You have some money in your Visa Gift card and now you are wondering if you can use a Visa gift card at Mcdonald's & other Restaurants?
Can we buy food with a Visa or any other Gift card at McDonald's or other food chain Restaurants?
The answer is Yes, we can use a Visa or other major Gift cards like Mastercard, or American Express at Mcdonald's (online and in-store also). Also, most Fast food and Fine dining restaurants accept Visa Gift cards.
How to use a Visa or other Gift card to Mcdonald's online?
To use the Visa or other Debit Gift card on McDonald's Mobile app and website please follow the below steps:
Add Visa Gift card to McDonald's Mobile app
- Open the McDonald's app and Choose a Profile tab
- Now, select the Payment method option
- then, enter your Visa or Mastercard Gift card details like Gift card name, Card number, Expiry date, CVV, Zip code, and Card nickname under the Credit/Debit card section and save it
Add Visa Gift card to McDonald's Website
The same process is for McDonald's Website or Web app. Follow the below steps:
- Open the McDonald's website and login into your account
- Now, navigate to the Payment method option under your profile
- Add your Visa or Mastercard Gift card details to the Credit/Debit card section and save it
After that, you can use your Gift card balance to order food through McDonald's app!
How to use Visa or any other Gift card at Restaurants?
Visa or any other Gift cards like Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Diners Club, and Discover works the same as ordinary Debit cards.
So, you can use any Prepaid Gift card at restaurants. They only mean to get money from you in any way.
Mostly, they will not be going to stop you from paying using Debit Gift cards.
Even after that, they are not going to take Visa Gift card as a Payment method, then you can try to add it to 3rd party payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash app, Apply pay, etc.
We've written some guides on that:
How to add Visa and other Gift cards to PayPal?
Almost every restaurant supports at least one payment option from above.
You can try Virtual Gift cards also. You'll need to load them to 3rd party payment apps.
How to use a Visa Dining Everywhere Gift card at McDonald's & other Restaurants?
First, get your Visa Dining Everywhere Gift card through Dining Everywhere. Then, register it.
You can personalize your PIN for more security. You can also check the Visa Dining Everywhere Gift card available balance through its website.
You can use it in almost every restaurant and Bar you want.
Most of Fast-Food chain restaurants, Fine dining, Bars, Cafes, Food trucks, and even online food delivery apps also accept it.
How to use a Visa Gift card in person?
You can use a Visa Gift card for in-person payments like if you order any food from an online app, website, or restaurant.
You can pay that person if he has a Debit/Credit card machine.
How to use an eGift card at a restaurant?
The best way to use an eGift card at a Restaurant is to Add it to your Apple Pay. Get your eGift card details and add them to Apple pay.
But, Keep in mind that eGift cards should be using Visa, Mastercard, or any other major Payment network.
Fix: Visa Gift card declined at the restaurant!
Most Restaurants and food delivery apps support Visa Gift cards. The Gift card declinations reasons could be the following:
- Visa Gift card is not Registered
- The Visa Gift card details you entered are not correct
- The Visa Gift card is Expired
- A Visa Gift card is not acceptable at a specific restaurant
Please check & find out the root cause of your Visa Gift card issue and apply the correct solution.
For more details, please read the detailed guide on How to fix a declined visa or any other gift card?
FAQs:
Can Visa Gift cards be used anywhere?
In most cases, you can use Visa Gift cards. They are the same as any ordinary Prepaid debit card.
But, there are some platforms that strictly restricted the use of Visa Gift cards like popular gaming platform Steam.
Can you use a Visa Gift card at a bar?
Most of the Bar & Restaurants accepts Visa Debit card. No doubt a Visa Debit Gift card will work there.
Does McDonald's take Visa Debit Gift cards in the drive-thru?
McDonald's takes Visa Gift cards for Drive-thru. Apart from Visa Gift cards, they do accept Debit/Credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.
Does Chick-fil-A accept Visa Gift cards?
Yes, Chick-fil-A accepts Visa Gift cards as payment. You can use it Online and offline too.
Can you use a Visa Gift card at fast food restaurants?
Yes, You can use Visa gift cards at fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald's, Subway, KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Burger King, Domino's, Papa john's, Chick-fil-A, and many more.
Can you use a Vanilla Visa Gift card at a restaurant?
A Vanilla Visa Gift card is a kind of prepaid Debit card. So, you can use a Vanilla Visa Gift card at almost all restaurants.
