Bah Humburger - 6oz beef (or chicken) burger smothered with smoked cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, house mayo, shallots and crunchy red pickle £9.95 or £14.95 with fries and a drink
Burger type: Pub/Gourmet/Inbetween/Dirty
Dry, dry and dry. This burger was simply too dry. The patty was overcooked again. There seems to be an issue with the large chains (GBK/Byron I'm looking at you) that when restaurants get busy, patties get overcooked. This aside the fillings sounded appealing with the red pickle adding a Christmas touch to an otherwise pretty standard burger. But the result lacked any sort of juice/moisture - there needed to be a lot more cheese and more mayo or other sauce. And I'm not a fan of the standard sesame bun - the fillings need to have a lot of moisture to counteract the dryness of the bread in this style of bun rather than with glazed and brioche buns, which are a lot more forgiving. The pickle is a nice addition to this burger and saves it from a lower score still, but there is nothing special enough about the Bah Humburger to recommend it. Did I mention it was dry?
Rating:
Meat 1.5/3
Bun 0/2
Fillings 1/2
Package 1/2
Extra point? No
Overall 3.5/10
I had this one the other day as part of the Christmas deal - fries and salted caramel milkshake, which was excellent. Mine wasn't too dry or overcooked so would rate higher, but like you say that's the problem of the chain. Keep up the good work mate! Tom C
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