My husband loves burgers so when I heard that Byron was opening in the old Intrepid Fox on Wardour Street, I thought we should definitely go. I ended up going with some of my colleagues first and it was as good as the reviews promised, so Brad and I organised to go one lunchtime. Unfortunately for us, the kitchen was busy and it took some time for them to take our order and deliver it. We were waiting for over 30 minutes for our food which is pretty unacceptable. On my first visit, this wasn’t a problem, so I assume we just got them on a bad day. 

I opted for the Classic burger, which you can see above and below. When they say classic, they really mean it. It comes with mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onion and a pickle on the side. You can add your own ketchup and mustard if you like. The burger itself was fantastic. It was perfectly cooked, just the right amount of pink inside and with a bit of seasoning. I was less keen on the bun, it was one of those floury numbers. Give me sesame seeds any day. 

The Home-Made Skin On Chips were excellent, worth the extra money. Their normal chips are nice but a bit too skinny for my liking. I much prefer the chunky crunchy ones below. The portion size was pretty generous too. 

Onion Rings were a bit of a disappointment. Bit too greasy and the herbs that werein the batter completely overwhelmed everything. It sounds odd but I prefer the super thin crunchy ones you get from Burger King than I do the chunky monsters below. Brad and I struggled to finish them. 

The Byron burger bill came in around £25, for two burgers, chips, onion rings and a couple of drinks. It’s good value given the quality of the burgers and a good choice in Soho but every time we’ve been since the queue has been out the door!  

Byron Burger (Wardour St)
97 - 99 Wardour Street
London W1F 0UD
Phone: +44(0)2072979390
http://byronhamburgers.com/