Byron Burger: I grin like a Cheshire cat
No matter how busy anyone is, there’s always time to eat. My number one rule in the book, never forget to eat. I mean, it’s physically impossible for me anyway when I’m thinking, planning and dreaming about food 24/7/365… Yea I truly am that disgusting and ridiculous. If I got thrown out of a plane, shipwrecked on some desert island, etc. I’d probably start Ray Mears-style finding ways to recreate a cheesy omelette on hot volcanic rock I can find, grill wild boar satays, etc. all by a shoddily set-up campfire (the question of actually being successful in setting one up of course is very controversial). Despite being one not to eat out often, I can never say no to a lunch or a dinner out and with some of my favourite ladies, even more reason to ditch the work and run, arms-stretched out, squealing to Byron.
Catty had told me so much about it. Suyin had raved about how good their burgers were. I, on the other hand, was clueless. I was going in blind. Can you imagine my anticipation.
10 minutes early. Tick tock tick tock. Sat there all by my lonely self, licking my lips and nursing a lone Diet Coke, with a massive grin on my face. Yes, I was well chipper. And all for burger and chips.
Basically, there’s not much of a story to tell this time round. The results were good, let’s just say that. A really good patty and I loved that the patty came very pink in the middle. Anyone who likes red meat well done is missing out on quite a lot, let’s put it that way. I had a really good lunch. They serve great chips, made from spuds or courgettes – both very scrummy. End of story. Yum yum yummyinmytummy so that’sitthankyoubye.
Byron
At the Intrepid Fox
97-99 Wardour Street
London
W1F 0UD
http://www.byronhamburgers.com
July 1st, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Mmmhhh, what dreamlike food! I cannot live without food and it is also on my mind 365/7/24…
Cheers,
Rosa
July 1st, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Oh yum! That burger and those chips look awesome! I’m the same, it’s impossible for me to “forget” to eat!!
July 1st, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Burger + courgette fries + root beer = heaven. So glad you liked it! Next up – Pearl?
July 1st, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Haha short and sweet post, kthxbai
I love it. What else do you need to say if you’ve enjoyed a burger? Glad I could be there for your first time 
July 1st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
That burger just looks to die for.
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I want that. kthxbai.
July 5th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Oh my gosh look at those chips. Wanting them bad right now. Love the imagery of a desert island rock-cooked omelet
July 6th, 2010 at 4:08 am
I am with you on that one. I never understand other people who say, “Uh, I forgot to eat.” How could a person forget to do that, of all things? That never happens to me. In fact, I used to drive my former editor crazy when we’d be at the newspaper late at night on deadline, and I’d turn to him and say, “Someone has to go get some food!! It’s past dinner time and we all need to eat!” He may have thought I was nuts, but I know he was hungry, too.
July 6th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Wow, they look amazing. I hope to go to the new Canary Wharf branch soon.
July 7th, 2010 at 1:25 am
I would def be trying to cook up my faves on a desert island too. There better be mangoes at least! Your burger is unbelievable! Mmmmm.
July 7th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Oh, that burger looks wonderful! The other day I went to Freshness Burger here in Japan, a place that is supposed to have pretty good burgers. It was so bad I had to go to McDonald’s afterward and get a (real) burger.
Byron ought to set up shop here in Kyoto!
Are those like zucchini fries in the second to last photo? Ah, yes. Courgette is zucchini. Wow!