burger – Verity May eats

Over the last couple of months it seems like everyone has been talking about OOWEE diner in Montpelier, so last night I finally got to see what the hype is all about. Having made no dinner plans, but desperate for a decent burger this seemed like the perfect opporunity.

Tucked away in a corner of Picton Street, OOWEE diner is a tiny little place filled with the most incredible smell of burgers, fries and all things greasy and not so healthy.

It was pretty hard to narrow down what we wanted to just one meals worth of food – it all sounds, and smells, so good. I went for the The Pimento: a beef patty with spicy pimento cheese, pickles and relish, with added bacon. (£6.50 + £1)

The patty itself was well done on the outside with just the right amount of pink inside, and juicy, falls apart in your mouth beef. The bacon was crispy and delicious, and the pickles were big – which always earns bonus points from me. The spicy cheese gave it that little extra kick to round off the flavour.

I also went for some of their dirty fries – Bacon Jalapeno fries (£4.50), and a side of Buffalo Shrimp (£5). The fries didn’t quite live up to my expectations, but they were still wonderfuly decadent in their greasy excessiveness. The overwhelming highlight though was the huge, juicy Buffalo Shrimp, while there was only five in the serving they were amazing, so next time I’m definitely going to give the Shrimp fries a try.

OOWEE Diner is up there with some of the best burgers in Bristol. It’s simple, no fuss, dirty fried food that will fulfill all unhealthy food cravings. It’s also pretty good value!

I’m going to jump right in with a bold claim here: Burger Theory is the best burgers I’ve had in Bristol.

I’d tried their burgers from their stalls at St. Nick’s Night Market and other events around Bristol, but hadn’t really appreciated just how perfect they are until a couple of months ago we stumbled across them at Kongs on King Street where they’ve taken over the kitchen. And since then we’ve been back a few (many) times!

Kongs is a great place – it’s nice to chill out in the day time and really fun for drinks in the evening. It reminds me quite a lot of Penn Social in Washington DC, though not quite as big.

But, back to the best burgers in Bristol- Chris went straight for the Hairy Beast: a beef and jalapeño patty AND a southern fried chicken breast, with crispy crispy bacon, beautifully melted cheddar cheese, Frank’s hot sauce and blue cheese dressing (£11.75).

It was immense! A little hard to pick up but that didn’t stop him, it was still gone within minutes, a sign of how great it was.

I went for the more traditional (I would say boring but it really wasn’t), Cheese Theory: Beef and bacon patty with crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, gherkin, mustard mayonnaise and their homemade ketchup (£7.75).

The patty was perfect – tender, well cooked but with absolutely no burnt taste. The gherkin, my essential burger ingredient, was crunchy and sweet and the lettuce and tomatoes were so fresh. All these great ingredients and the amazing sauces that were dripping off it made for one very juicy, delicious burger.

I also had the cheese theory another time but when they had run out of the beef and bacon patty so I had the beef and jalapeño patty, it was just the right amount of spice so I’m definitely tempted to try a different burger with that patty now.
If you haven’t got the message by now; I would definitely definitely recommend Burger Theory – take a look at their menu here and go grab one now!