McDonald's in Port Alberni

3990 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 5N5, Canada

★★★☆☆
(765 reviews)
Categories: Fast food restaurant American restaurant Breakfast restaurant Cafe Hamburger restaurant Restaurant

About

From the Big Mac to the Quarter Pounder, we have been serving smiles and memories, coast-to-coast, since 1967.

Website
mcdonalds.com
Address
3990 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 5N5, Canada
Plus Code
7674+MR Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Vancouver

Business Hours

Sunday
5 AM–11 PM
Monday
5 AM–11 PM
Tuesday
5 AM–11 PM
Wednesday
5 AM–11 PM
Thursday
5 AM–11 PM
Friday
5 AM–11 PM
Saturday
5 AM–11 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Drive-through Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Coffee Late-night food
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Counter service Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids Good for kids birthday High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

3.4
★★★☆☆
765 reviews

Most Mentioned

coffee (25) drive thru (23) prices (11) management (10) bathrooms (7) kids (6) convenient (5) cheeseburger (5) bun (5) sausage (4)
5 stars
202
4 stars
222
3 stars
164
2 stars
72
1 stars
105
★★
November 22, 2024

Filet of fish was dried out chewy and cold. I know it's been a while since I've had take out, but they charge a quarter for a small paper bag for the 2 burgers. With these new prices too , not going back

November 19, 2024

Wow this McDonald's has really gone down hill. After much confusion on my sausage n egger meal order. I received something else , forgot the drink also. Super brutal service

October 24, 2024

Coffee always taste watery. Very weak brew. The McDonald's on Redford Ave, seems better, you do have to ask for a fresh brewed. And wait 5 mins.

October 19, 2024

Was mystified that they will no longer double toast anything.. it will burn they say...that's how I like it but regardless they then lied straight to my face saying they don't have a rotary toaster but use a pop down...lol I'm sure that must take forever when your pounding out breakfast or burgers all day.. but no worries I always get my coffee from Tim's anyway as yours seems to be water.....no worries.. I guess I'll be saving time and money just hitting Tim's for both.....

★★★★★
October 5, 2024

Drive thru is very efficient. The people there are polite and nice. Service with a smile 😃that goes a long way. Food is average for mcd. Just what you would expect at a McDonald's. This location is my first choice for McDonald's in Port alberni. Lots of seating for eating.

August 31, 2024

This McDonald's location is truly horrible. I'm not sure what the reason is but they get my order wrong every time. This isn't an issue with the Redford location at all. Every single time I order from here they get something wrong. The worst part is that the fries are always ICE COLD. Avoid this location at all costs and go the the other McDonald's in town instead.

August 28, 2024

service wasn’t very friendly and heartwarming… felt like they were treating me like a pest the whole time. took like 15 minutes for us to get our food even though the drive thru was barren and we were the only ones ordering. store was a little filthy and unkempt. half of it was closed down. made me feel like i was in detroit. can’t imagine what it’s like deep in the kitchen. they probably spill rat feces and lean all over the fryer. they were super stingy with the portions. they gave my buddy only half of his mcflurry. the fries were colder than a “professional pole dancer”. these reviewers are wrong. never trust the 5 star reviews.

★★★
July 6, 2019

While Donovan was great, he was the only smile I saw my whole visit, even though I saw other employees. No one else was friendly or helpful. With the food going downhill, why go to a McDonald's if you won't even get a smile? Isn't that their whole thing? And my burger had ketchup on the outside and was falling apart, which was messy. At last the coffee was only $1 and the room was warm. Also, interesting program on TV.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

We find the service great the food it always hot .

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Very fresh food and not a very long waiting time

November 22, 2024

Have now had MULTIPLE instances of them messing up my order with no avail to fix it. Consistently missing items or messing them up

★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Getting very expensive for a fast food outlet. I am finding Burger King more affordable with better quality food.

November 22, 2024

I have gone there a couple of times and each time they get my order wrong halfway down the road we got to go back and exchange it

★★★
November 22, 2024

i asked for a shit ton of ketchup and got 2 packets and a sweet and sour which i said i didnt need, sometimes it feels like mcdonald s employees have earplugs in

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

I love this Mcdonalds! I ate 6 mcnuggets in one sitting.

October 22, 2024

It took 20 minutes to get our food by the time we got our order our food was cold, there was no workers at the front poor customer service!.

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

I think this is a good and clean McDonalds. The staff is friendly. It has mobile order pickup, 2 drive-thru speakers, kiosks to order at inside, and a huge parking lot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Made fresh good timing. Hot and delivered.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Cheeseburgers for dayzzzzzz

September 22, 2024

Stopped in for a filet o fish with my girlfriend, we are now both bedbound with food poisoning

August 22, 2024

Cleanliness of this store washroom is disgusting. I don t want to know what the kitchen looks like

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Kindness

★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Its a mc donalds

July 22, 2024

Either this place is actively trying to rip off customers or a shocking amount of training is required. Double check your receipts folks and dont take their word for anything

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

My latte could have been a tad warmer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

I mean as far as the food goes it s McDonalds. We all love it and pretend we are too healthy to eat it. I dont go often but the staff are always friendly and my order is always hot fresh and correct.

June 22, 2024

Double charged.

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Every McDonald s offers a sub-bun/ lettuce wrap option. It is a lettuce wrapped burger for people who can t tolerate gluten. They substitute the bun for lettuce. I have never been charged an extra $1.60 for this so I politely asked why I was charged for a cheaper substitute. Long story short, the manager refused to listen or try to understand my question. Extra bonus (fries were old and cold)

★★
May 22, 2024

Came through the drive through and the employee was extremely rude to us. We had a couple questions about the menu and the response wasn t an answer but was extremely abrupt and rude. Got to the window to pay and very unfriendly. The employee that gave us our food was kind. Forgot to give us straws as well so had to run back in afterwards. Chaotic experience. 1:45pm April 28

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

They make burgers

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Its mcdonalds

★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

I miss the old McDonalds, back when it had playground like stuff to keep the kids entertained. Now my kids have been getting annoyed looks from elderly folks because they have all this excitement from being there. They do like the food but also like to run around the empty areas of the restaurant and only sometimes meet new friends. I think it was Mccafe that ruined the child friendliness of the chain. Back when it was a young business, it had so much more colour to the building that made it just pop. Now, the only noticeable colour is the yellow on the signs outside. Parking: The parking lot has more than enough spots to fill up the restaurants seats even if it is one car per seat. Kid-friendliness: Its not the same as before. The staff is very friendly, but other customers seem annoyed when kids have fun. Just to remind anyone who would get annoyed of kids, this is the chain that invented the Happy Meal that is for children. Wheelchair accessibility: They have three or four wheelchair parking spots right beside the entrance to the building, so I would say it is accessible for handicap folk, but like most places, it has its limitations to how many spots they can put on reserve.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Good management hiring going on here. Warm welcoming staff all the time.

January 22, 2024

Terrible. They could atleast pretend to care about their jobs and their customers.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Very fast, on the main road, very convenient, there is a drive-thru and you dont need to get out of the car, but the womens restroom needs improvement, there is no hand drying equipment, two hand dryers are not working, and there are no paper towels. I dont know what the mens restroom is. It wont be better. Parking: There is a large parking lot

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Typical McDonalds, but over all good service, hot food . Bacon was cooked well and my coffee tasted good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good place, clean, fast and on the main avenue

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It takes about 20 minutes to get a cup of coffee.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This place is bad even by McDonalds standards. Everytime Ive ordered the food has been awful. The chicken big Mac is probably the most disgusting thing I have ever put in my body

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I drove 1 hour to this McDonalds to try the new chicken big Mac. I spoke with the manager and he was knowledgeable about the patty being a new creation, different than the OG mcchicken. Staff is very friends and some of the best quality McDonalds I have ever been blessed with. 12 minute wait on the apple pies but well worth it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fantastic service very friendly and food was super fresh.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Cold fries, cold burger. Very bad

★★
December 22, 2023

Got an iced coffee, tasted off, bought another from the other McDonalds to compare. They refunded without trouble. Cashier was super nice. Food : 3/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Mostly clean mcdonalds, nice staff and didnt mess up our orders so good so far!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Frys could have been hotter, but everything else was good.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

I Liked having my breakfast with my mom and dad and with my sister Natasha and my brother Jackie and I also Liked the food and the Service I Lliked the most as well too

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Always good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good service and a clean location

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It was a great stopover relief in Port Alberni for a stressful road trip from Tofino to Nanaimo to address the call of nature and fill up empty stomach.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice,

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It was a standard McDonalds. My only complaint was the tables had not been cleaned for some time.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is still terrible. Ill try again next year.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is decent by McDonalds standards

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Staff was super friendly and very quick. One of the ew Mcds that always gets my order correct

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A staple for along trip home from Tofino.

★★
December 22, 2023

Food was mcdonalds food and the restaurant was clean. I did a long drive and stopped in to change my little ones diaper and grab a quick coffee. To my surprise the only change table available was in the womans washroom.... no change table in the FAMILY washroom or in the mens. I then had to find somewhere else to change her comfortably. I feel insulted that they think that dads dont change diapers and send the presidents that only woman may change a babies diaper. I am frustrated that McDonalds would hold such horrible values for a family restaurant :)

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Its a McDonalds I like Diana and Joan though, theyre great.

December 22, 2022

Worst service ever! Couldnt bring my order out after 16 minutes of waiting because BOTH managers were on break during a rush. I got half my frys and they were cold because they sat on the counter!!!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Management is great. Typically friendly service and correct service. Slowly improving on food service but still lots of errors or food left under heat lamps way too long.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food: its Mc Donalds, what you expect when you go there. Environment:. When I actually do go in this location they keep it clean. Service: the worker who took out order in drive through was not friendly but not rude, repeated out order back which was correct. When we got our food and dug in at home we found we were short on fries, drinks were wrong, special order for no onions was ignored and in fact it looked like they had put extra onions on it and no sauce given for nuggets. Unfortunately I could not make it down to get order corrected like the lady had said I could do but happily provided correct order the next day, I still got onions on my burger but not nearly as much as the first set had. The lady I spoke to on the phone was quick and dismissive and didnt want to have a conversation just seemed more interested in getting me off the phone. Overall this is something I have come to expect of Mc Donalds in terms of service and food, I make a habit if checking my bag before we pull away usually and was disappointed I hadnt this time. A good reminder to the rare time I actually go is to check my bag to ensure order is correct.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

It is what it is

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Thanks for such an amazing hospitality Dion. Burgers were fresh and hot , Well satisfied

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Yummy hash browns. Had three of them, cashier was super nice!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I never thought I d feel inclined to leave a review for a McDonald s, but I was so impressed with the speed, quality and friendliness of the staff I had to review. Best McDonald s I ve been to since 1999.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Staff can be nicer but overall good experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Best breakfast

December 22, 2022

I ve ordered fries from there 3 times, every time without fail they are stale and unpleasant to consume. They re never hot nor fresh and genuinely regret purchasing from this establishment.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always reliable! Good for seniors!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Its okay

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

It is what it is.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

best McDonalds Ive ever been to, wow

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Its McDonalds if youve been to one, youve been to em all.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

July 4th approx 315 pm. Went thru drive thru and ordered 10 pc nuggets, requested they be made fresh. Order taker said yes. When I got to window, i was handed my order, which surprised me because I expected a wait, which I was ok with, as I had asked for fresh nuggets. Person at window didnt know if they were fresh or not, sounded like the person who took my order, and his response to me asking was, I dont know, Im not the cook.....my question seemed to fluster and irritate him. So, obviously, he didnt tell the kitchen I requested fresh nuggets, the nuggets were definitely not fresh..(i have worked at a couple McDonalds in my time, I know) Your staff needs to listen to their customers requests, and inform kitchen of them. In past visits, I have gone inside and tried to order at the counter, only to be ignored, as priority seems to be for drive-thru, app orders, skip the dishes, or people who order through the kiosk.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

It is what it is

December 22, 2022

Food was horrendous. Stone cold fries, total waste of 32 when the food is stone Cold.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Cool

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

better than the other one

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Fast service. Clean and roomy.

★★★
December 22, 2022

Usually I dont have problems but this was bad. I went with my friends and our fries were raw. First we asked if my friend could get new ones because they were uncooked and they dumped hers (size large) out and gave new ones. Some were still raw bug not many. Then mine (size mini because it came with happy meal) and they wouldnt give me new ones. The lady at the till (same lady) said its just new oils and wouldnt give me new ones. No maam new oils wont make the inside and outside raw and hard.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Clean McDonalds where the word fast food is taken literally: there is a time limit of 30 minutes for consumption in the restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

McDonalds is McDonalds. It was good. Store was clean and the staff was friendly.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

In, out, got a burger and nobody got hurt.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great breakfast sandwiches and coffee

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I know getting staff is hard but SHEESH the cashiers could use a helping hand, had a large confusion over the Jr. Chickens and McChickens, and I still didnt get the one I ordered lol Parking: *Huge* amount of parking at this location

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Garbage service. Closed 15 minutes early.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

took 15-20 min just for a latte that ended up being smaller than most competitors

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The curbside pickup option on the app is ridiculous. They will cater to the drive thru time and time again before bringing you something as simple as an Iced Coffee. Frustrating. Parking: Tons of parking, even for larger vehicles or trailers. Kid-friendliness: As always, super friendly kid spot. Wheelchair accessibility: Great access for the wheelchair community.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Kim is so rude

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Rude staff , cold food Would of gone back but was only driving they now I understand why theyve got such a bad rating

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Somehow forgot the iced coffee I ordered which was impressive since it was the only thing I ordered, but they swiftly made it and it was made correctly.

★★
December 22, 2022

GO TO OTHER MCDONALDS ON REDFORD The McDonald s on Redford is consistently better quality and the workers are more friendly. I remember working at this McDonald s on Johnston and the manager was better than everyone, or at least thought so. Anyway it s worth the drive to go to the one on Redford

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Got my order wrong as usual. Have me another fries to make good.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The egg McMuffins were wet and falling apart???????

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

MEHcDonalds

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Its a McDonalds. They sometimes get the order wrong, but otherwise its what youd expect from a McDonalds.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good clean place Parking: Easy and lots

December 22, 2022

Asked to pull into parking spot 1, no issue, I waited for 2 sets of cold fries, one was supposed to be a large and was not, a luke warm burger and for some reason they gave us 6 straws for 2 drinks.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very comfortable and suitable for all ages

★★
December 22, 2022

Ordered a coffee, guy at the drive thru window thought it was funny to add a whole stack of lids on top. I m talking at least 6 that now got wasted for a fun joke. Not only is this wasting money for the company, it s just stupid. Next visit, a few days later, we went inside, and the man at the till was receiving a lot of mobile orders, and said to us I can t believe the amount of lazy people in this town Not impressed

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

perfect

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Large McDonalds with a parking lot that offers enough space. Parking: Very large and enough space Kid-friendliness: As always at McDonalds

December 22, 2022

Service and cold frys

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

They are all the same

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good ol McDonalds, same service about everywhere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I enjoy their breakfast sandwich.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I always love the egg mcmuffin no bacon no cheese. The muffin toasted perfectly, egg not overcooked. I wish a vegetarian option was offered. I know I can order without meat but it seems to me we should get a little discount for not having the expensive part of the meal. I love McDonalds coffee but again why cant a non dairy option be offered. Im allergic to dairy so always need to carry my own non cream which is a pain.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Im Loving it

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

4 Stars because they often make you pull off to the side to wait for easy menu items. Other than that, its a typical McDonalds.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Used the app to order ahead. Walked in and left with my order within 5 mins and back on the road.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Tasty 1/4 pounder was had!

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Not a good experience

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very quiet

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Poor food

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Good food

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Crappie hot chocolate, doesnt taste of anything .

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its McDonalds its 50/50 on how good your order is and 50-50 on whether you get what you ordered

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Always enjoy their cheeseburger and a chocolate shake!

December 22, 2021

I know there isn t much you can expect from McDonalds, but I just went to this location at 7pm (not even late at night) and had to throw our meal in the garbage. The fries were soggy and old (my husband also found a hair on it) same with the chicken mcnuggets. I made the mistake of asking for extra sauce because there is usually barely any and they gave me a disgusting burger smothered in sauce. It was a lesson, never ever going to a McDonalds ever again. I wish I had taken a picture before I threw it out, also a waste of 30 dollars I could ve spent at the old alberni drive through

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Faster than timhortons

★★
December 22, 2021

doesnt follow customers orders

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Kids always like eating at McDonalds, Id rather go elsewhere

December 22, 2021

Horrendous experience! November 8, 2021 at 3:45pm. 3 large fries 1/2 full, two icecream cones dumped into a cup as a liquid and a slimy burger that looked like it had mold on it. When I asked what was wrong with the food, I was told they dont know what happened. PATHETIC!!!

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Please ice cream would be nice. but I have been there about 4 time since summer and no ice cream.!!

★★
December 22, 2021

Ignored when waiting to order at counter, had to use screen, then order was messed up. Woman s bathroom was unclean.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The person who took order for drive-thru was hard to understand and confusing!

December 22, 2021

Cold hot chocolate

★★★
December 22, 2021

I love the coffee, I love apple pies. But when I order them at any time of the day they have to bake them or have none at all.