MEATliquor and Patty & Bun – two of the country’s most prominent ‘dirty burger’ groups – have both shrunk dramatically following multiple closures this week after 15 years of trading. MEATliquor shuttered branches in Islington, Clapham Junction, Queensway and in Brighton, as well as its pub the Dartford Arms in Forest Hill. Having pulled out of Leeds […]
Dirty burger institution MEATliquor will take a new direction with the opening next month of a sports bar in Covent Garden under the moniker BLOODsports. The new venue is expected to offer the standard MEATliquor menu led by the signature ‘Dead Hippie’ burger, against a backdrop of pool tables and big screens showing a mixture […]
The Joint – the pop-up-turned-permanent restaurant famed for its pulled pork burger – has opened a second site. The US-inspired BBQ spot has taken over the Marylebone premises in New Cavendish Street which were previously home to short-lived burger bar SLABS. It appears that this high-end burger restaurant, poorly reviewed by many including the Standard, just wasn’t doing […]
The family behind popular Walthamstow Village bistro Eat 17 (and its neighbouring Spar shop) has opened a restaurant, burger bar and convenience store in Clapton. Taking over the site of a former snooker hall, the O’Connor brothers (Daniel and Chris), alongside Siobhan O’Donnell and James Brundle, have launched a multi-tier offering, with burgers and groceries […]
Hollywood actor/director Jon Favreau has teamed up with Patty & Bun to create a signature burger in honour of his new movie, Chef. The film is all about a highly-regarded chef who loses his job after a social media spat with a critic… but find his roots again through starting a food truck. P&B will […]
