| Chain restaurant decline continues 22:46 - Sep 3 with 8091 views | catch74 |
Over 110 Frankie & Benny’s earmarked to close after £79m half year losses.
Can’t say I’m surprised. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:48 - Sep 3 with 5442 views | wkj |
Me either, Frankie and Benny's has to be some of the easier rubbish to make at home, and even then wouldn't be that impressive. Overpriced almost fast food pap |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:49 - Sep 3 with 5422 views | catch74 |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:48 - Sep 3 by wkj |
Me either, Frankie and Benny's has to be some of the easier rubbish to make at home, and even then wouldn't be that impressive. Overpriced almost fast food pap |
Spot on. | |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:49 - Sep 3 with 5422 views | bournemouthblue |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:48 - Sep 3 by wkj |
Me either, Frankie and Benny's has to be some of the easier rubbish to make at home, and even then wouldn't be that impressive. Overpriced almost fast food pap |
Yes, highly overpriced and fairly ordinary in my experience
Coast to Coast in the Buttermarket seems to offer a similar fare and appears equally average
I think Grand Central did the same before being rebranded also, again overpriced and not all that impressive |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 22:57 - Sep 3 with 5363 views | StokieBlue |
I wouldn't feed it to Schrödinger's cat.
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 06:05 - Sep 4 with 5223 views | TractorWood |
Shocking chain. How it has lasted this long is a miracle. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 06:12 - Sep 4 with 5206 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
No surprise, by far the crappiest chain to end all chains |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 06:56 - Sep 4 with 5117 views | BloomBlue |
Although McDonald's serve shlt food and they continue to grow, I guess it is at least cheap shlt. |  | | |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 07:15 - Sep 4 with 5094 views | hoppy |
Not been there for ages... but last time I did..
I was there not dancing with anyone, you took a little then you took me over
You set your mark on stealing my heart away... Crying, trying anything for you.
Think it’s safe to say, I'm in the middle of a chain reaction. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 07:18 - Sep 4 with 5076 views | Dubtractor |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 06:12 - Sep 4 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
No surprise, by far the crappiest chain to end all chains |
Yep, bloody awful place, even by chain standards. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 09:46 - Sep 4 with 4925 views | Guthrum |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 07:15 - Sep 4 by hoppy |
Not been there for ages... but last time I did..
I was there not dancing with anyone, you took a little then you took me over
You set your mark on stealing my heart away... Crying, trying anything for you.
Think it’s safe to say, I'm in the middle of a chain reaction. |
Oh Frankie (and Benny) do you remember me? |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 09:49 - Sep 4 with 4907 views | Bluespeed225 |
Norwich will be worried. Where will they try and ‘take’ next time they’re here? |  | | |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 10:44 - Sep 4 with 4840 views | DebsyAngel |
Not been there over 2 years. We were disappointed at how expensive it had become and the portions were smaller. We much prefer Tavernetta in St Nicholas Street now. Lovely food there. |  | | |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 10:57 - Sep 4 with 4826 views | BigManBlue |
I really can't imagine who was ever eating at these places. Terrible food, and not even cheap! I doubt there's a town in the country where you couldn't find somewhere local (ie non-chain) to have a half decent slap up meal at a much lower price, so yeah, no shock really. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:13 - Sep 4 with 4797 views | Swansea_Blue |
It's the highlight of Swansea, which in fairness says more about Swansea than it does F&B. Although there's a new kid on the block in Denny's, which really is poor.
It's all rubbish. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:17 - Sep 4 with 4792 views | footers |
A shame for the workers, but a victory for good taste :) |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:18 - Sep 4 with 4784 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:17 - Sep 4 by footers |
A shame for the workers, but a victory for good taste :) |
Any sort of taste really. | |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:19 - Sep 4 with 4783 views | wkj |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 06:56 - Sep 4 by BloomBlue |
Although McDonald's serve shlt food and they continue to grow, I guess it is at least cheap shlt. |
McDonalds knows what it is, crap food at reasonable prices.
Frankie and bennies is trying to do crap food but sell you on a dining experience... for ridiculous money... pulled pork pasta? fk off m8 | |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:20 - Sep 4 with 4772 views | wkj |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:13 - Sep 4 by Swansea_Blue |
It's the highlight of Swansea, which in fairness says more about Swansea than it does F&B. Although there's a new kid on the block in Denny's, which really is poor.
It's all rubbish. |
Denny's is in the UK now? jesus | |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:22 - Sep 4 with 4764 views | footers |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:18 - Sep 4 by Swansea_Blue |
Any sort of taste really. |
Think the UK still does pretty well in terms of independently-run restaurants as opposed to the proliferation of chains in the US. But that's not saying much.
And isn't Denny's the one which just serves warm ham/beef rolls? Not sure I'd leave the house for that! | |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:24 - Sep 4 with 4755 views | DanTheMan |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:20 - Sep 4 by wkj |
Denny's is in the UK now? jesus |
The Taco Bell is awful in Nottingham.
At least the one in America is really cheap for what you get. Here it's expensive and bland. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:25 - Sep 4 with 4750 views | wkj |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:22 - Sep 4 by footers |
Think the UK still does pretty well in terms of independently-run restaurants as opposed to the proliferation of chains in the US. But that's not saying much.
And isn't Denny's the one which just serves warm ham/beef rolls? Not sure I'd leave the house for that! |
You're thinking of Arby's, Denny's is the back drop for atleast half of the videos featuring a scrap and an over excitable bloke, usually holding the camera, repeadly and melodically chiming "World Star" over and over.
American breakfast... nuff said
... almost
LOL
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:26 - Sep 4 with 4747 views | BackToRussia |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 10:44 - Sep 4 by DebsyAngel |
Not been there over 2 years. We were disappointed at how expensive it had become and the portions were smaller. We much prefer Tavernetta in St Nicholas Street now. Lovely food there. |
Weirdly thought that about Tavernetta, tho I did get it to takeaway. Nice little restaurant. |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 14:12 - Sep 4 with 4662 views | monytowbray |
Frankie & Benny's is basically an overpriced Spoons pretending to have Italian heritage.
Not helped by the fact their menu is spread too thin. Always said they'd be better doing one thing really well (think Nandos and Peri Peri or Pizza Express and err, Pizza) rather than sub par takes on stuff you can get better elsewhere. I mean, who the f*ck goes to F&B for a fry up?
I think Chimichanga will go next, the prices there for a p1ss poor take on Tex Mex are insan.e |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 14:16 - Sep 4 with 4652 views | itfcjoe |
I don't know how all of these survive - they are usually in prime bits of real estate, next to 5 or 6 other eateries and all offering big discounts on Sunday to Thursday, and usually empty those days too.
I think there will be loads more going soon, as eating habits change to healthier and veggie/vegans increase in numbers for moral reasons.
A shame as jobs will go, but they don't add much |  |
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| Chain restaurant decline continues on 14:19 - Sep 4 with 4634 views | itfcjoe |
| Chain restaurant decline continues on 11:24 - Sep 4 by DanTheMan |
The Taco Bell is awful in Nottingham.
At least the one in America is really cheap for what you get. Here it's expensive and bland. |
I don't think they are that bad - but very much at the McD end of the market. I had one in Chelmsford and was decent enough and not over priced.
i think Sheepy had something to do with them | |
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