McDonald’s has been marketing their McCafe line pretty heavily. Despite being a huge fan of coffee, especially the Iced drinks, I’ve resisted trying the McCafes. Aside from French Fries, I just don’t have much faith in McDonald’s.
Last night, we were walking our dog when the big McCafe sign caught my eye. It’s hard to miss a picture of Iced Coffee that’s bigger than me. I was about to brush the thought aside once again when I convinced myself that it would only be fair to give them a shot.
I went in and ordered a small Iced Latte with Hazelnut syrup. It was incredibly sweet and had the nastiest after-taste. It tasted like fake sugar, but there wasn’t supposed to be any in it. (They do have a sugar-free vanilla syrup.) I was really kind of shocked by how bad it was. I was just expecting it to be mediocre.
The worst part is that a small costs $3.67 and do you see how much we managed to drink? Yea, Lon tried to drink it too, but alas, that’s how far we got.
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Hahahaha I think it’s safe to say we shouldn’t consume anything from McDs, no even coffee!!! They actually parked a truck outside my work and they were giving free breakfast items like their coffees and pastries. Even for free I still turned them down, my stomackviolently rejects anything from the golden arches!
Oh that’s so awful. Ugh. I’m glad you tried it so I never have to. I’ll stick to my J&B & vbar!
$3.67?? Yikes, that’s not a lot less than Starbucks. I agree with you on McD’s fries – I don’t even want to know what they do to potatoes to make them so good – but everything else is a big no-no!
Yeah, I’ve decided any coffee concoction made by a fast food chain is not worth my time. Except for those Dairy Queen Moo Lattes. Quite satisfying.
But to reiterate Megan’s comment–$3.67?? On something you didn’t even finish? Yikes!
I actually tried the iced mocha. A friend had said it was good, so I gave them a chance. Ugh. I used to like their iced coffee (which was coffee and cream(er) over) ice for a short time about a year and a half ago, although even then I avoided the flavored varieties. I think they just don’t pay attention to their coffee and burn it more often than not. If you don’t start with good coffee, you’re doomed. I won’t be trusting them again.
I totally agree. I on a whim one day got a small iced mocha – over starbucks — I decided to try out the marketing push – thinking it was supposed to be a competitor to Starbucks and possibily cheaper. It was so overbrewed and horrid all around. I drank about as much as you did and chucked it. And the silly thing was still 3.40$ – not much cheaper than a starbucks one. I’m not a McDs fan to start but figured I’d give the coffee a chance.
I had the exact same experience… never going back for coffee from McDonalds again
Yeah, my boss was addicted to them for a couple months. He’d come back with a giant one for each of us and rave about how impressed he was. 10 minutes later he’d hit a wicked sugar high and exclaim how he couldn’t believe we weren’t in the mood for coffee. Then drink ours. Sick.
Gah. That stuff’s not even coffee. Coffee is hot and black and comes in a little cup. I wonder what the espresso that they use tastes like. (Actually, scratch that. I don’t want to know at all.)
I felt EXACTLY the same way. While in “small-town” KY visiting my parents I needed a caffeine fix, and without a Starbucks, I thought I’d try McD’s. I’ll admit I’ve had their warm lattes before, and they’re not bad. But whatever this NASTY concoction they’re trying to pass off as ice coffee is, one thing I know, it’s DISGUSTING. I threw it away after drinking only 1/4 of it.
I have had McD’s hazelnut iced coffee (no cream) many times and found it, in a pinch, to not be too bad. But today all that changed. I was heading to my husband’s office because he forgot something and decided to stop and get one. It was absolutely toxic! I assume they must have made it half syrup and half coffee because it was undrinkably sweet. Seriously, turpentine would have tasted better!
tried their iced mochas….not too bad.
I completely agree. I tried it too several weeks back…it was so sweet. I could not drink it.
I think the hazelnut flavor McDonalds uses is better than Starbucks. It has more of a natural hazelnut flavor (I’m a big fan of European chocolate, where you see hazelnut far more than almonds). Does anyone know who McDonalds uses as their supplier for this?
I had their Latte today, i had to toss it after 2 sips. Never again!
What a joke there ised latte is. To small, To over flavored, and just down right nasty…….
I have been getting the Hazelnut Iced Latte from McD’s practically everyday for the past year. I am totally addicted to it and have tried to recreate it at home to no avail. Since I order it so frequently, they occasionally have made errors and given me the wrong kind of drink (iced coffee instead of latte or vanilla instead of hazelnut, etc.). Whenever this happens, I take the first sip and almost gag. Needless to say, I never get beyond that first sip. I totally agree with what everyone above has said..when it comes to every other type of coffee drink McD’s sells…but, in my opinion, they got it right with the Hazelnut Iced Latte. Oh, and this is important…occasionally they forget to stir it so your first sip is nothing but the sugary syrup (sounds like this has happened to some of you)…just make sure to stir it well before you drink it.
I LOVE the warm hazelnut lattes at McDonald’s. I wish I could duplicate it. To me, it is much better than Starbucks. Haven’t tried the iced coffee though.
I am extremely impressed with McDonald’s iced lattes. In my opinion, the mocha lattes taste very similar if not exactly the same as a Starbucks iced mocha. If you’re a fan of a dark, rich and perhaps even bitter brew of coffee, you’d probably love the McDonalds lattes. I am hooked!
I buy maxwell house international coffee omg it is cheaper and much better !!!
hey, try it without sugar or any of the syrups and you will be surprised that it can be quite flavorful. Just order an iced latte and explicitly say “no flavor or sugar.”
I am not a coffee fan, but love the mcdonalds mocha iced lattes!!! I agree though sometimes they need stirred good!
Omg! Totally hooked on the McDonalds nonfat iced latte w/sugar free vanilla syrup! At only 60 calories for a large at that! Only problem is its putting me into the poorhouse my new habit! Looking for a way to duplicate them from home!
I’m with you Molly. That particular combination is not disgustly sugary at all. Maybe some of the above people that chimmed in should try the fat free sugar free vanilla.
Like Molly I love love love the nonfat iced sugar free vanilla latte, HOWEVER, and that is one big however, that is only when made properly. Guess how often that has happened over the last four years? Maybe 50% of the time. Not the kind of odds I like when paying several dollars each time. It’s not worth the hassle going back in or back around to ask for it to be remade, especially when it turns out just as terrible. I have gotten several refunds when they just can’t get it right. It’s so aggravating though because I know how good it can be.