Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Went for lunch with a friend first time ever been to the brand. Was pleasantly surprised. Really good burger and lush sweet potato fries.
The only criticism I would give is we waited along time for our drinks but really loved the venue worth a visit

Does what it says on the tin — great burgers in a nice atmosphere.
We had to wait 20 minutes for our burgers, which we were told when we ordered because it was busy, but it took almost as long to get our drinks which was a bit annoying.
The camemburger was tasty & the sweet potato fries were delicious — for £12 including a drink it was good value.
As I said it was busy and as a result my friends chair kept getting hit as people squeezed past him which got irritating quite quickly do we didn’t hang around.

My husband and I gave GBK a go as we had a 2 for 1 voucher. Thankfully we had this as I don’t think we’ll ever come back to pay full price for the food. I had the ‘The Don’ burger which was salty and lacked flavour. Service was okay but was at least thankful that they served our food in 15 minutes.
Unfortunately due to the standard food quality and its prices, I don’t think I’ll come back.

We came here Sunday evening as we had been to the GBK at Milton keynes and thought it would be a nice treat. But we were wrong, we went in and we were left waiting for 5 minutes for a table, even though three quarters of the tables were empty and staff kept walking past us. Finally we got seated and placed our order. I had the GBK burger and my wife had a salad.
After about a 15 minute wait, the waitress came over and told my wife they didn’t have the vegetable crisps to go with her salad. I don’t understand why not, they are not a fresh food that goes off quick, so they should have had stock and there was no excuse. They offered advocado with the salad instead of the crisps, which my wife accepted, but when the salad came out the advocado was rock hard and not even edible. Next thing to go wrong was my GBK burger, it came out very greasy and luke warm, again i wasnt happy, but by this stage was too hungry to complain.
When the waitress came over at the end with the bill she asked why my wife didnt eat the advocado, my wife explained that it was rock hard and unedible, the waitress just shrugged and said it was the ripest one they had. But no offer of a discount or an apology.
The venue itself wasnt like the one in Milton Keynes, and this one felt grubby and tired and is in major need of a make over.

Gourmet Kitchen Burger, tu as illuminé ma journée pluvieuse.
Les meilleures frites que j’ai mangé ! Une portion parfaite de frites toutes fines, pas salée (mon rêve) ! J’avais même l’impression de manger quelque chose de sain tellement c’était léger.
La façon de procéder m’étonnera toujours pour un restaurant. On paye en commandant au comptoir et on vous sert après.
Pendant l’attente, on vous propose des cacahuètes ce qui n’est pas déplaisant.
Le burger est très bon, tout a du goût, les ingrédients sont frais, que demander de plus ?!

Pleasant restaurant in a stunning location… The food is however boring and tasteless. Considering the price I would have expected more from them. Lots of staff but slow service. Lots of potential but not delivering…

You can’t really go wrong with a GBK — its exactly what it says on the tin — hearty, really tasty burgers and chips.
There are some quite creative burgers here (confit of duck burger??) which really isn’t my cup of tea and without trying it, I’d say stick to the great basics!
Cheese and bacon, blue cheese with mushroom, the breaded or pan fried chicken burgers are excellent (although for me the beef burgers are a must).
Not all would agree with me but the skinny fries are my favourite over the chunky ones (not because they’re healthier — there’s no avoiding fat in this place!) but because I’m a girl who likes to finish her meal and the big chunky chips alone could finish me off without even touching the burger!
The Oreo cocktails are massive, indulgent and moreish — YUM (make sure you save place for this or get one to take away!).
Its fairly inexpensive and pretty consistent — lots of food and you know exactly what you’re going to get.
Feeling a bit peckish just writing this… GBK for dinner perhaps?!

I decided to change my review because after visiting other places I realized this place is really great! I am the fan!

Bit pricey and heavy

Delicious Burgers and chips! Way too expensive but if you have it and feel like a proper burger and chips this is a good place to get it

OHH my gosh. Coming from greasy and oily burgers in America, this was a good first burger in the UK. A couple of friends and I came here because we had a coupon and I am pretty glad that I decided to join them that night. I was really debating if I should go or not because I didn’t really think of coming to the UK for «American food».
I got the BBQ burger and the patty was PERFECTLY cooked. No burnt areas at all and it wasn’t undercooked at all. Also a side of large fries, not too greasy and not too thin. Although we were extremely hesitant about how to eat the burger because it was stacked so high that it was probably impossible to fit into our mouth and eat with our hands. Looking around we saw that almost everyone was using their utensils to cut and eat so we decided to eat the proper way. This resulted in burgers falling apart and a night full of laughs. I totally want to go back and try another burger but don’t know if that’s possible with the time I left here in the UK.
Not sure if it’s worth the price in becoming a regular because we had a buy 1 burger get the second for one pound. But it is definitely a place to try at least once.

Hit and Miss.
The first couple of times i thought the food was great but overpriced. The quality of the burgers was i felt worth the price, but should have included the chips, and a couple of the dips.
More recently however they seem to have dropped the prices of their burgers, although they still sting you if you want any extras, (like chips, or dip). but with the prices the quality seems to have dropped too. we went twice this year and both times the chips were cold and soggy, and the burgers seemed to have had their flavours removed.

Just love this place, the burgers are simply amazing, the staff is fun and really nice. So many burgers are available there so you must go again several time to choose your favorite. The choice can be made between meet, chicken or vegetarian Burgers. The Thaï burger is a must to eat… The place is right in the middle of the north lanes

You have to give it to a company that can take the humble beef burger and turn it into a restaurant style dining experience. Located beneath the Komedia comedy club in the North Laine, this place certainly looks the part. With a modern décor utilising a lot of wood and shuttered doors to take advantage of the pedestrianised road during summer weekends, you would imagine a eatery with an expansive menu. What you get is burgers… a lot of burgers.
They do certainly have an impressive range and they follow more of an American BIG burger ethos than McDonald’s. I must admit they certainly fill you up and taste pretty good. The only down side is that you will be paying about £8 for a burger. If you want any extras you have to pay on top of that. I guess if you are areal Elvis Presley style burger fan, this won’t be a problem, but I was a bit reluctant to pay so much for something I could make for about £2 at home.
They do sell smaller burgers and the food is certainly leaps and bounds above your usual burger bar. The staff were okay, but probably not quite up to the standard they try and maintain with the food. It’s worth the odd trip here if you want to experience a burger as it should be made, but then again £8 can buy a lot in this city other than a meat patty in a bap.

This is a great place to sit and enjoy some lunch in the summer as they have some great seating set out in the front which is great for some people watching too. As you might guess, they specialise in all things burger. They have a huge range of the things and they are really good. I myself opted for the plain old cheese burger and it was excellent as are the chips.
My big gripe is just the price. They really do kick you up the bottom when they charge £8 for what is essentially a big sandwich but it beats the greasy golden arches by a long way.

If this is gourmet cooking, Raymond Blanc has a lot to answer for, and I have clearly misunderstood the definition of the word ‘gourmet’ my entire adult life. Do other gourmet have a bar where you order? And an aquarium with no fish in? And a wall that changes colour for no adequately explored reason?
I’m nitpicking here: it is actually very good, just not what it purports to be. It’s a burger bar: a big, outlandish decorated burger bar that quite literally spoils you for choice. Some of the combinations are unusual, as are some of the meats: you can keep you bison burger GBK, thank you very much. If you look past all that, the finished product is very good indeed: I’ve had some very tasty burgers here. They don’t seem to be made to be eaten by hand, as they are quite simply too large to be held by normal humans, which is a bit strange, but foregiveable.
Again, it’s all too expensive, but I may as well tack that onto the end of most of my reviews of Brighton businesses: it’s an expensive part of the country, folks! Still, if I want a burger that can be classed as evening meal in its own right, I’m liable to end up here.

Part of a growing national chain, the Gourmet Burger Kitchen is a guaranteed good meal for any burger fan. As you might expect from the name, the menu is entirely comprised of burgers and the expect accompaniments.
On offer are about 20 different takes on the classic burger; ranging from the traditional hamburger, going all the way down to the Kiwi Burger (pineapple???). I’m personally a fan of the Mexican burger, or if i’m feeling adventurous; the Chicken satay.
The burgers are all cooked to order, and while a little pricey (between £6−8), they really are fantastic. They offer quite a few good incentives like discount cards and vouchers as well, a perfect excuse to return here time and time again.

I know there are big fans of Gourmet Burger Kitchen out there, but I was sadly underwhlemed on my visit. I think the food is pretty tasty, but I have a BIG appetite and although the burgers are a decent size, I think the portion of chips is frankly insulting and the price is pretty ridiculous.
I am, by no means, a cheapskate, but for me, paying over £10 for a burger and chips (which is easily the cost when you add up all the extras) is just a little silly. Burgers are not haute cuisine, they are cheap and quick. If I were interested in the quality of meat, I’d be eating a prime steak.
I will give GBK three stars because the burgers are fairly tasty, but I have taken away two stars because this place is 1) too expensive, and 2) the service is persistently slow.

In the States, you could probably expect to find a handful of great burger joints in every city. Unfortunately, Brighton only has a few with one of the most consistent being Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
Situated smack in the middle of the North Laines, GBK is a lively place that’s quite busy in the week and rammed at weekends. They have seating indoors and out and the large dining area makes it perfect for big groups and kids birthday parties. The steep prices mean parents that decide to treat their kid had better check their wallets before inviting along the rest of the class!
There’s 28 different burgers on the menu, all made from tasty Aberdeen-​Angus steak apart from the organic Laverstoke Park Farm range (which includes buffalo and wild boar). Seasoning wise, you can choose from cajun, chilli, BBQ, mexican and satay to more yuppy varieties like avacado and bacon. Vegetarians have a choice of falafel, puy lentil, mushroom or aubergine burgers but having sampled these, I’d recommend sticking to fries and milkshake. Really.
The price of burgers range from £6-£8 but they charge an extra £2.75 for fries and an extra £1.55 for dipping sauces. The sauces are hand-​made allegedly but I still think it’s a little mean to charge for such small quantities. They also sell a small range of beers, wines, sodas and milkshakes. Don’t go expecting a diner milkshake made from ice-​cream, milk and valhrona though — these are much thinner and flavourless, hence 4 stars instead of 5!

How many places offer a burger w/​beetroot, egg, pineapple, cheese, salad, mayo and relish as part of their standard menu? I certainly didn’t order it, but you have to appreciate the options. You can get a burger w/​anything here and it’s all quite good. There’s angus, chicken, lamb, boar and a bunch of veggie options plus all the crazy toppings. It’s a big place right in the thick of things w/​lots of seating both inside and out. Worth the price when you’re craving a burger, or a mint lamb burger or an aubergine and goat cheese burger…

This place is very good if your looking to have an ‘up class’ burger, rather than from the McDonalds pound menu. The burger are all made with angus steak with a wide range of ingredients, which makes the burgers extra special. Highly recommended aswell as the friendly staff

Having been here on a number of occasions. The Burgers are usually to die for, we went again with the kids for a special treat as its usually so good.
The service of the drinks was very slow and when the food arrived it was luke warm, including the chips, it was especially noisy and you could hardly hear the music. They also seem to have changed the quality of the meat, credit crunch must be biting, which was not up to the usual standard.
The place might be clean, (Its New) but staff were cold and indifferent to the children.
The Oreo Milkshakes were good, as was the homemade coleslaw, overall we left feeling dissappointed with the experience, don;t think we’ll be going back.