Honest Burgers Liverpool is located towards the top of Bold Street in the city centre, as of…read moreJanuary 2024, it is one of two locations Honest Burgers have up north, alongside my local one in Manchester.
Going into the restaurant, it felt like a traditional old pub, yet with the Honest Burgers charm, the interior is a decent size with tables suited to both small and larger parties.
It was surprisingly quiet when I visited, at one point I was the only diner inside. Obviously, with them being so down from Bold Street, it is a bit of a walk from the One and the rest of the centre to get here, so you're passing so many burger places as well as the big chains, as well as other cuisines, making me wonder if they'd be better located elsewhere in the city.
I decided to go for the Liverpool Special Burger, one of the coolest things about Honest Burgers is that each location has its exclusive burger, to go alongside the regular menu. The Head Chef normally designs it, and sometimes it is a collaboration between a local business. I also like how pretty much all the menu can be made gluten-free, just pay an extra £0.30 for a gluten-free bun.
The Liverpool burger is a buttermilk fried chicken breast with American cheese, salt & pepper stir-fried veg, sriracha mayo, lettuce and pickles. It's like a twist on the salt and pepper chips you get from a Chinese but in a chicken burger form. My usual Honest order is the Smashed Burger, but I just had to try the Liverpool special while visiting the city.
The burger was really good, although the gluten-free bun didn't hold together well with so many fillings, and I originally couldn't find the bottom in my plate, all the components came together really well and tasted so good, the chicken was crispy, the sriracha mayo added a kick of spice and ensured it wasn't dry, the salt and pepper stir-fried veg was excellent and had so much flavour, I would have never thought to combine it with chicken before, but now I can't think of anything else.
I ended up talking to my server at the end of my meal, about the local burger who told me some interesting information about how it works, and I much preferred this one to the local burger at my local Honest in Manchester.
The rosemary-salted chips were also pleasant, not the best fries in the fast food game, but they certainly were good and tasted fresh.
The staff members working were friendly, although they didn't seem to have much to do as they were almost empty they were talking to themselves but were doing this out of the way of customers, while still checking in the dining room every couple of minutes to ensure customers aren't left without anything they need which was a nice approach.
4* - My food was really good, the staff were friendly, and I would return here on future trips to Liverpool.