The Red Lion

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The Red Lion

The Red Lion är en engelsk pub som ligger i Majorna i Göteborg. Menyn var ganska ambitiös, med fokus på kött och barbecue, och på den fanns tre olika burgare att tillgå. Vi beställde en Cheese & Bacon med cheddar, bacon, porter-karamelliserad lök, krispsallad, tomat samt en bacon- och parmesandressing. Den kostade 198 kronor, och då ingick pommes frites och coleslaw.

Vår burgare såg ut som en hälsning från tio år sedan, med ett rejält tilltaget bröd och en cylinderformad köttpuck. Och det var dessvärre inte våra enda invändningar mot själva hamburgaren. Brödet var mjukt med en viss sötma, och hade varit godkänt i sammanhanget om det inte var för att det snabbt luckrades upp till en trasig och kladdig röra. Köttet hade en ganska rejäl och saftig textur, men var i övrigt alldeles för svagt kryddat och smakade ganska lite. Baconet var salt och gott, och även om det gärna hade fått vara krispigare så var det ändå helt klart godkänt. Den karamelliserade löken låg som ett tjockt täcke över köttet, och eftersom den karamelliserats med mörk öl så tog kladdigheten och sötman över. Inte heller dressingen stack ut, då smakerna från många av de andra ingredienserna gick igen i den – även om den tonade ned löksmaken något. Grönsakerna gjorde sitt, men ärligt talat så undrar vi om dubbla tomatskivor någonsin har varit  uppskattat på en hamburgare? Våra pommes frites såg ut och smakade som klassiska gatukökspommes, med mer yta än innehåll.

Vi uppskattade den gemytliga stämningen och servicen på The Red Lion, samt deras utmärkta ölutbudet. Men själva burgaren var i princip bortglömd efter sista tuggan och vi kommer inte att göra misstaget att beställa in den igen.

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The Red Lion is an English pub located in Majorna, Gothenburg. Their menu is quite ambitious, focusing on meat and barbecue dishes, and they also offered three different hamburgers. We ordered a Cheese & Bacon burger with cheddar, bacon, porter caramelised onions, lettuce, tomato and a bacon & parmesan sauce. It cost 198 SEK (18.5 USD), including french fries and a coleslaw.

Our burgers looked like they were made a decade ago, with a large bun and a cylindrical beef patty. And those weren’t our only criticisms either. The bun was soft and quite sweet, and would have been a decent choice if it hadn’t dissolved into a soggy mess halfway through our meal. The beef was juicy with some decent textures, but it was also under-seasoned and pretty tasteless. We liked the salty bacon, and even though it could have been crispier we did like it. But the caramelised onions covered the patty, and the porter made it super sticky and sweet. The bacon parmesan sauce tasted too similar to the other ingredients to stand out, but at least it mitigated the sweetness from the onions a bit. The vegetables were alright, but having two large tomato slices felt like overkill. And despite being crispy, our french fries didn’t taste of much and had a cardboard like texture.

The friendly atmosphere and service at The Red Lion was great, and we appreciated their large selection of beers. But the burger was forgotten as soon as we’d finished eaten it, and we won’t make the mistake of ordering it again.

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Mariagatan 11, Gothenburg Sweden

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