One Victorian McDonald’s is winning over Google reviewers, with Pakenham South taking the state’s top spot with 3.92 stars from 1,058 reviews.
Pakenham South beats out Macca’s in Officer and Mount Waverley, with Clifton Hill, Lovely Banks and several regional Victorian towns also making the top 10.
The analysis examined 887 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia and more than 1.45 million Google reviews, with the average restaurant scoring 3.29 stars. Here’s where to find Victoria’s best-rated Macca’s, and how their scores compare nationally.
Pakenham South has Victoria’s best-rated Macca’s
McDonald’s Pakenham South has claimed the top spot in Victoria’s rankings. Officer follows in second place with 3.82 stars from 1,441 reviews, while Mount Waverley rounds out the top three with 3.77 stars from 2,272 reviews.
Then, Clifton Hill, near Fitzroy North, and Geelong Bypass Northbound in Lovely Banks share fourth and fifth place, each scoring 3.75 stars.
Here are the 10 best-rated McDonald’s restaurants in Victoria:
- McDonald’s Pakenham South — 3.92 stars from 1,058 reviews
- McDonald’s Officer — 3.82 stars from 1,441 reviews
- McDonald’s Mount Waverley — 3.77 stars from 2,272 reviews
- McDonald’s Clifton Hill, Fitzroy North — 3.75 stars from 2,088 reviews
- McDonald’s Geelong Bypass Northbound, Lovely Banks — 3.75 stars from 2,037 reviews
- McDonald’s Gisborne — 3.72 stars from 1,450 reviews
- McDonald’s Seymour — 3.72 stars from 1,875 reviews
- McDonald’s Pakenham Bypass Outbound, Officer — 3.69 stars from 1,791 reviews
- McDonald’s Flemington — 3.67 stars from 1,817 reviews
- McDonald’s Werribee Plaza — 3.65 stars from 529 reviews
How does Victoria compare nationally?
While Pakenham South leads Victoria, McDonald’s Melville in Myaree, Perth, takes the national crown with 3.96 stars from 2,599 Google reviews.
Sydney’s Haberfield restaurant follows with 3.94 stars, ahead of the McDonald’s at the BP service centre in Stapylton, Queensland, which scores 3.93 stars.
Moreover, Pakenham South comes close to the national leader, with its 3.92-star average placing it just behind the top three restaurants.
McDonald’s Edinburgh North, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, sits at the bottom of the national rankings, with just 1.89 stars from 672 Google reviews. The study found that 68% of its reviewers gave the restaurant one star.
Also, other restaurants near the bottom include Edens Crossing in Redbank Plains, Queensland, with 1.96 stars, and Berrinba in south-east Queensland, which averages 2.00 stars.
Victoria also features among the country’s lowest-rated locations, with McDonald’s Chirnside Park scoring 2.04 stars in the study. Across all 887 restaurants included in the research, the average rating was 3.29 stars.
How were the rankings calculated?
The rankings are based on Google Maps listings collected on 5th October, 2026, covering McDonald’s restaurants across Australia.
Researchers initially identified 1,027 listings before removing duplicates, corporate offices, closed restaurants and listings that didn’t meet the selection criteria.
The final ranking included 887 open McDonald’s restaurants with at least 500 Google reviews each, representing 1,459,622 reviews in total.
Rather than relying on Google’s rounded star ratings, researchers calculated each restaurant’s exact average using its one- to five-star review counts. This allowed them to separate restaurants that displayed the same rating. Where two restaurants had identical averages, the one with the higher proportion of one-star reviews ranked lower.
For now, Pakenham South takes the crown as Victoria’s best-rated Macca’s, with an average of 3.92 stars from 1,058 Google reviews.
