Best Burgers 

 

Where do you buy the countries* best burger?

 

The original American deal, although why they called it Hamburger is anyone's guess (the answer is here)

Here are the rules. We want a burger. The bigger, the better. But if we ask for something not to be in it, we damned well don't expect to find it there. We will take into account, as always,  looks, taste, price, size, time to cook and the service / state of the shop.

If you reckon you've tasted the countries Best Burger, send us an entry for your local eatery, and we'll see what we think.

So here are the places we think you need to know about...

McDonalds : Everywhere.

Uniformity is the key here. If you go to a McDonalds you know exactly what you are going to get when you have ordered. But why are the portions so miserly, and the burgers, well, so tiny? They never really taste bad, and the think shakes are nice, but they don't count.

Final Verdict :6.2 out of 10
And why McBacon roll? Did they invent bacon? No

Burger King : Everywhere

Now this is more like it. Huge, massive burgers that are tasty gorgeous. King fries are better than everywhere else, too. They'll put together anything you want (they will too, we tried it) and, quite frankly, BK shits on McDonalds. They may be more expensive, but you pays your money, you takes your choice...

Final Verdict : 7.2 out of 10
Nothing beats a Whopper.

T.J. Burgers : Er, on a hill in Leicester.

The big T.J. special consists of 0.75 pounds worth of burgers, cheese, relish, lettuce, fresh onion, ground black pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, mustard and special mayonnaise. It rules. On top of that, T.J.'s offer a huge choice and keep the prices sane. Top place.

Final Verdict : 9.3 out of 10
It's the best we've ever tasted.

Queen Burger : High Street, Rushden

You certainly get lots of choice here, and can have anything in your burgers from fries to eggs. The woman is friendly and there are always night club flyers available. But it shuts at 17:30. What's the point in that?

Final Verdict : 6.2 out of 10
Good food, but you hardly ever get to eat there.
Wimpy : Wellingborough, but they're still pretty common.

Wimpy is probably better than you think. It's one of very few 'proper' sit down burger restaurants left in the UK, and the choice and food is surprisingly good. Prices are rather high but all you have to do is sit on your arse and eat, so that's perhaps fair enough.

Final Verdict : 6.9 out of 10
Not bad. Not bad at all.
TFI Freddy's : Promenade, Hunstanton

Freddy's has pictures of scantily clad women all over the place, which helps. The burgers are standard fair, but they are cheap and ready in a hurry. I'd love to give extra marks for the fact that they sell Slush Puppies, but I won't.

Final Verdict : 5.5 out of 10
Honest. Plain, simple, and good value

 

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