Original Burger
The burger half of the original deal. A thick patty of family-farmed beef with lettuce, caramelised onion and the house B&L burger sauce, in a five- or seven-ounce size. You choose the beef too: corn-fed Nebraskan, richer and pricier, or grass-fed Irish, leaner and more mineral. Few toppings, so the meat has nowhere to hide.
The story
The restaurant opened on Clarges Street in Mayfair in 2011 with no menu and no specials board, which is almost unheard of in London. There were two things to order, a burger or a whole lobster, and both cost twenty pounds. That forced a decision most restaurants avoid: at a single fixed price, the burger has to be worth choosing over a lobster. The menu has grown since and spread from London to New York and Asia, but the burger is still built to win that argument.
What’s inside
- 5oz or 7oz beef patty (corn-fed Nebraskan or grass-fed Irish)
- lettuce
- caramelised onion
- B&L burger sauce
- bun
- fries or salad
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Original Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and a special sauce
McDonald's Big Mac (Copycat) - Shares beef and cooked onions
Fat Mimolette Bacon & Fried Onion Burger - Shares beef and cooked onions
Ultimate Thanksgiving Leftovers Burger - Shares beef
Skip Marooch's Chutney Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Original Burger.- myBurgerLab · beef, cooked onions and a special sauce
SignatureBeautiful Mess - Bareburger · beef, cooked onions and a special sauce
Standard - Big Boy · beef, cooked onions and a special sauce
Patty Melt - Burger Lounge · beef, cooked onions and a special sauce
The S.O.B. “Son of a Butcher”
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About Burger & Lobster
Burger & Lobster opened on Clarges Street in Mayfair in 2011, founded by Misha and Roman Zelman, Ilya Demichev and George Bukhov-Weinstein. The pitch was almost a dare: no menu and no specials board, just a choice between a burger and a whole lobster, both at the same £20 price.
Restaurants in London and other UK cities, plus New York and branches across Asia and the Gulf.
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