I was surprised to find a Mc D's here as it's not a high population area. It's nestled in with an ASDA on the outskirts of town in the Newcastle/Newry direction.
We called for a takeaway late in the evening and noted a few things. A lot of litter had spilled out of the bins around, but close to, the restaurant - so the area could have done with a good tidy up.
The next observation was that the staff were all very young, tattooed girls and they all looked exhausted.
As we stood to place our order one young customer came up with a cheeseburger, with a bite out of it. She mumbled something to the girl behind the counter - now she spoke English and she was right beside me but I couldn't understand a word she mumbled - the girl behind the counter threw the food in the bin and handed over another burger.
Within 30 seconds she returned with this burger again with a bite out of it. Again she muttered and the burger also went to the bin. She didn't get another.
Our order was large and it was properly complete. I just had one 89p burger with only onions. It was hot (which is unusual) and although I enjoyed it I regretted eating it within 10 minutes; the burger bread is just sweet and almost spongy light. I should have stuck to a coffee. read more