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I know this conversation thread will cause much controversy and division but, what takeaway/fast food/restaurant do you think is overrated?
I'll go first, Nandos
It's just chicken guys, and the chicken isn't even that good |
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To be honest there are just so many and usually English style places, to many microwave chefs I think
Five guys is overrated especially linked to price
Indian and Chinese from personal experience tend to be decent by me.
Had a burger in a pub last night and it was absolutely below average, bland chips etc |
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"Wetherspoons. The gutless atmosphere can’t make up for the cheap beer "
I don’t mind spoons, I know what I’m getting quality for the price and atmosphere is good.
Appreciate it varies re clientele lol |
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Nandos. Was ok many years ago and now it's terrible. Small chicken and overpriced. Do my own.
KFC, I remember when you got a bargain bucket you couldn't put the lid on and the burgers were nice,absolutely crap now.
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"Nandos. Was ok many years ago and now it's terrible. Small chicken and overpriced. Do my own.
KFC, I remember when you got a bargain bucket you couldn't put the lid on and the burgers were nice,absolutely crap now.
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I've n3ver been to a Nando's. Probably because people say the same as you.
I do love a KFC, but they do vary from place to place. Some are excellent others are terrible. |
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"In all honesty Greggs........
Yes I use it. Yes I know people love it but it's fucking greasy pastry with bastardised non nutritional shite inside.
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And, more often than not, it's cold. Thanks George Osborne.
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Chinese.
From a personal viewpoint — once I started eating Thai, Vietnamese and Korean I never went back to Chinese cuisine. I just find it insipid, lacking in fragrant taste and aroma, 'inversatile' in flavour, comparatively bland and unsatisfying. |
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Sadly quality has deteriorated shockingly even in usually good restaurants. Personally I have never been fond of any fast food chains except on a handful of occassions due to a need at the time. I am lucky to have a great fish and chips place near me and undulge sometimes |
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By *929Man 3 weeks ago
bedlington |
McDonald’s - mostly tasteless shit that arrived looking like it was thrown together and then stamped on
Greggs - everything cold these days, every steak bake I ever had was just filled with gravy
Nando’s - had once in life wasn’t bad but was expecting far more for the way people talk about it
I had a burger at one of those chains I forget its name it was nice enough but about 15 quid for one burger which was tiny |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
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Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either  "
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Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else). |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
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Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either
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Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else)."
Never eating there again though! |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
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Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either
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Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else).
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Never eating there again though! "
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I promise to take you somewhere more refined and urbane, like Pizza sExpress.  |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
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Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either
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Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else).
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Never eating there again though!
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I promise to take you somewhere more refined and urbane, like Pizza sExpress. "
The garlic oil there is my weakness  I hope you aren't a vampire  |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
·
Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either
•
Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else).
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Never eating there again though!
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I promise to take you somewhere more refined and urbane, like Pizza sExpress.
The garlic oil there is my weakness I hope you aren't a vampire "
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I am Nosferatu. 🦇 |
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"Five guys
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I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.
·
Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either
•
Granted, they don't market themselves as artisan burgers like GBK, Ground, Honest... they're more 'dirty burgers' (a term often used in London, 'not sure anywhere else).
·
Never eating there again though!
•
I promise to take you somewhere more refined and urbane, like Pizza sExpress.
The garlic oil there is my weakness I hope you aren't a vampire
•
I am Nosferatu. 🦇"
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I don't think I've had nandos and it doesn't particularly interest me.
The thought of KFC makes me feel sick.
Every so often I really fancy McDonald's and then become filled with self loathing halfway into the burger. They do good coffee though
Greggs- I'm perpetually bewildered by the national obsession.
You can tell I'm pretty classy from that list eh? |
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Chip shop chips.
Just to explain when I was a kid chip shop chips were awesome. They were a rare treat we had maybe once every month or two. But...they were absolutely fucking divine when we did have them.
Fast forward to my late teens when I started working. There was a chippy nearby and every Friday everybody had a chippy lunch. However...I found the chips weren't very nice. The taste and texture just weren't right; these weren't chippy chips like I remembered! Over the course of my late teens to mid-20s I tried chips from several different chip shops and came to the same conclusion: chips just aren't very nice. Maybe the fact they were a rare treat in my childhood was the reason I used to love them so much.
Then, one day in my early 20s I happened to be in a different city looking for a sandwich in an eatery area. However, a certain delicious smell I remembered from my childhood caught my attention. It turned out it was coming from a chip shop and I had to have the chips. Whilst eating the chips I was taken right back to being about 10 years old. But...chips are just peeled and thick cut potatoes that have been deep-fried...why did they taste different from here?
I asked the chippy bloke what potatoes he used and what he fried them in. It turned out the potatoes weren't anything special - I think he said "Huh? Just like big jacket potatoes". I then asked him what they were fried in and he replied (worryingly, from memory): "Lard...is that OK?" I think he was worried I was a vegetarian or had religious reasons for not eating pork but I assured him it was fine and they really were the best chips I had eaten in years.
I have since discovered that chips aren't chips unless they're deep-fried in some sort of animal fat like lard or beef dripping. Vegetable oils just ruin them but I suppose cost means nearly every chip shop just uses some sort of vegetable oil these days. I suspect economies is what ruins most fast food outlets - I rarely eat anything now from takeaways or chain restaurants that I find I can't cook better myself. |
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"I don't think I've had nandos and it doesn't particularly interest me.
The thought of KFC makes me feel sick.
Every so often I really fancy McDonald's and then become filled with self loathing halfway into the burger. They do good coffee though
Greggs- I'm perpetually bewildered by the national obsession.
You can tell I'm pretty classy from that list eh? "
Oh I do the same! Maybe once or twice a year I convince myself I want a McDonald’s sausage and egg McMuffin, then recall why I’ve not touched one in months |
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