Juicy Couture

Where to go for dins around Waterloo if you DON’T want to be by the river (and paying river prices)? I’ll tell you where. BYRON, that’s where. 
A low key high (HIGH) quality burger joint, which also serves mahoosive delicious salads, proper malt milkshakes, (Oreo cookie milkshake anyone?) home made skin-on chips, cheesecake and bourbon. May I also recommend the courgette fries.

Courgette fries – pic from The Grubworm

Director Tom Byng had been dismayed at the lack of decent hamburger establishments in London. So in 2007 Byron was born, serving proper hamburgers the way they should be, with no bells, no whistles and no pomp nor circumstance. They are renowned for their simplicity, nostalgic value and although I didn’t have a burger myself, (too full of Easter naughtiness), word on the street is that they blow most other gastro burger chains out the water. 
I, Miss Magpie and the cliva brains behind Avaa nattered there in their newly opened branch for hours tonight, discussing the world, life, politics, the merits of lipstick, (Mac’s Lady Danger has turned me into a lover of lippy) and how swimming just doesn’t cut it anymore when it comes to keeping fit – it’s all about hard core martial arts.
After a few hours I jumped on the train full of Beetroot and Goat’s cheese salad, (me, not the train) did a round house kick and wended my way home…
It was swell.
Byron
41-45 The Cut
SE1 8LF
www.byronhamburgers.com