Honest Burgers

After a few late nights coming to this place was just what I needed! The boy chose good.

We visited their Soho one but they also have places in Brixton, Camden and Portobello Road.
It’s a simple menu but sometimes that’s the best way. You just have to choose what burger you fancy - chicken, beef or a vegetable option and they all come with Rosemary chips.

The burgers are honest-ly (couldn’t help myself) amazing and tasty enough for me to want to go back again even though London is full of enough places to eat out every night and never have to return to the same place twice. I also think it’s good value for money seeing as you get a decent portion of rosemary chips on the side included. You definitely don’t walk away still feeling hungry.

The place is small so there’s often a little wait but instead of having to queue up like a lot of places you just give them your phone number and they’ll send you a text when they’re ready for you. You can even check what position you are in the queue with a link they text you straight away. It meant me and Cardene could go for a little walk and not have to stand out in the cold. 

We both ordered the special (naturally) and I had some of their homemade lemonade which comes in a jar glass and cute stripy straw (it’s the little things)!

We also got some beetroot and apple coleslaw on the side. I'm not a massive fan of coleslaw or beetroot but i really enjoyed it.

The special consisted of a beef burger patty (perfectly cooked to medium), Monterey Jack, chorizo and spring onion rosti, chipotle hot sauce, lime & coriander mayo, lettuce and tomato. What more could you possibly ask for!

Unfortunately I only had my iPhone on me so these aren't the best photo's ever but you get the gist.


Have you ever been to Honest Burgers before?

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Patty & Bun

I know my previous post was all about healthy eating for good skin but as having a 'balanced' diet also includes having a big fat juicy burger every now and then its all good.

If you live in London and you like burgers then you have to visit Patty & Bun (if you don't like burgers then best not to go as they have very little else on the menu)! Its not new so you may have already enjoyed one of their amazing burgers but I only went for the first time last Friday. It wasn't the best time as it was rather busy and as they can only sit up to 30 (at a squeeze I might add) it meant queueing for a while. The wait was worth it though.... it was delicious! Everything a good burger should be. I had the Smokey Robinson which had caramelised onions, bacon and a smokey BBQ mayo. It looks very pink in the picture but it was cooked perfectly to medium/rare. We also had a portion of their chicken wings and chips with rosemary salt.

Its a 'get stuck in' kind of place so don't expect plates but for fast food that tastes great its well worth a visit. There have been quite a few burger places popping up in London that have a similar concept - gourmet fast food. But I've always heard great things about Patty & Bun which is why I wanted to check them out for myself.

Have you been yet? What did you think?

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Joe's Southern Kitchen & Bar

Me and my boyfriend, Cardene have spoken about various restaurants and food places we want to try and the list seemed to be getting longer and longer without crossing any off. So recently we actually wrote a few of them down and decided we would make the effort to try and go to at least one place on our list once a month. 

So, with that in mind Friday night was date night. We decided to go to Joe's Southern Kitchen and Bar in Covent Garden. I had heard about it in Shortlist magazine and thought straight away it was right up mine and Cardene's street. It used to be a Mexican restaurant  called Navajo Joe, but keeping up with what London wants right now they changed the place to have a more deep south American feel, where they know how to do good chicken!

Beer & Chicken.... He could not be happier (forgot to tell his face though!!)

Corn bread with paprika butter and green tomato chutney

Coq 'n' balls - Fried chicken and Monterey jack cheese balls with hot sauce

We picked a few starters and nibbles to try which were all lovely but my favourite has to be the wings....

Joe's chicken wings with sticky BBQ sauce

They went quick!

As lovely as the wings are the star attraction at Joe's is their signature 'Beer Can' chicken!! It actually arrives like this...

...and is then carved in front of you on a meat trolley. As you can see it's a whole chicken which has been cooked with a BBQ rub. Cardene said to me when it arrived that it didn't look very big... well as the old saying goes, 'looks can be deceiving'! This is definitely enough for two if not three as the menu suggests especially with sides. The sides we went with were whipped potatoes & chicken gravy and Bibb lettuce & avocado salad.

We were ridiculously full by the end, we even had to take some chicken home in a doggy bag. Well we didn't have to but it was so damn good I didn't want to leave any!
The fried chicken also looked amazing but I really wanted to try their 'Beer Can' chicken and also thought I'd go with the healthier option. I'm definitely tempted to go back to try the fried chicken and lots more from the menu. 

The service was also great, the staff were friendly and attentive. I really enjoyed the whole meal at Joe's Southern Kitchen & Bar. The food was lovely and the portion sizes were good. Its the first time in a long time I was so full I didn't even think about desserts! I guess there's always next time.

Hmmm now to decide where next on the list...?!

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