McDonalds – a bid for the perfect burger?

Credit where it’s due: the new M burger may not be ready to knock Chez Gerard, Notting Grill or Natural Burger company just yet, but the world’s biggest burger chain is raising the bar.

Burgers: 3.5/10 (Though remember who we’re comparing them to)
Chips & Dips: 2.5/10
Ambience: 1/10
Value: 9/10 (On a tight budget, when you need the sizzle-fix, this is high up there)

Natural Burger Company

Brompton Road, London, SW5

Editor note: unfortunately this burger restaurant went under, real loss to the burger world]

Awesome. A gem of a grill that’s just opened in West London. It’s only one of a pair and based on the first three visits there will be many more on the way. These guys will live and die by their burgers so the meat is excellent, but their owner has gone out of his way to source some great bread (light, moist ciabatta) and fool around with some interesting sides (not sure the courgette fries will be for everyone, but it’s cool to see options like that). Thing is that their super hot charcoal grill really sears the burger in the way you can only dream of. This could be the Ultimate rare burger in London. And where they also excel is on the dips: there’s half a dozen home made dressings that really are made on site – my fave is the stilton, but don’t dismiss the bbq or the tomato; both outstanding.

Burgers: 9.5/10
Chips & Dips: 8.5/10 (check the dips)
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 9.5/10

Tootsie’s

Holland Park Avenue, London, W8

A classic London stalwart. Tootsie’s was a regular weekend treat of mine as a kid and I’ve still got a soft spot for this place. Generous burgers, heaps of relish, and a suitably tempting array of breakfast options are enough to make you loose a Sunday morning, afternoon and evening if you’re not careful.

Burgers: 6.5/10
Chips & Dips: 7/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 7/10
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