Warning! There are going to be a lot of BURGERS appearing on my blog on the next few posts. But burger off if you don’t like it!
The burger trend continues and Patty & Bun have *finally* got around to opening up a second branch…right opposite MacDonald’s.
Patty & Bun are well-established on the London burger scene with a branch on James Street, just near Bond Street. I first tried their Ari Gold burger at Feast at Tobacco Dock in March 2013. I found it a little vinegary due to the pickled onions, but I’ve been meaning to give them a second chance ever since.
To celebrate their Liverpool Street launch, they hosted a publicity event of spectacular proportions – not 100 free burgers, not 500 free burgers, but ONE THOUSAND FREE BURGERS were being given away.
Of course, the queues were ridiculous and my co-diners and I shuddered as we worked out the cost-time trade-off of queuing versus just going the next day and buying one. *ahem* Anyway….
We finally got there, ordered burgers to take away, and waited. We peered in the window…
and watched the production process…
… and checked out the sauces…
And then we got our food!
This is an Ari Gold Cheeseburger (£7.50) with bacon (+50p), salad, pickled onions, ketchup, and smokey P&B mayo served in a brioche bun. Doesn’t it look beautiful?
The consistency was beautiful, the bun held the patty well, and – although still messy – it was actually a lot easier to eat than a lot of burgers I’ve recently tucked into.
The patty was without doubt the highlight. It was perfectly cooked – medium-rare – and was beefy and succulent. I would go as far to say that it was the most delicious burger patty that I’ve eaten!! <– Yes, everyone, please recover your jaws.
However, the tiny, tiny problem was that the accompaniments just don’t quite cut it. The pickled onions are just far too pickly and all of us picked some – if not all – of them out.
Then, the rosemary-salted chips (£2.50) were soggy and we all sighed wistfully at the thought of Honest Burgers’ (reviews here, here, here, and here. Feel free to laugh at me – I’m already aware I’m a fangirl).
Saying this, I really want to try their ‘Jose Jose’ chilli burger with chorizo (£8.50) and their ‘Winger Winger Chicken Dinner’ (£5.50), a pot of smoked confit wings with BBQ sauce & spring onions, sounds very interesting indeed.
For now, however, the jury is out… but I want their patties oh-so-much.
Patty and Bun 3/5 – Magnificent patty, mediocre chips and maliferous onions.
Website: http://pattyandbun.co.uk/
Where: Liverpool Street, London
When: Mon – Wed 11.30am – 10pm; Thurs – Fri 11.30am – 11pm; Sat 11.30am – 9pm; Sun 11.30am – 6pm.
Pheebz Eatz 
*drooooool* *wipes drool* *unable to buy plane ticket to London* *cries* ^-^
Haha! 😀 I have to admit that I can’t look at these photos without drooling! Who knew burgers could be so pretty? 😉
I’m going back to Japan for another year this July so I’ll be sorely missing real burgers (T.T) May this post ever serve as a reminder to pick my next working position in a country with more meat xD Cheers!
You’re going back? Whereabouts? I’m moving to Tokyo in September for two years 😀
NICE! Actually so far I have no idea exactly where I’ll be placed because it’s for the JET program but I think they’ll be notifying me as soon as the FBI fingerprinting gets back 🙂 Will you be working or doing school again?
And I will miss meat lots 😥
Just outside my office and no queues! YESS!
Have you been yet? I would eat lunch there so often if I worked close by. Lucky you 😛 (although potentially dangerous too…(
I have been! And it’s really really good! And no queue! 😉
Awesome! I have to say I still prefer Honest Burgers but the patties at P&B are the best!