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Post by sanders on Oct 15, 2024 13:21:01 GMT
we used to have them here IIRC Doesn't appear so. There have been rumours they are coming to the UK, but nothing has ever come of it. The story has just been floated again.
If you want pancakses in London My Old Dutch has managed to survive since 1958! All i can say is Flippin' 'Eck.
He meant 7/11 I'm pretty sure. We've never had IHOP or Applebees. We've not had Popeyes either so far. Maybe Panera and Olive Garden soon! |
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Post by k9 on Oct 15, 2024 13:45:49 GMT
Doesn't appear so. There have been rumours they are coming to the UK, but nothing has ever come of it. The story has just been floated again.
If you want pancakses in London My Old Dutch has managed to survive since 1958! All i can say is Flippin' 'Eck.
He meant 7/11 I'm pretty sure. We've never had IHOP or Applebees. We've not had Popeyes either so far. Maybe Panera and Olive Garden soon! There is a Popeyes in Croydon - is that the same thing? Glasgow has several branches of Stack and Still which I highly recommend for pancakes. Sadly their Soho branch seems to have closed  |
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Post by aargauer on Oct 15, 2024 13:53:33 GMT
Doesn't appear so. There have been rumours they are coming to the UK, but nothing has ever come of it. The story has just been floated again.
If you want pancakses in London My Old Dutch has managed to survive since 1958! All i can say is Flippin' 'Eck.
He meant 7/11 I'm pretty sure. We've never had IHOP or Applebees. We've not had Popeyes either so far. Maybe Panera and Olive Garden soon! I don't think that's true |
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Post by sanders on Oct 15, 2024 13:57:00 GMT
He meant 7/11 I'm pretty sure. We've never had IHOP or Applebees. We've not had Popeyes either so far. Maybe Panera and Olive Garden soon! I don't think that's true I stand corrected about that actually. Never seen one in Central London. In-N-Out Burger not coming anytime soon. |
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Post by johnloony on Oct 15, 2024 14:12:51 GMT
Doesn't appear so. There have been rumours they are coming to the UK, but nothing has ever come of it. The story has just been floated again.
If you want pancakses in London My Old Dutch has managed to survive since 1958! All i can say is Flippin' 'Eck.
He meant 7/11 I'm pretty sure. We've never had IHOP or Applebees. We've not had Popeyes either so far. Maybe Panera and Olive Garden soon! There is a Popeyes shop in Croydon which opened a few months ago. I tried it once, and it seemed just very American and salty. I get the feeling it won’t be successful in the long term. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 15, 2024 15:09:10 GMT
A quick Google notes that 7/11 were originally American but have been a Japanese company for a long time.
Mrs DW had a Carrefour near her as a kid. I did think Eastleigh was far south but that threw me.
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Post by batman on Oct 15, 2024 17:13:35 GMT
A Popeyes has opened in Richmond too, and I think there are quite a lot of them. My wife tried it & said it was awful.
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Post by sanders on Oct 15, 2024 17:35:51 GMT
A Popeyes has opened in Richmond too, and I think there are quite a lot of them. My wife tried it & said it was awful. Taco Bell might be all right. It’s hard to mess up tacos. Maybe a good way to line the stomach before Vote UK drinks. We should do that again! |
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Post by Ports on Oct 16, 2024 20:36:57 GMT
A Popeyes has opened in Richmond too, and I think there are quite a lot of them. My wife tried it & said it was awful. Taco Bell might be all right. It’s hard to mess up tacos. Maybe a good way to line the stomach before Vote UK drinks. We should do that again! Not terrific value - if I recall correctly, 'Tortilla' was a little dearer - but better in quality and with bigger portions. Based on the two companies' respective branches in Southampton. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 16, 2024 22:44:36 GMT
We have a Wendy's in London. Just an American chain muscling in. I like Wendy's. The Baconator is a wonderful burger everyone must try at least once. Wendy's has been here for decades, I remember the first ones appearing when I was a very young man. Perhaps they've been absent a while in between though Wendy's left the UK c2000 but returned in 2021 and have been steadily expanding since. Quite a few US chains have recently entered or re-entered the UK market with various success rates. [Popeyes] I don't think that's true I stand corrected about that actually. Never seen one in Central London. There's one at Waterloo but that seems to be it for Zone 1. Otherwise a good number in the suburbs. I tried the one in Romford shortly after it opened. The chicken didn't taste great and the restaurant was confused and chaotic - in particular table service and self-service drinks machines don't really work together, especially when you're a solo customer and it's a bit busy. |
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Post by stb12 on Oct 17, 2024 8:10:07 GMT
I didn’t realise that about Wendy’s, probably because there doesn’t seem to be any in Scotland yet
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 17, 2024 8:20:18 GMT
The odd one is Tim Horton's, though yes it's Canadian. They've opened many in the UK recently but their London presence is a single one on a retail/industrial park in Park Royal.
I've only tried the one in the centre of Birmingham and wasn't too impressed (though it was conveniently located for breakfasts near conference). In particular the seating area is upstairs with a tight staircase and more often than not they've failed to include the cardboard holders for coffee despite it being very hot to carry up.
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Post by sanders on Oct 17, 2024 9:01:51 GMT
IHOP won't be coming here soon. We don't eat those pancakes, really. The thick, American-style pancake stacks. They are good though - try them. I reckon IHOP would do well. Arby's would do well here too. The yassification of central London continuing? Better than all those sweet shops.
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Post by stb12 on Oct 17, 2024 9:28:43 GMT
A Denny’s opened in Glasgow around 2019 time, however the reviews were generally pretty terrible and it never reopened after the first Covid lockdown
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Post by bjornhattan on Oct 17, 2024 9:45:02 GMT
A Denny’s opened in Glasgow around 2019 time, however the reviews were generally pretty terrible and it never reopened after the first Covid lockdown They should have put it about twenty miles to the north east - I know a place just outside Falkirk that would suit them well! |
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Post by stb12 on Oct 17, 2024 9:54:46 GMT
A Denny’s opened in Glasgow around 2019 time, however the reviews were generally pretty terrible and it never reopened after the first Covid lockdown They should have put it about twenty miles to the north east - I know a place just outside Falkirk that would suit them well! It was opened just next to Braehead which is technically in Renfrew but is basically like a Glasgow shopping centre. I tried it once and I’m not one to leave bad reviews on anything but it definitely wasn’t great, nothing like I remember Denny’s being in the US either albeit I’ve not been there since 2011 |
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Post by aargauer on Oct 17, 2024 10:16:59 GMT
On Reddit I got negged into submission for saying that I didn't know the UK had drive-throughs.
In my head this is a distinctly American thing, and I've never seen nor frequented one.
People didn't believe my story, but it's true.
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 17, 2024 10:46:26 GMT
A Denny’s opened in Glasgow around 2019 time, however the reviews were generally pretty terrible and it never reopened after the first Covid lockdown The big flop was Chick-fil-A who opened one in Reading in October 2019 and a second in some Scottish holiday complex. The Reading one attracted huge protests and within eight days the shopping centre announced the lease wouldn't be renewed beyond six months. Chick-fil-A also announced a shift in its donation policies around this time. They're going to try again next year with a launch of five so we'll see how they go. But I suspect some of their policies will still be problematic. In particular the refusal to open on Sundays may be off-putting to centres (and licensing) if it's going to result in a gap in provision on that day. |
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Post by sanders on Oct 17, 2024 10:52:36 GMT
On Reddit I got negged into submission for saying that I didn't know the UK had drive-throughs. In my head this is a distinctly American thing, and I've never seen nor frequented one. People didn't believe my story, but it's true. They've been around for ages lol. I hate the 'drive thru' writing. It just cheapens the experience somewhat. Went to drive-through KFC around 2008. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 17, 2024 15:41:54 GMT
Wendy's has been here for decades, I remember the first ones appearing when I was a very young man. Perhaps they've been absent a while in between though Knock knock! Who’s there? Wendy. Wendy who? Wendy red red robin does bob bob bobbin’ along. |
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