#6London Loves | Tanner & Co, Bermondsey Street

In my never ending quest for a good burger, my colleagues and I ventured to the cool end of Bermondsey Street for a 'working' lunch. We had a reservation at the warehouse bar Tanner & Co and with rumbling tummies settled into our booth for some much needed meat. 

Tanner & Co is a large, open plan, quirky restaurant a short walk from London Bridge and is decked out to look like an old school gym. There are climbing ropes, ladders and even pommel horse's; to take you back to a time we all dreaded. My PE days often involved running around a freezing hall with in a vest and a pair of knickers with some horrible teacher shouting at you to do a rolly pollie; not something that would be allowed today. But this gym hall was much more fun and inviting, plus it is full of city workers sipping on their Thursday afternoon pints. 

All of us settled on trying the famous burger and waited hungrily for them to be cooked and delivered. They arrived on a wooden tray with a side garnish of pickle, onion and lettuce. The meat patty was pretty thick and meaty, which is always a good sign. My one negative point was that the only option for cooking the meat was medium or well done and being a girl of the rare variety I did find the meat a little dry. 

Having said that the burger was pretty tasty and the brioshe bun was deliciously soft and fluffy. The stand out cherry on the top were the incredible chips, served in a retro metal mug the chips were crunchy on the outside with fluffy potato clouds on the inside! 

All in all worth a visit but doesn't beat my Shake Shack love affair! The hunt continues! 

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#5LondonLoves | Five Guys in Covent Garden Review

God I love a good burger! Any excuse to stuff a beef patty in my mouth, I ill take it. So in true Pixi Picks spirit and the never ending quest for the perfect burger I headed down to Five Guys in Covent Garden, London. 

Now I don't like to go to places just because of the hype. I often waked past, seeing a long queue to get in and scoffed at those silly enough to wait. Yesterday luck was on our side and there wasn't much of a line, so we took our place at the front and waited to be let in by the miserable looking girl on the door. 

The principle is very similar to a fast food joint. Cashiers take your orders and you can watch the manic chefs whipping burgers in the background. The atmosphere was pretty electric and the sounds of the kitchens were almost deafening but it got me quite hyped up. I went for a Little Cheese Burger, Fries and a fountain drink. The drink fountain has so many flavour options that it took me a while to choose; Peach Sprite if you were wondering. 

Don't let the look of the meal fool you! It was pretty god damn yummy! I have to say the chips were the best part. Fried in peanut oil and left in their skins they are a sumptuous, salty mouthful that I couldn't stop munching on. My burger was a little cold, but I loved that I could choose as many extras as I liked, I may have gone a bit OTT. Also, the actual burger part was meaty and very tasty. 

My big question was, is it better then Shake Shack? And I am honestly not sure. Can I have the Five Guys fries with a Shake Shack burger? Hmmm! If you want to read what I thought of Shake Shack it's (here)

Have you been to either or both? Which was your favourite? Let me know in the comments.

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#5London Loves | Shake Shack, Covent Garden Review

New York is one of my favourite cities and it was whilst I was there that I fell in love with a burger joint. I love burgers, especially ones with cheese on them. So when I got home I was pretty upset that I wouldn't be tasting that bap for a while. The the gods smiled on me and open up a Shake Shack in Covent Garden, someone up there loves my taste buds and I was quick to jump on the tube to refresh my love affair.

Shake Shack was originally a hot dog cart in New York and you know something is good when it is good enough to get its own stores. You order in the same way you would at a fast food place and then go to your table with a buzzer. The burgers are 100% natural beef slapped in between the best bap I have ever tasted, I recommend getting a side of crinkly chips and one of their famous frozen custard milkshakes. The burger isn't the biggest I have ever had, but the beef patty is a pretty decent size Once your tray of deliciousness is ready the buzzer goes off and you skip with excitement to collect it. The longest I have ever waited was 15 minutes! 

Have you been here? Let me know your favourite burger joints?

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#4London Loves | Zucca Bermondsey Street

Zucca sits right in the heart of the up and coming Bermondsey Street, a place that is buzzing with activity and quirky bars. I am pretty lucky to work on this street and one lunch time myself and some colleagues thought we would give Zucca a go. The food here is based on traditional Italian, with delicious fish, pasta and vegetable dishes!

I am not joking, it was the best food I have had in a while. The restaurant is airy and really trendy and the kitchen is open plan, so you can see the chefs cooking up a storm. I am not going to lie, the food isn't cheap at around £17.00 a dish and the portions are an average size, but the flavours are incredible! I had the fried sweet potato to start, smoked hake for my main and some crazy yummy chocolate with hot sauce thing for desert. I am sorry about not being able to tell you what they are actually called but I can't find any information on their website. 

Have you been to Zucca? What did you think?

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