upper crust clientele, pray, could you furnish us with a review?
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Posted: 2005-07-02 22:12:00
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@Sammy_boy
More reviews will be forthcoming.
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Posted: 2005-07-02 22:22:56
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pure brilliance
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Posted: 2005-07-03 00:20:34
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hmm...@scotty..how nice of you to post this oh..so detailed rview at such an opportune moment...i was planning on visiting this establishment's outlet ( newly opened a week ago, in the vicinity of my residence) tomorrow for a leisurely Sunday brunch, and the missus has also been looking forward to it
Big-Mac rare..ill keep that in mind
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Posted: 2005-07-03 00:30:02
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ROFL.. I'm lovin' it.
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Posted: 2005-07-03 23:29:04
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I wasn't lovin it earlier. I had a McPuke with fries. After i'd eaten my 1/4 pounder (which had been overdosed with onion) and a chocolate shake. The grease mixed with the frothyness of the shake made my stomach gurgle. Didn't tast the same the second time around. Was nicer.
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Posted: 2005-07-04 01:25:11
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Well The one i go to must be posh as it has a wifi hotspot and they also deliver your food to your car window. Had a rather nice chickin ceaser salad with parmesan cheese and garlic croutons :-)
In france they even serve cold lager beer. . .
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Posted: 2005-07-04 01:32:08
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