A Mouth Licking Meating at Meat Liqour

A few Thursdays ago Bertilicious and I decided to have a catch up over a highly unnecessary, but equally mouth-watering meal. 

Meat Liquor: good.bloody.choice.

Although most would consider this a pleasurable affair, for us it was strictly business. Decisions, important ones at that, had to be made: what would be the perfect accompaniment to two medium rare cheeseburgers. 

So, there we met at 12.30pm. I'm sure that is considered quite an early lunch for a meeting of this sort. However, had we tried to make it any later, it just couldn't have happened. After all, for those of you who haven't been or don't know, this is because Meat Liquor is just as infamous for its crazy queues as it is for its outstanding cuisine.

It was the right decision getting there early...

So, in order to make sure that we weren't hanging about for a minimum of 30 minutes, we got there as early as possible. Turned out even at 12.30pm we still had to wait before we could be seated, but this wasn't for too long and before we knew it, we were in serious burginess mode:

Top of the agenda: figuring out what we would be having. 




Well, the menu is relatively simple (as the best ones are):you have a choice of about 10 different burgers, and about 10 different sides. So, after 30 seconds of deliberation, we decided to go for two cheeseburgers (one with bacon), with a side of bingo wings and chili cheese fried. Top of the agenda...sorted.

But what are chili cheese fries you ask? And what in God's name are Bingo Wings? And how would you know to have these as your sides? Well comrades, I don't want to go through our highly sophisticated way of choosing the sides with you. Not because it is a big secret, but more because if I have to write down why those two sides go so well with that choice of burger, my mouth will start watering at the thought of how good this f*cking meal is and I will probably have to stop writing this blog and head straight to W1 to sample it again...

However, as "Item Two" on our check list was to ensure we left our meeting with evidence that this was a business lunch worth having, please endluge yourselves in the photo below:

OHHHHHH MAMA...

Yes we could start a debate about what is the best looking thing in that photo, and I would be the first to admit that I was having lunch with North West London's hottest piece of ass since 2009, however even he doesn't come close to how good looking the rest of that picture is and more importantly, how freakin good those bingo wings and chili cheese fries look.

Item one and two, check.

The only other remaining item on our short but oh so important list, was to not leave with any regrets at all...and with the bill coming to c £12.50pp, that was certainly achieved.

With all items checked off and two professional colleagues keen to book in the follow up meeting as soon as possible, I'd be the first to say this was a highliy productive and successful lunch meeting.

So if you haven't been yet, do yourselves a favour...book out time for an "important business meeting" and head there as soon (and early) as you can.

You can check out their site on:

http://www.meatliquor.com/

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'I wish to complain about this meal'...

The above quote is what my brother said to get the attention of Ricardo, the general manager at Burger & Lobster in Soho. 

Apparently it took the guy by complete surprise, as whenever he normally asks a customer how the food is, 99/100 times the response will be something along the lines of: "its delicious"; or "absolutely fantastic". 

Ohhhhhhhhh mama

After all, not only is Burger & Lobster now infamous for its beautifully simple menu (a choice of three £20 meals: a burger; a lobster; or a lobster brioche), but it is regarded as a place where the food is ''perfectly cooked, at a price that will please even if you’re feeling the pinch" (Time Out).





So, when my brother Corque grabbed Ricardo by the arm and insinuated that there was a problem with the food, I'm sure he was as amused as he was relieved when he heard:

"Yes Ricardo...I wish to make a complaint...about how f*cking GOOD this food is!"



In fact, Corque must have made such an impression on Ricardo, that when we ventured back to the Dean Street restaurant a couple weeks later, he remembered who my brother was, and let him, myself and our good friend Romania skip the TWO HOUR queue to be guided to the best seats in the house...

Truly feeling like Burger and Lobsteroyalty, we were immediately hit by the smell of rich lobster tail being dipped into a glorious garlic butter sauce. I felt like Tanka from Rescue Rangers, hypnotised whilst I was gliding towards the booth Ricardo had prepared for us...

Like a mouse to some cheese...

My mouth watered as we sat down in a great location, in full view of both the chef's kitchen and the lobster tank. 

Yes, it tastes even better than it looks

And so, thrilled that I was about to find out what Corque had been raving about, we looked at the menu and ordered... Three 1.5 pound lobsters, as well as a lobster brioche to share (purely because of how good it looked when the person sitting next to us tucked into hers)

Eventually, the meal came, and my GOD was it every bit as good as the reviews said it was...The lobster brioche was heavenly...the bread buttery and sweet, the filling fridge cold and perfectly seasoned. Then there was the lobster meal itself which, accompanied by a generous portion of crispy fries and a side salad, was so good I could have made love to it let alone eat it.

Protecting my clothes (from the juice squirting out of the cracked lobster shell) with a plastic bib, I did a 'Curly Sue' and sucked on the end of each of my fingers, licking the stunning Lobster and garlic jus off of them. I would go as far as to say that the meal was so good that all three of us were actually gutted to have finished our plates...

Already excited to go back

Anyway, like all good managers, Ricardo of course came over to check we were satisfied (presumably expecting some kind of semi offensive quip).  We told him that we were: 

a) Genuinely offended by the quality of the meal 

and 

b) Convinced he should be arrested for serving such good food in his restaurant.

In fact, the only negative thing about the meal that night was hearing the people sitting next to us order the burger instead of the lobster. Don't get me wrong, you should really have a burger on the menu if you are going to call you restaurant 'Burger and Lobster', but really out of courtesy as opposed to anything else. I mean, why on earth would you spend £20 on a beef patty when they can feast on a 1.5 pound sea monster instead? Madness. 

Anyway, you'll be pleased to know that there are now four Burger & Lobster restaurants around town, so like me, if your mouth is drooling at the thought of tucking into some of their food, you can find their details on:

http://www.burgerandlobster.com/


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