Eating at McDonald’s is a guilty pleasure for some and not-so-guilty for others.

It can be an easy snack on the way home from work or a treat for the kids. But which are the highest-rated branches around the Watford area?

After reading the TripAdvisor and Google Maps reviews of the golden arches, you might think twice before opting for a Big Mac and large fries. Or at least you will know which is the most popular.

The branch off the A41 North Western Avenue got 3.8 on Google, followed by the Garston and St Albans Road sites (3.7). High Street got 3.6, while Odhams Industrial Estate got 3. All have 5/5 food hygiene ratings, while Garston's McDonald's got the highest Tripadvisor rating (3/5).

See the list below.

High Street McDonald’s

128/130 High Street

Google Maps rating: 3.6★ (1,851 reviews)

No TripAdvisor reviews

Food hygiene score: 5/5 on inspection in July 2023

Latest Google Maps review: "Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 5/5 Great McDonald's experience."

Garston McDonald’s

873 St Albans Road

Google Maps rating: 3.7★ (2,043 reviews)

TripAdvisor rating: 3/5 (88 reviews)

Food hygiene score: 5/5 on inspection in June 2023

Latest TripAdvisor review: "Not to bothered, staff can’t be bothered to clean the messy tables.
Unbelievable, these guys don’t know the difference between takeaway and eating in. I believe the workers here are only here for a social gathering not working."

ASDA McDonald’s

ASDA, Odhams Industrial Estate, St Albans Road, 

Google Maps rating: 3★ (170 reviews)

TripAdvisor rating: 2/5 (4 reviews)

Food hygiene score: 5/5 on inspection in June 2023

Latest TripAdvisor review: "Late night snack turned into late night disappointment. Both flurrys were missing when order arrived as well as 6x sweet and sour sauce (which are now 10p each)."

St Albans Road McDonald’s

331 St Albans Road 

Google Maps rating: 3.7★ (2,325 reviews)

TripAdvisor rating: 2/5 (8 reviews)

Food hygiene score: 5/5 on inspection in July 2023

Latest TripAdvisor review: "Worst McDonald’s I’ve had. St Albans road McDonald’s is a shambles. The food is vile, cold and just disgusting.

"The amount of times my order has been incorrect, the amount of times I have found hairs in my food and so on.

"If your in a rush, you’d be better off driving the extra 10 mins to the garston maccies or just go hungry."

A41 McDonald’s

North Western Ave, A41

Google Maps rating: 3.8★ (2,312 reviews)

TripAdvisor rating: 2/5 (23 reviews)

Food hygiene score: 5/5 on inspection in June 2023

Latest TripAdvisor review: "Never again and never recommend. Absolutely joke this place. Obviously staff there are lazy who don’t like working. Food there is absolutely disgusting. They serve you food that looks like week old."