Meat or Fish?

My feelings on Burger & Lobster can be summed up in just one word... nice.

I wasn't overly impressed with my experience, I would say it's a great place to go once, but it is unlikely that I would go back again. The novelty is fun, getting an apron to eat with, and the simplest menu you could ask for, however I really do think there's not a lot to it.

Clearly not everyone agrees with me, as it is constantly rammed and we had to wait  an hour to get a table - you can't book (unless you are a big table) meaning you are forced into waiting at the very expensive bar. They weren't particularly clear (or sure) how long the wait would be, but we patiently waited. They apprehensively suggested approx thirty mins, but it was certainly closer to an hour. 

When we were finally seated at the table, we were treated by a very friendly waitress to great service... Which didn't last the entire meal. She was the hostess and so got back to her job, whilst another very straight faced waitress came and took over.

The problem I find with this place, is that if you eat lobster it is a really great deal, whereas if you want a burger its a really expensive burger. Everything is £20, and I went for a burger. My friend had the lobster and said it was lovely, but my burger was merdiocre. Don't get me wrong, it was a decent burger, but nothing special, which you would expect if you are paying that much. I would rather have ordered a burger from GBK at half the price - they are much better. I get the concept, it's a great idea but if are going to price burgers the same as lobsters you need to make it one incredible burger! 

The nail in the coffin was when our waitress, whilst we were waiting for the  bill decided to take a seat at the table next to us to sit and chat to her friends for 10 minutes, completely ignoring all of her customers when it was quite clear she was not on her break. 

All in all, it was fine. I wouldn't go back in a hurry, and would definitely choose a hundred other restaurants before this one. 

On the plus side, we didn't need to pay a tip due to poor service! 

4/10

Paigey x