New culinary delight for Gungahlin

astrojax said :

Wraith said :

Who cares, really?

so, you have no sense of place – you’re happy for visitors to associate ‘mcdonalds junk food’ with their first impression/sight of this city? i care.

Well, at the moment its a Caltex service station on the Barton Hwy and a BP on the Fed. Worse, if you approach from the south all you see is suburbia. A Maccas might actually liven things up a bit.

If not, hopefully tourists will be too busy sooking about seeing a Maccas as their first Canberran sight that they won’t notice that f@#king sculpture at the GDE.

Anyway, the first sight of Canberra on the Barton Hwy comes between here and Murrumbateman on the rise after the Tallawong Rd/Anchow Hill Rd intersection when you first see Black Mountain and the tower.

bergamot said :

That is a real shame, that area used to be a nice little classy different place to go, no longer.

It’s going to be right next door to the petrol station, it can’t have been that classy.

More jobs for kiddies in Gungahlin, and something that might be open after 6pm at Gold Creek.

Is it really such a horrendous concept that another Macca is going in (and at least 500m from the nearest residence in Nicholls?)

astrojax said :

so, you have no sense of place – you’re happy for visitors to associate ‘mcdonalds junk food’ with their first impression/sight of this city? i care.

People already think of Canberra as “the politicians place” before even coming here. Afterwards, they think “the politicians place with roundabouts”. I doubt a McDonalds is going to change the opinions of Canberra for anyone, because everybody already has a bad one (who hasn’t said they’re from Canberra and had someone say “I’m sorry”?).

But what a shame it can’t be some iconic Australian eatery (or at least Australian-sounding eatery) that greets people as they enter the capital of Australia on the Barton Highway!

Perhaps it should be a Kingsley’s Gourmet Chicken – at least that is home grown (and has awesome chips – and not woosee french fries)!!

I’m pretty sure that Maccas is ubiquitous enough nowadays that nobody will even notice.

I mean, really – what kind of person thinks “OMG they have fast food restaurants on the highway – what a dive!”

Wraith said :

Who cares, really?

so, you have no sense of place – you’re happy for visitors to associate ‘mcdonalds junk food’ with their first impression/sight of this city? i care.

bergamot said :

That is a real shame, that area used to be a nice little classy different place to go, no longer.

Admittedly I haven’t lived in Nicholls for a few years now, but that Injoy place was a total dive that was best avoided like the plague. Horrible decor, horrible food and horrible service. I’d say Maccas will fit right in, and at least the quality of food and service should actually improve.

Oscillate Wildly said :

The people with very expensive houses which will now overlook a Maccas probably care!

Maybe it’s intended to be a Spite House?

Hooray for ice cream cake and the chance (just maybe) to meet Ronald.