Sorry Jay, I disagree.
I have difficulty choosing because I want EVERYTHING. It does make for some dawdling but you'll just have to deal with it and wait patiently.
However, I’m liking this time-saving trend towards limited menus – makes my life easier. Burger and Lobster is one of these. It does exactly what it says on the tin, no messing about: come here, eat a burger or lobster.... or a lobster roll, as The List demands. All of it £20 with fries and salad. Easy.
With the no reservation policy for parties less than 6 and visiting on a Friday night, the Pillock and I were prepared for a wait – 2 hours as it turned out. However, unlike places like Meat Liquor, you don’t have to prove your commitment by queueing and can give them your number and wander off in search of a distraction from the hunger. We ended up in a not-so-nearby pub for a starter of beer and crisps.
After an hour and a half, when all conversation had been replaced with hunger-rage, we decided to head back to beg for a table. Thankfully, we got a place to wait at the bar where we found out we could eat. It helps to be charming but it could have been the unfocused, hunger-crazed glint in my eye that convinced the nice door lady to let us in before she lost a limb.
Despite the nondescript exterior, inside, the restaurant felt very New York with high tables and booths (an opinion based entirely on Sex and the City episodes) and the bar seats turned out to be pretty nice, despite (read: thanks to) the occasional refreshing spritz of runaway cocktail.
But anyway, the lobster roll - a kind of amalgamation of burger and lobster. Blobster if you will.
I was happy to oblige The List's demand. Being a bit uncultured, I’ve not had lobster in lobster-form before and perched at a bar is not the place to start. I made Pillock get the burger for the sake of balance. Check out the spread:
Succulent chunks of lobster in a Japanese mayonnaise-y sauce wrapped up in a brioche bun. It was good. REALLY good. The wait beforehand meant that it barely touched the sides on the way down, but the bits that did tasted rich and delicious. I instantly regretted agreeing to swap dinners with the Pillock halfway through.
I won't linger on the burger. It was as good as expected (that is, very) but 2012 seems to be the year of the burger and I’ve had better for less. Honest Burger in Brixton Village holds the best burger position in my heart.
Conclusion: go here for the lobster. For 20 quid, you get a whole load of very tasty food.
My only very minor complaint: what’s with serving food on paper? I hate finishing a meal to find you have a hole left with no sign of the paper that once filled it...
I have difficulty choosing because I want EVERYTHING. It does make for some dawdling but you'll just have to deal with it and wait patiently.
However, I’m liking this time-saving trend towards limited menus – makes my life easier. Burger and Lobster is one of these. It does exactly what it says on the tin, no messing about: come here, eat a burger or lobster.... or a lobster roll, as The List demands. All of it £20 with fries and salad. Easy.
With the no reservation policy for parties less than 6 and visiting on a Friday night, the Pillock and I were prepared for a wait – 2 hours as it turned out. However, unlike places like Meat Liquor, you don’t have to prove your commitment by queueing and can give them your number and wander off in search of a distraction from the hunger. We ended up in a not-so-nearby pub for a starter of beer and crisps.
After an hour and a half, when all conversation had been replaced with hunger-rage, we decided to head back to beg for a table. Thankfully, we got a place to wait at the bar where we found out we could eat. It helps to be charming but it could have been the unfocused, hunger-crazed glint in my eye that convinced the nice door lady to let us in before she lost a limb.
Despite the nondescript exterior, inside, the restaurant felt very New York with high tables and booths (an opinion based entirely on Sex and the City episodes) and the bar seats turned out to be pretty nice, despite (read: thanks to) the occasional refreshing spritz of runaway cocktail.
But anyway, the lobster roll - a kind of amalgamation of burger and lobster. Blobster if you will.
I was happy to oblige The List's demand. Being a bit uncultured, I’ve not had lobster in lobster-form before and perched at a bar is not the place to start. I made Pillock get the burger for the sake of balance. Check out the spread:
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| The one that looks like a burger is the burger |
I won't linger on the burger. It was as good as expected (that is, very) but 2012 seems to be the year of the burger and I’ve had better for less. Honest Burger in Brixton Village holds the best burger position in my heart.
Conclusion: go here for the lobster. For 20 quid, you get a whole load of very tasty food.
My only very minor complaint: what’s with serving food on paper? I hate finishing a meal to find you have a hole left with no sign of the paper that once filled it...
Holy moly, that DOES look good!
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