I tried Greggs’ new menu including burger that’s like iconic McDonald’s item but it tastes better

GREGGS fans are successful for a dainty arsenic the accelerated nutrient concatenation has launched an each caller burger to rival McDonald’s and KFC.

The BBQ Crispy Chicken Burger lands successful hundreds of restaurants today.

The burger is simply a caller twist connected an aged favourite, with chickenhearted breasts coated successful a crispy crumb with caller salad, BBQ condiment and mayonnaise.

It’s portion of the fast-food giant’s program to rotation retired its blistery paper items successful shops crossed the country.

The caller items are designed to springiness Greggs customers much prime and grow the nutrient to spell menu.

The blistery made to bid scope is connected connection successful much than 150 shops successful locations including Newcastle, Bristol and Liverpool.

Greggs plans to treble the fig of shops it is disposable successful to much than 300 by spring.

Customers tin besides get their hands connected the range done transportation connected JustEat, UberEats and Click + Collect connected the Greggs App.

The BBQ Crispy Chicken Burger is not the lone point joining the Greggs menu.

It is being joined by a BBQ Chicken Wrap, Crispy Chicken Bites, Katsu Chicken Bake and Cherry Bakewell Muffin.

There are besides 3 drinks returning to stores.

The Regular Cinnamon Swirl Latte, Regular Cinnamon Flat White and Over Ice Cinnamon Latte volition beryllium joining the bakery chain’s enactment up.

Eager to effort them, I enactment 4 of the caller paper items to the test.

First up was the BBQ Crispy Chicken Burger, which is served successful a brushed maize apical rotation and costs £4.

The burger was delicious and the chickenhearted bosom was brushed and moist.

The outer coating reminded maine of the fashionable McDonald’s chickenhearted deluxe but tasted better.

It has BBQ sauce, lettuce, and mayo, and it has 543 calories.

The McDonald's burger has 578 calories does but comes with cheese, portion the Greggs mentation doesn't and the bun is different.

They aren't precisely identical, but I truly preferred the Greggs 1 due to the fact that the equilibrium of flavours is better, and I tin spot this being truly fashionable with customers.

Next up was the BBQ Crispy Chicken Wrap, which costs £3.80 and 517 calories.

The wrapper contains each the aforesaid ingredients arsenic the chickenhearted burger but comes successful a brushed tortilla wrap.

When I spot into the wrapper I was impressed with however brushed the tortilla was and however good it paired with the crunchy chickenhearted coating and lettuce leaves.

The BBQ condiment is tangy but not overwhelming and balances good with the mayonnaise.

The wrapper is akin to the McDonald’s crispy BBQ & bacon chickenhearted one, which has 492 calories and costs £3.99 successful London.

I was impressed with however overmuch chickenhearted you get successful the wrap, it seemed much important than the McDonald's equivalent.

It is portion of the caller Hot Sandwich Deal, which includes immoderate blistery sandwich, wedges oregon broadside crockery and portion from £4.95.

Meanwhile, the crowd-pleasing katsu chickenhearted cook is backmost connected menus.

The flaky puff pastry contains chunks of chickenhearted bosom and Japanese-inspired Katsu-style curry sauce.

When I gave it a sensation it reminded maine of the curry condiment you get astatine your section spot shop.

Meanwhile, the spice successful the condiment and spiced crumb marque it cleanable for a acold February lunch.

It costs £2.10 oregon £3.25 arsenic portion of the savoury cook and blistery portion deal.

Last up was the Cherry Bakewell Muffin, which is besides returning to menus.

The saccharine dainty is simply a blend of a Cherry Bakewell Tart and a accepted muffin.

Prices commencement astatine £4 and it tin beryllium picked up successful shops nationwide.

The icing reminded maine of the benignant of cakes I utilized to person successful schoolhouse and I loved the glace cherry connected top.

Inside is simply a heavy cherry jam with sour cherry-flavoured pieces.

I recovered the cherry flavour a small overpowering but the muffin itself is brushed and fluffy.

What other is caller astatine Greggs

Greggs is besides launching respective caller items successful definite shops.

A container of Crispy Chicken Bites volition beryllium connected connection successful selected shops crossed the Birmingham area.

The tender chickenhearted pieces volition beryllium coated successful a crispy aureate crumb and look akin to the KFC chickenhearted tenders.

They volition beryllium sold successful boxes of 4 from £2 oregon 9 from £3.50.

Meanwhile, the cinnamon drinks scope is returning to the paper and volition see the Cinnamon Swirl Latte and Cinnamon Flat White.

Prices volition commencement from £2.75.

The Iced Cinnamon Latte, which costs £3.10, is besides returning to selected shops crossed the UK.

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