Takeaway / fast food general discussion

XeNoN89 · 16 May 2022 at 16:51

dowie said:
For sure, I mean if I want some junk food I could order from Burger King, McDonalds etc.. via deliveroo/uber eats but I could also walk <100 meters to my local Tesco express, grab a rustlers, bottle of coke or milkshake, some of those freezer fries you just throw in the microwave etc.. and I’d have a cheaper and arguably better junk food meal.

I mean the freezer fries come in multi packs ditto to the cokes/Pepsi etc.. so can just keep a supply of those at home and just use when I get the occasional discounted Rustlers. Way cheaper than a fast food place.

those frozen microwave fries are disgusting and taste like the cardboard box they come in!

Minusorange · 16 May 2022 at 17:19

dowie said:
some of those freezer fries you just throw in the microwave etc.. and I’d have a cheaper and arguably better junk food meal.

Nothing beats McD's fries apart from the odd random fake KFC that also does pizza type place

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 17:20

Burger King is amazing at making me go to the bog shortly after taking it.

Mc Donalds their stuff a lot of the time seems barely warm enough to eat

Feek · 16 May 2022 at 17:47

Gerard said:
Mc Donalds their stuff a lot of the time seems barely warm enough to eat

If it's cold, take it up to the counter and ask for it to be replaced.

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 17:51

Feek said:
If it's cold, take it up to the counter and ask for it to be replaced.

It's not that it's cold it just seems barely warm enough to eat, same thing any time I go.

MooMoo444 · 16 May 2022 at 17:54

Prices and food quality aside - anyone really having bad luck with delivery apps? It feels like, every third order is a complete shambles with something missing, wrongly prepared, or receiving someone elses order entirely?

Feek · 16 May 2022 at 17:56

Gerard said:
It's not that it's cold it just seems barely warm enough to eat, same thing any time I go.

See my answer from some moments ago

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 18:05

Feek said:
See my answer from some moments ago

Hard to do when its a takeaway.

Minusorange · 16 May 2022 at 18:15

Gerard said:
Hard to do when its a takeaway.

Find somewhere closer so when you get home it's still warm instead of just barely warm ?

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 18:16

Minusorange said:
Find somewhere closer so when you get home it's still warm instead of just barely warm ?

This one is like 5 mins away, there's one even closer and the food to me still seems not really warm enough. Juat the way it is.

Feek · 16 May 2022 at 18:18

Gerard said:
This one is like 5 mins away, there's one even closer and the food to me still seems not really warm enough. Juat the way it is.

It shouldn't be the way it is though.

What's struck me there is that you have two McDonald's within five minutes of you.

Minusorange · 16 May 2022 at 18:20

Gerard said:
This one is like 5 mins away, there's one even closer and the food to me still seems not really warm enough. Juat the way it is.

Stick it in a warm (not cooking hot, just warm) oven for 5 minutes when you get back to warm it back up to the temp it was 5 minutes ago ??

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 18:21

Feek said:
It shouldn't be the way it is though.

What's struck me there is that you have two McDonald's within five minutes of you.

Yup, 2 mc Donald's, 2 KFC, 1 burger King, 3 subways, all easily within 5 mins via car

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 18:27

Minusorange said:
Stick it in a warm (not cooking hot, just warm) oven for 5 minutes when you get back to warm it back up to the temp it was 5 minutes ago ??

I'd normally eat it in the car, the one time I ate inside the foood court it seemed a bit warmer. Though I find it hard to believe in the time I trot back to the car it gets that much cooler.

dowie · 16 May 2022 at 18:29

MooMoo444 said:
Prices and food quality aside - anyone really having bad luck with delivery apps? It feels like, every third order is a complete shambles with something missing, wrongly prepared, or receiving someone elses order entirely?

Only time I’ve had that issue is when ordering from a shop on a delivery app, takeaway orders have generally been OK. (Aside from one ridiculous McDonalds order where some delivery people screwed up/cancelled and the food arrived cold - I complained and got a full refund).

Minusorange · 16 May 2022 at 18:29

Gerard said:
Though I find it hard to believe in the time I trot back to the car it gets that much cooler.

Why ? It's just wrapped in paper

Gerard · 16 May 2022 at 18:31

Minusorange said:
Why ? It's just wrapped in paper

And it's just been heated, it's not like I'm making my way through arctic winds on the minute or so trot to the car.

Minusorange · 16 May 2022 at 18:32

Gerard said:
And it's just been heated, it's not like I'm making my way through arctic winds on the minute or so trot to the car.

Well you said yourself it was warmer when you ate it immediately so obviously it is losing heat when you trot to the car

dlockers · 16 May 2022 at 18:32

Tbh I've had a lot of maccies and KFC recently and the chips have never been what j would describe hot, and life's too short to go and complain - especially in takeaway/drive thru sitchy.

chroniclard · 16 May 2022 at 18:32

It's paper thin reconstituted trash food. Unless it's right out the heater it's gonna be cold. :cry: