Big ol' Burger Comparison Thread

Scam · 18 May 2015 at 13:39

Walk up to Liverpool St. station and go to either Patty and Bun or Honest Burger. Revel in the two best burgers in London. Job done.

B&L is only really a good deal if you're having the Lobster I believe.

molinari · 18 May 2015 at 13:41

Jim99 said:
Any recommendations near Bank station in London?
There's a GBK and Byron nearby, but I find them a bit middle of the road in all honesty. Obviously way better than your average fast food place, but not exactly a memorable experience either.
I've heard Burger and Lobster is meant to be the up and coming thing, but not convinced from initial glance.

How close to Bank does it need to be?? There is an Honest Burger and Patty & Bun very close to Liverpool Street Station, which is about 5 mins from Bank. I'd definately go to either of those over Burger & Lobster.

Pestilence · 18 May 2015 at 14:28

You're in a good position at Bank. Just hop on the tube and go to Old Street. Five minute walk from there and you're at the Red Dog Saloon.

Get The Devastator.

Thank me after you die.

Siliconslave · 18 May 2015 at 15:58

Pestilence said:
You're in a good position at Bank. Just hop on the tube and go to Old Street. Five minute walk from there and you're at the Red Dog Saloon.

know where i'm going to try post meeting wednesday!

Skeeter · 18 May 2015 at 16:21

Byron > all.

None of this waiting in a queue or having to go up and order it yourself nonsense of Five Guys or GBK, etc!

And the B Rex is on the menu permanently now which is amazing!

My only annoyance is the different menu structure between the Kingston one (my local) and all the central London ones.

Pestilence · 18 May 2015 at 16:40

Siliconslave said:
know where i'm going to try post meeting wednesday!

The Devastator is a killer. They also have a hot wing challenge... I tried some of the sauce on a visit and holy hell. It was an experience for the ages. Felt like my lips had swollen, heart was pumping etc. and that was ONE wing.

Ekim · 18 May 2015 at 18:15

Bleeker Street is near Liverpool Street. Their burgers are the best I have ever had.

http://bleeckerburger.co.uk/

mahius · 18 May 2015 at 19:08

Burger Joint, Whiteladies Road, Bristol. So far their claim of best burgers in Bristol has held strong. Though I've yet to visit the Byron Burger in town. BJ lets you fully customise your burger. Want a lamb and mint burger? Want haggis on it? Want pulled pork? They got ya covered.

Though I've trouble remembering whether the haggis is legit, it sounds so outrageous.

Siliconslave · 19 May 2015 at 09:16

Pestilence said:
The Devastator is a killer. They also have a hot wing challenge... I tried some of the sauce on a visit and holy hell. It was an experience for the ages. Felt like my lips had swollen, heart was pumping etc. and that was ONE wing.

theres no way i'm touching either of those, but will give one of their burgers a go I think

toshj · 19 May 2015 at 15:09

Ekim said:
Bleeker Street is near Liverpool Street. Their burgers are the best I have ever had.

http://bleeckerburger.co.uk/

They were decent - probably not quite as good as Patty and Bun or MeatLiquor in my opinion, but good nonetheless. Their chilli blue cheese sauce on the fries was excellent though!

That said, we got one on a Sunday afternoon and the wait was 25 minutes!! Seeing as it's just a booth within Spitalfields, that's far too long to wait for a burger.

molinari · 20 May 2015 at 10:03

(yet another) list of the best burgers in the UK. I've tried several of the London listed ones, but will make a note of the ones in other cities for future visits.

FrenchTart · 20 May 2015 at 10:12

Good list. I've only tried the Northern ones really - Almost Famous, Solita and Fat Hippo. I'd probably rate them in that order in terms of quality, but they're all great.

Burger_Lad · 20 May 2015 at 12:26

The new special coming to Byron next week - Sweet Caroline is alright...

http://www.burgerlad.com/2015/05/byron-burgers-sweet-caroline.html

Scam · 20 May 2015 at 13:09

Nooooo, pulled pork on a burger. Why would you?! :confused:

HazardO · 20 May 2015 at 13:34

Scam said:
Nooooo, pulled pork on a burger. Why would you?!

I'm with you there, pulled pork roll sure, but not with a burger.

Gave into my burger pangs at lunch and tried butch annies. Very tasty burger.

http://www.butchannies.com/

Scam · 20 May 2015 at 13:42

HazardO said:
I'm with you there, pulled pork roll sure, but not with a burger.

Yeah. I mean I like porridge for breakfast, but at the weekend I might treat myself to a bacon butty. What you won't find me doing is dipping my bacon butty into my porridge

It's the same thing in my opinion. Loads of random crap thrown on does not make a good burger better!

FrenchTart · 20 May 2015 at 14:06

I imagine candied bacon in porridge could work quite well though

Johno please? · 26 May 2015 at 18:52

Recently got back from the states and as such have eaten just a few burgers over the last few weeks....

Cheesecake Factory
Culvers
Red Robin (they do bottomless fries) say whaaaat?

TGI Fridays
Five Guys

What we noticed in every place we ate, everything was fresh and all burgers come as standard with tomato, pickles, lettuce onion, mayo.

I've just been moaning to the other half since I've been back about the serious lack of burger joints in Swindon (theres a GBK and thats it) and our TGIs in england is an utter joke compared to the yanks version.

Cheesecake Factory burger, visited 4 times over the 2 weeks, still loads of stuff I wanted to try on the menu, loved it in there.

Siliconslave · 28 May 2015 at 16:36

popped into Shake Shack in Covent Garden for lunch and was pleasantly surprised - the shackmeister burger special (100% all-natural Angus beef cheeseburger topped with crispy marinated shallots and ShackSauce.) wasn't the largest of things - could have managed a double easily - but the burger itself wasn't too wet or overcooked, the shallots were very crispy and tasty and their fries were a good combination of soft in the middle with a decent bite to the outside.

Might not rush back but much better (IMHO) than five guys - although priced about the same & arguably less food for the money.

Their Shackmeister beer was also pretty decent, a nice flavoursome but refreshing larger without too much 'craft' hoppiness. Weirdly though they have to carry it to your seat for you due to some weird licensing thing

shaffaaf27 · 28 May 2015 at 16:43

Went fatburger which just opened up in Camden. The boneless wings are nothing short of superb. The burger left a lot to desire