Special Burger Review: Neat Burger

Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Date Visited: July 27, 2021
Location: London, UK
BurgerTours Rating: 7.4/10

Taste	Messiness	Price	Venue	Pluses
Great	Very Messy	$11-$15	Fast Food	Veggie, Gluten Free, Patio

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Drew's Review 

Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Oh hey. How are you doing? 

Good to hear. So…you been good? 

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Hi. I encourage you to join me as I travel to London, UK for this month’s BurgerTour. In July, one of the many stops of my list of places to visit was Buckingham Palace and lo and behold, a good quality burger joint in the London area to try some great tasing burgers. That place was Neat Burger. 

Located in Victoria, just a 10-minute walk from Buckingham Palace, local franchise Neat Burger offers burgers with tasty and delicious ingredients all while saving the planet for a healthy lifestyle. Opening in 2019, Neat Burger has eight locations in the London area, one in Liverpool and have expanded into the United States with a location opening in New York City. 

Smash Burger/Photo by Andrew Hockridge

When it first opened, Neat Burger devised a plan to bring plant-based burgers into the mainstream; each patty consists of peas, corn, rice, quinoa, chickpea and potato. As well as other healthy fats and flavours, Neat Burger has introduced the world to an environmental gamechanger by doing more for the planet by using less, and its one step forward to a planet we can be proud of. 

When I walked in to the Victoria location shortly after lunchtime, there was no one to be seen. It was empty. Inside sits a stand with a large iPad sitting on it for you to touch-in your order if you don’t feel like talking to anyone. Neat Burger’s menu is a very simple one: signature, smash, chick-n burger, or a fish filet burger for choices. I decided to order the Smash Burger which was a double meat patty smashed with onions, cheese, mustard, neat sauce and stack sauce.? I also ordered a side of cheesy tater tots. 

Cheesy Tater Tots/Photo by Andrew Hockridge

Upon a quick 10 minutes, the burger was ready. I unwrapped the paper from the burger and it was a lot smaller than I had imagined. The burger looked very cheesy. It also looked very messy. I wrapped my two hands around it to give a big bite and was pleasantly surprised with how it tasted. The non-meat patty was delicious and the toppings were thick and juicy. The buns were oozing with flavour and every bite was like a bite in the right direction. If you told me this burger didn’t have any dairy or meat products I wouldn’t believe you. This burger was on a whole other level. 

Overall, Neat Burger was as environmentally friendly as you can get. The smash burger was messy and every bite was oozing with creamy greatness. However, it was a little bland for my taking, and the burger itself was a little small to what I was picturing in my head. The burger was well crafted and I admire the effort Neat Burger is trying to attain. Since they appear to be expanding over into North America, perhaps a Toronto location might be on the horizon…maybe? 

7.4/10