Best/Worst chain restuarants in your opinon

36_Chambers · 05-11-2012, 18:57

Best for me are......

TGI Fridays, for me is my favourite, pure comfort food in decent sized portions, and cocktails make it fun

Nandos, i just loved there hot chicken and fries, and corn

Garkunkles: pizzas are so good, and salads are good too

Worst for me are......

Pizza hut, seems old fashioned now and full of chavs scoffing the buffet. shame really

Home made / Hand made / Goumet Burger types of chain, all over priced and they somehow think a burger is worth a tenner

squirts mum · 05-11-2012, 21:33

To me

Best: Nando's (love the chicken)

Pizza express (my favourite chain pizza)

Wagamama (love their Cha Han)

Worst: Pizza Hut (Pizza not very nice)

Cafe Rouge (overpriced and not good)

only my opinion though

4smiffy · 05-11-2012, 21:46

Best

Frankie and Benny's - you always get what it says on the tin.
Harvester - I love the salad bar, you can fill up on salad first.

Worst

Pizza hut - but then I don't like pizza it's totally overrated. It's just a bit of bread dough with stuff on top. I'd rather toast a panini at home then cover it in cheddar, red onion and cherry tomatoes and brown under the grill.

riverside 57 · 06-11-2012, 00:36

Best for me is Eddie Rockets, an Irish diner in the style of 1950s America! Gorgeous food!

http://www.eddierockets.ie/

I also used to love Harry Ramsden's, but haven't been to one in years! Do they still even exist?

The worst is TGI Fridays! Service is too slow and it's overpriced imo and not a lot of choice on the menu!

Any pizza restaurants are also no-goers for me as I hate pizza, and sometimes the smell of the strong cheeses while walking past make me feel sick!

malpasc · 06-11-2012, 11:10

My personal favourites are Masala Zone, Wagamama, and Busaba Eathai.

Least favourites - Nando's - sorry it is basically KFC with cutlery. Oh, and another mention for Pizza Hut - sorry, but it is basically greasy and chavvy.

Victoria Sponge · 06-11-2012, 13:27

Fave - Strada, Gaucho. Toby Carvery - the vfm is fantastic, service so friendly and the desserts are scrumptious.

Least fave - Pretzo. Menu sounds great, decor very nice, but the food is very mediocre. Harvester has gone downhill, the mixed grill thing is bland and rubbish.

Abriel · 06-11-2012, 13:30

tried wagamama for the first time the other week, very impressed. Wish you could buy their cherry soy sauce

SHAFT · 06-11-2012, 14:32

Best: Ricker Restaurants (a bit trendy but Cicada was faultless) Ping Pong, Carluccios Cafe, Zizzis (can be hit and miss), La Tasca (again hit and miss depending on whuch branch you go to).

Worst: Harvester (bland), Wagamammas (overpriced for what it is), Pizza Hut (grim), Nandos (sauces are good but the chicken is rotten).

Dean_Burroughs · 06-11-2012, 14:45

best-eddie rockets.

worst-super macs.

sarahj1986 · 06-11-2012, 16:02

Best -

Nandos. I love the food in here, it is pricey but I do like it
ASK.Best pizza chain for me althought Zizzis is a close second

Worst -

Pizza Express. I love sloppy guiseppe pizza but the place is awful, cheap plastic chairs, teenagers and expensive when its not with vouchers.
Burger King. Burgers ok but fries are nasty

indie.star · 06-11-2012, 16:48

Best - Wagamama's, Pizza Hut (mainly because I love pizza and it's the only chain pizza place in my area), Frankie & Benny's, Subway and I used to love Nando's when I was younger and wasn't a vegetarian.

Worst - Wimpy and nowadays KFC as there is absolutely nothing there for veggies except their side orders and desserts. I had one of those Krushem things a few weeks ago and it was absolutely vile.

Gaditano · 06-11-2012, 16:56

Best - Pizza Express.(pretty boring but inoffensive)

Worst - KFC (nothing I want to eat comes in a 'bucket'!!)

Dean_Burroughs · 06-11-2012, 17:06

any deli in any corner shop makes a better sandwich than subway!!

Sifter22 · 06-11-2012, 17:45

Best: Frankie And Benny's. Maybe a tad expensive but it's always quite nice and you get decent portions

Worst: Pizza Hut. Ahhhh I used to love pizza hut, but it still feels like it's in the 90's or something. Nothing has changed for years and the buffet is always crap and the pizzas are really really bland and tasteless.

barky99 · 06-11-2012, 17:49

Best: KFC .... can never get enough of KFC

Worst: Little Chef .... orrible food

newda898 · 06-11-2012, 18:55

I don't mind Nando's

But I've really gone off loads of chains now.

Pizza Hut: Service is generally awful, food disappointing.
Pizza Express: Now so expensive it's ridiculous. I remember when their menu used to be in pence and margheritas were 495p. Plus of course their restaurants have the noise level of an airport runway.
Frankie & Bennies: Rather expensive for what is mainly pre-cooked, microwaved food. Ribs out of a bag/precooked burgers, etc.
Harvester/Beefeater: Same as F&B.

ninjahandfriend · 06-11-2012, 20:17

Wagamama isn't bad I suppose but La Tasca is rank imo.

Victoria Sponge · 06-11-2012, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjahandfriend

Wagamama isn't bad I suppose but La Tasca is rank imo.

Oh yeah La Tasca is total rubbish. Cheap quality shit food. I had a few of their tapas dishes, and they honestly tasted like something from Iceland.

rick182 · 06-11-2012, 21:01

Nando's is overatted

Sweet FA · 06-11-2012, 21:54

Only been to Nando's once and there's a reason for that - the food was vile. Never understood why people rave about it.

Best: Lahore Karahi.

mickeyluv74 · 06-11-2012, 22:51

Best: Zizzi and GBK

Worst: Subway (everything tastes the same) and Domino's (overpriced and plastic)

SHAFT · 07-11-2012, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victoria Sponge

Oh yeah La Tasca is total rubbish. Cheap quality shit food. I had a few of their tapas dishes, and they honestly tasted like something from Iceland.

The one near my office in Victoria served me one of the worst meals I've ever eaten last Christmas but the one in Bourenmouth was fantastic when I went during the Summer. Very strange.

elliecat · 07-11-2012, 10:46

I like Browns they do some nice food there but they can be a bit pricey but then you get what you pay for. Other than that all the rest are basically the same, Beefeater is just the Harvester without the Salad bar, same with Brewer's Fayre's. Frankie and Benny's is okay but nothing special. Haven't been to PIzza Hut in years.

lucyloves · 07-11-2012, 11:20

Best

Zizzi
Wagamamas
Nandos

Worst

Harvester/Beefeater/Wetherspoons
Pizza Hut
Subway

SHAFT · 07-11-2012, 12:50

Wetherspoons are the worst of the lot. They just seem to attract the dregs of humanity as well.

05-11-2012, 18:57	#1
36_Chambers Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 911	Best/Worst chain restuarants in your opinon Best for me are...... TGI Fridays, for me is my favourite, pure comfort food in decent sized portions, and cocktails make it fun Nandos, i just loved there hot chicken and fries, and corn Garkunkles: pizzas are so good, and salads are good too Worst for me are...... Pizza hut, seems old fashioned now and full of chavs scoffing the buffet. shame really Home made / Hand made / Goumet Burger types of chain, all over priced and they somehow think a burger is worth a tenner

05-11-2012, 21:33	#2
squirts mum Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry area. Posts: 1,143	To me Best: Nando's (love the chicken) Pizza express (my favourite chain pizza) Wagamama (love their Cha Han) Worst: Pizza Hut (Pizza not very nice) Cafe Rouge (overpriced and not good) only my opinion though

05-11-2012, 21:46	#3
4smiffy Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,008	Best Frankie and Benny's - you always get what it says on the tin. Harvester - I love the salad bar, you can fill up on salad first. Worst Pizza hut - but then I don't like pizza it's totally overrated. It's just a bit of bread dough with stuff on top. I'd rather toast a panini at home then cover it in cheddar, red onion and cherry tomatoes and brown under the grill.

06-11-2012, 00:36	#4
riverside 57 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Westmeath Ireland Posts: 10,230	Best for me is Eddie Rockets, an Irish diner in the style of 1950s America! Gorgeous food! http://www.eddierockets.ie/ I also used to love Harry Ramsden's, but haven't been to one in years! Do they still even exist? The worst is TGI Fridays! Service is too slow and it's overpriced imo and not a lot of choice on the menu! Any pizza restaurants are also no-goers for me as I hate pizza, and sometimes the smell of the strong cheeses while walking past make me feel sick!

06-11-2012, 11:10	#5
malpasc Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6,350	My personal favourites are Masala Zone, Wagamama, and Busaba Eathai. Least favourites - Nando's - sorry it is basically KFC with cutlery. Oh, and another mention for Pizza Hut - sorry, but it is basically greasy and chavvy.

06-11-2012, 13:27	#6
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	Fave - Strada, Gaucho. Toby Carvery - the vfm is fantastic, service so friendly and the desserts are scrumptious. Least fave - Pretzo. Menu sounds great, decor very nice, but the food is very mediocre. Harvester has gone downhill, the mixed grill thing is bland and rubbish.

06-11-2012, 13:30	#7
Abriel Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,170	tried wagamama for the first time the other week, very impressed. Wish you could buy their cherry soy sauce

06-11-2012, 14:32	#8
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Best: Ricker Restaurants (a bit trendy but Cicada was faultless) Ping Pong, Carluccios Cafe, Zizzis (can be hit and miss), La Tasca (again hit and miss depending on whuch branch you go to). Worst: Harvester (bland), Wagamammas (overpriced for what it is), Pizza Hut (grim), Nandos (sauces are good but the chicken is rotten).

06-11-2012, 14:45	#9
Dean_Burroughs Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 273	best-eddie rockets. worst-super macs.

06-11-2012, 16:02	#10
sarahj1986 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 8,099	Best - Nandos. I love the food in here, it is pricey but I do like it ASK.Best pizza chain for me althought Zizzis is a close second Worst - Pizza Express. I love sloppy guiseppe pizza but the place is awful, cheap plastic chairs, teenagers and expensive when its not with vouchers. Burger King. Burgers ok but fries are nasty

06-11-2012, 16:48	#11
indie.star Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,206	Best - Wagamama's, Pizza Hut (mainly because I love pizza and it's the only chain pizza place in my area), Frankie & Benny's, Subway and I used to love Nando's when I was younger and wasn't a vegetarian. Worst - Wimpy and nowadays KFC as there is absolutely nothing there for veggies except their side orders and desserts. I had one of those Krushem things a few weeks ago and it was absolutely vile.

06-11-2012, 16:56	#12
Gaditano Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sussex by the sea Posts: 2,068	Best - Pizza Express.(pretty boring but inoffensive) Worst - KFC (nothing I want to eat comes in a 'bucket'!!)

06-11-2012, 17:06	#13
Dean_Burroughs Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 273	any deli in any corner shop makes a better sandwich than subway!!

06-11-2012, 17:45	#14
Sifter22 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 6,403	Best: Frankie And Benny's. Maybe a tad expensive but it's always quite nice and you get decent portions Worst: Pizza Hut. Ahhhh I used to love pizza hut, but it still feels like it's in the 90's or something. Nothing has changed for years and the buffet is always crap and the pizzas are really really bland and tasteless.

06-11-2012, 17:49	#15
barky99 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scotland - near a whirly thing Posts: 3,634	Best: KFC .... can never get enough of KFC Worst: Little Chef .... orrible food

06-11-2012, 18:55	#16
newda898 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chez Newda Posts: 3,948	I don't mind Nando's But I've really gone off loads of chains now. Pizza Hut: Service is generally awful, food disappointing. Pizza Express: Now so expensive it's ridiculous. I remember when their menu used to be in pence and margheritas were 495p. Plus of course their restaurants have the noise level of an airport runway. Frankie & Bennies: Rather expensive for what is mainly pre-cooked, microwaved food. Ribs out of a bag/precooked burgers, etc. Harvester/Beefeater: Same as F&B.

06-11-2012, 20:17	#17
ninjahandfriend Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 4,324	Wagamama isn't bad I suppose but La Tasca is rank imo.

06-11-2012, 20:53	#18
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	Quote: Originally Posted by ninjahandfriend Wagamama isn't bad I suppose but La Tasca is rank imo. Oh yeah La Tasca is total rubbish. Cheap quality shit food. I had a few of their tapas dishes, and they honestly tasted like something from Iceland.

06-11-2012, 21:01	#19
rick182 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,692	Nando's is overatted

06-11-2012, 21:54	#20
Sweet FA Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my Opinion Posts: 10,057	Only been to Nando's once and there's a reason for that - the food was vile. Never understood why people rave about it. Best: Lahore Karahi.

06-11-2012, 22:51	#21
mickeyluv74 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London Posts: 64	Best: Zizzi and GBK Worst: Subway (everything tastes the same) and Domino's (overpriced and plastic)

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Best/Worst chain restuarants in your opinon

07-11-2012, 08:40	#22
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Quote: Originally Posted by Victoria Sponge Oh yeah La Tasca is total rubbish. Cheap quality shit food. I had a few of their tapas dishes, and they honestly tasted like something from Iceland. The one near my office in Victoria served me one of the worst meals I've ever eaten last Christmas but the one in Bourenmouth was fantastic when I went during the Summer. Very strange.

07-11-2012, 10:46	#23
elliecat Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8,707	I like Browns they do some nice food there but they can be a bit pricey but then you get what you pay for. Other than that all the rest are basically the same, Beefeater is just the Harvester without the Salad bar, same with Brewer's Fayre's. Frankie and Benny's is okay but nothing special. Haven't been to PIzza Hut in years.

07-11-2012, 11:20	#24
lucyloves Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Devon Posts: 352	Best Zizzi Wagamamas Nandos Worst Harvester/Beefeater/Wetherspoons Pizza Hut Subway

07-11-2012, 12:50	#25
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Wetherspoons are the worst of the lot. They just seem to attract the dregs of humanity as well.