World’s fanciest McDonald’s built inside luxury US mansion

Does your local Macca’s serve lobster rolls? We didn’t think so. This one does and you can barely tell it’s part of the chain.

A McDonald’s in the US has been praised as being the poshest of the fast-food chain’s restaurants in the world — built into a 19th-century mansion.

The restaurant has a grand fireplace, regal wooden dining room and even serves lobster rolls.

The Freeport McDonald’s can be found in Maine, the northeasternmost US state, although you would struggle to spot it is a Macca's with a tiny M sign on the lawn, The Sun reports.

The exterior looks more like a manor house than a place to grab a quick Big Mac, having undergone a number of renovations in recent years.

The fanciest McDonald’s in the world is built into a 19th century mansion. Picture: McDonald’s Corporation

Inside are wooden booths and industrial lights as well as memorabilia. Picture: McDonald’s Corporation

Inside are wooden booths and industrial-style lights, although the restaurant also feature modern touchscreen self-service machines — along with a drive-through which was built onto the side of the building.

Originally known as the Gore House — with a combination of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture — it was built by Maine merchant William Gore, around 1850.

Back in 1980, McDonald’s applied to move to the town, only to face a backlash from locals.

As a compromise, the fast good giant offered to put the restaurant into the home in 1983.

The mansion in Maine has been renovated over the years. Picture: NNECAPA Photo Library

McDonald’s spokesperson Stephen Leroy told the New York Times at the time: “What we are doing there is something we probably have never done before in terms of design and the amount of time and effort involved.

“We are willing to spend the money to make it compatible with the area, the history, the community and the people who live there.”

There is even a grand fireplace – and the place serves lobster rolls. Picture: McDonald’s Corporation

It’s hard to tell it is a McDonald’s from the outside. Picture: McDonald’s Corporation

Since it opened in 1984, it has won fans with the retention of its former glory — although some people had no idea it was a McDonald’s.

One person wrote on Yelp that they “drove by not even realising it was a McDonald’s”.

There is another McMansion in the US — found in New York.

We’ve rounded up some of the most beautiful McDonald’s restaurants in the world – including the only one in the world with a blue arch.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission