McDonald's is always in my heart, food is delicious, fast, staff are incredibly nice and helpful…read moreand the atmosphere is just amazing. They are always nice and I love it there 5 stars

New Years day and on a visit from South Wales to visit family. 4 luke warm burgers, cold fries 3 OK…read moreshould be cold drinks and a luke warm Americano. Very NOT LIKE all the Macs i have used in my 70 odd years, dissapointing.

Always was my favourite burger restaurant! Can't wait til it's open, the burgers are tasty with…read moreplenty of variety, Cobb salad is my favourite !

The staff needs re-training, or it probably just needs training full stop. An attitude check…read morewouldn't go amiss and a smile once in a while from the chronically miserable front of house staff would be nice too! As a former waitress I get probably a little too personally offended by bad service, and this place makes me feel all sorts of insulted... So many cardinal sins of service are committed here! I could rant for hours about my visit today but I'll just say this - for an early morning breakfast, on a quiet day, you can't go wrong! The brioche French toast is lovely and worth putting up with the slow, poor, service. The restaurant can't seem to handle much more than an early morning breakfast and an empty restaurant though and I will never go back again for lunch or dinner!

I went here with a group of friends for Sunday dinner. We just had to check out the American themed…read moremeat joint. The decor is straight out of the opening credits for Fresh Prince of Bell Air - photos of celebrities line the walls and are covered in bright colored tags of fun phrases like "YOLO". There is plenty of seating, perfect for a pair or large groups. I wasn't very hungry, so I ordered the appetizer salad with pulled pork BBQ on top and shared a side of fried pickles. I was a little disappointed in the pulled pork. Being from North Carolina (home of pulled pork BBQ in the states) and eating at a place with smoke in the name, I was expecting smoked BBQ. The pork is just roasted like what you'd expect to come on a bap and lacks the tenderness that comes with slow smoking. The BBQ sauce at the table has a nice smoke flavoring added, so I was able to drown my salad in that for an approximation of the smoky flavor I craved. The salad portion is very generous and uses fresh veg. The fried pickles need a little tempura batter mixed in with the corn meal and maybe a little more time in the fryer for a better texture.

A group of us went here as we wanted to check out the newest 'American' BBQ joint in Birmingham…read more Based on reviews of The Smoke Haus' other locations, I was pretty excited. First of all, this restaurant is HUGE. Incredibly big and spacious, with an assortment of booths and tables and a huge bar. The decor of the place is awesome-- fun pieces of americana all over the place and funky graffiti all over the walls. But the highlight of every place is the food, and well, the food was just OK. I opted for a pulled pork sandwich, and a side salad instead of fries. The pork was good (mostly because they have a fantastic BBQ sauce) but definitely didn't taste slow-cooked. The salad was served without any dressing which was a bit weird, since it was huge and mostly lettuce. By the way, portions here- GIGANTIC. Come with an empty stomach! Neat selection of American beers. I don't know. I wasn't incredibly impressed, but my meal was satisfying, and the BBQ sauce is tasty. I'll have to try a few more things on the menu...

This BurgerKing restaurant is part of the Little Chef complex on a small retail park, the prices…read moreare dearer than BurgerKing restaurants that you would encounter on high streets. The service is slow, the staff are literally going through the motions, and the food is basic. The seating area is small and compact and unless you really desperatly wanted a BurgerKing, I would avoid it.

Sichuan dreams come true. I've been crying for a good Chinese place (with reasonable prices) since…read morewe moved here and finally found it in BBQ Village. We walk by BBQ Village ALL THE TIME when exiting New Street toward South Side and finally made up our minds to give it a go. I'm so glad we did. The restaurant is decorated so nicely. The outside doesn't give a proper impression of just how pretty the restaurant is inside, with beautiful wallpaper, pottery koi, and beautiful paintings on the walls. We were seated at a hotpot table, which has a steam plate in the middle for sharing a big bowl of hotpot and heating pads at each seat for keeping your hotpot warm once served out. Next time, I am ordering hotpot because that seems to be the specialty of BBQ Village. I ordered Sichuan chicken and dim sum soup with chicken broth. The Sichuan sauce was properly spicy. SO good! It was practically swimming in chilis, but also balanced with vegetable oil and vinegar - just the way I like it. The soup was so flavorsome. I could swim in it. The seasoning was absolutely perfect. This will be a soup I crave and would imagine it would be the perfect remedy to a cold. I highly recommend the green tea, which is accented with the perfect floral notes. No sugar is needed for such a delicious tea. We shared a pot and it held plenty of tea to drink all throughout our meal. My goal for the next visit is to ask for the Mandarin menu, which in reading the Birmingham Mail, I understand has more menu items.

Service was friendly and quick and clean Burgers are…read moregood...breakfast not so good. Biggest problem is the pancakes. £4.50 for 3 american style pancakes seems reasonable but when they came out they were dry and chewy. I went back to give them another chance but this time I was sitting where I could see behind the counter, the pancakes are not made fresh! They come in packs like you can get in the super market and are microwaved :-( This isn't an American Diner...American Diners IN AMERICA would be turning in their graves knowing what you are passing off as "American pancakes" Shame on you Ok Diner

We stopped in for a late dinner after a very long two travel days coming to Chester from New…read moreOrleans, Louisiana. I'm very well used to being disappointed by lack of flavor in "Louisiana" or "American Southern" food outside of the actual American South. My entire family and I were extremely pleasantly surprised at just how good and genuinely authentic this food was. I got the "louisiana hot" chicken burger, which actually was spicy, and well seasoned, and delicious. The regular fried chicken basket was some of the best seasoned chicken my brother has had in a while. Veggie burger, cobb salad, and brisket sandwhich all got positive reviews. The only thing my brother noted is the "georgia sweet tea" is nowhere near as sweet as we make it back home! But that's totally negligible, because the delicious meal and welcoming environment was wonderful. Highly recommend.

Was recommended this by a friend and did not disappoint! Portions are generous and the menu has…read moreplenty to offer. Great music and service too, will definitely be back!

Looking for some American diner style breakfast/brunch spot, Seth S. and I decided to check out…read moreCelebz since another brunch place was closed. The Celebz concept is based on a kitschy stereotype of Americana with quintessential foods like burgers, waffles, fries and milkshakes. I love a good bit of kitsch but Celebz seemed to hit all the wrong notes. The blaring music, loud colors, and cold interior left me feeling like I was on Sunset Strip after a late-night bender in search of greasy garbage to cure my hangover. The vibe, encouraged by Rhianna screaming "bitch better have my money," was starkly contrasted by a grouping of families with small children. Womp womp. When placing our order we learned that the milkshake deal (+£2) advertised with the burgers only applies to the burger meal, requiring you to spend £9 for a sandwich and milkshake, with or without fries. Seth S. got the burger but skipped the milkshake and I decided to get some pancakes and twisty fries instead. Seth's burger and my fries were delivered to the table fairly quickly, but we were almost finished eating before my pancakes arrived. I was disappointed that the pancakes were crepes not American style pancakes in an American themed restaurant, but that's neither here nor there. The twisty fries were perfect - just like some of my favorite from a greasy spoon in NC. The crepe presentation was nice but the flavor underwhelming. Too much egg was used in the batter, and the egg flavor overshadowed the Belgian chocolate drizzle and strawberry filling. If you're in search of an authentic Vegas hangover cure, this is the place for you!

I am big fan of reviewing places on what they are and as an independent American diner I have to…read moregive this place five stars. Located over by Aston uni campus this place is a bit out of the way but when looking for a late night sweet myself and a friend took a wonder over here to see what it was all about. Now I know this place will not be for everyone, it's loud and in your face in terms of design with pictures of the USA and celebrities on the walls. The menu is made up of a range of popular American classics like burgers, milkshakes, pancakes, cookie dough and ice cream. We decided to go for nachos and a cookie dough dessert to share which were both surprisingly good. The nachos had the guacamole and salsa on the side instead of being all over top which is great for a condiment lover like me! The thing that I love about this place is you can easily sit a chill for a few hours eating and drinking on a quiet weekend night off the booze (dry Jan seemed like a good idea at the time) if you are looking for a place to get something sweet with a good range of options this is a great option in the city centre.

Despite having a bad reputation I have found the york to be one of the friendliest pubs in town…read more The main problem I have is how busy it can get making trips to the bar hard. It is for people who enjoy alternative music- rock, punk, ska, metal etc etc with a jukebox and decor to match. Drinks are well priced, they have guitar hero tournaments and both the staff and the punters are friendly. Everyone is made to feel welcome as long as you shy away from burberry, sports labels and trackies as a general rule of thumb. Excellent pub.

It is a heavy metal bar. Not what we expected from the outside. Low ceiling, cash only. The lady…read moretending bar reminds one of Alice Cooper but she was very pleasant. We came in because the building is old and wonky as is the inside.