W Hotel



Deep in the Polanco district of Mexico City you’ll find one of the swankiest hotels in Latin America, equipped with one of the funkiest restaurants. The rooftop terrace is the perfect place to enjoy your burger and fries; and the cocktail bar downstairs the perfect place to go as the party gets going.

Marks & Spencer: not just a burger?

Marks & Spencer café
Covent Garden, WC2

Of all the things that M&S are renowned for, burgers wouldn’t feature particularly high up the list – but perhaps this shouldn’t be the case. After waiting for less than a minute to order, and then another two for the food to be prepared, my burger arrived – fast food indeed. On first inspection, the meal was looking good: a foccacia bun encasing an amply sized meat patty, topped with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise and mozzarella. It wasn’t just a good looking sandwich either: the burger meat was well seasoned and gave a good impression of containing real meat. The salad and the bun were fresh, which prevented the sandwich from seeming soggy and stodgy; on the whole, a product that was much closer to the gourmet end of the spectrum than the fast-food end. The highlight of the burger meal, which also included a soft drink, was undoubtedly the chips. They were chunky, in the chip-shop style, not over-salted and genuinely tasted of potato. The only negative for M&S, really, was the cafeteria style setting which, although clean, was uninspiring. I would probably suggest that take-out is the best option. Overall, a decent sized burger with a generous portion of chips and a small drink came to £4.95. I think it is fair to say that this wasn’t just a burger, it was an M&S burger, and a very fine one too.

Burgers: 7/10
Chips & Dips: 9/10
Ambience: 4/10
Value: 8/10
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