McDonalds/Other big Corporates or Supermacs?

Surreptitious · 06-01-2017 10:29PM

Lennox's.

Grandeeod · 06-01-2017 10:54PM

enricoh wrote: »

Got that new fresh burger in supermacs recently n i was well impressed. The never frozen one the rugby lad that does be on the telly flogging . Highly recommended - Bob appetit!

Thats the one I had recently. Thats the reason I started the feckin thread! There's a Chicken version too if Im not mistaken.

Rumpy Pumpy · 06-01-2017 11:21PM

Surreptitious wrote: »

Lennox's.

I'm down in Cork with work a fair bit these days. I tried the original Lennox's. The one that Corkonians always wax lyrical about. Wouldn't rate it at all. A very average chipper. It's the Dino's of Cork.

KC's was lovely though.

Noveight · 06-01-2017 11:21PM

McDonalds chicken burgers are woeful stuff, Supermacs are fine cuisine by comparison.

Surreptitious · 07-01-2017 01:18AM

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

I'm down in Cork with work a fair bit these days. I tried the original Lennox's. The one that Corkonians always wax lyrical about. Wouldn't rate it at all. A very average chipper. It's the Dino's of Cork.

KC's was lovely though.

I don't wax about it but I like their food. Their kebabs are unreal.

Arghus · 07-01-2017 01:50AM

Score draw.

I think Supermacs tastes better for certain things - some of their burgers, particularly chicken, are great and they also do curry chips - which is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Wonderful. Some people love their snackbox, but not for me, thanks - too many bones and whatnot. I want something that doesn't look like it was ever alive in the first place.

I think in general McDonalds tastes a bit more processed and blandy, but sometimes I get a craving that only a Big Mac will cure. And even though their chips are clearly utterly terrible for you I can't help but stuff my face with them whenever they land in front of me - usually an entire serving in one handful, shoved into the gob in one go, as my eyes roll back in my head with pure ecstasy.

byte · 07-01-2017 02:02AM

Four Lanterns are where it's at!

I do like Supermacs over McDonalds though. I'd prefer Burger King to McDonald's too. In fact, I'd just about put McDonald's at the bottom of the ladder.

Zaph · 07-01-2017 02:09AM

People from the west have this unnatural obsession for Supermacs. I work with a guy from Mayo and the way he goes on about it you'd swear they had three Michelin stars. Personally I think it's awful muck, although it's a long time since I was in one and I will admit that the branch in Heuston Station mightn't be the best to use as a yardstick for the whole chain.

darkpagandeath · 07-01-2017 02:18AM

Beef in ouster sauce. Oh and chicken and mushroom soup.

prinzeugen · 07-01-2017 02:19AM

McDonald's is bad but SuperMacs is vile.

In my 15 years in Ireland I have only been in SuperMacs twice.

Thought I would give them another go during the summer in Kilkenny.. "Fresh" my hole.

Was like a used beermat in a bun with cheese. You could cobble Temple Bar with the bun as well it was that hard..

Never again.

jimmycrackcorm · 07-01-2017 02:21AM

Supermacs are way overpriced and unimpressive for burger and chips. MacD's dont have fish and chips, or do BK.

dd972 · 07-01-2017 02:40AM

Neither, Rockets all the way.

Capt'n Midnight · 07-01-2017 02:46AM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

What I find strange is when I was in Italy I didn't see one "chipper"

Can someone explain?

Legend has it they all came from one small village in Northern Italy. And yes they adapted to local tastes very fast, "we can do potatoes"

Now I want chips like dead fingers, big thick white ones with very thin skin that can be sloughed off, the antithesis of "freedom fries"

Potential Underachiever · 07-01-2017 02:54AM

Supermacs, far more variety, the chicken burgers are very tasty, admittedly the chips aren't the best, they're far too spuddy but you can't have it all, McD's is what I like to call garbage food.

My local Italian Chippy have chips to die for, you just can't beat it tbh, I think it's the way they cut them, they put a nice sharp edge on them so they crisp nicely, lash on the salt, vinegar and heinz red, half a pan of bread and away you go.

uch · 07-01-2017 03:05AM

I work up near Hueston Station, and when you are hanging to death there's nothing like the Breakfast they do to cure all your ails, you just have to put up with all the Junkies looking for 50 cent to get to Limerick, wish I could get to Limerick for 50 cent, best city in Ireland, and I'm a Dub

rossie1977 · 07-01-2017 03:17AM

The big American chains are not great but there are chains in the states like five guys and Whataburger which blow away McDonald's or BK

Hulk Hands · 07-01-2017 03:24AM

Bandage wrote: »

Traditional Italian style family run chipper for me.

Supermacs is still a family run chipper of sorts to be fair. Just got so successful they had to hire a few others! Whatever people think of the food/value, they do always try to buy locally and the amount of money they give back into local charitable projects or sports is massive. A good Irish success story

Hulk Hands · 07-01-2017 03:26AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

The big American chains are not great but there are chains in the states like five guys and Whataburger which blow away McDonald's or BK

One of these in Ireland now. It's nice but you can feed the family in McDonalds for what a burger and fries will cost in Five Guys. Not really a fair comparison

B.A._Baracus · 07-01-2017 04:25AM

I have to admit I do like a fast food place. But they all have their good points and bad points.

I think Supermac's chicken is way better than KFC. But Supermacs burgers aren't that great compared to McDonalds. Problem with McDonalds is that it doesn't fill you etc. Just pick and choose what you like.

Surreptitious · 07-01-2017 04:29AM

I had a lovely festive feast burger in Maccy D's last month. The bun was decent bread, it was huge and the burger was very meaty, loads of lettuce as well and good sauces. (I couldn't finish it) A must have for the burger lover. I think it's cos hardly anyone orders them so they are made fresh whilst if you order a Big Mac they have been lying under the lights for yonks. The specialty burgers are the way to go folks.

StudentDad · 07-01-2017 05:33AM

I'd take Supermacs and an ordinary chipper over Burger King. If every BK burnt down in the morning I would not cry. BK used to be alright but in the last few years it has fallen so far down into a pit of foul nastiness that what they serve can no longer be described as food.

The last time I was in KFC, the woman behind the counter literally didn't give a fiddlers and although the food was alright I won't be in a hurry back. It left me with a distinct feeling of disappointment. Like I'd been ripped off in a sense. I suppose my overriding feeling was that I'd have gotten a better meal for the money anywhere else (barring BK).

McDonalds are an old reliable, their standards are usually constant in that you know what you're getting and they are trying with their limited edition style burgers.

For me though if I want a burger and there is a Rockets nearby, that's usually where I'll gravitate

SD

_Whimsical_ · 07-01-2017 06:46AM

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Supermacs is still a family run chipper of sorts to be fair. Just got so successful they had to hire a few others! Whatever people think of the food/value, they do always try to buy locally and the amount of money they give back into local charitable projects or sports is massive. A good Irish success story

If they're not getting good reviews it's their own fault. It's just as easy make good chips as soggy nasty chips. They just have to employ a little quality control across the board. They definitely have enough profits to ensure the can provide those couple of minutes extra with food to make it perfect. I don't think using Irish food is enough here although it's laudable. They just haven't cared for years what sort of experience their customers have.

Irish Guitarist · 07-01-2017 07:36AM

A while ago I really wanted a strawberry milkshake from McDonalds but they were packed so I thought I'd give Supermacs a try. It tasted like something that Satan had excreted from his rectum.

biko · 07-01-2017 10:55AM

I love McD me.
In Supermacs I only eat the pizza. I don't like the burgers.

07-01-2017 10:59AM

Hulk Hands wrote: »

One of these in Ireland now. It's nice but you can feed the family in McDonalds for what a burger and fries will cost in Five Guys. Not really a fair comparison

From what I have heard, the portion sizes in five guys are large enough you could feed the family on that burger and fries

KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2017 11:32AM

bluewolf wrote: »

From what I have heard, the portion sizes in five guys are large enough you could feed the family on that burger and fries

Burgers are large but the portion of chips are huge and a small would probably do between three because the burger is so filling.

So. Good.

gramar · 07-01-2017 11:36AM

BK make decent burgers but their fries are crap. Take longer than 5 minutes to start eating them and I don't know what they are but they're not fries.

I'd eat dirt before I'd set foot inside KFC.

Flint Fredstone · 07-01-2017 11:38AM

There's a Supermacs in Drogheda. It's awful stuff. I've heard it varies around the country though so it's probably not comparable with the big American chains.

I don't see much love for Burger King. A bacon double cheeseburger is the f*cking business!!!

January · 07-01-2017 12:08PM

Zaph wrote: »

People from the west have this unnatural obsession for Supermacs. I work with a guy from Mayo and the way he goes on about it you'd swear they had three Michelin stars. Personally I think it's awful muck, although it's a long time since I was in one and I will admit that the branch in Heuston Station mightn't be the best to use as a yardstick for the whole chain.

Visit the one in the M3 services in Mulhuddart. Get a fresh 5oz burger and curry cheese chips. Thank me later.

_Jamie_ · 07-01-2017 12:10PM

Got curry chips in Supermacs over the Christmas period and the portion was quite stingy for the price. I have no problem with smaller portion sizes as long as they aren't expensive!

McDonalds/Other big Corporates or Supermacs?

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