04-19-2012, 04:02 PM
I hereby present an RR exclusive... my McDonald's Big n' Tasty Burger review 
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Intro: I've had three of these burgers since they were released after holy week. The price is 120 for the sandwich only version, and 145 for the regular (small) meal. As usual, McDonalds quality control for new products is not very good. My first two BNTs (Big n' Tasty) were slathered with way too much special sauce, thus making a big splooshy mess when I chomped through them. I finally had a perfect BNT this lunchtime from the MCS branch. So as with all things subjective, YMMV.
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Appearance: Upon opening the burger, I have to admit I expected it to be slightly larger. To be honest it looked like the child of a quarter pounder and a bigmac, although it inherited more of the bigmac traits. Earlier today, the nice lady at the MCS branch who took my order described it as "a quarter pounder, only better." I sort of agree.
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Taste: After taking my first bite oif the imperfect burgers, my first thought was, "why is it so sweet?!" and "why is there so much sauce?!" I honestly don't know if McDonalds adjusted the taste for the local sauce-loving, sweet-tasting Filipino market but it sadly seems to be the case. Honestly, I was willing to give up on the BNT as a failed experiment until today, when I was given the perfectly done BNT with just the right amount of sauce and good balance between the flavors. I was even able to taste the tomato. The taste is as expected, which is like a humongous half-size bigmac. The meat was as thick as I'd expect from a fast food chain, which means it was barely passable for my standards.
Value for money:
vs Jolibee Yum w/ TLC: No contest here. The Yum gets slain. Curbstomped. Pile-drivered to oblivion.
vs Big Better Burger 1/3 lb. w/ cheese: It depends on whether you like the sauce of the BNT, and if you're eating in house. The BNT lends itself well to clean eating on the go (fastfood!) unlike the BBB which tends to devolve into a yummy mushy oily mess by the time you get down to 1/3 its original size. The comparison in terms of taste and quality is about the same, although If I had 140 pesos to spend, I'd probably go with the BBB burger because of the beef patty size and the fact that it has less sauce that interferes with the beefy hamburger taste.
vs Brother's Burger 1/2 lb: To be continued (?)
vs Burger King Whopper: To be continued (?)
Summary: Treat this like the new Selecta Magnum. Sure, you get you money's worth but there are alternative products on the market which will satisfy your hunger pangs just as well, like the surprisingly cheaper bigmac.
Intro: I've had three of these burgers since they were released after holy week. The price is 120 for the sandwich only version, and 145 for the regular (small) meal. As usual, McDonalds quality control for new products is not very good. My first two BNTs (Big n' Tasty) were slathered with way too much special sauce, thus making a big splooshy mess when I chomped through them. I finally had a perfect BNT this lunchtime from the MCS branch. So as with all things subjective, YMMV.
Appearance: Upon opening the burger, I have to admit I expected it to be slightly larger. To be honest it looked like the child of a quarter pounder and a bigmac, although it inherited more of the bigmac traits. Earlier today, the nice lady at the MCS branch who took my order described it as "a quarter pounder, only better." I sort of agree.
Taste: After taking my first bite oif the imperfect burgers, my first thought was, "why is it so sweet?!" and "why is there so much sauce?!" I honestly don't know if McDonalds adjusted the taste for the local sauce-loving, sweet-tasting Filipino market but it sadly seems to be the case. Honestly, I was willing to give up on the BNT as a failed experiment until today, when I was given the perfectly done BNT with just the right amount of sauce and good balance between the flavors. I was even able to taste the tomato. The taste is as expected, which is like a humongous half-size bigmac. The meat was as thick as I'd expect from a fast food chain, which means it was barely passable for my standards.
Value for money:
vs Jolibee Yum w/ TLC: No contest here. The Yum gets slain. Curbstomped. Pile-drivered to oblivion.
vs Big Better Burger 1/3 lb. w/ cheese: It depends on whether you like the sauce of the BNT, and if you're eating in house. The BNT lends itself well to clean eating on the go (fastfood!) unlike the BBB which tends to devolve into a yummy mushy oily mess by the time you get down to 1/3 its original size. The comparison in terms of taste and quality is about the same, although If I had 140 pesos to spend, I'd probably go with the BBB burger because of the beef patty size and the fact that it has less sauce that interferes with the beefy hamburger taste.
vs Brother's Burger 1/2 lb: To be continued (?)
vs Burger King Whopper: To be continued (?)
Summary: Treat this like the new Selecta Magnum. Sure, you get you money's worth but there are alternative products on the market which will satisfy your hunger pangs just as well, like the surprisingly cheaper bigmac.
