We went to McDonald's, Five Guys and Burger King on Piccadilly Gardens and the winner was a no-brainer

In a world of dizzying burger options, there are three American fast food giants that remain the biggest icons of the towering meat sandwich - McDonald's, Burger King and Five Guys. And in Manchester we've now got all three sitting in a sort of burger Bermuda triangle slap bang at the heart of Piccadilly Gardens.

So where better to head to put these takeaway titans to a full burger-off? And we thought we'd do a fries-off while we were at it too.

To fully test the burger experiences we have also reflected on the ambience of the Burger King, McDonald's and Five Guys settings in their unholy trinity formation at one of Manchester's busiest pedestrian junctions. We also made sure to note down just how fast each fast food giant took to present us with our goods.

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Here's how we got on at each burger parlour, and how the products all stacked up when put to the taste test. We ordered everything to take away, to dine al fresco on Manchester's delightful urban oasis of Piccadilly Gardens.

Oh dear, with massive holes broken into the entrance doors and windows, and hastily added boards to cover up the fractured damage, it's not exactly the most salubrious of welcomes at Burger King on Piccadilly Gardens. I mean, I've been here late at night in desperate need of a burger so I know it can be like the Wild West at times but no amount of hangry can make it okay to start pummelling in the windows can it?

In the cold light of day the interiors aren't looking that shiny either and there's not much in the way of seating options. Luckily then that the ordering and cooking order was so swift that I could bid a hasty retreat out to the Gardens with our order.

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