Byron Burger & The Fuss Free Meat Bonanza

Burgers. They're like meat inside bread.

For those of you who are hot on the Bristol ground meat scene (who isn't right?) you will have already heard tales of a new burger venture that has settled in this fair city of ours, and a lucky few of you may have already had chance to walk it's hallowed floor and tasted the delights within.

I am of course talking of Byron Burger, the newest addition to the Triangle.
The philosophy behind Byron is to serve 'proper' (still unconfirmed as to whether this carries the same weight with Byron Burgers when pronounced with a West Country accent) hamburgers, simply done, with minimum fuss & fanfare.

So, what does that mean in reality, and what does a non-fussy burger look like?
Well, turns out you can somewhat adjust the amount of fuss on your burger if you so wish. I went for the 'Smoky' - smoked cheddar, streaky bacon, crispy fried onions, shredded iceberg, pickles & smoked chilli BBQ sauce, but if I'd wanted to fuss it up there were 14 other extra toppings I could have added for an extra cost.
But if you really are a purist you can go for the Classic - the fuss free simple option of burger, lettuce, tomato, red onion & mayo.

The Smoky was a dream! Now I'm not normally one to eat a lot of red meat, so when I do go for a hamburger it's got to be nice, and this really delivered - the flavours were great, the burger wasn't too greasy, the bun held together all the way through eating despite a good amount of sauce, and the mess was pretty minimal.

I would say though that make sure you order some sides, because unlike at many other burger places your patty won't automatically come with fries on the side.
We went for the macaroni cheese and the famous courgette fries which seems to be the side of choice from the word on the street. Both were super tasty and left me wanted to try the other sides - although I would have been far too stuffed to try them there and then (another visit is in order me thinks).

The drinks selection was pretty impressive too (although 'craft beer' does seem to be a term thrown around a lot these days), and featured an American leaning with a good choice of Bourbons, American beers & milkshakes, along with menu regulars of wine, bottled cider & soft drinks.

All in all I was very impressed with Byron, and am actually looking forward to going back and having some more red meat, nom.
Although if you're somewhat less of a carnivore than I there's no need to despair, you will find something there for you too (although there was definite room for expansion in veggie choices).

The Bristol burger scene seems to be growing almost as fast it's beer scene, and there are some excellent established choices out there already, but if you fancy somewhere new then go check out Byron!

Let me know if you've been, and what you thought - and if you also succumbed to the charms of the courgette fries!