Big ol' Burger Comparison Thread

Fallen god said:
I got a burger with nuts I think form GBK, it totally wrecked me for a few weeks. Never been again. Didn't even know the burger had nuts till I took a bite, just asked the misses to order me a burger.
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Shame about the nuts. I didn't know there was one with nuts either.

I quite like the kiwi burger. Unique and not something I have seen elsewhere.
 
Went to Patty & Bun yesterday. I'd give it 7/10. The burger was VERY juicy but nothing spectacular taste wise. I had the smokey robinson burger, it's a bad sign when the bacon was the tastiest part. Don't get me wrong, not a bad burger, just not a memorable one...

Byron/Almost Famous/Free State Kitchen still the kings of UK burgers for me.
 
Went to MEATLiquor near Bond Street (part of MEAT chain with one in Shoreditch & Covent Garden), pretty good American style burgers. The queue is quite large at times though so get there early or when its not busy.
 
I would live to try 5 guys but I can't.

I wouldn't enjoy it as I feel they would be totally taking the **** out of me by charging £14.50 for a cheeseburger, fries and drink.

There was no one in the Bluewater one today. I think that unless they drop their prices, their more outlying restaurants may be forced to close eventually. Could you imagine an American paying nigh on $25 for a burger and chips. They would absolutely laugh in your face.
 
You can't beat Patty & Bun for me.

That said, I went to Big Dog, which is this shoddy, American themed diner in Paradise Forum, Birmingham earlier this week, and for the price (£5 with chips and a drink) they do an excellent burger!
 
robfosters said:
I would live to try 5 guys but I can't.

I wouldn't enjoy it as I feel they would be totally taking the **** out of me by charging £14.50 for a cheeseburger, fries and drink.

There was no one in the Bluewater one today. I think that unless they drop their prices, their more outlying restaurants may be forced to close eventually. Could you imagine an American paying nigh on $25 for a burger and chips. They would absolutely laugh in your face.
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The prices is actually not that much different to other burger joint like GBK, Frankie's and Benny's, handmade burger co, 7bones etc. there may be a pound or so in it really.

Don't compare it to Burger King, compare it to other nicer burger places.
 
manic111 said:
You can't beat Patty & Bun for me.

That said, I went to Big Dog, which is this shoddy, American themed diner in Paradise Forum, Birmingham earlier this week, and for the price (£5 with chips and a drink) they do an excellent burger!
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Big dog....paradise forum....where in paradise forum? I've never seen it before?
 
Your username is apt for that burger! As fun as it is to be greeted with such a massive burger, they actually annoy me immensely because they're impossible to eat! There's a good meat-to-bun ratio* (plus extras) and that in itself when done right is far better than a burger that is way to big to get your mouth around.

*I'm sure I read a highly pretentious article about this recently :p

Johno please? said:
Had a burger in 'eds diner' yesterday, one of the worst meals ive ever eaten, I should have complained before finishing it really and not paid.
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In Soho? I don't know how that place is still there, presumably it's just close enough to some theatres to pull in some tourists. Certainly anyone I know that works around there thinks its horrible!
 
That's what a lot of these places get wrong really, what makes a burger great is being able to eat the whole thing together. I don't like big novelty burgers that are a meal with a bun at each end, it misses the point.
 
Raw onions are amazing. That'll squash down. I do agree, but you have to take into account squashing.

I'm into my thinner burgers these days. The smashed into the pan type.
 
To be fair you would struggle to fit any 1/2 LB burger in your mouth unless you have a jaw of giant proportion.

Thing is when you pay £10+ for a burger you want it to be substantial, if I have to use a knife and fork so be it.

I was a mess after eating that, a ketchup and grease covered satisfied mess.
 
Glaucus said:
Raw onions are amazing. That'll squash down. I do agree, but you have to take into account squashing.

I'm into my thinner burgers these days. The smashed into the pan type.
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Haha, don't know why but the smashed into the pan bit made me chuckle.

I'm unfamiliar with the technique.
 
MrMarvelous said:
Why puts a cooked onion on their burger?! :confused:
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I'd prefer no onion at all, but if I had to, fried to the point of caramelisation, or sliced pickled, would be the only I would do.

I hate large tomatoes, slices ruin anything they are in, be it burger or a sandwich, and even picking them out doesn't help, their soggy grossness infects everything!

Bread, burger, bacon, cheese. Simple and effective.
Lettuce and gherkins if some form of veg is needed.
 
I went for a patty & bun a few months ago, it was absolutely delicious.
Yesterday I had a five guys burger at the Trafford Centre, it was nice but not a patch on patty & bun.
 
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