McDonald's — Restaurant in Newport

I walked here with my friend, who was having his theory test in a couple hours. We aren't Newportonian. Rather, we're Cardiffian-Asians.

Right, the upstairs seating area has air conditioning; it's ice cold. -And stuck on, according to one of the staff members.

I see that as a benefit. Walking to this McDonald's; you tend to get quite hot, so air conditioning is an excellent way to cool off, in preparation for a feast.

But, back to the point. Speaking of staff, the friendly staff like to chat, which is nice if you're extroverted.

I replied to an employee who delivered my relatively large order, up the two flights of stairs; he apologized for the wait, to which I told him that I wouldn't blame him, especially with all those stairs. He told me that it's exhausting. After that, I think just I made a new friend. Too bad I'm not local to Newport.

I should've tipped the guy...

Back to the topic at hand. The food was great, probably one of the best McDonald's I've had in years, which makes me wonder why Americans seem to despise their own McDonald's restaurants. Perhaps this Newport McDonald's is just a shining example of fast food in the west!

So, if you're a Cardiffian, with a friend who has a theory test booked in at Newport's Clarence House ('cause Limerick House is all booked up), and you're hungry, why not spend the next hour with a nice 20 piece set of chicken nuggets, in a nicely air conditioned, clean environment?

If you're not afraid of multi-storey car parks, instead of spending your nights driving to service station McDonald's restaurants, why not go to this McDonald's instead, and park your pride and joy at the Clarence House multi-storey? It's only £2...

Wow what an utter catastrophe!!!!! The attendant at the checkout couldn't process 1 extra value meal, after 5 minutes when the person who came to help put through the order wrong I felt I just had to leave, especially after seeing the crowd The displays showed multiple orders ready to collect however it was obvious the people were still awaiting there food to be prepared, very impatiently so. Uber eats drivers were shouting at staff as their apps told them to collect food however noone would acknowledge them or give them the orders. While waiting 5 minutes I saw one meal be passed to a customer, fast food surely is faster than this, I dread to think how long I would have been waiting, and how cold and stale those fries stacked on the side would have become.

I feel sorry for those having home deliveries, the food appeared to be stored in bags at room temperature, I can't imagine customers enjoying luke warm food when finally delivered.

It's clear this establishment can't handle any busy periods, the lack of management was astonishing. Simply standing in the restaurant queue was an immensely...

I got my take aways twice during my stay in Newport ,last summer ! McPlant vegan burgers were so~good !! 👍👍I got addicted to it ,so repeated 2 more times in Cardiff & also London !! Lol. I had it w/ raw cucumbers 🥒. It was very clean & saved my days( nights ) as I got back from Saundersfoot late at night .( ot was supposedly a direct train,but I had to get off in Cardiff ,then waited for another train to Newport. )And another time ,from Devon ! There weren't many opened late at night near my hotel after checking in at hotels ! I walked about 10 to 15 minutes to this McDonald's from my hotel. I totally felt safe both ways ! Like the locals told me ,it was totally safe despite the reputations & reviews on TripAdvisor site ,so on !! Just avoid areas like Pill at night & further beyond the university accommodation there !! I learned it from the locals advices ! I highly recommend the Mc Plant vegan ( they do have both vegetarian & vegan burgers 🍔😋) burgers !!! Ordering was easy ,too ! I wish if they had it over here in Los...