Attempting to order this meal today (June 21) felt a lot like camping to buy a pair of BTS concert tickets.
As the meal is only available for purchase online, I set a reminder on my phone at 10:55am, just five minutes shy from when the meal will be launched.
Emotional rollercoaster
By then, I've already opened a tab on the McDelivery website where I was directed to a virtual waiting room:
For a brief moment, I managed to get past this page and excitedly added the BTS Meal to the cart before I got stuck on the sign-in page but went on to refresh the page as it didn't recognise my postal code.
This has never happened before, based on my numerous late-night McDonald's orders that I sometimes regret.
As of the time of writing (read: 11:29am), I am still in the virtual waiting room.
But not to worry, because the meal is also available via GrabFood and foodpanda.
However, those options aren't any easier.
Just when I was about to check out the meal on GrabFood at 11am sharp, I received the following message:
And when I tried to order from foodpanda at 11:02am, I was told that the restaurant was "closed":
*panic intensifies*
Thankfully, after a couple more attempts on the food delivery apps, we got a winner.
And my meal arrived promptly at 11:15am.
While the process from ordering to delivery took less than 20 minutes, the rush to get the meal felt like it shaved a few years off my life.
The review
Now that we've got the delivery sorted, let's go on to the review.
Here's what it looks like:
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
Here are some observations:
1) The drink is huge
It has a wider girth compared to the normal McDonald's cups that we're used to.
Here it is, next to a Yakult bottle for reference.
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
2) It doesn't come in the BTS-themed brown bag
Here's the BTS-themed brown bag available in Malaysia:
And here's the brown bag I received:
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
In a Facebook post, McDonald's clarified that the BTS brown bag is not available in Singapore.
Taste test
The meal consists of nine McNuggets and two dipping sauces: Cajun and sweet chilli.
McNuggets
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
Tastes good, like chicken McNuggets.
Doesn't taste as good as Spicy McNuggets, though (RIP).
Rating: 4/5
Sweet chilli
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
A while ago, sweet chilli sauce sachets were a staple in McDonald's outlets in Singapore before it was phased out entirely.
Let's just say that I understand why it is phased out, and not the OG garlic chilli sauce.
It's not bad, just not memorable.
Rating: 3/5
Photo by Fasiha Nazren.
Looks like honey mustard.
Smells like honey mustard.
Tastes like honey mustard.
Personally, not a fan of honey mustard.
Rating: 2/5
Overall, a subpar meal but a riveting experience.
Is this what it feels like to be a K-pop fan?
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Top image by Fasiha Nazren.