Celebrated 2 friends birthdays here at the same time so we had a MASSIVE table for 15 people! You…read morecan't book but we were seated really quickly and they were really good about it. We had a drink while we were waiting (loved the old-fashioned caramel cocktail!), the bar staff were super friendly and joke-y which was nice. Like I said, we got seated much sooner than we expected in the upstairs bit (the atmosphere in the lower level looked better but they couldn't fit us in). The menu is cool! Loads of variations on the originals and I'd heard a lot about the fries... I had a chicken burger with marmite fries. Yep, you read that right, marmite fries! Other people had bacon bacon fries which is basically a basket of fries with bacon bits and bacon-mayo which was also great (only could only manage a few though!). Burger's looked great (I don't eat beef but I was told they were great!), mine was good, not spectacular really, but I'd recommend it for burger lovers! Really nice surprise and a lovely evening!

High praise for high quality…read more Amazingly good Chicken Burger, in a briche bun (best kind). Happy to adapt it to avoid my allergies. Happy to add alcohol to a milkshake for childish adult drinks, Happy to let us sit and catch up witrh each other well after we had finished eating. Awesome posters around the restaruant. Generally a whole load of thumbs up for this place.

All the meat! The…read morefood scene has drastically improved in Leeds since I moved to London. When I was a student, we had a choice between a chicken kebab from Lucky's or a pizza from Gangsters, (where the chicken tasted like tuna). Nowadays students in Headingley are spoilt for choice for awesome food, the best of which comes from Red's True Barbecue. After being disappointed at the prospect of an Oak BBQ burger or tandoori regret from Tariq's, I lumped off to Red's for a healthy portion of sticky fingers and meat sweats! I feasted on succulent baby back ribs with a pair of chicken wings that terrified me at the thought of how big chickens can actually get, both choices were excellent. I also ordered some burnt ends, some of which were disappointingly tepid in temperature but tasty nevertheless, and a brownie milkshake that was decidedly average. It tasted ok, sure, but at £5 it needs to blow my mind like an Oreo shake from Byron, and sadly it didn't come even close to stacking up. The service was very friendly and attentive, and the food was good. I look forward to visiting the one that opens in London very soon.

Who one earth would put a burger between two burgers ?? This…read moreplace really messes with your head !! Nothing is quite what you would expect ! It's fantastic !!

All hail the cult of the burger. Leeds, if you've not noticed the slow take over by America's…read moregreatest export, I don't know where you've been. It began with RARE and Patty Smiths. (Okay, maybe It Bar and others tried it first, but I'm not sure I rate 'em.) Then Meat Liquor, Byron, Almost Famous, and Five Guys. Did I miss anyone? Who cares. Step aside folks -- get thee to Get Baked. I've tried the delivery version of these guys recently (and again -- I need to update) and only recently realised that they had just opened up a restaurant. I often walk into town, so I'd seen something going on inside what used to be The Quilted Llama, then soon realised that Get Baked (mrniceguys) were behind this venture too. Funny that I only just wrote in the other review that these guys needed a restaurant... I liked the tongue in cheek nod to Five Guys on their signage ("High Five Guys") and the l337 speak claiming they'd "run out of l3773r5". Before you even enter, neon words promise you "free food tomorrow". It may be huge, looming, and illuminati-esque (and clearly, it's like that on purpose -- the restaurant is in a church, for goodness' sake) but I love the huge neon signage in the window too. The comic print style, black and white wall paper, featuring characters like Felix the cat, Heisenberg, and Hannibal, is cool enough -- although my friend felt it was reminiscent of Meat Liquor's do up. (I can see that.) My absolute favourite bit is the UV paint splattered hallway to the loos, though. It feels really nineties and fits in well, with yet more cool neon signs dotted about. Essentially, I dig the vibe of the place. The only thing that feels jarring is to eat in a room with such a high ceiling, and since the music is so loud and the lighting is so low, it really feels like it should become a night club once the foodening has happened. In fact, I wish it would -- I could burn off the heavenly guilt and get my rave on in an actually well-converted church. (Did you notice that all other church-come-nightclubs are seriously tacky?) And when I say the music was loud, I mean we actually couldn't hear each other -- or the waiters/waitresses -- at one point. It seemed like they recognised this, as it did go up and down before settling on a balane. I couldn't complain about the playlist though; we shazamed about five songs during our visit. Now, let's get to the real talk: burgers. Oh shiiiiiiiit. I want to say that the reason I ceased to talk to my friend was because I couldn't hear him, but once that chicken burger arrived, it was business time. (I mean, I couldn't hear him, but I didn't care, because burger.) I can't remember the name of my choice -- the chicken burger that's a number which is probably a significant joke I'm not quite geeky enough to get? They all have clever names of some kind. Whatever -- it had a big hunk of perfectly fried chicken, in some other-wordly batter, soaked in maple syrup, with American-style crispy bacon. You bet your ass they put it in a brioche bun. Get in my face and don't interrupt me 'til I'm done. Not a word. The chips were great -- I love the seasoning -- and if you're unafeared of calories, do the nacho cheese. I thought it was worth it. Gentlemen's Wit, a Camden brewery beer, was a solid accompaniment and not too strong. Oddly, if you think flavours and food can be gendered, I would say it's actually a bit 'girly', what with the lemon and bergamot. Maybe CB are being ironic somehow? Whatever. I do have to say, though -- lads: You can't be having the Full Girlfriend Experience on your menu and leave nothing for us ladies. Full Boyfriend Experience please! I like bantz as much as the next lass :) Also -- does anyone remember the Leeds band Pigzipper? They're on the menu too! I dig the weird, creepy mannequin man who gives you an egg if you feed him money. All the staff were great. I wish I'd gotten names, as two of the lads were just awesome; kudos to you dancing guy by the desk -- you're amazing. I like a place where the staff clearly have fun. Plenty of banter. Let's go for the roundup: If you're after a really fantastic, American-style burger, I think these guys are the one. I really, really loved the food -- it's all-out, carb-tastic, screw-the-diet delicious. The drinks range was grand, although I didn't even get to the cocktails that time -- can't speak for the soft drinks since I was on the beers that night. The staff are loads of fun. The prices are fine -- it was about £40 for two burgers, two chips, and seven or so beers. I would prefer the music to be less intrusive, but I dig the playlist. I do also wish it became a bar after 11pm or something. Basically, I'll definitely be coming back. Go on in and fill your face.

It's got something that makes you want to try it out and tell your friends to go but i don't think…read moreit is anywhere near the best of its kind for the burger and american feel. The chicken wings in honey et al. are so mourish I forgot to share them but overall the portion sizes are large! The big open space is filled with unique little bits, like a creepy moving clown in the entrance way. Service was good and the milkshakes were better.

ERMAGERD. Yeah yeah yeah yeah, I KNOW GUYS. I know. I'm late to the party. So late you're already…read morethinking about the next one. You already know. I'm THAT guy who's all like, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS GREAT NEW PLACE, but you knew it was here for like, a gajillion years! You don't even need me to tell you. I get it. You know the secret. Or, the not-secret. But let's JUST BACK UP A SECOND. Alright, using all-caps is well lazy and I could use my good-words to show you how much I loved the burgers here. Fair do. But maybe I just want to shout, 'puter style, because the absolute grease-dream of a mouth party that these guys are about just makes me incompetent at sentences. Or, maybe that's the extreme amount of calories fuzzing my brain-thoughts. I love burgers so much I might do a cry. SuperlativeSuperlativeSuperlative. It's kinda between them and Shake Shack right now. (All right, Get Baked need a mention too.) Why can't I eat these every day? What is the science behind why they taste so good? Who am I, anyway? There are many questions. Five Guys have the answers to most of them.

It's good but it's not great. I ordered the little cheeseburger, the little fries and a soda. I got…read morea bit confused as i got as many chips as my friend which she ordered regular fries the only difference was half of my chips were chucked in my bag...oh well..I ordered the chips with the Cajun spice on it. If i say they drowned the chips with it would be an understatement. There was a massive selection of soda of which i was impressed with the fact that they had all their versions of the soda you can have in zero version without the sugar. The burgers were good but not great...it was meh, better than what would get in mcdonalds or burger king and they should be with the price they had it. I couldn't stop feeling though that i over payed because of the brand instead of the product. I mean it was a burger, chips and a drink served in a paper bag for almost £11.

Warning: This review contains superlatives…read more I crave moments like this. I unwrapped my burger package with more excitement than a toddler at Christmas; the folded paper wrapping that encases your burger is a delightful hint to the 'true American' style experience you are about to receive. It had been freshly cooked in just the right amount of time to build up my anticipation, but not so much that it began to wane. The mantra in my head, as I grabbed it with both hands, "Don't be disappointing. Don't be disappointing." Perhaps I'm a little bit obsessive when it comes to meat patties. And who can blame me? Leeds has many pretenders to the throne, and I don't think it's melodramatic to say that there may be fewer more disheartening moments than forcing down a burger-dud. Especially when some charge you in excess of a tenner for it. (That's like getting a a face-slap and being asked to say thank you.) Perhaps I am obsessive about this. But, I digress. This. Oh, this. This, friends, is the promised land. Flavour country. Your Huckleberry. Etc. Don't be size-ist -- we all know it's about what you do with it that counts. And what Patty Smith does with hers, no one in Leeds can top. She offers you the softest, squidgiest buns; this beautiful twin of breads perfectly holds everything in place, and soaks the goodness without becoming too soggy. It also happens to taste marvellous and manages not to intrude on the overall experience. You know exactly what I mean. The bun is not stodgy. She offers some amazing new molecular level of cheese that I've not experienced before -- how was it both liquid and solid? And how was that exactly what I wanted, and how did she know? I would do the smokey, sweet, superb sauce an arrest-worthy injustice if I dared try to explain it. Really. She also offers you the juiciest patty known to Yorkshire; she must divulge her secrets to me. It is not so rare that you can see the grass the cows frolicked on, but -- cripes -- it's juicy-good. It's slightly pink, and it is perfect. Devouring with abandon is not an ignoble thing: to eat her patty is to smother your face in delicious burger nectar. Indulge in that dirty juice. It is holier than you, and you are lucky to experience it. You damned hipster. Forget your beard, forget your 'retro' '90s lipstick, forget being scene/seen for a second. (Patty lives in the Belgrave, don't 'cha know.) Just bloody destroy that thing. Get it in you. *Okay, it's just a burger. But I really did get excited.

Great location. Was…read moreable to sit outside in the sun. Staff are good. I had a milkshake. It was nice. Made with their homemade ice cram. Thick and tastes great. Though was rather expensive at nearly £5. Hence the four stars.

Quick and friendly waiter service. Told us all burgers came…read moremedium and explained that this would be bit red in the middle unless we wanted it differently. Burgers came, I had le smokey burger with French fries. All fries and sides are extra so the French fries were an extra £3, which seems the norm as these burger places now, presumably where they make their money. However there were more than enough fries. I liked it and would go back

Good food and service. It was my first time in the area as a tourist and I just wanted good food…read moreand to be in my way. I went in and the staff was very helpful and knowledgeable. The gluten-free options were very plentiful and the burgers I had were great. It was cooked so well and the toppings were just as tasty. I will eat here again, if I come back to the area.

I had a lovely meal here last night and I would like to thank the wonderful staff for being able to…read moreseat all 7 of our party. We tried to go to the Byron down the street but we were told that they couldn't seat 7, even though their Newcastle branch could. So we walked down the street, and had the choice of Zizzi and Gourmet Burger, so we picked Gourmet Burger. After a while, we were seated and we ordered. I had a cheeseburger with skin-on fries and they were both great and freshly cooked too! We did have to wait a while to get our food but it was well worth the wait. I was almost defeated by my gigantic burger! I wanted a salted caramel milkshake but I forgot that they had milkshakes. Silly me. The toilets were very clean but had one of those hand dryers that keeps turning on and off randomly, so that was annoying and I ended up having to use the toilet roll to dry my hands. Apart from this, everything was perfect!

Handmade Burger Co at Trinity Leeds was my third visit to the branch of the chain, with one visit…read morewoeful and one visit okay, I hoped this trip would at least match the second and hopefully even be an improvement, being in a great location on the top floor of Trinity Leeds, but from start to finish, this truly was a dining experience from hell, to the extent where I feel this place is one to "Avoid at all costs" Firstly, the staff were obnoxious and were basically running around the store like headless chickens who didn't have a clue what they were doing, from leaving hot food on the tray for a while to arguing amongst each other about Deliveroo orders, and even making customers wait while they appear to make personal calls, disregarding any bad feedback or complaints, for me shown the staff not only suffered from a lack of training but also common sense. You wouldn't even see Mcdonald's screw up burgers this bad, and they don't charge the prices Handmade Burger Co do! I also found the prices to be pretty ridiculous, burgers were much more than rivals including Gourmet Burger Kitchen and cost around £10, then you had to buy sides which would cost extra, and they also didn't appear to sell milkshakes. I mean, come on! What burger joint doesn't sell a good milkshake? I'll tell you who, a bad one! I hoped the service and poor selection would end my bad experience here, but sadly I was all wrong upon the arrival of my food - I ordered a Gluten Free Peri Peri Chicken burger without the onion rings, and again it was hideous, everything was separated firstly with the bun in the bag - If you're paying good money for food in the restaurant, you don't want a DIY burger - why should I have to pay good money to plate the food up myself, what are they going to ask next - for me to cook it for them? This wasn't the only issue with my food, the burger for me was far too spicy and it wasn't a nice spice either, combining this with dreadful chicken which tasted really cheap quality and plasticy, that was a dreadful combination - I ended up sending my food back, after also trying some of my friends food, which she ate to be polite, despite my disgruntled opinion on the matter (she ordered the same as me, but a plain burger in a salad also being gluten-free), and I knew I wouldn't want to change my order to a plain chicken. The chips were also really soggy, they were disgusting and inedible and this was the case for both the cajun fries and rosemary salted fries, with my last trip at London Designer Outlet's branch of Handmade Burger Co, the fries were the best part of my meal, but here they just made an experience already dreadful and atrocious, even worse. I also ordered an Iced Tea cocktail, I found it to be far too sweet - it also had far too much coca cola in (I didn't recall seeing it on the menu), compared to the alcohol and it was far too sweet, and for some reason an iced tea cocktail didn't even include tea, nevermind iced tea, it was an iced mess - considering they have the audacity to charge £8.50 for this, I was beyond shocked. I was planning to use a Tastecard on my bill which meant I'd get one of the burgers for free because it gives two-for-one, however, because they'd knocked my burger off my bill (they acted like they were doing me a favour!), I couldn't use it meaning I still had to pay the same price for one burger as I would for two, and my friend and I both ended up leaving disappointed and hungry with our pockets lighter, spending what we spent on one meal, which we hoped to spend on two - making the ridiculous pricing even worse as the Tastecard is the only thing which makes the prices reasonable (even then the fact you can't use it on drinks or sides is appaling) Hungry and tired, I just wanted to pay and leave but despite asking for a bill and being ignored, the second time my waitress ended up calling her friend delaying me even more - I had no choice but to demand she hangs up because she is working, and I am waiting "It's bad enough I have to pay for this, but you're not taking more of my time". Other issues with service during my visit, include a long wait for the water to the point I had to take out my own reusable cup and go myself to the water fountain (they seemed to have the same water pourer and coca cola machines you'd find in Nando's - but the staff seemed to use this rather than the customers, surely to have this on the main restauraunt when customers shouldn't use it is just pointless, weird and gets in the way?) - I ended up filling up my own water, needing a drink being unable to drink my sweet, sickly mess tealess "Iced Tea" cocktail. From bad food quality which tastes cheap at a really high price, to service worse than McDonald's who charge a fraction of the price, this place for me really is an embarrassment with some of the worst food and staff I've ever seen in an establishment like this. Avoid at all costs. 1*

first time i have ever been to 'handmade burger co' and i wont be heading back any time soon!…read moreMyself and my girlfriend were looking for somewhere new to try when we found this place, we decided to go in as it looked empty (that should have been our first indication of how bad it is). The staff were friendly and took are order in good time. we both ordered the 'juicy lucy' as it was one of the restaurants favourite meals. The burgers came out in a puddle of blood with the bottom of the bun soaked. After i took my first bite i wasn't sure if i actually got any of the meat or if i was just eating bread, due to the bland tastelessness of the burger. My girlfriends burger was well under-cooked with only the outside layer being cooked. She was not impressed and said 'it was the worst burger she had ever had in her life'. She showed the waitress how raw it was as it looked like a pile of raw ground up beef. The waitress agreed and luckily gave us 10% of our bill. I would not recommend this place to anyone.