McDonalds fast food, France
Our last day is here, I can’t believe my
daughter and granddaughter are leaving; this has been the quickest and best
week ever.
We have a 2 and a half hour drive to the
airport, and one of the highlights is McDonald’s, now I am not a fan of fast
food outlets but McDonald’s in France can be a life saver for a number of
reasons.
If you are holidaying or have just moved to France,
find your nearest McDonald’s. The main reason is the WIFI, every outlet has
free WIFI and it is fast.
You can find your nearest hotel or keep in touch
with family and friends, for this reason alone it makes it a must have.
But for us, at this moment, we have a very
active toddler on a long drive to an airport with few amenities. So stopping at
McDonald’s on the way is great, every store we have been to in Brittany has a children’s
play area, all we have seen have been in good condition and clean. So spending
half an hour here on a long journey, means that even the most active toddler
can let off steam.
The food options for children are also
reasonably healthy, with organic fruit juices and yoghurts and fruit bags.
Food for adults is the same as most countries,
the only main difference we have found is that you can have a glass of beer
instead of a fizzy drink! (But not whilst driving obviously!)
The other difference is that hot drinks are
not included in the meal deals, so if you have a coffee this is added to the
price.
Ordering food is very easy, once you know how.
You do not order at the counter, there are machines in the store. The machines
give a variety of languages to choose from including English.
So you choose your language, then you go
through the menus, to order a meal deal, it is called a McDonald’s menu.
Once you have input your order you can choose
to pay by card or cash, a ticket is then issued that you take to the counter,
if there is a queue you can state where you are sat and the food is brought to
you.
As I said we are not big fast food fans, but McDonald’s
is good for so many reasons and very easy to use when your language skills are
not up to scratch and you are only visiting or want to tire your kids.
Thank you for your detailed posts! Strange, I've never seen a fully automated McDonalds before, in Canada we still have only human order-takers.
ReplyDeleteI must admit the automated system makes life much easier with the language barrier, but the staff are still really friendly :)
DeleteFunny how different the McDonalds are in France than they are in the U.S. Do you ever take the train rather than driving? When are kids were young, the train was such a nice voyage because they could get up and move around.
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if you'd come play Dreaming of France with me today. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme
Hi, we took the train to Paris, which was great, but this was the journey to the airport, so we had no choice but to drive
DeleteThere's another good reason for visiting McDonalds in France - their toilets are clean and civilised!
ReplyDeleteyes they are, and they are separate which is always a bonus ;)
DeleteJenny, I thought for sure that I commented on this post yesterday. Hope my comments aren't going to spam. When we traveled with our children, we also stopped at McDonalds to let them play. I think it's a necessary evil. Thanks for playing along with Dreaming of France today. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme
ReplyDeleteso sorry but I have had a problem with my comments, so apologies to all that have had a delay
DeleteMcDonalds meals in the US don't include coffee either -- just an "icy soft drink," according to their website. That's what I remembered. As you implied, the food isn't why you go there -- worldwide it's the bathrooms or the play area or just getting in out of the rain!
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Must be a universal thing I had always thought you could get a hot drink, but seems you can't in most countries. But definitely have the best bathrooms and play areas in Brittany
Delete