FabSwingers.com forum: Most overrated restaurant/fast food

By *hank you sir OP Man
3 weeks ago

colchester

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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By *hunky GentMan
3 weeks ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Anywhere that sells jacket potatoes.

Wtf - makes people pay £10 for a spud???

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
3 weeks ago

Next Door

Nando's.

Only ever had it once and never again.

Half a chicken which was dry and tasteless. And very small portion sizes, think I had a baby chicken

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By *layfullsamMan
3 weeks ago

Solihull

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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By *urnedoutniceagainMan
3 weeks ago

louth

Another vote for Nando’s here!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
3 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

"Anywhere that sells jacket potatoes.

Wtf - makes people pay £10 for a spud??? "

100% with you! it's prob the same thing that makes people spend a tenner for a coffee n a biscuit .......

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By *2thomMan
3 weeks ago

Norwich

Wetherspoons. The gutless atmosphere can’t make up for the cheap beer

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By *layfullsamMan
3 weeks ago

Solihull

"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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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
3 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

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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By *layfullsamMan
3 weeks ago

Solihull

Any of the £85 for two peas,a teaspoon of mashed potato and a quarter of a chicken breast ones with a line of something sauce wise to make it look posh ones

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By *ustAGoodGirl.1Woman
3 weeks ago

Dominos

The price they charge you could make several homemade ones and no doubt much nicer too.

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By *orkshireloversCouple
3 weeks ago

manchester

Wouldn't eat from any fast food establishment, done maintenance work in most of them , spoons about the cleanest

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By *hunky GentMan
3 weeks ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Dominos

The price they charge you could make several homemade ones and no doubt much nicer too."

Oooooh. I do love a homemade Pizza. Dinner at your's?

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By *arry monk40Man
3 weeks ago

Telford

Rick Stein padstow

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By *layfullsamMan
3 weeks ago

Solihull

A lot of fish n chip shops get it so wrong

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By *elightful 2Couple
3 weeks ago

Not living in the UK

Another vote for Nandos, we couldn't work out what all the fuss was about.

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By *asycouple1971Couple
3 weeks ago

midlands

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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By *hunky GentMan
3 weeks ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"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.

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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By *ony MannMan
3 weeks ago

Las Gaviotos, Fuerteventura

Little Chef, how do you spoil a cream tea, answer, remove s one from freezer, microwave to the point they are rockcakes.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
3 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Burger King.

That’s of course if indeed it ever was held in any semblance of lofty esteem (and presumably only by kiddies I’d wager).

Every time I’ve had one it gives me indigestion.

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By *rSircumsizedMan
3 weeks ago

Newport

I actually like a Nandos, McDonald's gets my vote. I need at least 3 large meals to fill my belly.

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By *eekySweetheartWoman
3 weeks ago

Hampshire

5 guys! I find it so expensive for an ok burger! Xx

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By *cottish guy 555Man
3 weeks ago

London

"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.

And, more often than not, it's cold. Thanks George Osborne.

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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

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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By *arkus1812Man
3 weeks ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

I do not use McDonalds or Greggs.

Cannot comment on Nandos as have never been into one of their eateries.

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By *evotee101Woman
3 weeks ago

Houghton le Spring

Burger King 🤢

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By *aron Von RingsplitterMan
3 weeks ago

Mottram St Andrew

Most fast food isn't even food so that rules that out...

Of the others, Nando's. I have never seen the appeal.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
3 weeks ago

Reading

Agree about nandos but not about 5 guys. They are expensive but really good burgers.

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By *hrek101Man
3 weeks ago

Herts

Definitely Nandos and KFC but they are all pretty shit

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By *WB85Man
3 weeks ago

Staffordshire

KFC......hate the place.

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By *obilebottomMan
3 weeks ago

All over

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 *ony85sMan
3 weeks ago

Dublin

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By *ony85sMan
3 weeks ago

Dublin

"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.

But that’s tasty 😋

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By *ockyjohnMan
3 weeks ago

North West

McShite and Kentucky Fried Crap

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By *orthern StarsCouple
3 weeks ago

Durham

"Wetherspoons. The gutless atmosphere can’t make up for the cheap beer "

Often it's the people that you're with that make the atmosphere though rather than the place.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
3 weeks ago

Durham

We try to avoid chain restaurants as they are usually overrated.

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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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By *enelope2UWoman
3 weeks ago

Fife

Nandos... Try ass overcooked chicken

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Central

5 guys. And most of what's listed here. Bland, overpriced gunk

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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

Five guys

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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Five guys"

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing."

Agreed! I don't get the hype with their chips either

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By *ornyRebel88Man
3 weeks ago

Fermoy

Dominos. Pizza quality is very poor.

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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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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I promise to take you somewhere more refined and urbane, like Pizza sExpress.

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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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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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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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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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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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By *ristol100Man
3 weeks ago

Bristol

Slim Chickens- tasteless stringy chicken. Overpriced garbage!

Although the milkshakes are nice!

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By *urvyBunnyWoman
3 weeks ago

Suffolk

"Five guys

I find their burgers quite rancid. Quite unappealing.

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!

•

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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By *eroLondonMan
3 weeks ago

Mayfair

Tomorrow I'm going to detox from ⁵ Guys™ and visit GBK™ for their artisanal burgers and home made slaw.

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By *atch0101Man
3 weeks ago

Here

McDonalds hands down

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By *issolvedOrdersMan
3 weeks ago

Bristol

Another vote for Nando’s

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By *ucka39Man
3 weeks ago

Newcastle

Subway in the bin

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By *assy LassieWoman
3 weeks ago

Lanarkshire

Never been to nandos or five guys. Don't get the hype.

Chain restuarants are absolutely not worth the hype either.

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By *ansoffateMan
3 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

It's really not great quality, it's ok. The portions are poor. It's basically a school cafeteria but with chain restaurant prices.

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By *odevilWoman
3 weeks ago

exeter

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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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
3 weeks ago

Willenhall

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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By *issolvedOrdersMan
3 weeks ago

Bristol

"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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