First pictures as Morecambe’s brand new McDonald’s opens its doors (cloned)

The Mayor of Lancaster Colin Hartley joined franchisee Mark Blundell and his team for the official opening.

The Morecambe restaurant will offer dine-in, takeaway and Click & Serve from 6am to 12am, seven days a week. The new 75-seater restaurant has created 80 jobs, including full-time, part-time and management roles.

Mark Blundell, who owns and operates 22 McDonald’s restaurants across the North West, said: “We’re excited to bring a new McDonald’s restaurant to Morecambe and look forward to welcoming both familiar faces and first-time customers.

"Supporting local communities is at the heart of what we do, and we’re pleased to welcome new employees to our team. We’re committed to creating opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and life stages, while promoting flexibility and equality.”

The Morecambe Hilmore Way restaurant has been designed in line with McDonald’s restaurant ‘’reimagining programme. with new layout and latest technology tol create a more seamless and enjoyable customer experience. With dedicated areas for the different ways to order, the new restaurant offers a more efficient way to order and provides customers with adequate space to enjoy their meal.

Key innovations at the Morecambe restaurant include:

• A front counter redesign with dedicated areas for different sales channels, creating more space for customers, less congestion around touchscreens and shorter queues.
• A dedicated courier waiting area and entrance to help crew meet courier needs while reducing congestion in the dining area for customers.
• A new kitchen design with a larger order assembly area and dedicated spaces to prepare dine-in orders, helping crew serve faster, more efficiently and more accurately.
• Improved car park layout with revised traffic routes to improve circulation around the restaurant and make Click & Collect collection easier.
• Improved break spaces and redesigned crew rooms, creating a more comfortable place for crew to take a well-earned break.

The new kitchen design and dedicated courier waiting area will allow crew to better accommodate both courier and customer needs, meaning they will be able to serve more quickly, efficiently and accurately than ever before. The restaurant will also introduce a range of sustainable innovations as the business works towards its goal of reaching net zero emissions across all restaurants and offices by 2030. Morecambe incorporates the latest sustainable building design features while retaining the familiar McDonald’s look and feel.

The new restaurant is located at Hilmore Way, Central Drive, Morecambe.