American chains in England?

Fiance and I are flying to England this weekend for the holidays- meeting his family and scoping out possible places to settle down. As you may know, I've been living in Tokyo for the past two years and I was wondering what kinds of American chain restaurants I can get in England? FH has told me about:
McDonald's (of course)
Subway
Burger King
Pizza Hut
KFC
(We have all these in Japan, incidentally...)

I heard Chipotle is coming, has that opened yet? I would kiiiiiiiiill for some Cinnabon or a meal at Chili's or a Wetzel's Pretzel's or Mrs. Field's cookies or Panda Express or Pinkberry etc. etc. etc.! FH hasn't been home in a while so he doesn't really know what's around anymore. If it helps I'm going to London, Brighton, and around the Colchester/Witham area of Essex. If there are any little hidden gems of America around, I'd greatly appreciate the tips!

We used to have Chilis but they seem to have closed all their UK branches recently. TGI Fridays is still here. If you're going to be in Brighton you may wish to check out this place, I've heard it's excellent:

http://www.mommacherri.co.uk/

We used to have Chilis but they seem to have closed all their UK branches recently. TGI Fridays is still here. If you're going to be in Brighton you may wish to check out this place, I've heard it's excellent:

http://www.mommacherri.co.uk/

I heard momma cherri's has shut down sometime last year.

There's an Auntie Annie's pretzel stand here in Newcastle.

I went to Cinnabon in London last year!  It was so good! (I never went in the US though, just enjoyed how it smelled so amazing!!!)

http://www.cinnaworld.co.uk/find_us.html

Just outside Brighton in Burgess Hill is Papa John's which, incidently, is the best pizza on the planet.  

TGI Fridays in Croydon

Frankie and Bennys (might be the name, might be how you spell it)   are a bit further west.

I heard momma cherri's has shut down sometime last year.

It has closed. It was really great but overpriced, then post Gordon Ramsay it was really really good, then went kinda rubbish after they moved premises.

Shame really.

There's a F&Bs in Brighton. I wouldn't bother though if I were you!

Um...

Krispy Kreme?

Oh sorry, I didn't know Momma Cherri's was closed.

Ok mmmmm. how about:

Dominos
Baskin Robbins
Ben & Jerry

There are a load of American style places around, especially in London, although they're not necessarily American chains, eg Ed's Diner, Bodeans, Texas Embassy ...

Starbucks.

There's a F&Bs in Brighton. I wouldn't bother though if I were you!

We have two Frankie & Benny's in Newcastle. The one at the Gate is utter rubbish. Crap food and service. And less than a mile away is the one off Northumberland St., and it is fantastic! Mmm!

We have two Frankie & Benny's in Newcastle. The one at the Gate is utter rubbish. Crap food and service. And less than a mile away is the one off Northumberland St., and it is fantastic! Mmm!

Interesting! I went once in brighton to the one which I think is now closed by the station and it was really lame, as was the one I went to (admittedly at like midnight) in Stansted airport, but that may have been too small a sample to judge!

on the other hand, TGI fridays in Fulham is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me and the boy, starters and deserts baby!

There's an Auntie Annie's pretzel stand here in Newcastle.

Where??!!! I don't remember anyone mentioning this to me before! Why did you wait so long to tell me?! 

You can get Krispy Kreme donuts in Heathrow airport! 

In Old Eldon Square, 2nd level by the big Boots and John Lewis. I'll show you next time you come to town. We can share a cinnamon pretzel or a pretzeldog.

We have a TGIFridays in Croydon, I tried it in Scotland once, not a fan but saying that I dislike them in the states. We also have a Annie Anns in Croydon, but not a fan, I am holding out for a Wendys to make a comeback in the UK

There is a pretzel stand upstairs at Reading station too, although I can't remember what brand. Actually Reading has quite a lot of American or American style eateries, especially by the river behind the Oracle mall, incl. Krispy Kreme, Old Orleans, Las Iguanas, Tootsies, Mission Mexican Grill.