McDonald’s

Walking all around Reading doing your Saturday shopping, you might find a need to find a comfortable spot to take a little break, have a seat and maybe a cold Coke to rest. McDonald’s can be that place.
This one has a decent sized dining area, with booths, tables and high-​tops. Nice touch — some of the tables have glass vases on them with real flowers. Most of the chairs are bolted to the floor, but a few are movable, perhaps so that folks in wheelchairs can have a table too. Free wi-​fi worked well and was easy to access.
Only three narrow tills («registers» in American), so if there is a queue («line») it backs up. The kitchen staff is efficient and capable enough, unlike many McD’s I’ve visited in the States that are clueless clowns.
The food is spot-​on McDonald’s. I’ve forgotten how much I hate those sweet pickle slices on the cheeseburger, which of course comes with both ketchup and mustard, plus diced onions. I am totally going to be burping this up later. Most of the rest of the menu is the same, but they have a few different options, such as onion rings (sold with a sweet chilli dip?) and a Chicken Legend. And yes, even though they’re on metric here, they still sell a Quarter Pounder.
Loos («bathrooms») are clean, as I would expect for McD’s. They also have what I think is the only drive-​thru I’ve seen in Reading. It’s weird to see the drivers go clockwise, but that’s the way they drive over here. :-)