Meat Liquor, London

Meat Liquor is probably among the most written about places to eat in London, but seeing as it was my third visit last night, and it's probably my favourite burger restaurant (a bold claim), I thought I would jump on the bandwagon.

Basically Meat Liquor does a wide range of cocktails and amazing burgers and "fries" ("not chips", according to their menu) and I love it. I went last night with Anne-Marie, a friend and fellow food lover who I was lucky enough to meet on my interrailing trip in summer!

We started off with a cocktail each; we both went for "Summer of Love" - "Finlandia mango vodka, fresh lemon juice, muddled ruby red grapes, passion fruit, savvy-b. Served long"

They were cool and refreshing and worryingly easy to drink considering they clearly have a lot of alcohol in them!

We chose exactly the same for our mains as well - dead hippy burgers (2 beef patties, dead hippie sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and minced white onions), a portion of chilli cheese fries each (ignoring the waitress' advice that this would be too much and that we should share!) and deep fried pickles.

It might be considered sacrilege to compare this burger to something from McDonald's, but I think it's like a 100000x better Big Mac (which is saying something as I am very partial to a Big Mac now and again!).

The patties are amazingly juicy, and the whole burger is just so squidgy and cheesy and delicious, with a crunch every now and again from the lettuce or gherkins. The bun is soft but also gives enough support and coverage to the patties so you can easily eat it with your hands. It is just an indescribably brilliant burger.

Cheesy close up

The thought of having the chilli cheese fries again had my mouth watering for days before this visit, and they didn't disappoint. It is the best chilli I have ever had, with a hugely thick and generous serving of cheese, French's mustard (which I could eat by the bucketload) and chopped jalapeños which give the whole thing a spicy kick. The chilli isn't too sloppy or liquidy which means that the "fries" aren't soggy at all even with all the toppings. I managed to finish practically all of them but now wish I hadn't as I could be heating up my doggy bag of leftovers for lunch at this very moment!

The pickles are covered in a crisp batter and you get bursts of vinegary pickle with every bite. Yum.

Our two trays of food

Happy and full

 We weren't too keen on any of the puddings, so went elsewhere for frozen yoghurt - seems to be becoming a habit for me!

Meat Liquor is almost certainly my number one burger place, because nowhere else I have been does both the burgers AND the sides to such a delicious and more-ish standard. Writing this blog post has made me want to plan my next visit already! If you go, try and get there early as when we left there was a pretty long queue - although I have heard they hand out free snacks like the deep fried pickles in the queue, so you might want to be tactical and try them for free!!