After an awful experience at Nando's a few stores down in the London Designer Outlet, I called in…read moreHandmade Burger Co having been intrigued by a large sign in a window about their gluten-free range.
I called here late evening on an event day, after watching Manchester City defeat Chelsea 2-0 to win the Community Shield, and due to the time, it did seem a little quiet, with only one staff member actively working, who seemed friendly enough. He briefly explained the gluten-free menu to me, that I could basically have any burger on the menu made gluten-free, and the menu I found to be cool and interesting, even included a peanut-butter burger, however, I decided to be slightly more basic, ordering a simple American cheeseburger.
The selection of chips also was pretty cool, they were fresh chips with your choice of seasoning for a small fee extra
- Peri-peri
- Cajun
- Rosemary Salt
I decided to opt for the rosemary salt, the chips were okay, albeit not spectacular.
Moving onto my burger, it was basically presented like a DIY burger with the bun in a bag, I found this approach to be a little weird, considering the price I paid is a competitive restaurant price I found it weird they'd serve it like that, and would much prefer they put it together, but I understand why this is good for coeliacs as it minimises cross-contamination and offers assurances that I won't be ill through eating the food.
The overall food quality was satisfactory, the burger did appear to be cooked slightly more well-done than medium but still was okay, I did like the American Cheese on the burger but once again this wasn't as good as possible, as the cheese should have been more melted than just a slice placed on the burger.
It is worth noting you can get two for one here using Tastecard between Sunday and Thursday, however I couldn't use it on the day of my visit because it was a Wembley event day, without this offer I think the pricing is a little pricey, especially when you want to add extras such as chips or a drink which should be included in perhaps a burger bundle.
Average quality at slightly above average prices warranting a high two-star rating, yet sadly not deserving of a three-star rating due to a large amount of issues.
