What was supposed to be a quick bite before watching The Royal Opera on the big screen at Canada Square Park, turned out to be a pretty slow affair.
Food
Since this is a gourmet burger place, all the burgers are served on a sour dough sesame seed bun and meat cooked medium, which was not a problem with me. I was recommended the Portabella (£7.35) - Whole portabella mushroom ,sweet red peppers, rocket, mayonnaise, red onion & pesto, which was nice as separate ingredients, but I thought didn’t work very well in burger form, especially since all the ingredients can’t stay together in the bun and is virtually impossible to eat as a burger. The more traditional Jamaican (£7.35) - 100% Aberdeen-Angus Scotch beef, mango and ginger sauce, salad, mayonnaise & relish worked much better, with a zingy dressing lifting the beef to a bit different. Of course we had to get GBK Fires (£2.65), which were nice and fat, and didn’t really need the Smoked Chilli Mayo (£1.50) (the mayo was really good though).
Rating - 6.5
Atmosphere
It was packed out, with couples, groups, but I noticed a larger than usual proportion of Asians, who all seem to be clutching their buy and get one free voucher, so that must explain things. Otherwise, it’s your standard burger joint, with the added advantage of being able to watch the kitchen prepare the burger and the waiters getting confused on the orders.
Rating - 1.5
Service
They have this bizarre system where it’s a mixture of formal and informal dining. When you get there, you are shown to a table and given menus by the waiter, but then you get told your table number and you have to go to the counter to order your meal, McDonalds style, all the time trying to remember the right table number. There were a lot of people dining there on this Wednesday evening, so it took a long time to line up and order. Fortunately, they are pretty quick with the orders, so once we got it in, we didn’t have to wait for long.
Rating - 3
C-factor
As far as burgers are concerned, I still think what they charge is pretty steep, even if it is gourmet and all. Still, for a quick feed and a place to sit down, it’s not too bad. I still can’t distinguish between them and the Fine Burger Co, or any other gourmet burger chain for that matter.
Rating - 0.5
Brownie Points - 11.5
Info
Jubilee Place
Canary Wharf
E14 5NY
Phone +44 (0) 20 7719 6408
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