McDonald's’s earns a 1.6-star rating from 2922 reviews, showing that the majority of fast-food enthusiasts are dissatisfied with dining experience.
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breakfast / lunch should be 9:00
Macdonald's breakfast all day allows people to sleep in and still get breakfast. Only problem I is many people start work at 6 or7:00. These people, myself included have a break around 9:00. We HADbreakfast and looking for something else. god forbid we come in before your predetermined "lunch". PLEASE CHANGE TO 9:00 At least.
Macdonalds has often been accused of promoting obesity and I can't wait to hear THAT debate once again over the breakfast all day policy, allowing people who don't work to be even more lazy and staying in bed to whatever hours of the day and then be able to STILL get their breakfast.
As for myself I really don't care what other people do but when
I go in accidentally a bit early and am told under no uncertain terms that I absolutely can't get a cheeseburger or a McChicken until exactly such and such a time and I'M RIGHT THERE BUT EARLY I have to think that SOMETHING IS REALLY SCREWED UP ABOUT THIS.
9:00 would be a great start and maybe you can get some people back that already changed to other places like BURGER KING ‼️
incorrect order and cold food
Hi there,
I am extremely disappointed to inform you about my recent visit to McDonald's. I ordered 3 chicken big tastys fries and a coffee. I am shocked to say the food was in edible. Not only was it not what I ordered (I received 3 beef burgers instead of the chicken burgers) but it was stone cold. Quite frankly the only thing consumed was the coffee. From both an environmental and ethical standpoint three of my family do not eat beef. Therefore we could not eat our dinner.
I hope you can see how deeply frustrated I am with this shocking experience and would like a full refund. I look forward to hearing from your complaints team soon.
Regards
Cameron
[protected]@gmail.com
employee doesn't wear gloves when they make the order
To whom it may concern: This morning When I purchase my McGriddle the I notice that the lady that makes the order is not wearing gloves at all. I told the Jazmin, that is a HEALTH Issue, the lady that was making the other was doing something else before she was making the order. I don't know if McDonald Enforces wearing glove for the employees that make...
Read full review of McDonald'scrunchy chicken sandwich
Tuesday, July 9th we ordered a drive thru meal.I got the Quarter pounder meal combo, my wife ordered the Chicken bacon ranch combo, with poutine and a coke.Chicken grilled.When we got home, we found they got her sandwich wrong and gave her the CRUNCHY chicken instead.She started eating it and the very first bite, got something very hard stuck in her gum...
Read full review of McDonald'semployee begging for money and picking her nose in drive thru
I came thru drivethru and an employee with the nametag Savannah was trying to make me feel sorry for her to give her money and was picking her nose when she thought I wasnt looking this happened about 630 Monday August 26 2019. When I told yahida the manager she did nothing about it. During all this there was customers waiting in the drivethru about 30 45 min to get there food
Read full review of McDonald'sposted hours
Acording the web site this is a 24 store. That stoped 6 months ago now the start time is 5am. This is not true seams that its when they feel like opening. Please change the open to whenever or a question mark. This us the 3rd time in a month they failed to open on posted time. So i go the the camby location and put my order in they try to give me the wrong...
Read full review of McDonald'sFood Handling
This is not the first time this has happened and not the only McDonald's either. There is a major problem with either the hand lotion used or girls using perfume and not properly washing their hands... I assume you are using some form of SCENTED hand wash /sanitation cleaner??? The scent is so overwhelming that its residue is left on anything the person...
Read full review of McDonald's and 1 commentMy order made me and my family sick
I came over on the August 2 like always to collect my social security disablty check and ordered r food for me and my family and i ordered
2 sausage mcmuffins
A big mack meal ( large size)
2 mocha c iced coffees
A double quarter pounder
Large fries
And because this is from the corporate office her name is wendy told me that just because i took my food to mexico witch 2 minutes from the restraunt that she is not going to refund me my money for my order because me and my family all got food poising witch she says did not happen how would this lady know shes not part of my family she didnot eat that food and get food poisoning im going to start legal proceedings against your company
Service
I am Lakshmana and went to Rochdale Mcdonalds on 17th Aug 2019 Here is the McDonalds Address: 6210 Rochdale Blvd, Regina, SK S4X 4K8, Phone: [protected] There was an employee name Tawny working in the lobby. Actually, I sat between 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM. When I am in the Lobby Tawny said to me, I can't sit here without ordering MacDonald's food. And I...
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I am Lakshmana and went to Rochdale Mcdonalds on 17th Aug 2019
Here is the McDonalds Address: 6210 Rochdale Blvd, Regina, SK S4X 4K8, Phone: (306) 775-0256
There was an employee name Tawny working in the lobby. Actually, I sat between 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM.
When I am in the Lobby Tawny said to me, I can't sit here without ordering MacDonald's food. And I felt so disrespectful the way Tawny behaved with me.
I said I came to meet my friend Ruben and to have food in the McDonald's.
Later my friend came to the McDonalds' and had a chat with me around 45min. He Ordered Smoothie and I ordered Flurry.
This incident happened in the lobby on 17th Aug 2019 between the 1; 15 PM to 3:00 PM; you can watch in the camera and please take an action.
I and my friend disappointed with Tawny behavior.
It is so disgusting this kind of employees working here and don't know How to do customer service? I don't think the store manager doesn't give proper instructions to Tawny.
If the same incident happens, I will file a case in court.
I would like to escalate this issue with the senior management team, so in future, it doesn't happen to others. Managers should take disciplinary action and dismiss her for couple of months.
Mc burger and combo deal
Horrible experience. I went to the Nugegoda McDonalds outlet of Sri Lanka. My burger was gritty like sand in the lettuce. When I told that there were sand in my meal, the manager arbitrarily took away my meal when I was trying to get a photograph of my meal. That was a terrible experience. They were like gangsters.
No one apologized me even. After that a girl named Sasanka came and told me that there is no possibility to contain sand in lettuce or meal. I mean seriously ? They arbitrarily took away my meal and then told me that the meal is in their garbage dump. I'm really disappointed and I didn't expect a terrorising behaviour like this in a McDonalds outlet.
And also they have arranged the tables under a staircase. Who in the world arranges a table which people are getting tgeir meal under a staircase ? When tge people were going up and down it was a terrible experience due to the sand and other dust.
THE SERVICE WAS REALLY BAD AND IT WAS TERRIBLE. They acted like terrorists. I really looking a good respond to this matter.
Please feel free to contact me via +[protected]
big mac
I ordered a big Mac meal they ended up giving me a mcdouble dressed like a Mac and the bun was hard and the fries they were cold. I'm not impressed with this at all, I got home and just had to throw it all out.
This isn't the first time I've had problems with McDonalds.. I'm not impressed. Please help fix this problem as it was a waste of my money.
late order more than 3 hours now
I made an order at 4:11am and they said it will come in 90 minutes ... and now it is 7:15 am and the order doesn't came yet ... I called the customer service 3 times and every time they told me that they contact with the branch and the branch told them every time that the order is in his way to me ... but nothing till now came to me and I am really so upset and nervous from that behavior ... please help me in that case
customer service
This isnt my first time to this branch, as an investor in Sofia i visited macdonalds branch in vitosha boulevard and the service sucks! The staff are impolite plus they were making fun of me maybe cuz am an arab! They also made me wait for more than 20 min to get my order which was totally messed up!i order 4 sauces they gave me 2! I order 2 apple pies they gave me one ...etc, then i started noticing the way staff welcoming europeans with a smile ! But Arabs had a different way they were frowning and very rude with them...i don't think is the policy in Mcdonalds! I already placed a complaint to ministry of tourism ...this is totally un accepted ...i wish i didnt go there those ppl made me hate this restaurant ! An action should be taken ASAP!
we have visited your branch in Pakistan, Johar town Lahore Branch code is 1270036. Food quality was bad.
see attached pic for your ref.
Name James Nawab
cell 092-[protected]
email rubeela@hotmail.com
waiting in pick up line over 10 minutes
I stopped at this McDonalds on Sunday, August 4 and placed a small order in the drive thru window. When I got around to the pick up window, the car ahead of me had a very large order and instead of having them move to the parking space for drive thru customers with orders that take awhile, I sat behind this car waiting for their order for 10 minutes. I had...
Read full review of McDonald'sdrive thru order
I have lived close to this McDonalds for 17 plus years. Service at the drive thru can be hit or miss but this location is the least of the three evils that are the three McDonald's in this area that I frequent. Today was so exceptionally disappointing that I am compelled to leave feedback. My feedback is never malicious or with the heart of someone who...
Read full review of McDonald'sthe guest service head manager of the store
First off this restaurant is the worst mc Donald's I've ever been to. It's pathetic that they can never get any orders correct and the rude service is rediculous. Today however tops the list. That manager should be fired. It's unacceptable that he be so rude and such an [censored] to anyone. Someone should also really mention to him that wait times on their...
Read full review of McDonald'sbad service
I waited 20m for someone to take my order although no customers were there. They cooked my meal like an afterthought because they were busy gossiping. Very unproffessional. Real disaster. I'm a Mc Donald custumor for 40 years, I can aspire you i wont go back to any Mc Donald in Turkey. Hygiene was disgusting by the way. They didnt have straws for the juice in the kids meal also. I'm American and I wasnt proud of our products! What a shame
I just had an order delivered in İstanbul/Turkey ehen ı gave the order on phone ı highlighted payment will be by setcard (a method of payment in TR) and when delivery arrived delivery guy told us they dont have the pos! We dont have cash on us and we had hard time for payment.What a service?i expect of a brand a standart on the servlces they make unfortunately i am disappointed with mc, not a poor service.
2 big mac meals and a double cheeseburger meal
The big mac boxes were dirty, the big mac burgers were all over the place, the double cheeseburger was all over the place and wrapped upside down. There wasonly one person working at 4:20 am in the morning. As soon as we got our order, the lights were turned off. Its supposed to be 24 hrs not when ever you want to run it. The person was clearly tired. My name is Chanthanome Sophaphone, my number is [protected]. I would like a phone call back as soon as possible. Sort your guys stuff out. You cant have one person running a 24 hr restaurant who is clearly tired and yawning while making my food! I want a refund because the food was disgusting. My partner was with me and is 6 months pregnant, there will be further contact if she is feeling sick in the next couple of days.
jahaira rodriguez, manager
My granddaughter Destiny Rivera is a pt employee. She was approached by Ms. Rodriguez, Manager on July 25 regarding a fake $20 bill in the cash drawer Destiny was assigned to. Mind you, the drawer already had cash in it. Ms. Rodriguez approached her and another employee stating that they had to replace the $20 bill. Destiny informed her that she just got...
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