Everything in the restaurant is cartoon/film/famous character themed, from the menu (which you can see here) to the décor - there is even Barbie wallpaper in the ladies' toilet!
I like the little Tardis hanging from the ceiling! We decided to skip starters (shock horror) and go straight into burgers, as even I was worried I might get a bit full if I attempted all three courses, particularly as I was ordering a double burger, The McLovin. Omnya is now vegetarian so went for the veggie "Frito Bandito" which has cheddar cheese, nachos, salsa, sour cream and guacamole. I ordered "dirty fries" with mine (topped with chilli, aged cheddar sauce and jalapeños) and Omnya had normal fries (what a let down!!).
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| The mighty McLovin' |
The McLovin is basically a giant, better quality Big Mac - the sauce is similarly delicious and tangy, and you have plenty of vinegary pickles and plasticky (in a good way!) American cheese! It was absolutely huge so after making a few attempts to eat it with my hands I had to go through the knife and fork shame....(see my post on The Bird for a good summary on how I usually feel about people who use cutlery for burgers)...my mouth just isn't that big though! I need to be like one of those snakes who can dislocate their jaw to eat their prey.....!!
A beautiful tower of juicy meat. It was well constructed so it didn't fall apart as you attempted to deconstruct it. My one issue with it was that I asked for it medium rare, and to me it definitely wasn't pink enough to be medium rare, but ah well - it was still juicy and tasty so it wasn't the end of the world! I also thought I might not like the bun as much as it wasn't brioche, so I was worried it would be dry, but it was soft and squidgy - that'll teach me not to make food snobby assumptions!
The fries were really good too - as I've said before, I normally prefer actual melted cheddar to a sauce, but this one was nicely strong and didn't make the chips soggy, so it's all good! There wasn't quite as much chilli as I'd have liked, but the jalapeños and hot sauce added a lovely kick! I could definitely eat another bowlful of them now, I'm starving...
Omnya really enjoyed the Frito Bandito - she thought the veggie burger was the best she'd ever had! Crunchy on the outside and smooth on the inside, without rogue unblended peas or sweetcorn which can sometimes add a lumpy texture! The nachos added a nice crunch too.
After debating long and hard over pudding (a milkshake? Or an actual pudding?) I went for the "Wookie Cookie sundae" with vanilla ice cream, oreo cookies, chocolate and butterscotch sauce, marshmallow fluff, cream and a cherry on top! Omnya was too full but I kindly allowed the waiter to bring two spoons so she could try a bit!!
Flashback to a year 8 trip to TGIs where we put the Toffee Popcorn brownie sundae meant for four between the two of us and tried to stop anyone else from sharing it...!
The sundae was so good! We both said we normally only like sundaes with brownie in, but this one was absolutely packed with oreo cookies which added an excellent crunchy texture (it's the different textures that plain ice cream sundaes lack, hence why we both usually only get ones with brownies in!). The fluff was sticky and sweet; the whole thing was just really indulgent. By the end it was almost too much...but obviously I did still finish it.
After the meal we definitely needed to walk it off, so we headed out into a lovely sunny day and wandered around Oxford.
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| Magdelene College |
A lovely day in Oxford with brilliant food - Atomic Burger were tweeting a while back about opening in Reading, and I really hope they do now!! I'll be at the front of the queue!
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