McDonald's Reviews Summary

Category: Fast food restaurant Barking

Address: 41 East St, Barking, IG11 8ER, United Kingdom

Phone: +442085941350

Rating: 3.6
based on 139 reviews.

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "The Barking branch serves the customers swiftly, ample seating, clean toilets."
  • "Overall service was quick."
  • "Despite being busy my order was served within 5 min."
  • "The McDonald’s near Barking excels in fast delivery, especially during lunch hours."
  • "One of the better McDonald's when it comes to speed of service."
  • "Very convenient because of the quick order kiosks."
  • "The staff who brought the order to my table was very courteous and polite."

Cons:

  • "It took 50 minutes to deliver."
  • "Visited the store when it wasn't busy...had to wait almost 20 minutes after using the express service."
  • "I had to wait over 30 for my food as table service."
  • "Unfortunately, we have waited for the food for over 15 minutes."
  • "Today we ordered food which took 1 hour and when we got it,it was absolutely cold which then our money got to waste how cold it was absolutely bad service."
  • "Slow service with staff, self service rarely if ever gives receipts you can tell staff but they either cant fix it or just don't want to."
  • "Crap service slow kids party run round scream bit out way chadwell heath 2 bus or no proper crossing one part too slow as drive in more quick tables dirty and hard find seat."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Breakfast was hot, tasty, and quick."
  • "Food was good and nicely served on my table."
  • "For breakfast, I ordered a delicious doughnut and a black coffee, which was prepared quickly and tasted fantastic."
  • "The food is consistently served hot and quickly."
  • "Very busy place. Good example of a busy McDonald's. Food is okay."
  • "Inexpensive food, quickly prepared and served for taking away or eating on the premises."
  • "Food same as all McDonald's."

Cons:

  • "Muffin of the sausage and egg McMuffin was hard and didn't feel fresh."
  • "Big mac was cold today, generally service OK."
  • "Food was cold fries weren't cooked."
  • "The double cheese burgers tasted burnt."
  • "The food came cold when ordered for table service and chips were hard."
  • "The chips were bone dry and so cold."
  • "The chicken nuggets we ordered were so well done that they weren't even edible."

Cleanliness & Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Seems like a nice clean place."
  • "Clean and clear place with nice atmosphere and great ambience."
  • "A large McDonald's with a good amount of seating. It is quite funky inside and is a nice place to be in."
  • "Very neat and clean, Hygienically staff members are clean and tidy."
  • "I love McDonald's and I love how huge this site us but the Mcflurry is melted before it gets to you."
  • "They were friendly and helpful, making sure that my visit was comfortable and enjoyable."
  • "The staffs are very friendly and willing to help you out, very tidy and family orientated."

Cons:

  • "The shop is very dirty...they always mix up orders and you wait a long while."
  • "It's dirty, printers in ordering kiosks doesn't work since last year - nobody repairs it."
  • "Disgusting!!!!! Always dirty. Too much junkies sitting inside for internet use they not eating."
  • "Disgusting toilets where unbelievable total mess, looks like standards are a lot less in manager didn't even get them after I told him total disregard for the customers."
  • "Dirty floors not cleaned regularly during busy periods, fears of slipping on wet greasy floor."
  • "Mostly have homeless people, drug alcohol addicts, beggars...so they need a proper security to keep these people out."
  • "Used to be a nice place to take your children now it's a 2nd home to uber drivers who are very loud and like to stare also a few of them have shouted out sexual things to my 16 year old daughter."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The barking branch is getting it right."
  • "Better run when the manger from old Cranbrook Road McDonalds is working."
  • "I've seen the transformation and continuous improvement of this branch over the years."
  • "Almost all the staff knows me or sees me over there every single day."
  • "Crowded most of the time but food doesn't take too long. Table service is also available."
  • "Realistically speaking this store is managed very well."
  • "Quick for stop for some lunch while on a training course."

Cons:

  • "Very very very poor customer service. One of the server at the till told me to get out of the shop only because I came to the store at 11:50, 10 min before the store closes."
  • "The manager told me that, maybe they got complain from the customers also if I eat other food than Mac Donald."
  • "The costumer service is very bad and people that work there are really rude."
  • "They will always mess up your order or forget to put all the stuff you ordered."
  • "One of the server at the till...she should get an award for having the worst customer service in the world."
  • "Would not recommend this place. Bad service, staff very rude, and they get your orders all wrong and make you wait again for the stuff you ordered but never got."
  • "Rude staff that seem fed up of life and don't want to earn their money."

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