Apple's Burger Blog

Brick Lane - closed, 6 locations, closest is Southgate/Walthamstow as of 26/07/2024

• Purpose:     Burger Assessment

• Good for:    Pub burgers without the beer

• Verdict:       A little disappointing, which may colour the review a little, and not because there's no alcohol - I can do without it one night a week. The problem was under-delivery. The grungy design is probably cool somewhere, and the service was fine, the menu promised well but the product was flawed. In look, the cheeseburger ticks the boxes, and it was medium rare as requested, so kudos for that, but the overriding taste was blandness (maybe a little overseasoned blandness, but I don't eat a lot of salt, so maybe normal), unless you ate the bit of bun that was charred - which improved the flavour nicely. The patty looked good and the texture was nice, but didn't taste of a lot. The bun was a little sweet, I couldn't taste the mayo or cheese particularly, and the salad was nice enough, contributing to a burger taste that reminded me of a good pub burger, not a dead loss by any means - unlike the fries which were of the soggy skin on variety.

• Burger:       Undervalued.

• Cost:            ££

• Web:            http://bandofburgers.co.uk/food-setlist-brick-lane/

• Stars:           **