A popular takeaway stop is due to be hitting a retail park in Wokingham much to the delight of locals. 

An advertising application for a new Mcdonald’s fast food restaurant has been validated by the council.

The establishment will serve the company's iconic happy meals, nuggets, milkshakes, and burgers.  

The new restaurant will replace the Carpetright unit in Bridge Retail Park on Finchampstead Road. This retail park is also the home to a Pets at Home and Majestic Wine.

This application contains a request to erect the well-known McDonald’s advertisement logo, a 4.5 metre ‘yellow acrylic internally illuminated “Golden Arch”’.

In May 2024 plans were approved for a change of use for the Carpetright store that meant it could be used as a restaurant or takeaway.

This new McDonald's will join the other cohort of takeaway and eat-in fast food restaurants already visible in Wokingham. 

One such restaurant is a popular Chinese food vendor called Shanghai Takeaway. On Tripadvisor, Shanghai Takeaway is rated mostly five stars and has rave reviews. 

One customer wrote the following message about their experience eating at Shanghai Takeaway:

"After exhausting all of the Chinese takeaways in wokingham and being thoroughly disappointed we found The Shanghai.

"We have been greatly impressed and pleased with all of our orders over the past three months and will continue to order.

"This takeaway is just by the Fire service station in wokingham. Definitely worth it, recommend ordering in advance for weekends and special dates. Thank you Shanghai Team."