Wendy's Stratford

Visited and the upstairs seating area was closed due to school kids giving them trouble and is only open Friday - Sunday. Monday - Thursday don’t even bother trying to find seats upstairs as you’re limited with the small amounts of seats downstairs and overflowing bins which causes flies to fly around you whilst you’re trying to eat which isn’t very comfortable. Using the school kids as an excuse for closing the upstairs seating area is silly as you reopen it on Fridays when kids are in school on Friday, which leads us to believe you’re lying about the kids causing trouble & you just don’t want to clean extra seating areas. All you’re doing is making customers choose to eat next door in GDK where seating isn’t limited and staff aren’t playing on their phones in the kitchen (unhygienic) or busy watching football matches whilst meals are getting cold!! If a family sit downstairs to eat that’s you’re whole seating area filled which means other customers are less likely to want to eat in, not that they’d want to when there’s flies flying around you. Went to sit upstairs which was much more comfortable & away from flies to find who I’m assuming are managers sat upstairs, we are our meals and was undisturbed, if we really weren’t allowed upstairs, surely one of them would’ve stopped us? After all, there’s no point in closing your seating area just before a busy period…when we were trying to eat, there were only 2 other tables as the table next to us was occupied and the stools were taken by a couple and their friends who were ordering so not much choice in seats Let’s not even talk about the ladies toilets never having any hand soap 🤮🤢

The chicken burgers and meat burgers was just okay, wasn't amazing. If they toasted their buns would be better. I feel like the lady who cooked the burgers was too lazy to toast the bun. Makes the burgers taste cold. Or the kitchen staff need more training. The service was very good however. The fiver meal is a very good value for the portion size and items you get for the price. Another positive is the food is halal

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Game Changer – Wendy’s is Now Halal! I can’t express how happy I am that Wendy’s has officially gone halal! As someone who’s always admired their menu but couldn’t fully enjoy it before, this change is such a huge deal—and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I finally got to try the iconic burgers and chicken sandwiches everyone’s always raving about, and wow… it was absolutely worth the wait. The food was fresh, flavorful, and satisfying. You can tell they haven’t compromised on quality at all—just made it accessible to more of us. Thank you, Wendy’s! On top of that, the staff were incredibly welcoming and kind. They answered all my questions patiently and made the experience feel even more special. You could feel the positive energy in the place. It’s amazing to see a major brand take this inclusive step, and I’ll definitely be coming back (probably more often than I should 😅). If you’ve been waiting for halal fast food options, this is the one to try!