Grubbs Burgers

Yes, I know I’m being super picky. But If they had:
— whole wheat buns
— actual vegetable burgers (no soy)
— skin on fries and/​or
— sweet potato fries.
I’d eat here WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY more often!

If you stumble out of the Wick, Cooper’s Cask, Brunswick or Freemason’s and need a burger on your way home, then you need a burger fix from Grubbs. Just the ticket after a night on the booze. This is such a handy place on Western Road quite close to Palmeira Square. Try a Blue Cheese Burger or one of the Hawaiian delights. You can have anything on your burger from Grubbs. Including Peanut Butter. No really. You can. Veggie burgers available too.

Well it’s been a while since I have been to Grubbs.
The one I went to had a cool conveyor belt with buckets that they taped the order to and then delivered the burgers from the kitchen upstairs onto the counter. It doesn’t look like that is still around :(Hopefully I’m wrong.
I am glad to see that they still have all the interesting burger flavors. My favorite was the Tropical with lettuce, banana, pineapple and peanut butter. And now they have Vegetarian burgers! Cool.
The 5 stars is based on where and when I ate there… Though the newer reviews sound pretty similar, so I feel safe saying if you are anywhere nearby: Try Grubb’s Burgers!

Despite my frequent visits I have to disagree with Cailen here. Grubbs does not serve the best burgers in Brighton. To use the term «best» denotes quality and culinary excellence. Any one who’s been to Grubbs knows this is not the case. However, it’s not supposed to be. Grubbs caters mostly for the post-​pub, got the munchies market: those craving some grease and that satisfyingly stodgy feeling that every good kebab shop delivers. It’s a fast food place and that’s the bottom line.
Before moving to Brighton I’d never eaten at a burger place offering such fillings as peanut butter, banana, Mexican chilli and other strange things so at first I was excited. I think this is the kind of student mindset that makes Grubbs successful business.
In general I’d have to say that Grubbs is a bit pricey for what you get: sloppy, greasy burgers and hard-​to-​slurp milkshakes. That can, however, be exactly what you need. I’d say Gourmet Burger Kitchen served the «best» burgers in Brighton but by Grubbs standards, perhaps not the best value. At least for the aforementioned grease-​friendly market.

There are several Grubbs burger outlets in Brighton– it’s another of Brighton’s unique selling-​points. I love living in Brighton! Of all the Grubbs sites, this is my favorite. The St James Street Grubbs is in a handier spot but this one is in better lick and nicer to perch in to devour your burger and slurp your milkshake. I’m a vegetarian (be tolerant now!) and I have to admit that I prefer the veggie burgers at Red Veg… BUT I do prefer some of the choices at Grubbs– their choice of sesame bun (great), their Malaysian burger which truly is genius. And last but by no means least their chocolate milkshake! It’s so good, as good as the much posher and more expensive Bill’s chocolate milkshake.

Rare or medium?
Beef or veggie?
Sesame or plain bun?
Tomatoes and lettuce or pickles and mustard?
However you like your burger, chances are you’ll be able to get it at Grubbs. An independent burger chain with three outlets across Brighton and Hove, they’re open late seven nights a week and as a result, tend to attract groups of students and drunk locals on their way home. If you can cope with leary remarks and jokes from complete strangers, it’s worth trying at least once. They have a massive range of meat and veggie burgers from BBQ and tex-​mex to Hawaiin.
The upside is the service is fast and friendly and you won’t be charged an arm and a leg for extra pickles, swapping avocado for tomato and so on. The downside is that the beef and other ingredients taste inferior to the burgers at more up market joints like Gourmet Burger Kitchen. Guess that’s the difference between an £8 burger and a £4 one!

The best burgers in Brighton by far. Beef burgers and veggier burgers. Their potato wedges are also fantastic.
Not only are the burgers otherworldly but they have the wildest toppings I’ve encountered before or since. My favourite was the Maylasian, which had lettuce, salsa and peanut butter. Yes, peanut butter. I was skeptical when I first heard of it but I swear I was converted the instant I took my first bite. You will too.
That is just one of 10ish different kinds of burgers you can get.
Simply put, if you go to Brighton and don’t get Grubbs you are a fool.