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  • Chain food you love…
  • Nobeerinthefridge
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    Wetherspoons Eggs Benedict is the biking weekend away breakfast of champions, Keswick, Peebles, Fort William have all done me proud, and add 2 slices of black pudding and unlimited refill coffee for a fiver all in.

    They have also started doing Eggs Balmoral, haggis instead of ham, haven’t had the pleasure yet.

    BK XL bacon double cheese burger meal, with a bucket of coke to address the saltiness.

    Wagamama Katsu chicken or Pad Thai.

    Houns
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    Agree with Whetherspoon’s eggs Benedict

    Also agree with Wagamama’s, I’m now craving chicken Pad Thai

    johndoh
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    I really like Yo! Sushi – some lovely food. Dangerously easy to eat/spend too much though.

    stevied
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    Can’t go into a Prezzo without having the grilled carbonara with chicken..

    ton
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    bar burrito xl burrito’s. ace.

    howsyourdad1
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    Nandos of COURSE

    DaveyBoyWonder
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    BK Bacon Double Cheeseburger XL is a tasty burger indeed. After much research, it wipes the floor with anything Maccy Ds can offer.

    That said, double sausage mcmuffin with hash brown and a white coffee is a guilty pleasure I take part of if I’m on an early train anywhere with work.

    Greggs steak bake.

    Subway spicey italian with cheese, all the salad and chilli sauce

    mike_p
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    Wetherspoon mixed grill… I can never see past that!

    hodgynd
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    KFC..Zinger boxed meal ( non stacked ) gravy side with diet Pepsi followed by a white chocolate Krushem ..and a big burp afterwards .. 😀

    ThePinkster
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    BK Bacon Double Cheeseburger XL is a tasty burger indeed. After much research, it wipes the floor with anything Maccy Ds can offer.

    Spot on there.

    Another sneaky favourite is the classic Greggs sausage roll (or 2) and KFC Zinger Tower Burger meal, not necessarily at the same time.

    Murray
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    BK Whopper on the rare nights out after a few beers
    wagamama steamed dumplings just because I love steamed dumplings

    prawny
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    All of the cheap ones, if I’m going to pay top dollar I want proper food, and maybe some metal cutlery.

    Maccies, BK, KFC and Pizza hut are staples, Nandos, Five Guys, GBK, Wagamama and their ilk can FOD.

    fooman
    Full Member

    Taco Bell, just not enough of them in this country.

    glasgowdan
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    The last wetherspoons eggs benedict I had was cooked through and horrid. Even when they cook it right, the sauce is horrible. I only get one when we’re out as a family and there’s nowhere else with space for the prams/toys and wild kids!

    bikebouy
    Free Member

    Yo Sushi!
    Pret.
    Itsu.

    Erm….

    Nope, that’s about it.

    prawny
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    fooman – Member
    Taco Bell, just not enough of them in this country.

    Yes! Nearest one to me is Sheffield I think. Can’t wait until they get one nearer, not sure how it would go down in Birmingham though

    chvck
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    I like Yo Sushi! but not how easy it is to spend money there.
    Mission Burrito, probably the only thing I miss about living in Oxford.

    lunge
    Full Member

    Burger King is not bad at all, the bacon double cheese mentioned above does a right job when needed.
    Cafe Rouge is consistently OK, nothing special but you know what you’ll get and know it’ll be OK. Pizza Express is the same, good, functional food.
    The legendary Wetherspoons also fits the above description. More often than not you’ll get an Ok feed, a well kept pint and it’ll cost peanuts.

    milky1980
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    Gregg’s sausage rolls and a McDonald’s 6 nugget meal are the only chain food I’ll eat. Both feel naughty but are really good 8)

    mr-potatohead
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    I just think for pizza express[ and prezzo] prices you should expect a lot better than good functional food .How does a pizza get to cost £11 ?

    fasthaggis
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    Chain food ^^ 😛

    honeybadgerx
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    Mac cheese with beef shin from Pret. Eaten messily enough it’s a good way to get two seats for yourself on the 15.00 from King’s Cross to Edinburgh (a similar and slightly more effective tactics can be used with a burrito from Benito”s Hat).

    Malvern Rider
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    Have changed my ways recently so no longer do it. But.

    If I got really inebriated/lost my compass –

    Large Dominos regular crust Pepperoni Passion, extra saucy, anchovies, jalapenos.

    Breathe it down slathered with pots of garlic dips

    huckleberryfatt
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    Carluccio’s for its bruschetta, focaccia and coffee

    scuttler
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    I only ever had Eggs Benedict once at a ‘risky venue’ which was a Morrisons Cafe. It was proper crap on every level (literally – muffin crap, ham crap, eggs crap, sauce crap) so I’d be keen to know whether Weatherspoons has a more refined approach. £5, widely available and a gallon of coffee sounds great!

    lunge
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    I just think for pizza express[ and prezzo] prices you should expect a lot better than good functional food .How does a pizza get to cost £11 ?

    That assumes you pay full price, which I’m not sure anyone does at Pizza Express.

    thisisnotaspoon
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    Mac cheese with beef shin from Pret. Eaten messily enough it’s a good way to get two seats for yourself on the 15.00 from King’s Cross to Edinburgh (a similar and slightly more effective tactics can be used with a burrito from Benito”s Hat).

    There is a circle of hell reserved for people who eat stinky food on trains. The only people worse are Virgin Trains who seem to sell the stuff. I’ve never actually worked out what the food/smell they serve is (tuna/cheese toastie, but it smells nothing like a homemade one?) is but it makes everyone except the eater retch.

    scuttler
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    There is a circle of hell reserved for people who eat stinky food on trains. The only people worse are Virgin Trains who seem to sell the stuff. I’ve never actually worked out what the food/smell they serve is (tuna/cheese toastie, but it smells nothing like a homemade one?) is but it makes everyone except the eater retch.

    No way – first 15 minutes of the 1903 out of Kings Cross should smell like a Singapore hawker spot or the world will stop turning. After that people should nicely dispose of their crap and settle down for the journey. I make no apology but people who treat tables as bins should be flushed out onto the track.

    ahsat
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    For someone who is a bit of a food snob, I have a dark side of loving:

    Itsu
    Wagamamas
    Chipotle (when in the USA)

    Mmmmm

    honeybadgerx
    Full Member

    There is a circle of hell reserved for people who eat stinky food on trains.

    Ace, so I’ll get plenty of room there as well then!

    Simon_Semtex
    Free Member

    I don’t like Greggs.

    P-Jay
    Free Member

    Subway, tuna with peppers pickles and chillis please

    Millar and Carter too.

    Trekster
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    Last time I was in Wagamama I was ill for a week!!!! Having suffered salmonella in the ’80s I was concerned for my health and wellbeing

    chewkw
    Free Member

    These are good:
    McDonald
    Burger King
    Kentucky Fried Chicken
    Gregg
    Nandos

    Acceptable: (but crazy price)
    Pizza hut – Tried twice in my life but good in my opinion.
    Yo Sushi! – Tried three times in my life to remember the taste. Been there done that not going back.

    Shite:
    Wagamamas – tried once but never again. You are better off spending your money on the top 5 above. Wagammamas opened a franchise in my hometown … they closed down within 6 months. 😆

    Drac
    Full Member

    Yo Sushi
    McDonalds but only their wraps, classic burgers or their specials. Oh and Apple pies.
    Nando’s simple but nice
    Jamie’s Italian not bad for a chain
    Miller and Carter

    I went to Wagamamas a couple weeks ago, it’s gone downhill.

    vickypea
    Free Member

    Starbucks fruit toast is yummy

    grtdkad
    Free Member

    McDonalds but only their wraps, classic burgers or their specials. Oh and Apple pies.

    That is, actually most of their daytime menu anyway isn’t it.

    Nobeerinthefridge
    Free Member

    Jamie’s Italian is a bit shite.

    How big is a chain? Topolobamba – have places in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdoom, cracking food.

    jimmy
    Full Member

    Bar Burrito – yes but no. Far better independents close by.

    Nandos – what’s not to like about grilled, spicey chicken thighs.

    McDonald’s Happy Meal – for the challenge, Yes?

    [video]https://youtu.be/4EGc3r3qni8[/video]

    kennyp
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    MrsKenny and I both love Nando’s. We know we shouldn’t, but we do.

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