Queues in Aberdare Tescos car park.

[the other bob wilson]

I went on my once a fortnight trip to Tescos Aberdare yesterday and had to queue outside for just a couple of minutes (compared to an hour about six weeks ago) to get in, but was surprised to see a queue of cars snaking back and forth through the Tesco's car pack. I concluded that it could only be for the McDonalds drive through which had just opened again and when I got home, this story confirmed that;-

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/mcdonalds-cardiff-wales-open-delivery-18364826

I'm biased, because I've never understood what all the fuss was about with McDonalds, but does anyone else find that a bit sad and pathetic?

[goats]

I went on my once a fortnight trip to Tescos Aberdare yesterday and had to queue outside for just a couple of minutes (compared to an hour about six weeks ago) to get in, but was surprised to see a queue of cars snaking back and forth through the Tesco's car pack. I concluded that it could only be for the McDonalds drive through which had just opened again and when I got home, this story confirmed that;-

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/mcdonalds-cardiff-wales-open-delivery-18364826

I'm biased, because I've never understood what all the fuss was about with McDonalds, but does anyone else find that a bit sad and pathetic?

The food is generally shiiite but reckon it can only be parents taking their kids for a treat? I know it’s not really a treat to be given food that’s bad for them but you get the gist?

[Toadstool]

I guess as well that if you’ve had to cook for your kids every night for the last 10 weeks it’s a treat for parents as well

[CCFCC3PO]

I went on my once a fortnight trip to Tescos Aberdare yesterday and had to queue outside for just a couple of minutes (compared to an hour about six weeks ago) to get in, but was surprised to see a queue of cars snaking back and forth through the Tesco's car pack. I concluded that it could only be for the McDonalds drive through which had just opened again and when I got home, this story confirmed that;-

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/mcdonalds-cardiff-wales-open-delivery-18364826

I'm biased, because I've never understood what all the fuss was about with McDonalds, but does anyone else find that a bit sad and pathetic?

I appreciate parents may be tired of cooking food for their kids every day, but let's be honest, you could probably chuck a pizza in the oven for less effort and time than it takes to queue for a McDonald's. People buy into the hype and myth - making burgers is also easy, and you will get better quality beef even in the supermarkets.

[Jordi Culé]

I guess as well that if you’ve had to cook for your kids every night for the last 10 weeks it’s a treat for parents as well

In Aberdare home cooking is putting an Iceland pizza in the oven and turning the electric up to 200 Celsius for 10 minutes. The biggest hardship in that is they’ve got to pause from watching the Kardashian’s :biggrin:

[the other bob wilson]

The food is generally shiiite but reckon it can only be parents taking their kids for a treat? I know it’s not really a treat to be given food that’s bad for them but you get the gist?

Queuing in a car for what looked like tens of minutes for a burger would not have been my idea of fun as a kid, but times have changed I suppose - the thing is, I didn't see many kids in the cars that were passing close to where I had parked.

[goats]

Queuing in a car for what looked like tens of minutes for a burger would not have been my idea of fun as a kid, but times have changed I suppose - the thing is, I didn't see many kids in the cars that were passing close to where I had parked.

Mine were happy just to be in the car the other day going somewhere as opposed to being at home.

[CCFCC3PO]

In Aberdare home cooking is putting an Iceland pizza in the oven and turning the electric up to 200 Celsius for 10 minutes. The biggest hardship in that is they’ve got to pause from watching the Kardashian’s :biggrin:

Yes! Absolutely. Queuing around McDonald's for 1 hour to get a shitty burger in a bun seems like a lot more effort to me. Hate McDonald's though - think they are socially irresponsible, so I am completely biased on this topic.

[Jordi Culé]

Yes! Absolutely. Queuing around McDonald's for 1 hour to get a shitty burger in a bun seems like a lot more effort to me. Hate McDonald's though - think they are socially irresponsible, so I am completely biased on this topic.

I try to stay clear of McDonalds. Having two youngish kids though I can see the attraction for some parents if it keeps them quiet.

[the other bob wilson]

I try to stay clear of McDonalds. Having two youngish kids though I can see the attraction for some parents if it keeps them quiet.

I just don't get why McDonalds? It's hardly as if the food is so much better there than the takeaway stuff you can get elsewhere.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I just don't get why McDonalds? It's hardly as if the food is so much better there than the takeaway stuff you can get elsewhere.

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[goats]

I just don't get why McDonalds? It's hardly as if the food is so much better there than the takeaway stuff you can get elsewhere.

Is there many takeaways open at present? None of my regular ones are

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I was up there yesterday for my weekly shop. I've also started doing shopping for my mother-in-law there. Tip for you, go on a Thursday afternoon, I've rarely had to queue more than a couple of minutes. I think they're letting more people in at a time as well.

Yes, the traffic for McDonald's was horrendous yesterday. I've never seen the attraction. I love their breakfasts, but their burgers are pretty poor. Much prefer a Burger King, though I've only had a few of those in the last 5 years or so.

Throughout this whole lockdown, I've avoided long queues like the plague. I've never needed something so badly that I'm prepared to stand outside for over half an hour. Sod that.

[the other bob wilson]

Is there many takeaways open at present? None of my regular ones are

Plenty of them open up here now, I'm struggling to think of one that is closed.

[Tuerto]

In Aberdare home cooking is putting an Iceland pizza in the oven and turning the electric up to 200 Celsius for 10 minutes. The biggest hardship in that is they’ve got to pause from watching the Kardashian’s :biggrin:

Is the correct answer. Wont be kids either, mostly adults. The food is cheap but tastes like plastic. I reckon that a Mcdonalds cheese burger would take about five years to go off.

[J R Hartley]

You cant fine dine every evening mun. Mcdonalds is convenient food and tastes nowhere near as bad as the b-tech Gordon Ramseys on here are implying. So what if youths, or adults for that matter, want to queue up for an hour for one. They are not bothering you are they?

Its also a place where the weekend / part-time dads can take their kids and tell the kids its a treat. A finger of fudge doesnt cut it anymore.

[chris lee]

pre-covid I would have a 5 piece of chicken selects, fries and diet coke from MacDonalds every now and again, and enjoy it.

It is all about moderation, nothing wrong with one every now and again, it a convenient treat when you fancy one, just becomes a problem when parents are buying kids them on the way home from school every other day. doesn't mean we need to 'ban fastfood' or anything, just more education.

[Jordi Culé]

I just don't get why McDonalds? It's hardly as if the food is so much better there than the takeaway stuff you can get elsewhere.

Used to be a burger place in St. Mary Street ‘Red Onion’ years ago. Lovely stuff. Some of the street food places that were doing the rounds are far better than some high street, well known restaurants.

[Tuerto]

Used to be a burger place in St. Mary Street ‘Red Onion’ years ago. Lovely stuff. Some of the street food places that were doing the rounds are far better than some high street, well known restaurants.

Red Onion was brilliant. You could buy single slices of Pizza in there as well.

[Tuerto]

pre-covid I would have a 5 piece of chicken selects, fries and diet coke from MacDonalds every now and again, and enjoy it.

It is all about moderation, nothing wrong with one every now and again, it a convenient treat when you fancy one, just becomes a problem when parents are buying kids them on the way home from school every other day. doesn't mean we need to 'ban fastfood' or anything, just more education.

Agree, nothing wrong with it now and again, quick, convenient and it fills a hole for a couple of hours. I don't like their food, same with Greggs, can't eat it. Would prefer a Burger King, although expensive and gone down hill. I've always found that the Burger Kings in London are always better.

[xsnaggle]

Burger king burgers are twice the size of Macs which can't be bad start. The best thing that Greggs sell is the morning bacon roll, £2.50 with a tea or coffee, great way to start a days work :)

[the other bob wilson]

Red Onion was brilliant. You could buy single slices of Pizza in there as well.

I was a regular in the Red Onion on weekend nights and had many a slice of pizza. I was pissed most times I went there, so would have eaten anything, but, unlike when I tried a Dorothy's chicken curry and chips when I was sober, the stuff from the Red Onion was very nice and I'd often go there when I hadn't had a drink.

[life on mars]

In Aberdare home cooking is putting an Iceland pizza in the oven and turning the electric up to 200 Celsius for 10 minutes. The biggest hardship in that is they’ve got to pause from watching the Kardashian’s :biggrin:

Aberdare lives matter 😉

[life on mars]

You cant fine dine every evening mun. Mcdonalds is convenient food and tastes nowhere near as bad as the b-tech Gordon Ramseys on here are implying. So what if youths, or adults for that matter, want to queue up for an hour for one. They are not bothering you are they?

Its also a place where the weekend / part-time dads can take their kids and tell the kids its a treat. A finger of fudge doesnt cut it anymore.

Spot on kids like a treat ,they love McDonald's, ice cream is nice, you see a lot of grandparents with youngsters supping on a tea while kids play on the free gaming tablets, Toilets are always clean usually a grade above most pubs , they do sell burger free options , fruit vegetable sticks ,milk and water, as long as there not inn there every day there's no real harm . I love the milk shakes

[Tuerto]

Burger king burgers are twice the size of Macs which can't be bad start. The best thing that Greggs sell is the morning bacon roll, £2.50 with a tea or coffee, great way to start a days work :)

Yup, it's a good deal, although i find myself hungry an hour or so later. I can't do greggs pasties and the sausage rolls are like sucking fat through a sock.

[Tuerto]

I was a regular in the Red Onion on weekend nights and had many a slice of pizza. I was pissed most times I went there, so would have eaten anything, but, unlike when I tried a Dorothy's chicken curry and chips when I was sober, the stuff from the Red Onion was very nice and I'd often go there when I hadn't had a drink.

Yup, loved it. Here's one for the oldies-A chip shop that was run by Chinese people on Tudor rd, on the left hand side of the road as you head towards the station, i think it was on the corner of one of the side streets. When i was a schoolboy and had finished training i'd stop off there. The chips were fantastic and they gave you loads. Anyone remember this place? Would've been mid to late eighties.

[splott parker]

Anyone remember the Lexington, downstairs, next door or next door but one to the Capitol. Popular in the early/mid 70s, from memory the burgers were superb, a bit of Americana on Queen St:hehe:

[Tuerto]

Anyone remember the Lexington, downstairs, next door or next door but one to the Capitol. Popular in the early/mid 70s, from memory the burgers were superb, a bit of Americana on Queen St:hehe:

The Gunman used to frequent that place during his New Romantic days. I remember a Hafords store was there and a mens shop called Spice, almost opposite was Roopa. Used to meet girls outside Roopa on a Saturday afternoon in my teenage years, stinking of the old mans 'Old Spice'

[splott parker]

The Gunman used to frequent that place during his New Romantic days. I remember a Hafords store was there and a mens shop called Spice, almost opposite was Roopa. Used to meet girls outside Roopa on a Saturday afternoon in my teenage years, stinking of the old mans 'Old Spice'

Sure you wasn’t stinking of fish? Macfisheries was by there as well:hehe: Bus stops right outside the Cap and the newspaper seller, who had his papers spread all over the Cap’s wide steps, did a roaring trade every morning with workers pouring off the buses.

[Tuerto]

Sure you wasn’t stinking of fish? Macfisheries was by there as well:hehe: Bus stops right outside the Cap and the newspaper seller, who had his papers spread all over the Cap’s wide steps, did a roaring trade every morning with workers pouring off the buses.

I'm talking 86-87 it was pedestrianised by then. Are there any Echo vendors left? " Get yer Echo, late city final, Echo" :hehe:

[goats]

Spot on kids like a treat ,they love McDonald's, ice cream is nice, you see a lot of grandparents with youngsters supping on a tea while kids play on the free gaming tablets, Toilets are always clean usually a grade above most pubs , they do sell burger free options , fruit vegetable sticks ,milk and water, as long as there not inn there every day there's no real harm . I love the milk shakes

Sausage and egg McMuffin is a great way to start the day, if you have a hangover it’s mandatory :hehe:

[xsnaggle]

I'm talking 86-87 it was pedestrianised by then. Are there any Echo vendors left? " Get yer Echo, late city final, Echo" :hehe:

There used to be an old guy who stood at the St Mary Street entrance to the Central market selling echos but his main business was selling wrist watches. He had the half way up both arms. Can't imagine where the came from!! :sherlock:

[the other bob wilson]

Anyone remember the Lexington, downstairs, next door or next door but one to the Capitol. Popular in the early/mid 70s, from memory the burgers were superb, a bit of Americana on Queen St:hehe:

Not sure if it was called the Lexington then, but my memories of that place come from the sixties when I was very occasionally taken there as part of a family treat for something like a birthday - everyone's staple diet back in those days was very bland and it used to be like another world visiting that place.

[Majorblue]

Not sure if it was called the Lexington then, but my memories of that place come from the sixties when I was very occasionally taken there as part of a family treat for something like a birthday - everyone's staple diet back in those days was very bland and it used to be like another world visiting that place.

I remember the Lexington as the stand out place for birthdays meals after a film . It was , for a while, the place all us teenagers wanted to go. Compared to the Lious ( which I fondly remember with very rose tinted glasses) it was pure Hollywood.

[The Hooded Claw]

I really don’t get McDonald’s. The smell of it actually makes me gag.
I consider myself lucky in that my boys wouldn’t be seen dead there!

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I was a regular in the Red Onion on weekend nights and had many a slice of pizza. I was pissed most times I went there, so would have eaten anything, but, unlike when I tried a Dorothy's chicken curry and chips when I was sober, the stuff from the Red Onion was very nice and I'd often go there when I hadn't had a drink.

"..and some garlic sauce on it please..."

[superfeathers]

absolutely love McDonald’s
I’d absolutely smash one right now. Worked there part time during my a levels and learned loads in terms of hard work and also prioritisation..: I still keep thinking of the quickest way to do the next step to shave seconds off a task which my wife finds odd. Couldn’t get a part time job anywhere else in the valleys at the time.
And certainly hasn’t put me off the food... fries.. quarter pounder/ Big Mac... McFlurry and a pot or two of bbq and curry sauce. One of my favourite foods and there’s no problem with one as an occasional treat
Queuing longer than five mins tho? F*** that

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I really don’t get McDonald’s. The smell of it actually makes me gag.
I consider myself lucky in that my boys wouldn’t be seen dead there!

Same here. Also with Subway. Went in with a work colleague yrs ago and there was an all -pervading smell of additives or something - I can smell it whenever I pass one !
I use local bakers - Pettigrews in Canton, and My Loaf in LLandaff North, who also do cakes and patisseries to rival anything you'd get in France. No doubt if a Greggs opened over the road there would be queues round the block for their magic sausage rolls..

[the other bob wilson]

Same here. Also with Subway. Went in with a work colleague yrs ago and there was an all -pervading smell of additives or something - I can smell it whenever I pass one !
I use local bakers - Pettigrews in Canton, and My Loaf in LLandaff North, who also do cakes and patisseries to rival anything you'd get in France. No doubt if a Greggs opened over the road there would be queues round the block for their magic sausage rolls..

Think I've only ever been in Greggs two or three times, the food was okay but no more than that. As for Subways, only been there once and I know what you mean about that additive smell which had me not expecting much when I started eating, but I was pleasantly surprised by it - not in a rush to go back though.

[the other bob wilson]

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/joined-queue-mcdonalds-re-opened-18368941

[blue matt]

Mc D's is a easy quick option and you know what you will get where ever you are in the UK ( occasionally the world ) , a big mac and fries in london, leeds, Glasgow , NY or Atlanta will be the same, I must admit it isnt our 1st choice , but we have eaten loads of them over the years, we will often have happy meals to just fill the gap, its not a meal, but its a decent snack and doesnt smash any healthy eating out of the water

I spoke to someone who said they sat in the car for costa drive thru for over 1 hour, it wasnt the coffee, it was the feeling that life is returning to normal and that was worth the wait for them

[CCFCC3PO]

Mc D's is a easy quick option and you know what you will get where ever you are in the UK ( occasionally the world ) , a big mac and fries in london, leeds, Glasgow , NY or Atlanta will be the same, I must admit it isnt our 1st choice , but we have eaten loads of them over the years, we will often have happy meals to just fill the gap, its not a meal, but its a decent snack and doesnt smash any healthy eating out of the water

I spoke to someone who said they sat in the car for costa drive thru for over 1 hour, it wasnt the coffee, it was the feeling that life is returning to normal and that was worth the wait for them

Nothing says "normal" louder than waiting in a car for 1 hour to get a coffee served by someone heavily guarded by perspex shields.

[xsnaggle]

The WOL article makes you wonder if someone is buncing the journalist. KFC in Western Avenue opened a couple of weeks ago and there are often long queues there, particularly in the first week or so but there wasn't a big headlines in the WOL.
And for me KFC is better value for money by a long way.