35 years ago, I worked as a manager for McDonalds. In my opinion it all went wrong when they kept introducing new products every five minutes. The whole point of McDonald's was to have a very limited menu, cook fresh as far as practicable and keep the standards sky high. No evidence of that here! The burger looked horrible and stale. The type of grill that McDonald's uses combined with the use of microwaves, drys the meat out. Burger King 👑 and Wimpy are much better by VERY expensive. A very fair review. I would have gone for 5 out of 10.
My step brother is a Maccies manager now, and you're spot on, the point of the seasonal menu is to attract people back into the restaurants who don't go there often, so they pay more for a burger with a bigger markup than the regular menu, perhaps not realising the cheaper options because they go in for that specific burger, rather than checking the saver menu
There are traditional McDonalds restaurants like the one of from Bracknell UK it is not one of the ones that had to change for the delivery bias McDonald’s that proitise Uber, just eats, Deliveroo over in store customers, they will loose customers eventually when cunts stop buying convenience and focus on service, the restaurant near me never had the cheese sauce to give enough and did use the proper American cheese but did not ever take the lettuce out even in CUSTOM orders, a medium meal for that price fick that the Big Mac has 3 sauces the big cheesy one and they were short so they half portioned it
MAD respect for braving the junk they sell that is cunningly disguised as food 🤣 Rather you than me but always a pleasure to watch your vlogs Top man 🤜🏼🏴🤛🏼
Thanks for warning us Gary. Can't believe they didn't have some sort of mayo in a burger that size. It looked like a cork serving mat with lettuce. And those rashers, bleurghhh. They looked raw.
Excellent review Gary, I've watched a number of your reviews and can say that your presenting style is so honest and refreshing, it's easy to criticise and fault things to earn viewers points, but you do it in a very well balanced way and I mean really well balanced .
Much appreciated Julian. A very kind comment from you and one that I appreciate immensely. Please let me know any constructive feedback to help improve the videos! 😊
McDonalds bacon has been proven to be the thinnest material known to science. It recently superceded the previous record holder, 1970's school toilet paper.
Just realized I wasn't subscribed even though I've watched all your videos! Might try the hot chocolate. Btw what phone are you recording on? Quality looks so good
I can never understand why the burgers are always luke warm considering they have just been cooked and the bacon looks like it could be resuscitated by a good doctor
I agree the festive menu is disappointing, major outcry over them Not doing the Festive Pie, and that burger did look poor, but far too many comments here just slagging McDs off generally, the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Wrap of the day are all great value, not everyone can afford fine dining & also it’s quick, if I’m working late, missed tea, McDs from Liverpool Street to eat on the train feels good to me!
From the desk of the CEO McDonalds. Dear Mr. Gary Eats. Thank you so much for giving your complete meal a resounding 10 out of 10. Despite there being too much cheese and not enough lettuce you kindly came through. To this end, I have just today dispatched a years supply of lettuce burgers with no patty, no onions and no cheese as I am aware this is your favourite combination. As you respectfully said, you will be in every day for the next year and this kind of loyalty pleases me (though, could you make it three times a day ?) Enjoy your three tons of lettuce between two baps................................................ As they say in Costa...." enjooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy " Great Video Chum 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
There was more lettuce in your burger than in a rabbit hutch! Too dry, needed extra sauce and a decent bit of cheese. Fries are usually just fries but I think most would agree that Maccy's fries, piping hot are a cut above. At least the drink didn't disappoint you. Sorry about being foiled on the dessert front. Typical!
Bang average to totally bland is what I give MacDonalds . The only decent food is the fries and the ice cream! But even then, Their fries are something I wouldn't miss when eating far better food anywhere else lol
I'm currently based in a part of the world (in Europe - just about) that used to have McDonald's, but no longer has them. You see so many people here who have such perfect figures (men/women and teenagers through to people in their 50s) and are so healthy because they wouldn't dream of eating fast food* (Using the term "food" loosely....) Like others have commented, there are probably more health benefits on offer if you ate the carton that the meal was served in - rather than the burger itself.
Love this channel! Not sure how it came to my feed, but glad it did! Great content, super production, lots of effort gone in. You guys (Gary & cameraman & whoever cuts it) must have some pro media background?? Either way, thank you for the content and keep doing what you do!
Welcome aboard and thank you! No pro media background or training, just two idiots walking around reviewing food with a camera. All the best my friend, very kind of you.
With McD's the key is to expect to be moderately disappointed, and if you are not then it's a bonus. I don't go often, but I can say from my recent experience it's never very memorable food, but just keeps hunger at bay, nothing more, nothing less.
Interesting to see differing perspectives on this burger Gary. I tried it yesterday, and really enjoyed it, although I think I got more cheese in mine than you did. A couple of other reviewers also had mostly positive things to say. Maybe our pallettes are not quite as refined as yours though ha ha 😀
Hello Greeno. I think I received a lot less cheese and cheese sauce than everyone else ha ha - I’m going to blame McDonald’s for that 🤣 all the best mate, enjoy watching your videos. Glad you enjoyed the burger 👍🏼
A decent vet would get that bacon up and running around the farm again. Thanks for the review. Wonder if the mike wouldn't be better placed on the zip side of the body warmer? Less chance of distortion that way. All the best Gary.
@@StutterBoyECFC Because it's bloody November, and Not October for Halloween or December for Christmas when Halloween food was served as Christmas food. Or Chr-Chri-Chris-Christ-Christm-Christma-Christmas in your case B-Bo-Boy.
@stevekelly5166 It's McDonald's who are getting into the spirit of Christmas with their Festive range. I just used Halloween as a description of what their food is like. By all means, put yourself into lockdown if they or I are in some way angering or upsetting you.
Same here, gary, once or twice a year for me .a simple cheese burger and milkshake. Find mc donalds really stressful, as always packed 😫 and the burgers aren't up too much. Thanks for your review
Gary, I have an update for you. I have a few people I know at my local McDonalds. I spoke to them today and recommended the channel. We watched this video on the phone and they laughed when you highlighted he lack of cheese sauce. They told me that although there is a specific amount of sauce to be placed on the burger 🍔 the franchisee instructs these managers to put less on the burger to save money. In the days when the vast majority of restaurants were Company owned this simply didn't happen. Any manager caught doing things like that would be fired instantly. We were inspected by secret shoppers regularly and if things were wrong you were in trouble. The owner operators of McDonald's today are not expecting any oversight so pretty much do what they want and if any issues arise they blame the manager on shift and they take the consequences as instructions are never given in writing.
McDonalds never fails to disappoint (at least here in Adelaide). Poor excuse for a burger I'm afraid - no mayo & a ton of lettuce ! Very poor of them to not have the festive options especially on their BIG LAUNCH day ! Here in Adelaide we prefer Hungry Jacks (aka Burger King in the UK) - much tastier and you actually throw away the box it comes in & eat the burger rather than the other way around in McDonalds (or Maccas as it's known here). I haven't eaten McDonalds in so long as I've always been disappointed when I have. At least your hot chocolate hit the spot. Do Burger King have a festive burger etc?
What can we say🤔 The bun looked good. And the hot chocolate looked great. Maybe try another one next year mate🤣 five and a half was generous mate I was thining four😉 Thanks for the reveiw👍
Thanks Gary....you saved me £7 and I would have been well and truly...CHEESED OFF!!! 😉if I had to eat that!! I only go to the Golden Arches about every 3 months just to see if I'm missing out on something and realise I'm not. Next planned visit is the end of January to reinforce that I'm not missing out on anything!! Fantastico as always!! 👍
Last McDonald’s review on the channel and any other fast food franchise. Always interested to see what people like and glad you love the channel 😊 lots of independent restaurant reviews coming!
So disappointing Gary looks so dry! Here in Australia 🇦🇺 we have everything in our burgers 🍔 Cheese, meat, bacon, tomato, Pickle, beetroot, pineapple 🍍 also lettuce but not alot! ❤
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've long suspected that these seasonal/festive menus are a way to attract non-regular Maccies customers back into the restaurant with an overpriced burger. It works as well, otherwise they wouldn't do it, but it's never been value for money. It's a shame, there's a lot they could be doing with a festive menu. Anyway when I go to Maccies (usually when there's no convenient alternative) I just stick to the saver menu, a double cheeseburger is usually enough to fill me up, but I've got a small belly.
Great video as ever Gary. Funnily enough I never ever order a conventional hamburger from macdonalds as they always look a bit dry. Always go for the chicken burger options which seem to be better. Keep up the great work.
I must admit I do love a lot of lettuce on a sandwich, no matter what kind it is. But where are the condiments, and I think they should change the name to "A Bit Cheesy" if that is what they are going to give people when they order it. Burger looked dry as a dead dingo's donger, good thing you got the drink to wash it down with.
After using Honest Burger a few times, and eating different burgers from them, I can’t face the semi-warm, semi-dead stuff from McDonalds anymore. Thanks to Gary for checking that out but I’d rather pay double and have a beer with my juicy, cooked to order burger now. Plus, I don’t wear a hoodie 😂
I’d love to see where you go with 5 guys. So many toppings! Bacon double cheeseburger, bbq sauce, jalapeños and fried onions for me. Have you tried their fries? Fried in peanut oil and ‘skin on’, by far and away the best fast food fries for me.
This for me is a strange one. Yesterday I watched 2 other separate channels. Both reviewing this burger. They both more or less said the same things in their description. Yes the burger was surprisingly large even tasty. Importantly though they said it was very cheesy. When you showed us the inside of your burger it looked totally different to each of theirs. Yours looked very dry with a serious lack of cheese and the cheesy sauce. I noticed the difference as soon as you showed us your one Gary. I’m not sticking up for McDonald’s but I think you may have got a dud. A very fair review on the food you were served though. 👍
Nice one Gary, I agree you should of stuck to the big-mac, I do personally think there quite expensive and there never hot, there coffee is fantastic though ,last month I went to there rival company purchased 3 burgers snd fries for my family and it came to near 30 quid. Cheers Gary looking forward to the next one.
Thank you for calling out McDonald’s uks mostly mediocre and poorly put together burgers. That’s looked awful cold stale. Maccys in France Germany and even the far east are always better made
you were very generous with 5.5 / 10, I tried one a few days ago, mine was luke warm, lacking in cheese and packed with tasteless lettuce, if you are going to call something 'the big cheesey' there should be lashings of cheese on it, id give it a 2 out of 10, theres actually more flavour in their saver menu cheeseburgers and a heck of a lot cheaper.
Nevr been to McDonald's in my life. Never saw the appeal. Or why I would pay to eat a burger in a bun when I can cook it at home at a fraction of a price.
Time they realised they are not the only fast food outlet on the High Street. With products like your choice, they can only go down hill, which is a shame. Three ladies watching at home - all a thumbs down. Thanks for the review.
@@phillipcarter8045 I don't, last time I went was about 2 months ago and it was utter crap. Never again! Burger King is better, Wopper Wednesdays in the app for £1.99. might go grab one now 🤣
Agree with you. The lack of cheese was very evident. Why didn’t they put some more under the burger or even some cheesey mayo. Did look dry. Thanks for the film.
A very limp burger from another McDonald's Franchise Gary , they seem very professional at pressing out all of the flavour and moistness of a burger during the cooking process. I see now why the last time you went to McDonald's was a year ago, maybe that is how long a bad memory lasts before you forget Gary ha, take care, see you on the next one, Gareth
Typical McDonald's - dressed up to look the part with the right advertising, but absolutely shocking in the flesh. It's just a normal burger with a price hike. As standard, dry, bland and most certainly not fresh - it's already been cooked and frozen before arriving at the restaurant.
I think you might be in my local MaccyDs. 2 points. I always find it does what it does best by being predictable. Always the same regardless of the little seasonal tweeks. The second thing is that if I ever open a restaurant, I am headhunting the manager there. He is a legend. Nice video. Keep er lit.
Not. Much. Chop. (other than the luttuce - plenty of chop to be seen there). I've now reached the end of your YT portfolio Gary. Thank you for your work. All excellent informative and humorous viewing. Enjoyed immensely.
Hi Gary, you actually had NO cheese in your burger! By definition (and the ingredients) that industrial yellow square sludge is not remotely related to what real cheese is. The same goes for the ultra processed bun…with the additives, preservatives, chemicals, sugars and artificial flavourings included in the ingredients you would be hard pushed to call it bread……or even food along with the “cheese”. Eat the meat, the onions and the lettuce and chuck the rest. The fries are ultra processed as well and cooked in seed oils (trans fats) which destroy the body’s cardio vascular health, cells, organs and blood vessels. And as for that caramel hot chocolate……don’t get me started!! If you value your health then avoid at all costs!🤮
@@GaryEatsthe beef is probably OK if it is as McDonald’s says…100 per cent beef with just a pinch of salt and pepper. Meat is a great food. The bacon if it was cooked properly would be fine too. That bacon looked very undercooked.
Hey Gary, what a letdown here with the amount of cheese in there, I can't have as Lactose Intolerant + allergic to Whey! When I was last there around that Xmas time-saw a few tables who ordered it and loads of cheese were in their burgers! At least the burger was edible mate-if it was dry could of put some sauce in it as well. Glad you enjoyed the Caramel Hot Choc, why don't you try some of their other items later this Spring/Summer?? Another enjoyable review 😀
Please do a video when you forgot your wallet & had to do the washing up! What's the similarity between a dick and a McDonald's burger? They're both smaller and less-filling than advertised. Did you hear about McDonald's trying to get into the high end steakhouse market? It was a Big Mcsteak What type of computer does Ronald McDonald use? A big mac I ate a kids meal at McDonald's today... His mom got really angry with me...
The dryness was exactly the thing I noticed when I had one of these last weekend. The XL Bacon Double Cheese from BK is far better if you like cheese & bacon. I even prefer that one to the more expensive stuff from 5 Guys, too.
The chips were hot and the chocy drink looked great. If only they could get the most important bit right !! I get dizzy watching your videos as your subscribers keeps going up faster than I can blink. Thank you for this great channel.
Good review as always. I don’t eat bacon but, if I did, I would have expected a couple more rashers. Plus there probably should have been a larger slice of cheese with that burger. I’m sure the hot chocolate would have tasted good but there is an insane amount of sugar in that, more than what you would need in an entire day of food.
Hi Gary I agree more cheese needed to call it a big cheesy. Also I think £7.99 is quite expensive for what you are getting? You can have a gourmet burger for about the same price but this has more quality and meat and cheese than a McDonald's
Whilst respecting that Mcdonald's is a source of food for many people globally, and so I must not knock it, but youre very brave risking your refined palette on this fayre. I normally recommend Omeprazole when consuming this kind of food. Anyway, I think I'll take a miss, but thanks for a well informed review. Must dash, just off to Wiltons.........
It does seem to be a bit more gimmick over anything else. I might try it but I get the feeling I will be disappointed. the last time i went to McDonald's i had built it up in my own mind that it was going to be great and i guess only a surprise to me i was left disappointed. Good review. I usually find myself nodding in agreement with what you say all too often and this one was no exception. Thanks for you and the gilet braving a McDonald's for us lol
Another top review Gary, fair and honest as usual, nice to see something different (fast food) although that burger looked disgraceful, really bad. Have to admit I much prefer Burger King it costs a bit more but it’s way more tastier and filling.
I haven't been to a McDonalds in a while and I've never used one of those kiosks to order food there. I think it is very cheeky the way they tempt you when you want to pay for your food and you have to skip through a couple of screens to actually pay.
I have never been a fan of much from Mcdonalds except Sausage and Egg Mc Muffins, Hot Drinks, Milkshakes - oh and the apple pies when they were proper size, not fun size - and I just wish they knew how to cook bacon! End of Rant - Cheers Paul
Oh NO !! I am staying in a hotel down South West today and the hotel is full of Xmas cheer (GRRR!!). / Very interested in this video, since as a rule I really stay away from this type of food (as a kid Ioved it !). / Still - I really like the fact you will review food from all price points / types of food etc. / Thanks for the review - will give this a miss. I like a naughty BigM from time to time and I will go for that rather than this festive "thing" ! / Thanks as always for a great video. Mark.
Thanks Mark. I try to mix the content up to keep it refreshing so that you don’t know what to expect! I appreciate your kind words as always and hope you’re well.
I am not often inclined to make a negative comment. However, that sandwich looks just short of manufactured bad sand. Thank you for taking a hit for us.
When we go to Hampshire we get a large burger for £1.50 at the market. tea/ coffee 50p.chips or hot dogs £1.50.. excellent food and he is always busy..great video mate as normal.👍
I think you were short changed on the cheese Gary. Just watched the 'Bald Foodie Guys' review and he had cheese on top and under his burger - and he definitely thought it was "big and cheesy". I'd write to your MP if I was you! 😂😉🍔
Thank you for your really helpful,great watching upload on their Festive Christmas menu launch at McDonald’s 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Actually,first thought was- it needs sauce. Collectively, I love burgers.I do love the Big Mac,so I know I’d have to try this. Definitely needs sauce though. Hope you are good.best wishes
You’re right about the pie last year. They have the mince meat pie in Europe frequently at this time of year so surprising it’s not on the menu again this year.
Hi Gary, fair play for being as positive as possible about something that looked like that! Dry burger, dry bun, not enough cheese and no sauce!!!! And dont start me on the limp semi cooked bacon! Smaccy dee's is good for one thing, Big Macs and fries!!! 32k subs to go before the 25th Dec!!!!!
What a shame as I love a Maccy D’s. I definitely don’t need to try this one now. Insipid looking bacon, but to be honest, it always in in fast food chain restaurants. Hardly any cheese - very disappointing. I’ll stick with the Big Mac’s, quarter pounder’s and double cheeseburgers from now on! Very fair review, Gary.
Very disappointing Gary. Portion was OK but the pâté looked very dry, too much lettuce. Like you said, not enough cheese. Looks like McDonalds are trying to bulk it out with salad. Beefy Boys won’t need to worry!!! Another great review Gary 👍👍👍
What a totally underwhelming, unspectacular and bland looking burger! But……..loving the channel Gary. Think this is my sixth so far today. Cheers and thanks.
When I order a McDonald’s,I usually throw away the burger and eat the box….far tastier!!
This made me laugh too much to not pin. Cheers Danny.
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Yes, but who's box are we talking about?
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35 years ago, I worked as a manager for McDonalds.
In my opinion it all went wrong when they kept introducing new products every five minutes. The whole point of McDonald's was to have a very limited menu, cook fresh as far as practicable and keep the standards sky high. No evidence of that here!
The burger looked horrible and stale. The type of grill that McDonald's uses combined with the use of microwaves, drys the meat out.
Burger King 👑 and Wimpy are much better by VERY expensive.
A very fair review. I would have gone for 5 out of 10.
10 years ago I'd agree but Burger King has been awful recently.
My step brother is a Maccies manager now, and you're spot on, the point of the seasonal menu is to attract people back into the restaurants who don't go there often, so they pay more for a burger with a bigger markup than the regular menu, perhaps not realising the cheaper options because they go in for that specific burger, rather than checking the saver menu
I agree with your comments about the changing menus and standards. You are spot on.
Spot on Andrew. Thanks for the info, I didn't know a lot of this. All the best mate!
yes I was going to say it looks as though it's been cooked on a grill and then reheated in a microwave making it dry
Such a down to earth and likeable guy. Food reviews are straight to the point, unfussy, and really good to watch. Best of luck with your channel
Wow thank you mate. Much appreciated!
The last time I was in McDonalds was so long ago they had actual humans serving you, crazy times
You dinosaur! 🤣🤣only kidding, it's the same for me👍
Lol. Long in the past!
All unemployed, so McDonald's can make more profit serving shit.
There are traditional McDonalds restaurants like the one of from Bracknell UK it is not one of the ones that had to change for the delivery bias McDonald’s that proitise Uber, just eats, Deliveroo over in store customers, they will loose customers eventually when cunts stop buying convenience and focus on service, the restaurant near me never had the cheese sauce to give enough and did use the proper American cheese but did not ever take the lettuce out even in CUSTOM orders, a medium meal for that price fick that the Big Mac has 3 sauces the big cheesy one and they were short so they half portioned it
MAD respect for braving the junk they sell that is cunningly disguised as food 🤣
Rather you than me but always a pleasure to watch your vlogs
Top man 🤜🏼🏴🤛🏼
Thank you mate. Not all heroes wear capes, eh?
@@GaryEats😂
You've taken one for the team here, Gary! Well done! Looking forward to the sequel next year...
Thanks Seb. Fingers crossed next year is better!
Thanks for warning us Gary. Can't believe they didn't have some sort of mayo in a burger that size. It looked like a cork serving mat with lettuce. And those rashers, bleurghhh. They looked raw.
No problem, completely avoid!
Not everyone likes ketchup or mayo - I like my burgers dry but with cheese and plenty of onions.
Agree, it looked dry as a bone, crying out for mayo or ketchup!
Or a touch of festive cranberry!
@@paullee5449 YES! Surprised McD's didn't throw some cranberry in there - so many people love sugary sauces!
Excellent review Gary, I've watched a number of your reviews and can say that your presenting style is so honest and refreshing, it's easy to criticise and fault things to earn viewers points, but you do it in a very well balanced way and I mean really well balanced .
Much appreciated Julian. A very kind comment from you and one that I appreciate immensely. Please let me know any constructive feedback to help improve the videos! 😊
Great video. I cannot see what was "festive" about that burger🤔You are right, should have gone with the Big Mac👍
taking your festive cash
Me neither!!
Lol.
@@mikedown1250 what’s left in his wallet it’s took a smashing bigtime lately 🤣🤣🤣🤣
McDonalds bacon has been proven to be the thinnest material known to science. It recently superceded the previous record holder, 1970's school toilet paper.
pickles are now thicker but the cattle love their goyslop.
@stadiumarcadium2351 and your any less of cattle for not eating mcdonalds?
It's very anemic. Not very appetising.
Aaah yes, Izal, "the soft one".
Shinier too?
Just realized I wasn't subscribed even though I've watched all your videos! Might try the hot chocolate. Btw what phone are you recording on? Quality looks so good
Thank you for subscribing Tom! 133k subs, wow!! Thank you. iPhone Pro Max 13, very simplistic for now!
I can never understand why the burgers are always luke warm considering they have just been cooked and the bacon looks like it could be resuscitated by a good doctor
Yep.
I agree the festive menu is disappointing, major outcry over them Not doing the Festive Pie, and that burger did look poor, but far too many comments here just slagging McDs off generally, the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Wrap of the day are all great value, not everyone can afford fine dining & also it’s quick, if I’m working late, missed tea, McDs from Liverpool Street to eat on the train feels good to me!
I like a cheeseburger. That's about it. Thanks for watching mate.
From the desk of the CEO McDonalds. Dear Mr. Gary Eats. Thank you so much for giving your complete meal a resounding 10 out of 10. Despite there being too much cheese and not enough lettuce you kindly came through. To this end, I have just today dispatched a years supply of lettuce burgers with no patty, no onions and no cheese as I am aware this is your favourite combination. As you respectfully said, you will be in every day for the next year and this kind of loyalty pleases me (though, could you make it three times a day ?) Enjoy your three tons of lettuce between two baps................................................ As they say in Costa...." enjooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy "
Great Video Chum 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
LOL. A very accurate reflection of events… 🤣 thanks for watching!
The look on your face, after that first bite, said it all!
Lol. Not good.
Garys face was : what the fuck went wrong here?? 😂
There was more lettuce in your burger than in a rabbit hutch! Too dry, needed extra sauce and a decent bit of cheese. Fries are usually just fries but I think most would agree that Maccy's fries, piping hot are a cut above. At least the drink didn't disappoint you. Sorry about being foiled on the dessert front. Typical!
Even when I wanted to get a dessert, McDonalds wouldn't let me!
Bang average to totally bland is what I give MacDonalds . The only decent food is the fries and the ice cream! But even then, Their fries are something I wouldn't miss when eating far better food anywhere else lol
macs fries??? salty cold heart attacks in a box!
@@knoxyish Hey, I don't have them often, only when I want to live dangerously. 😅
I'm currently based in a part of the world (in Europe - just about) that used to have McDonald's, but no longer has them.
You see so many people here who have such perfect figures (men/women and teenagers through to people in their 50s) and are so healthy because they wouldn't dream of eating fast food* (Using the term "food" loosely....)
Like others have commented, there are probably more health benefits on offer if you ate the carton that the meal was served in - rather than the burger itself.
Mcdonalds isn't my cup of tea and never really has been. Thanks for watching!
If those pies are unavailable so is my wallet, I would have walked out of there.
Lol. The biggest disappointment was that!
Wow Gary 😮😮 How did U go from 10K to 17.8K subscribers in only 10 days ?? I am sure Harrods fish and chips did the deed 😃😃 Well done 👍👍
It's 17.9k in another 27 minutes.
I think Tom Kerridge definitely helped out mate! Thank you for being one of them!
Love this channel! Not sure how it came to my feed, but glad it did! Great content, super production, lots of effort gone in. You guys (Gary & cameraman & whoever cuts it) must have some pro media background?? Either way, thank you for the content and keep doing what you do!
Welcome aboard and thank you! No pro media background or training, just two idiots walking around reviewing food with a camera. All the best my friend, very kind of you.
With McD's the key is to expect to be moderately disappointed, and if you are not then it's a bonus. I don't go often, but I can say from my recent experience it's never very memorable food, but just keeps hunger at bay, nothing more, nothing less.
Spot on.
Great video as always Gary! The burger did look very underwhelming. Surprising to hear the fries were actually hot 😂
It was a surprise to me as well Shane!
@@GaryEats 🤣🤣
Interesting to see differing perspectives on this burger Gary. I tried it yesterday, and really enjoyed it, although I think I got more cheese in mine than you did. A couple of other reviewers also had mostly positive things to say. Maybe our pallettes are not quite as refined as yours though ha ha 😀
Hello Greeno. I think I received a lot less cheese and cheese sauce than everyone else ha ha - I’m going to blame McDonald’s for that 🤣 all the best mate, enjoy watching your videos. Glad you enjoyed the burger 👍🏼
A decent vet would get that bacon up and running around the farm again. Thanks for the review.
Wonder if the mike wouldn't be better placed on the zip side of the body warmer? Less chance of distortion that way.
All the best Gary.
Lol indeed Roman? Dame? Sorry, I don't want to get your name wrong. All the best mate.
Thanks!
Gary, taking one for us all. Thanks for the warning 😂😂😂😂
Any time!
When you order Festive and Christmas but are served with Halloween.
In the month in between Halloween and Christmas!
We need another lockdown 🙂
@@stevekelly5166 What for?
@@StutterBoyECFC Because it's bloody November, and Not October for Halloween or December for Christmas when Halloween food was served as Christmas food. Or Chr-Chri-Chris-Christ-Christm-Christma-Christmas in your case B-Bo-Boy.
@stevekelly5166 It's McDonald's who are getting into the spirit of Christmas with their Festive range. I just used Halloween as a description of what their food is like.
By all means, put yourself into lockdown if they or I are in some way angering or upsetting you.
LOL. Indeed!
Same here, gary, once or twice a year for me .a simple cheese burger and milkshake. Find mc donalds really stressful, as always packed 😫 and the burgers aren't up too much. Thanks for your review
More than welcome Lee.
Egg and sausage muffins are ok, everything else is kind of junk.
Snap only thing I go for.😁
probably because the egg is the only thing on the menu that's not frozen
@@kitezzz360 you forgot the long life rolls they use😁
I do agree with you!
Thank you for helping me avoid another McDonalds disappointment! 👍
The hot drinks are ok tbf lol
You are welcome!
Gary, I have an update for you. I have a few people I know at my local McDonalds. I spoke to them today and recommended the channel. We watched this video on the phone and they laughed when you highlighted he lack of cheese sauce.
They told me that although there is a specific amount of sauce to be placed on the burger 🍔 the franchisee instructs these managers to put less on the burger to save money.
In the days when the vast majority of restaurants were Company owned this simply didn't happen. Any manager caught doing things like that would be fired instantly. We were inspected by secret shoppers regularly and if things were wrong you were in trouble.
The owner operators of McDonald's today are not expecting any oversight so pretty much do what they want and if any issues arise they blame the manager on shift and they take the consequences as instructions are never given in writing.
Thank you for sharing the video, Andrew. That’s typical isnt it? Really poor from McDonald’s but I can say I’m surprised. All the best mate.
McDonalds never fails to disappoint (at least here in Adelaide). Poor excuse for a burger I'm afraid - no mayo & a ton of lettuce ! Very poor of them to not have the festive options especially on their BIG LAUNCH day ! Here in Adelaide we prefer Hungry Jacks (aka Burger King in the UK) - much tastier and you actually throw away the box it comes in & eat the burger rather than the other way around in McDonalds (or Maccas as it's known here). I haven't eaten McDonalds in so long as I've always been disappointed when I have. At least your hot chocolate hit the spot. Do Burger King have a festive burger etc?
Agree, wish they had Hungry Jacks here in Batemans Bay, NSW. Maccas is ordinary.
Agreed Robert. I avoid McDonalds for a reason, I'm not sure if they do mate. Thanks for watching!
you need to try the McRib Deluxe
I'd rather eat my own shoes@@suave-rider
@@robertleach9120 You Sarth Efrikaans are never happy 🥳
What can we say🤔 The bun looked good. And the hot chocolate looked great. Maybe try another one next year mate🤣 five and a half was generous mate I was thining four😉 Thanks for the reveiw👍
More than welcome. Never again... until next year!
There's more nutritional goodness eating the cardboard....
The cardboard is cheaper...
Thanks Gary....you saved me £7 and I would have been well and truly...CHEESED OFF!!! 😉if I had to eat that!! I only go to the Golden Arches about every 3 months just to see if I'm missing out on something and realise I'm not. Next planned visit is the end of January to reinforce that I'm not missing out on anything!! Fantastico as always!! 👍
Haha no problem David. Glad I’ve saved you money!
Great work Gary.. Been meaning to stop and grab one of them. Saved me a tenner! Looks dreadful!! Spread the word.
Glad I've saved you money!
Love the channel, why you lowered your standards to go in a McDonalds was a surprise, rather you than me. Keep up the interesting reviews.
Last McDonald’s review on the channel and any other fast food franchise. Always interested to see what people like and glad you love the channel 😊 lots of independent restaurant reviews coming!
Another good review Gary, generous with the score.
Lettuce and cheese sauce 😮 No thanks !!
Was rubbish mate. Thanks for watching!
So disappointing Gary looks so dry! Here in Australia 🇦🇺 we have everything in our burgers 🍔 Cheese, meat, bacon, tomato, Pickle, beetroot, pineapple 🍍 also lettuce but not alot! ❤
Note to self, DO NOT GET THE FESTIVE BURGER , thanks Gary you saved me from a major disappointment
You’re more than welcome Jason.
I had one of those burgers and it was stone cold. And it looked nothing like the picture. Sometimes I wonder why I keep going back to Macdonald's
It's because your name is Steven. Wonder no longer.
I'm glad I don't go mate!
Sneaky advertising
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've long suspected that these seasonal/festive menus are a way to attract non-regular Maccies customers back into the restaurant with an overpriced burger. It works as well, otherwise they wouldn't do it, but it's never been value for money. It's a shame, there's a lot they could be doing with a festive menu. Anyway when I go to Maccies (usually when there's no convenient alternative) I just stick to the saver menu, a double cheeseburger is usually enough to fill me up, but I've got a small belly.
Completely agree. Thanks for watching!
I love this channel even though I only discovered a week ago. You review everything from McDonalds to fine dining and everything in-between.
Thank you Michael. I try to mix it up with lots of different content!
That honestly looked disgusting! Amazes me people will pay £8 for that. *sigh
Really poor stuff mate.
And queue for the pleasure.
That burger looked so unappetizing and dry. Yet again another fantastic video Gary.
Glad you enjoyed it (the video).
Gary please do more of different types of Christmas festive menu 👍
I really enjoying your videos 🎉
Thank you! Plenty videos to come!!
@GaryEats looking Forward 👌
Great video as ever Gary. Funnily enough I never ever order a conventional hamburger from macdonalds as they always look a bit dry. Always go for the chicken burger options which seem to be better. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Paul. Much appreciated mate 👍🏼
I'm the opposite, I think the double cheeseburger and the Big Mac are both tasty and juicy, but find the fried chicken burger a bit dry.
I must admit I do love a lot of lettuce on a sandwich, no matter what kind it is. But where are the condiments, and I think they should change the name to "A Bit Cheesy" if that is what they are going to give people when they order it. Burger looked dry as a dead dingo's donger, good thing you got the drink to wash it down with.
I like lettuce as well but if it's known for being cheesy then it needs to have cheese!
As an American, I can't imagine using "quality" and "McDonald's" in the same sentence.
Very true.
After using Honest Burger a few times, and eating different burgers from them, I can’t face the semi-warm, semi-dead stuff from McDonalds anymore. Thanks to Gary for checking that out but I’d rather pay double and have a beer with my juicy, cooked to order burger now.
Plus, I don’t wear a hoodie 😂
Honest Burgers is excellent. Love it there!
I’d love to see where you go with 5 guys. So many toppings! Bacon double cheeseburger, bbq sauce, jalapeños and fried onions for me. Have you tried their fries? Fried in peanut oil and ‘skin on’, by far and away the best fast food fries for me.
The fries are huge!
It does look dry. With more cheese and more sauces it would definitely be better!
Yep!
If you’re in Kingston the best burger to try is Smok’d at The Grey Horse pub. They have a proper smoked bbq out the back. Well worth a visit
Already reviewed! Check it out 😊
This for me is a strange one. Yesterday I watched 2 other separate channels. Both reviewing this burger. They both more or less said the same things in their description. Yes the burger was surprisingly large even tasty. Importantly though they said it was very cheesy. When you showed us the inside of your burger it looked totally different to each of theirs. Yours looked very dry with a serious lack of cheese and the cheesy sauce. I noticed the difference as soon as you showed us your one Gary. I’m not sticking up for McDonald’s but I think you may have got a dud. A very fair review on the food you were served though. 👍
I think McDonald’s chains are very hit and Miss which is why it varies!
They lied, for a week's worth of free Mac meals❣🤣
🤣😂🤣👍
Nice one Gary, I agree you should of stuck to the big-mac, I do personally think there quite expensive and there never hot, there coffee is fantastic though ,last month I went to there rival company purchased 3 burgers snd fries for my family and it came to near 30 quid. Cheers Gary looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Harold! 👍
Thank you for calling out McDonald’s uks mostly mediocre and poorly put together burgers. That’s looked awful cold stale. Maccys in France Germany and even the far east are always better made
No problem my friend. Thanks for watching!
you were very generous with 5.5 / 10, I tried one a few days ago, mine was luke warm, lacking in cheese and packed with tasteless lettuce, if you are going to call something 'the big cheesey' there should be lashings of cheese on it, id give it a 2 out of 10, theres actually more flavour in their saver menu cheeseburgers and a heck of a lot cheaper.
Not good at all.
Nevr been to McDonald's in my life. Never saw the appeal. Or why I would pay to eat a burger in a bun when I can cook it at home at a fraction of a price.
It's why I rarely visit. Thanks for watching!
Haha, great minds and all that.@@GaryEats
Exactly Geoff.
Time they realised they are not the only fast food outlet on the High Street. With products like your choice, they can only go down hill, which is a shame. Three ladies watching at home - all a thumbs down. Thanks for the review.
Yep. Thanks for watching!
Best food reviewer on TH-cam
Nah Reviewbrah is.
@@Justinian-IV Nah; he yarps for 15 minutes before he takes a few nibbles of the cold, neglected food because he is in love with his own voice.
You're too kind Mark.
Been watching your videos the past few days, Gary. Enjoy them. New subscriber. Cheers, Paul xxx.
Wonderful Paul. See you on the next one mate!
Thank you, Gary. Will do, mate xxx.
McDonald's is an absolute joke. Crap food, crap service, extortionate prices. What a calamity.
But we keep going there. 😅
@@phillipcarter8045 I don't, last time I went was about 2 months ago and it was utter crap. Never again! Burger King is better, Wopper Wednesdays in the app for £1.99. might go grab one now 🤣
Agreed!
Agree with you. The lack of cheese was very evident. Why didn’t they put some more under the burger or even some cheesey mayo. Did look dry. Thanks for the film.
You’re welcome!
A very limp burger from another McDonald's Franchise Gary , they seem very professional at pressing out all of the flavour and moistness of a burger during the cooking process.
I see now why the last time you went to McDonald's was a year ago, maybe that is how long a bad memory lasts before you forget Gary ha, take care, see you on the next one, Gareth
Thanks Gareth. All the best!
I like a big mac now and again but that looked ok for the price Gary. great review again 👍
Thanks for watching Craig. Appreciated mate.
Typical McDonald's - dressed up to look the part with the right advertising, but absolutely shocking in the flesh.
It's just a normal burger with a price hike.
As standard, dry, bland and most certainly not fresh - it's already been cooked and frozen before arriving at the restaurant.
Yep. Bland, boring... never again. Until next year!
@GaryEats We'll see what new weird and wonderful ways they have of ruining food then!
I think you might be in my local MaccyDs. 2 points. I always find it does what it does best by being predictable. Always the same regardless of the little seasonal tweeks. The second thing is that if I ever open a restaurant, I am headhunting the manager there. He is a legend.
Nice video. Keep er lit.
Haha small world. Bentalls centre?
Gotta b honest i eat McDonald’s few times wk & find their fries extremely bog average. Barely any seasoning & borderline not vry nice tbh
Agreed Nicholas. Thanks for watching!
Not. Much. Chop. (other than the luttuce - plenty of chop to be seen there). I've now reached the end of your YT portfolio Gary. Thank you for your work. All excellent informative and humorous viewing. Enjoyed immensely.
Peter thank you so very much that’s so much appreciated have a great Easter and see you on the next one 👍
Never through id see Garry eating McDonald’s but hey ho !
Essex soon!
Yes !!!!
Hi Gary, you actually had NO cheese in your burger! By definition (and the ingredients) that industrial yellow square sludge is not remotely related to what real cheese is. The same goes for the ultra processed bun…with the additives, preservatives, chemicals, sugars and artificial flavourings included in the ingredients you would be hard pushed to call it bread……or even food along with the “cheese”. Eat the meat, the onions and the lettuce and chuck the rest. The fries are ultra processed as well and cooked in seed oils (trans fats) which destroy the body’s cardio vascular health, cells, organs and blood vessels. And as for that caramel hot chocolate……don’t get me started!! If you value your health then avoid at all costs!🤮
All processed food mate. Last time I’ll be visiting for a while!
@@GaryEatsthe beef is probably OK if it is as McDonald’s says…100 per cent beef with just a pinch of salt and pepper. Meat is a great food. The bacon if it was cooked properly would be fine too. That bacon looked very undercooked.
Wrong by definition it is actually cheese.
Hey Gary, what a letdown here with the amount of cheese in there, I can't have as Lactose Intolerant + allergic to Whey!
When I was last there around that Xmas time-saw a few tables who ordered it and loads of cheese were in their burgers!
At least the burger was edible mate-if it was dry could of put some sauce in it as well.
Glad you enjoyed the Caramel Hot Choc, why don't you try some of their other items later this Spring/Summer??
Another enjoyable review 😀
Thanks Mike I may well try, we will see 👍
Please do a video when you forgot your wallet & had to do the washing up!
What's the similarity between a dick and a McDonald's burger?
They're both smaller and less-filling than advertised.
Did you hear about McDonald's trying to get into the high end steakhouse market?
It was a Big Mcsteak
What type of computer does Ronald McDonald use?
A big mac
I ate a kids meal at McDonald's today...
His mom got really angry with me...
Why did you google mcdonalds jokes and post them here?
@@lizardgodzilla5386 More like why do you have such & stupid name??🤣🤣🤣
@@lizardgodzilla5386 I bet your breath stinks!! Ps the only reptile my misses likes is the one eyed bed SNAKE!
The dryness was exactly the thing I noticed when I had one of these last weekend.
The XL Bacon Double Cheese from BK is far better if you like cheese & bacon. I even prefer that one to the more expensive stuff from 5 Guys, too.
Yep.
The chips were hot and the chocy drink looked great. If only they could get the most important bit right !! I get dizzy watching your videos as your subscribers keeps going up faster than I can blink. Thank you for this great channel.
Haha thank you Stephanie. So close to 20k. Thanks for watching!
Good review as always. I don’t eat bacon but, if I did, I would have expected a couple more rashers. Plus there probably should have been a larger slice of cheese with that burger. I’m sure the hot chocolate would have tasted good but there is an insane amount of sugar in that, more than what you would need in an entire day of food.
Mcdonalds bacon is terrible lol.
Hi Gary I agree more cheese needed to call it a big cheesy. Also I think £7.99 is quite expensive for what you are getting? You can have a gourmet burger for about the same price but this has more quality and meat and cheese than a McDonald's
Yep. Agree mate!
Whilst respecting that Mcdonald's is a source of food for many people globally, and so I must not knock it, but youre very brave risking your refined palette on this fayre. I normally recommend Omeprazole when consuming this kind of food. Anyway, I think I'll take a miss, but thanks for a well informed review. Must dash, just off to Wiltons.........
Thanks for watching!
It does seem to be a bit more gimmick over anything else. I might try it but I get the feeling I will be disappointed. the last time i went to McDonald's i had built it up in my own mind that it was going to be great and i guess only a surprise to me i was left disappointed. Good review. I usually find myself nodding in agreement with what you say all too often and this one was no exception. Thanks for you and the gilet braving a McDonald's for us lol
I agree with you Gary!
Great review Gary... judging by the size of the burger it looked like it was worth the price..shame it was dry... I'll give it a go on Friday...😊👍
Thanks mate. Let me know what you think!
Another top review Gary, fair and honest as usual, nice to see something different (fast food) although that burger looked disgraceful, really bad. Have to admit I much prefer Burger King it costs a bit more but it’s way more tastier and filling.
Thanks Matty. All the best mate! 👍
When I go to McDonald’s the double quarter pounder with cheese is my go to. Great review Gary.
Thanks Glenn.
I haven't been to a McDonalds in a while and I've never used one of those kiosks to order food there. I think it is very cheeky the way they tempt you when you want to pay for your food and you have to skip through a couple of screens to actually pay.
Yep!
Once again Garoid, thanks for taking one for the team.
More than welcome Paul!
I was in the Bentall Centre today..🙂 can you review the Christmas Market food??
Oh, I missed you! I've got so many plans coming up so won't be able to this year but next!
I have never been a fan of much from Mcdonalds except Sausage and Egg Mc Muffins, Hot Drinks, Milkshakes - oh and the apple pies when they were proper size, not fun size - and I just wish they knew how to cook bacon! End of Rant - Cheers Paul
No problem. All the best Paul.
Is that the establishment in Kingston? Great video and review as always.
Yes, it is! Thanks!
@@GaryEats nice one, thanks Gary.
All the best.
Oh NO !! I am staying in a hotel down South West today and the hotel is full of Xmas cheer (GRRR!!). / Very interested in this video, since as a rule I really stay away from this type of food (as a kid Ioved it !). / Still - I really like the fact you will review food from all price points / types of food etc. / Thanks for the review - will give this a miss. I like a naughty BigM from time to time and I will go for that rather than this festive "thing" ! / Thanks as always for a great video. Mark.
Thanks Mark. I try to mix the content up to keep it refreshing so that you don’t know what to expect! I appreciate your kind words as always and hope you’re well.
I am not often inclined to make a negative comment. However, that sandwich looks just short of manufactured bad sand. Thank you for taking a hit for us.
That’s okay Rex. You’re spot on and welcome anytime!
When we go to Hampshire we get a large burger for £1.50 at the market. tea/ coffee 50p.chips or hot dogs £1.50.. excellent food and he is always busy..great video mate as normal.👍
Thank you mate. That's excellent value by the way.
This is a Spot on Review..! It disappointed me too with all the same reasons .
Thanks Chris. Sorry you also didn't enjoy yours!
I think you were short changed on the cheese Gary. Just watched the 'Bald Foodie Guys' review and he had cheese on top and under his burger - and he definitely thought it was "big and cheesy". I'd write to your MP if I was you! 😂😉🍔
Good call! Already writing a letter as we speak!
McDonald's?
Dear God, Gary!
The things you do for science. 😅😂
(You should have bought another, to leave on your window ledge)
Not all heroes wear capes eh? Haha!
Thank you for your really helpful,great watching upload on their Festive Christmas menu launch at McDonald’s 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Actually,first thought was- it needs sauce. Collectively, I love burgers.I do love the Big Mac,so I know I’d have to try this. Definitely needs sauce though. Hope you are good.best wishes
Thanks Glenda. Hope you're having a fantastic day!
@@GaryEats not bad sir…thank you
Love watching your videos mate 👍 😊
Glad you like them mate!
You’re right about the pie last year. They have the mince meat pie in Europe frequently at this time of year so surprising it’s not on the menu again this year.
Typical!
Hi Gary, fair play for being as positive as possible about something that looked like that! Dry burger, dry bun, not enough cheese and no sauce!!!! And dont start me on the limp semi cooked bacon! Smaccy dee's is good for one thing, Big Macs and fries!!! 32k subs to go before the 25th Dec!!!!!
Thanks John! I don’t think I’ll be getting that mate 🤣 👍
Tried one 2 days ago couldn't eat it, as you rightly said very dry ...thanks for sharing look forward to watching more reviews
Sorry to hear that and thanks Karen :)
What a shame as I love a Maccy D’s. I definitely don’t need to try this one now. Insipid looking bacon, but to be honest, it always in in fast food chain restaurants. Hardly any cheese - very disappointing. I’ll stick with the Big Mac’s, quarter pounder’s and double cheeseburgers from now on! Very fair review, Gary.
Thank you Fiona. Stick to what you like!
Very disappointing Gary. Portion was OK but the pâté looked very dry, too much lettuce. Like you said, not enough cheese. Looks like McDonalds are trying to bulk it out with salad. Beefy Boys won’t need to worry!!! Another great review Gary 👍👍👍
Yes I agree Andreas. Thanks mate 👍🏼
What a totally underwhelming, unspectacular and bland looking burger! But……..loving the channel Gary. Think this is my sixth so far today. Cheers and thanks.
Thanks for watching!