McDonald’s closure in Liverpool sees unhappy customers break down in tears

One gutted customer said he was 'shocked, in disbelief, hungry and startled'.

Liverpudlians are really not lovin’ it after a branch of McDonald’s closed its doors without warning.

Some burger lovers were left in tears after arriving at the Lord Street branch only to find the doors of their favourite fast-food chain locked tight.

One gutted customer said he was ‘shocked, in disbelief, hungry and startled’, adding that his usual lunch time nugget fix had been ruined for the day.

Another person told the Liverpool Echo she had spent more than an hour travelling to the store to redeem her voucher – only to discover she would be going home hungry.

Reports on social media suggest it was a problem with the drainage that caused the sudden shut-down.

A spokesperson for McDonald’s said: ‘We have temporarily closed our Lord St. restaurant while we deal with a technical issue, and aim to reopen in time for breakfast tomorrow morning.

‘We apologise for any inconvenience and in the meantime hope our customers will use one of our other great restaurants in the city centre.’

However, Liverpudlian Maccy’s lovers do not need to fret, as there is another branch just a five minute walk around the corner from the stricken store.

Even better, customers have been reporting queues are no longer than normal in the open store.