Onion Rings

What is it?

Thick-cut rings of onion come coated in a crisp battered shell, then fried until the outside turns golden and the onion inside softens. They've shown up on the Australian McDonald's menu as a limited-time side in 2007, 2015, 2021 and 2024, usually alongside chips or as an extra option with burgers. Compared with the chain's regular chips, these are more about the batter-and-onion contrast than the potato hit. They've often been served with Southern BBQ dipping sauce, which leans sweet and smoky against the onion. Each comeback generates a wave of online petitions to make them permanent, which says something about how the battered shell and soft centre land with Australian fast-food fans.