From Huff Po: A single McDonald's restaurant in Warilla, Australia, this week began a limited, five-week test of offering dine-in customers food brought to their table served on china, accompanied by glassware and cutlery. According to a story in the Illawarra Mercury, the test has been given the green light by McDonald's Corp.
Anyone ordering a Grand Angus (below), Big Mac or Chicken Deluxe meal between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on a Monday or Tuesday will the option of the more-formal service. Unanswered is the question of why cutlery would be needed to eat a McDonald's burger.
The franchisees operating the New South Wales restaurant, Glenn and Katia Dwarte, say they served his parents and her mother with the service frills. When others asked if they could get the same treatment, the two presented the idea to Catriona Noble, Managing Director/CEO for McDonald's Australia, who visited in December.
The Warilla restaurant also has tested a mobile ordering app that allows people to order and pay for their food before arriving. Across Australia, McDonald's has introduced a food-quality app, called TrackMyMacca's, that allows diners to learn the sources of the specific food items they are about to eat.
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This...is a bad idea.
I mean, admittedly, I don't know how the McD's are in Australia..maybe they're totally different than the ones I've been to..
But at mine..with our employees...so much would be broken it would be a disaster.
I don't see this lasting long.
Posted by: Slave of Arch | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Agreed. If we ever did it, it would either be broken or stolen.
Posted by: Arch Guy | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 07:00 PM
What's that old Japanese saying? Crap on china is still crap.
Posted by: Diane | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 08:24 PM
Didn't Burger King try this once and have it crash and burn?
Posted by: Raven | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:11 PM
If they tried this at the Maccas I used to work at, there'd be no china as the staff would have thrown it all at each others' heads. Also, the first aiders would need to be trained in treating stab wounds...
Posted by: Sadie The Cleaning Lady | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 11:01 PM
SMASH! "I can't believe your plates are so crappy! I demand a refund!"
I can just see it now...
Posted by: Madrias | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 12:02 AM
Cutlery mightn't be needed per se to eat a burger, but that doesn't stop my father from using a fork and knife regardless; ditto with pizza. Some people just prefer not to get their hands messy/greasy and have to wash them off after eating, especially as I find it's not uncommon to have the mayo dripping out at some point.
Posted by: maskedmustelid | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 03:39 AM
so they are trying to emulate the old Wimpy Bars in the UK. There are still a few kicking about (most were taken over by BK in the late 80's early 90's ). Keep meaning to go have one to relive my childhood.
Posted by: UriGagarin | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 02:54 PM