Honest burgers or 5 guys

b0rn2sk8 · 10 Aug 2021 at 18:50

Five Guys is just overpriced IMO, once you’ve got a burger, fries and a drink it’s over £15 which is nuts for what it actually is. The food is fine, it’s just too expensive when it’s served in a paper bag and has McDonalds level of service.

Honest Burger is about £2 more and it actually comes on a plate and is generally just better.

Fatboy123 · 10 Aug 2021 at 19:39

Truth be told I rarely eat out these days as prices no longer match what your getting.
£10 for fish & Chips
£2.75 for a tiny pot of Pret porridge
£3 for a coffee.
Etc etc etc

Quality has gone down as have portion sizes yet prices just keep going up!

Fatboy123 · 10 Aug 2021 at 19:43

b0rn2sk8 said:
Honest Burger is about £2 more and it actually comes on a plate and is generally just better.

But you'll need to add a supposedly 'optional' Service Charge of what 15%?? then a tip on top.

darreny · 10 Aug 2021 at 19:45

Thanks for all the replies. Im on old street if that helps with food recommendations if anyone knows the area.

dave28 · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:04

Fatboy123 said:
Truth be told I rarely eat out these days as prices no longer match what your getting.
£10 for fish & Chips
£2.75 for a tiny pot of Pret porridge
£3 for a coffee.
Etc etc etc

Quality has gone down as have portion sizes yet prices just keep going up!

I just buy burgers in a butcher shop for £1 each and they beat anything i have tried eating out, you can tell they are very pure with no crud mixed in to bulk them

Malevolence · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:06

jpaul said:
which of the burger places have the hygiene flow to provide, non-crucified burgers .. that would be one of my criteria.

What the **** is a 'non-crucified burger'?

Fatboy123 · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:10

Malevolence said:
What the **** is a 'non-crucified burger'?

Jesus..... no idea

robfosters · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:12

Fatboy123 said:
Truth be told I rarely eat out these days as prices no longer match what your getting.
£10 for fish & Chips
£2.75 for a tiny pot of Pret porridge
£3 for a coffee.
Etc etc etc

Quality has gone down as have portion sizes yet prices just keep going up!

Cod is bloody expensive now thanks to overfishing. You’re looking at £7 a pound in shops now.

Scam · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:30

darreny said:
Thanks for all the replies. Im on old street if that helps with food recommendations if anyone knows the area.

I don't but check out London Eater and Hot Dinners I'm sure you'll find something far more interesting around there than burgers

Fatboy123 · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:43

robfosters said:
Cod is bloody expensive now thanks to overfishing. You’re looking at £7 a pound in shops now.

When's the last time you saw your local chippy owner down the supermarket fish isle stacking his trolley with cod?
They buy it at wholesale prices for about £6.25/kg for skin on fillet last time I asked. Medium sized cod is on average 170grams of actual fish. You do the maths!

b0rn2sk8 · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:45

Fatboy123 said:
But you'll need to add a supposedly 'optional' Service Charge of what 15%?? then a tip on top.

It's optional, tell them to take it off the bill. It's done any time its automatically added as a point of principle.

robfosters · 10 Aug 2021 at 20:53

Fatboy123 said:
When's the last time you saw your local chippy owner down the supermarket fish isle stacking his trolley with cod?
They buy it at wholesale prices for about £6.25/kg for skin on fillet last time I asked. Medium sized cod is on average 170grams of actual fish. You do the maths!

You may be right, they charge too much because it’s not as if they don’t have to pay wages, business rates, rent, tax, energy bills is it :rolleyes:

chroniclard · 10 Aug 2021 at 21:05

Not relevant but.....new burger place opening soon in the local town doing smash burgers and hand spun milkshakes(whatever they are). Hope its good. :cry:

Fatboy123 · 11 Aug 2021 at 04:46

robfosters said:
they charge too much because it’s not as if they don’t have to pay wages, business rates, rent, tax, energy bills is it

Agreed.... but its not worth the price being charged irrespective of if there overcharging or not.

Haze · 11 Aug 2021 at 04:48

Isn't it just over priced junk food?

Fatboy123 · 11 Aug 2021 at 04:51

b0rn2sk8 said:
It's optional, tell them to take it off the bill. It's done any time its automatically

Last time I asked in a chain restaurant the server had to get the manager who came to ask me why. We had a conversation and yes he did remove it but through gritted teeth.

BUDFORCE · 11 Aug 2021 at 08:05

Converge said:
BrewDog have black pudding in one of theirs for example.

Ohhhhhhhh!

I must try this at home next time I make burgers!

Semple · 11 Aug 2021 at 08:24

Fatboy123 said:
But you'll need to add a supposedly 'optional' Service Charge of what 15%?? then a tip on top.

I would never add a tip on top of a service charge.

I do like five guys, but they've got quite a bit expensive over the years for what is essentially a takeaway.

b0rn2sk8 · 11 Aug 2021 at 09:24

Fatboy123 said:
Last time I asked in a chain restaurant the server had to get the manager who came to ask me why. We had a conversation and yes he did remove it but through gritted teeth.

Really? Pretty much proves the point though and not removing the optional service charge no questions asked is just poor. My wife would probably boycott the entire chain if that happened to her.

It’s really quite presumptuous that you have actually had a good experience or someone has gone out of their way to do something for you.

bJN · 11 Aug 2021 at 09:41

Out of the two I'd choose Honest Burger, simply because I haven't tried them yet. Five Guys us a good (albeit expensive) choice for a quick takeaway that is reasonably good - and they're milkshakes are heaven. Though as it's London is opt for Patty&Bun, been twice and absolutely loved it!