Half Man! Half Burger!

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Half Man! Half Burger!

Det tog ett bra tag innan den lilla staden Hastings på Englands sydkust fick upp ögonen för gourmetburgare, trots att den ligger rätt nära större städer som Brighton och metropolen London. Men under sommaren 2015 öppnade Half Man! Half Burger! i det närliggande området som heter St Leonards-on-Sea, och med sig hade de lokalt uppfött kött, briochebröd och väldigt trevlig service. Utsikten över engelska kanalen är dessutom fantastisk.

Deras Smokestack-burgare innehåller två köttpuckar med ost och en baconrelish. Tyvärr var köttpuckarna rätt små – kanske 80 gram styck – och trots att de var mediumstekta blev de därför lite väl torra. Briochebrödet var även det aningen torrt och segt, och dessutom lite för stort i förhållande till köttet. Smakerna var det annars inget fel på, och det märks verkligen att högkvalitativt kött gör stor skillnad.

Faktum är att det var tillbehören och de vegetariska burgarna som imponerade mest. De dubbelfriterade pommes fritesen med rosmarin var härligt goda, med exakt den krispighet och blommiga örtighet vi hoppats på. Att de serverar både en vegetarisk halloumiburgare och en oväntat kryddstark och smakrik vegansk burgare (som även kan serveras i ett veganskt bröd) är också ett välkommet inslag.

Vi hoppas att det här kan vara början på något alldeles extra i burgarväg för Hastings.

In English

Half Man! Half Burger! aspire to put the seaside town of Hastings (or more specifically St Leonards-on-Sea) on the burger map with their locally sourced meat, excellent service and wonderful view of the English channel. There are some problems that need to be addressed, such as the double beef patties being too small, which probably was the reason for them being a bit dry. The brioche bun was a bit tough and too large for the meat, skewing the bun/patty ratio. Thankfully they do a lot of things right, with amazing double fried and rosemary salted french fries and a surprisingly hot and tasty vegan burger. Things are looking good for Hastings.

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7 Marine Court St Leonards-on-Sea (Hastings), 43 Grove Road (Eastbourne), Eastbourne, Hastings England

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