ONCE a fan favourite across the UK during the 1980s, Mcdonald's McRib has returned and if you live in Somerset you can try it today.

Usually with my reviews, I don't like to highlight chain restaurants, like McDonald's, and with their prices nowadays, I would recommend you just go to a restaurant or, better still, try your hand at cooking a healthy meal at home that won't cost a bomb.

But needing that late-night cheat meal, I decided to see what all the fuss was about as I'd never tried a "McRib" before.

As I rolled up to the drive-thru at Heron Gate in Taunton, I saw tons of advertising for this new meal option, along with other promotions McDonald's was running.

This included a Marshmellow latte, a Halloween M&M McFlurry and a Toffee Apple Pie.

Opting for a medium meal with the McRib, I headed to the counter to pay.

I was shocked to see that a meal with this burger (which when you see it you will be a bit surprised) cost £6.99.

In the McRib, a boneless rib meat patty is accompanied by onions, gherkins, and BBQ sauce, all put into a sliced bun. and a drink.

Now, I don't go to McDonalds a lot but I still feel that the price of the meal for what you get is a bit steep.

The McRib returned to McDonald's across the UK yesterday, including restaurants in Somerset, but is it actually any good?

According to reports, McDonald's staff have undergone special training in handling the McRib, which will be cooked on the left-hand platen of the quarter grill.

This avoids the transfer of juices into the middle platen, which is dedicated to cooking beef.

I didn't get the luxury of trying the sandwich back in the 1980s, so let me know if it is any different, but this was just a bit underwhelming.

The burger had barely any BBQ sauce but luckily, I had some to add which made it taste a little bit better.

The taste was okay but if I had to choose again I'd just go for something else or cook something at home.

I had barely any onion or gherkins as well which isn't great if you're looking for more flavour.

Let me know if you're thinking about giving it a go, I would say try it as the flavour isn't bad but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired and the fact I had to add my own sauce wasn't great.

On being asked previously about the McRib never being brought back permanently, McDonald's said: "Unfortunately, many of our restaurants do not have enough grill capacity to cook pork and beef products at the same time.

"The breakfast menu is different because we don't serve beef products, which allows us to have a dedicated grill for all our delicious pork products."

I wish I just ordered the Marshmellow latte to be honest.