Guerilla Burgers

Checked this new place out as a short walk from my office and liked the look of menu. But wow what a complete let down. Overcooked burger with weird looking bun and the fries tasted like oven chips. I also love onion rings but these ones were the usual frozen ones. Service was smiley though!
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Rob Faulkner
4 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Just opened today on the site of an old Tootsie's. Owned by the same people who run Giraffe. Quite similar to Gourmet Burger Kitchen, but with full table service. The food is nicer and better value.

Ordered a simple cheeseburger and chips. Ingredients on the burger were fresh and nice. Burger itself tasty, cooked fairly rare, pink inside. Nice flavour. The meat is much larger than the bun and has a touch of mayonnaise, making it slide around, a messy eat. Chips were cooked well, crispy and about the right portion size, although I think they were reformed rather than from the potato. Good value for £7 total. They also gave me a free coffee, which was very very strong. It literally gave me a bout of heart arrythmia.

The decor is bold, playful and slightly childish in cuban red, white, blue and black. The name and the concept don't make sense - what has selling and eating burgers got to do with guerilla revolutionaries? Commercial subversion of feelgood socialist populism, to fit the recession? More like David Cameron cycling to work than anything to do with Castro. Just a bit of fun. I wonder how well they pay their workers...

Other items on the menu that looked good included a variety of burger fillings, sweet potato fries, hotdog (huge and only £5). Fish tacos sound good. Espresso only £1.

Waiting staff were prompt and timing was ok, around 12 minutes. They were all pretty friendly, and there were plenty of them. Obviously trying hard on opening day!

It would appeal particularly to families with young children, whether good or bad, like Giraffe. Would be pretty good for a casual bite with a couple of friends.
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Ilikebutta
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, February 17, 2010