THAT'S YOUR LIMIT
MCDONALD’S customers will have a £25 cap on the amount of food they can order using Uber Eats today.
It means loyal Maccies fans will have to choose wisely when ordering their first meal since restaurants were temporarily shut due to coronavirus.
McDonald’s is reopening at 15 locations today, May 13, for delivery orders only.
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Next week, the fast food chain will also be opening 40 drive-thru lanes - but the £25 limit will be in place in drive-thrus too.
McDonald’s told The Sun the £25 limit using Uber Eats doesn’t include delivery fees.
The fast food chain says it is limiting the amount customers can spend at one time to help manage customer demand.
Restaurants will also be running with fewer staff, due to social distancing measures.
In addition, customers are being asked to pay with card or contactless methods where possible.
A McDonald’s spokesperson said: "During our pilot phases while we test our new safety procedures, we will temporarily limit order sizes to allow us to meet customer demand as we will operate with fewer employees in our kitchens to enable social distancing. "
Which McDonald's restaurants are open for delivery orders?
THE following 15 McDonald's restaurants reopened for delivery orders on May 13.
- Chelmsford Riverside
- Chelmsford Westway
- Ipswich Cardinal Park
- Boreham Interchange
- Luton Leagrave
- Watford Hertfordshire Arms
- Chaul End Lane, Luton
- Beechings Way, Gillingham
- Sittingbourne Retail Park
- Gillingham Bowaters
- Tooting
- Dalston
- Welling
- Harrow
- Luton George Street
Delivery remains the only way for McDonald's fans to get their Big Mac and chips fix this week, before the chain introduces drive-thrus.
Restaurants will remain closed for the public to enter, which means you won't be able to eat inside.
Before the coronavirus lockdown, McDonald’s customers could also order food for home delivery via Just Eat.
The fast food chain confirmed none of the restaurants reopening today are partnered with Just Eat.
McDonald's also hasn't confirmed if the limit will remain in place once more branches reopen.
Maccies fans will also want to know that there will be a limited menu in place for the time-being.
Some customers were left heartbroken when they discovered this reduced selection didn't include any breakfast options.
This is also down to reduced staff, as well as reopened branches and drive-thrus being open 11am to 10pm.
There is no word on when McDonald's plans on reopening restaurants fully, or when it'll start its click and collect service via the My McDonald's app again.
McDonald's has yet to release the full list of drive-thru locations that are set to reopen next week.
However, the fast food chain told The Sun that ten of the 40 branches are from the 15 who will be offering delivery.
This means there will be 45 restaurants reopened for either drive-thru, delivery, or both, by next Wednesday.
What items are included on the reduced McDonald's menu?
MCDONALD'S has confirmed it'll be running a reduced menu in reopened restaurants.
Here's what's being sold:
Main Menu:
- Cheeseburger
- Hamburger
- Double Cheeseburger
- Big Mac
- Quarter Pounder with Cheese
- McChicken Sandwich
- Filet-O-Fish
- Chicken McNuggets
- Chicken Selects
- Vegetable Deluxe
- Veggie Dippes
Sides & Desserts:
- Fries
- Mozzarella Dippers
- Core McFlurry (Oreo, Maltesers, Smarties)
- Fruit Bag
Drinks:
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Coke Zero
- Fanta
- Sprite
- Oasis
- Black Coffee
- White Coffee
- Latte
- Cappuccino
- Espresso
- Flat White
- Tea
- Orange Juice
- Fruit Shoot
- Water
- Happy Meal Water
Happy Meal Variants:
- Happy Meal - Hamburger
- Happy Meal - Cheeseburger
- Happy Meal - Four Nuggets
- Happy Meal - Veggie Dippers
This includes five doing just delivery, 30 new ones just for drive-thru and ten offering both services.
McDonald's temporarily shut all 1,350 restaurants on March 23.
Before closing, all chains had shut off seating areas and children’s soft play zones in a bid to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
We've rounded up all the safety measures that have been introduced in newly reopened stores.
Fast food chains across the UK have all started serving customers again following the COVID-19 shutdown.
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