Big ol' Burger Comparison Thread

ci_newman · 21 Mar 2017 at 14:38

Perhaps it was a bad restaurant or maybe it's just a poor seasonal burger (I had the "rib" burger) but I certainly wasn't wowed by the food and I finished the meal wishing I had the cajun fries from 5G instead.

Robi · 21 Mar 2017 at 15:42

Tried Patty & Bun for the first time today. The patty was probably the best I've ever had, even better than Honest Burger and Almost Famous. Highly recommended!

Fluke? · 21 Mar 2017 at 19:44

DrToffnar said:
Went to Beefy Boys in Hereford on Saturday eve. Ordered the Bacon Boy with a side of bacon fries and deep fried mac and cheese balls. One of the best meals I've had in years. The burger was so rich with flavour (I determinedly separated a piece from all the sauces, cheese etc.) and all it's component part where just as good. Wasn't too big either which can often be annoying. Only problem is that it's an hours drive from home :/

Beefy Boys burgers are amazing. I've only been the once and its the only place I've eaten at where I still salivate just thinking about it. Sadly for me I too live over an hours drive away (Hereford is my family home) and the missus is a vegetarian :/

Spook187 · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:09

Everytime i walked past Honest Burgers and 5 guys in kings cross it was chock a block so didn't manage to try either of them

just went to the big chill house for a couple of pints instead.

HazardO · 23 Mar 2017 at 10:19

Honest burger hasn't even opened yet and we've already got another London burger place moving up to Cambridge:

https://www.chosenbun.com/index.php

Won't someone please think of the children! :eek:

Spuj · 26 Mar 2017 at 12:07

Just seen that there is a Smash burger going to be opening in Bath soon. Haven't been before but have heard good things so looking very forward to it opening.

Bath kind of lacks a really good burger place IMO.

FrenchTart · 4 Apr 2017 at 17:41

Down in Laaandan today to meet a friend and see a band so i called by Honest Burgers for a late lunch/early dinner. To be honest after giving it a second try i definitely don't rate it as amazing. Certainly not bad but nowhere near as good as Almost Famous or Patty and Bun.

bingham67 · 7 Apr 2017 at 00:02

Any ideas on a good place to go in Cambridge been to Byron many times so bored of that now how the Steak and Honour restaurant?

Siliconslave · 7 Apr 2017 at 08:10

its not strictly burger but http://www.smokeworks.co.uk/ was pretty good in cambridge

HazardO · 7 Apr 2017 at 15:26

bingham67 said:
Any ideas on a good place to go in Cambridge been to Byron many times so bored of that now how the Steak and Honour restaurant?

Siliconslave said:
its not strictly burger but http://www.smokeworks.co.uk/ was pretty good in cambridge

Smokeworks is very good, and rated as one of the best low & slow BBQ outside London in the UK
For Burgers, Butch Annies is a very good independent, and Honest Burger will be opening very soon as well.

Grimley · 8 Apr 2017 at 20:18

Tried Bleecker burger in spitalfields market today after 3 hours in a hot, crowded & noisy London Coffee Festival today. Very juicy double blue burger & Angry fries. Wasnt too keen on the fries though.

bingham67 · 9 Apr 2017 at 14:59

HazardO said:
Smokeworks is very good, and rated as one of the best low & slow BBQ outside London in the UK
For Burgers, Butch Annies is a very good independent, and Honest Burger will be opening very soon as well.

I have been to smokeworks it ok but not as good as Big Easy in London

I went to Steak and Honour in the end not the best burger I have had way to greasy in truth.

I want to try Honest Burger I saw the store being created right in the same area as Steak and Honour dosnt open until April 17th.

Raymond Lin · 10 Apr 2017 at 00:55

Went to 7 Bones Burgers in Bournemouth this weekend. I've been to the original one in Southampton in the past and IMO they make the best burgers and after eating burgers in many many many other places, countries I think hey still do.

I went with the trio sliders this time, 2 beef and 1 chicken with brisket and bacon in gravy on fries. Could not finish all the fries, that alone is a meal in itself. The burgers are amazing, wish I live closer.

TS7 · 10 Apr 2017 at 09:41

Raymond Lin said:
Went to 7 Bones Burgers in Bournemouth this weekend. I've been to the original one in Southampton in the past and IMO they make the best burgers and after eating burgers in many many many other places, countries I think hey still do.

I went with the trio sliders this time, 2 beef and 1 chicken with brisket and bacon in gravy on fries. Could not finish all the fries, that alone is a meal in itself. The burgers are amazing, wish I live closer.

How big are the sliders? They look almost normal burger size, good effort on finishing those!

Raymond Lin · 10 Apr 2017 at 12:58

They are 3oz sliders, I started to feel full after the second burger actually. Their normally burger is 6oz so it's a half burger size for a slider.

DiG · 12 Apr 2017 at 11:32

Raymond Lin said:
Went to 7 Bones Burgers in Bournemouth this weekend. I've been to the original one in Southampton in the past and IMO they make the best burgers and after eating burgers in many many many other places, countries I think hey still do.

I went with the trio sliders this time, 2 beef and 1 chicken with brisket and bacon in gravy on fries. Could not finish all the fries, that alone is a meal in itself. The burgers are amazing, wish I live closer.

Interesting, I tried the new 7 Bone in Reading last week and it was awful, one of the worse burgers from a 'burger place' I've ever had.

Overpowering amount of mustard used, when I separated out a bit of meat it had no flavour at all. Also had the fries and they were terrible, runny gravy and again, bland!

DrToffnar · 12 Apr 2017 at 16:41

Could you lovely folks recommend a few nice burger joints in Liverpool City Centre? Heading there in a few weeks time and want to plan some meals ahead of time

gettothechopper · 12 Apr 2017 at 16:48

Raymond Lin said:
Went to 7 Bones Burgers in Bournemouth this weekend. I've been to the original one in Southampton in the past and IMO they make the best burgers and after eating burgers in many many many other places, countries I think hey still do.

I went with the trio sliders this time, 2 beef and 1 chicken with brisket and bacon in gravy on fries. Could not finish all the fries, that alone is a meal in itself. The burgers are amazing, wish I live closer.

Yeah it sucks - took me all of 8 mins to drive to my local southampton 7bone the other day

In other burger news, second visit to a Patty n Bun planned for tomorrow....

FrenchTart · 12 Apr 2017 at 18:29

DrToffnar said:
Could you lovely folks recommend a few nice burger joints in Liverpool City Centre? Heading there in a few weeks time and want to plan some meals ahead of time

I believe there's an Almost Famous in Liverpool these days? Definitely check it out. River Phoenix and Bacon-Bacon fries for the win.

TS7 · 13 Apr 2017 at 20:07

Anyone been to Tommi's Burger Joint - I've tried all the usual places so looking for new burger joints. I've come across that one on Instagram a few times now with positive reviews. There's one just opened up in Soho as well.