Secret Menu

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attym3

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7,259 posts

167 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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Heard about this on the radio, most Starbucks, McDonalds have secret menus. Starbucks have a Zebra coffee and another I can't remember the name of, and McDonalds used to do a MegaMac and I know of one where you can still get these.
Anybody know any others?

Mark

Cockey

1,384 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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I've got a Chinese girlfriend, and it turns out many Chinese restaurants have a 'secret' menu with more traditional Chinese food which would probably scare most of the English out the door.

obob

4,193 posts

193 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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Cockey said:
I've got a Chinese girlfriend, and it turns out many Chinese restaurants have a 'secret' menu with more traditional Chinese food which would probably scare most of the English out the door.
So do Indian restaurants.

McDonald's don't, well at least in the UK.

rah1888

1,546 posts

186 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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Cockey said:
I've got a Chinese girlfriend, and it turns out many Chinese restaurants have a 'secret' menu with more traditional Chinese food which would probably scare most of the English out the door.
My Dad has just returned from Shanghai and has confirmed that there are virtually no similarities to the takeaway menu he is used to!

attym3

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

167 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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obob said:


McDonald's don't, well at least in the UK.
I said in my post I know a McDonalds that will give you MegaMac off their 'secret menu'

Mark

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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Cockey said:
I've got a Chinese girlfriend, and it turns out many Chinese restaurants have a 'secret' menu with more traditional Chinese food which would probably scare most of the English out the door.
i've asked for it before. well, asked for it to be translated to me. most of it sounded rank tbh. fish lips and duck webs for instance.

at a few indian restaurants i used to frequent in rusholme, i'd ask for whatever the staff curry was that night.

bigandclever

13,750 posts

237 months

Wednesday 17th August 2011
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attym3 said:
obob said:


McDonald's don't, well at least in the UK.
I said in my post I know a McDonalds that will give you MegaMac off their 'secret menu'

Mark
Fatty smile




Incidentally, you used to be able to get a Monster Mac in Germany that was twice the size of the Mega.

Edited by bigandclever on Wednesday 17th August 16:13

Trustmeimadoctor

12,526 posts

154 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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mega mac has been a main menu item over here a few times

btsidi

246 posts

230 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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What is a Starbucks Zebra coffee?

(I've heard of a zebra chocolate which is mixed dark and light choc)

caymanjames

2,971 posts

157 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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shirt said:
i've asked for it before. well, asked for it to be translated to me. most of it sounded rank tbh. fish lips and duck webs for instance.

at a few indian restaurants i used to frequent in rusholme, i'd ask for whatever the staff curry was that night.
ive been offered the 'staff' curry once from my local indian as i asked for chicken on the bone rather than the usual dried out chunks of fillet you get and it was the best curry I ever had from them

thighs and legs slowly marinated in a spicy and not overly oily sauce, meat was falling from the bones. yum

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

186 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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When ordering from our local curry takeaway we ask for it 'Asian style' which basically gets you meat on the bone, more aromatics and more chilli.

I've eaten extensively from the Chinese Chinese menu in my locak Chinese restaurant, if that makes sense. There are some amazing dishes such as minced pork and aubergine casserole, soy marinaded chicken or duck, belly pork and some superb vegetable dishes.

ooo000ooo

2,523 posts

193 months

Thursday 18th August 2011
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i've asked for it before. well, asked for it to be translated to me. most of it sounded rank tbh. fish lips and duck webs for instance.

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I spotted a bag of Fish Lips in the freezer section of the local asian supermarket, couldn't find anything on google at the time to explain what they were or what you do with them. Any chance you could order a portion and report back? lickhurl

ShiggyBiggs

713 posts

173 months

Friday 19th August 2011
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When I worked at Mcdonalds you couldn't get a Megamac unless it was on the menu.

Trustmeimadoctor

12,526 posts

154 months

Friday 19th August 2011
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very good Chinese food from here no sweet and sour etc
http://www.redchillirestaurant.co.uk/york_menu.asp

227bhp

10,203 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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A few details have emerged on the McDonalds secret menu here:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mcdonalds-manager-confir...

Has anyone ever tried to order any of this? I'm imagining any of your average MD employee looking at me a bit weird when I try to get a 'McGangbang'.

red_slr

17,123 posts

188 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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Depends who you get at my local one. I know there is a McDs bod on here who says they shouldn't but the one near me will do 1/2lb burger or bacon cheeseburger. It also helps if its later at night, they are not doing anything and, I guess, some of the meat has to be thrown at set times? IME try it at lunch time and you have no chance.

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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red_slr said:
. I know there is a McDs bod on here
wavey

As I've said before there's no such thing as a McDonald's secret menu. I'm sure some however will make up non-standard burgers but they're not supposed to

red_slr

17,123 posts

188 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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smile

Can we have root beer back please....

jjones

4,422 posts

192 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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red_slr said:
smile

Can we have root beer back please....
Boots sell it, but they label it "TCP".

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

186 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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Well I can confirm that my double cheese burger with Mac sauce was a success, as was the quarter pounder with the same.

Give it a go chaps. Although the results aren't always as good as the original.