Burger King — Restaurant in Wales

Equally surprised as I am glad this place is still going.

April 2022 and the only retailer left at this location is Burger King. Parking here is plentiful and has some of the best views of anywhere. On a clear day you can see past the Wirral, beyond Liverpool and on until your view is blocked by the South Pennines. If you’re home sick 10 minutes after crossing into Wales, then this is the right place to park up and try to spot your house.

The restaurant is kept clean and is very spacious. Entrance doors are manual which may pose problems for wheelchair users but the provision of a ramp on the side of the building leading up to them should come as a relief after seeing how elevated they are.

The staff were polite, friendly and took my order without problem. My meal was prepared quickly, was fresh and received piping hot. A choice of condiments were available, and what a joy it was to actually find a fast food place that still provides vinegar!!

I chose to sit in my car and eat so as I could enjoy the view whilst listening to the radio, but I could have easily enjoyed the view from one of the tables next to the windows inside. I stuck with the medium meal option but was delighted to open the bag to see just how many chips had been provided. (If you order a medium chips from McDonald’s, they punish you for not ordering a large by not filling the paper container enough or at least that’s how it seems). All of my meal remained hot until the end.

Burger King still has the best chips from a fast food place you can get. Quite why KFC are still persisting with their god awful things I’ve no idea.

So why only 4 stars?

The food seems to be motorway prices and with me being a local, that took me by surprise. On the M6 I’d expect it, but on the A55 I don’t think it’s justified especially so when the nearest competition haven’t elevated their prices. Despite this, I still choose to come here because if Burger King need to charge more to remain in this location, then I think I’m still leaving them...

I'm not a fan of burger king if I'm honest the chips are awful. Worse than KFC. But I was staying in the travelodge next door so I had no choice but to go here because they don't do hot food. As burger kings go this one was worst I've ever been. First night I had a cold, bland cheeseburger with them awful chips. Didn't they used to microwave their burgers just before serving. I never understood that but i do now. The second night I had a chicken royal with bacon. The burger wasn't even hot enough to warm the cheese never mind melt it. The cheese was freezing cold. And the bacon look raw. It wasn't it just looked raw. Both nights the burgers looked like they'd literally been throw together. I didn't even want to face them chips again so i just had the burger and ate a packet of crisps back in my room. I tried a variety of sauces to drown out the taste of the chips on the first night but they weren't much better. The best one was the sweet chilli and the worst was the hot and spicy. In short this place did nothing to convince me I should go to burger king more often. The staff were helpful though I'll...

No one else there so naturally atmosphere was lacking, however the request to order verbally rather than slog through the stupid screen next to the till was ‘I’ll help you with the screen’. Declined and struggled through, but another case of tech for tech’s sake rather than generating any sort of service or human relationship. Burger was up to par, chips also; wish they did fresh orange, but managed wash down with a flat white. As no one else in the place, decided to eat in the car in the car park then realised the litter strewn car park didn’t have any litter bins. Managed to find a large commercial bin at the back of the car park, surrounded by broken glass. Looks like Greggs were here, but decided to move on, about 5 miles up the A55. It’s a shame they don’t have some form of warning this place is here, unless you know about it you would be past it before the exit. Maybe then it would be more lively and Greggs might have stayed. An iced finger chaser would have...