Five Guys is coming to London!

[John D.]

Patty & Bun rips 5 Guys for the same money in London.

[Oakey]

Jag_NE said:

we had one in sunderland that recently closed too.

it was in a really odd indoor shopping centre location that meant it was limited to daytime trade, coupled with that the food was absolute crap for the price, it was wetherspoons standard but at least double the money.

That's where ours was too. Closed at 5pm. Great idea closing when people actually want to eat.

[craigjm]

John D. said:

Patty & Bun rips 5 Guys for the same money in London.

Agreed

[Melman Giraffe]

craigjm said:

John D. said:

Patty & Bun rips 5 Guys for the same money in London.

Agreed

Not the same money, double burger at 5 guys and single at Patty & Bun for the same money. £4 more for double at Patty, so that £12.95 V £8.99

[anonymous-user]

I can't stand 5 guys. For me the biggest turn off is the meat. Dunno what ratio of fat/meat they use but it honestly reeks of fat. Did the mistake of ordering a burger without cheese once and all I could taste was the funky fat taste.

Nothing beats shake shack imo.

[FredAstaire]

tried five guys recently.

liked: the chips. burger was pretty good too.

disliked: the wait. the price, good grief its a bit dear.

[kingston12]

Alex said:

I can't see Five Guys lasting much longer in the UK.

Now the hype has died down, the queues are long gone. My local branch in Guildford is usually pretty empty (compared with the rammed Nando's across the road).

The Kingston one is the same. That actually took over from another failed US import - Tony Romas.

I think Five Guys might just about work in some of it's central London locations, but it is struggling badly in the suburbs and further out.

[miniman]

craigjm said:

There are much better options on Upper Street. The world is your oyster for eating round there

We like the Sacre Couer, the Thai a couple of doors down is nice, found a great curry house up by the church on Monday. You're right, lots of choice. Any recommendations?

[John D.]

Melman Giraffe said:

craigjm said:

John D. said:

Patty & Bun rips 5 Guys for the same money in London.

Agreed

Not the same money, double burger at 5 guys and single at Patty & Bun for the same money. £4 more for double at Patty, so that £12.95 V £8.99

Fair enough.

Patty & Bun is actually nice however.

[kev1974]

miniman said:

Ed's Diner is utter carp.

I love Five Guys. I'm staying 2-3 nights a week at Angel at the moment and there's one right by the hotel. Lovely stuff.

Ed's Easy Diner were fine and one of the best places for burgers for years and years, back when they were just the one tiny location in Old Compton Street, Soho; before burgers were all cool and that! I have been going there for decades! That first branch is still open (been there for 30 years, so they make Five Guys and all the others that have come up in recent years look like toddlers).

Around 2010 they had a couple more locations in London, but then at some point since then, the original founder died, and whoever took over opened a few other locations in places like Birmingham Selfridges and they were never the same any more. And then in the last few years they expanded massively, totally changed the menu, and that totally killed them. They were never a brand that suited being a big massive corporation chain, I am sad for the day they stopped being a tiny family business with the same cook in the kitchen area day in day out

[okgo]

As soon as you go provincial, it all goes downhill

As I said one page 1.

[craigjm]

anonymous said:

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There is life outside the M25?

[HorneyMX5]

Just eating my first Shake shack. Very tasty, tiny and frankly outrageous price. Glad it's on expenses. Wouldn't spend my own money on this.

[Johnniem]

Five guys is indeed expensive. I have twice at the one next to the London Palladium. The thing that I hated more than anything was that my clothes smelt like I had been working as a cook there for a week and not changed outfits. I was only in there for half an hour! Disgusting!

[Uncle John]

There's one just opened in Croydon, so it's definitely going downhill fast.

[f1restarter]

If only Chick fil A would come to London. I'm sure they put crack in those sammiches!

[okgo]

Uncle John said:

There's one just opened in Croydon, so it's definitely going downhill fast.

I am slowly being proved right with this provincial spread. The downfall of so many things.

[Alex]

craigjm said:

There is life outside the M25?

It's the cursed earth.

[Sheetmaself]

My favourite is Kau Aina, used to only get them in London but my mate has just let me know that they've opened one up in Fukuoka Japan, will be going there a fair bit i suspect!

[craigjm]

Sheetmaself said:

My favourite is Kau Aina, used to only get them in London but my mate has just let me know that they've opened one up in Fukuoka Japan, will be going there a fair bit i suspect!

Funny how everyone is different. I have never really rated Kai Aina. To me they are average at best.