Them Aussies Have Class!..... Maccas! From Dailymail.co.uk

[Bruce]

  Australian McDonald’s will be first to offer plates, cutlery and table service

• Idea is brainchild of franchise owners Glenn and Katia Dwarte
• Mrs Dwarte said the initial reaction from diners had been positive
• Trialin the suburb of Warilla, south of Sydney will last for five weeks

 

By Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED:10:13 EST, 6 February 2013| UPDATED:10:31 EST, 6 February 2013

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• Fast food fans may soon see their meals served at the table on a plate and a knife and fork if an experiment at an Australian branch of McDonalds proves to be popular.

The outlet in the suburb of Warilla, south of Sydney, has been given the green light from the international giant's global headquarters in Chicago to trial a more formal service for five weeks.

The couple who run the franchise Glenn and Katia Dwarte, came up with the idea after they started serving their parents using cutlery during their weekly visits.

 

 

When McDonald’s Australia chief executive Catriona Noble visited before Christmas the Dwarte's pitched the idea to her and let her get the full dining experience serving her with crockery and glassware.

Even the fizzy drinks are served in glasses in the trail which started on Monday.

Mrs Dwarte said the initial reaction from diners had been positive.

'Most of the people who came in decided to try it,' she said.

'Most were quite excited. We actually had a group of eight people who asked me to take a photo of them so they could put it on Facebook. We are also providing customer surveys so we can gauge the feedback.’

 

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Now guys, (mates?) if the Aussies can be taught to eat with 'cutlery'.... is it too much to think that the working masses in Phils can be taught to stop eating with plastic bags? :thumbsup:  Every day after a strong storm the beaches are covered in plastic bags brought up from the ocean by the storm currents. I do know that there is a push in some cities to stop stores from using plastic bags that has been met with limited success.

 

What does escape me is that McDonald's, McDo, Maccas.... all have food that do not require the use of 'cutlery' in the US and in Phils. Other than a plastic spoon for ice cream of course. So, for the Aussies on the forum..... what is served in Maccas that requires 'cutlery'? Crock steaks? 'Roo soup? Wombat fricasee??? The picture in the article that I did not capture showed a simple burger and fries!

 

But no McDo food that I have eaten in Phils would need 'cutlery'. So I am missing something unless there is country specific foods that are available Down Under that requires 'cutlery'. And the addition of such cutlery seems to add to the costs of washing and replacements for the stolen pieces...... :th_hu:

 

 

[Jollygoodfellow]

Aussies on the forum..... what is served in Maccas that requires 'cutlery'? Crock steaks? 'Roo soup? Wombat fricasee???

 

Aussie menu, http://mcdonalds.com.au/our-food/menu/#/favourites

[Bruce]

Aussies on the forum..... what is served in Maccas that requires 'cutlery'? Crock steaks? 'Roo soup? Wombat fricasee???

 

Aussie menu, http://mcdonalds.com.au/our-food/menu/#/favourites

 

Looks like the same as the US menu. Maybe I forgot a fork for the salad. But I still see no need to provide 'cutlery'. And Is the area quoted in the article, Warilla, south of Sydney, a 'well to do' area?

 

Here in the US, that 'cutlery' would be stolen so fast they would be loosing a cases every day. Even more if the 'cutlery' was made with the McDonald's logo on it!

[i am bob]

Salads and ice cream are already covered.  Still....  Not everybody wants to get their hands greasy while eating their McNuggets and McFries.   Not to mention that some people need a gallon of ketchup / catsup on their fries!  And quite often the buns are so coated in grease that even I don't want to pick them up without a shower within 10 feet after eating.  My last McDouble had more grease on the bun than the grease trap in their kitchen.

 

Me?  I'd rather have a Harvey's any day!  What's that?  Oh, yeah...  Only in Canada...  Pity!

 

:mocking:

[Mike S]

Well lets see ... if i remember from times long ago they serve pancakes with syrup and scrambled eggs for breakfast ..... might need a fork for that .....

[lyno 47]

Bruce you forgot to mention our favorite bbq tiger snake, goana stew,dingo back straps and pickled koala ears

[Bruce]

Bruce you forgot to mention our favorite bbq tiger snake, goana stew,dingo back straps and pickled koala ears

 

Lyno... I would eat any or all of the above BEFORE I would try Balute!

 

And lets not forget granny Clampett's 'possum stew and squirel gravy!

[Jake]

Bruce you forgot to mention our favorite bbq tiger snake, goana stew,dingo back straps and pickled koala ears

 

Lyno... I would eat any or all of the above BEFORE I would try Balute!

 

And lets not forget granny Clampett's 'possum stew and squirel gravy!

Who are you kidding Bruce?  An RN who has been around the block and have seen-smell countless female

genitalia areas and you don't like the exquisite aroma of a balut??  Come on now -- just put a dab of soy

sauce and you're good to go.....he, he.

 

Certified PADI muff diver -- Jake

 

PS -- hey Lyno, does that pickled koala ears come with ear wax?  That's my version of Filipino vegemite

sandwich spread.....he, he.

Edited February 8, 2013 by Jake

[Bruce]

Yes Jake true, oh so true... but to go into detail and horror stories, YOU would have to start another topic I could reply to....

 

Let me just say that many / most packages are better left unwrapped. Once you see what is inside... you find that the wrapping was worth more than the contents...

Edited February 8, 2013 by Bruce

[lyno 47]

Jake of course it does thats the best part  cheers mate