Honest Burgers, one of London’s most popular burger restaurants last week announced a third site in Camden. Hot Dinners caught up with Tom Barton, co-founder of Honest Burgers to find out about their latest, opening this summer.
It'll be set in a small unit in Camden Lock, just off Camden Lock Place, will seating 30 and is reminiscent of the original Honest Burgers in Brixton, taking Tom and Phil back to their market roots. Tom says; 'Camden market has a similar feel to Brixton, it's just as small and shares a few of the same quirks.'
The food menu in Camden will be the same as the Soho and Brixton branches, with regular specials such as the recent 'Honest American Cheeseburger' served across all restaurants. The team are also developing an extended menu of sides to accompany their trademark rosemary fries. On the drinks side, expect a similar short selection of beers and wines - Tom also hinted at possibly doing milkshakes, we're hoping these come with a boozy option.
Diners will be seated inside the restaurant on small tables as well as at the bar which is lined around the open kitchen. As with the other Honest branches, all the furniture is being made in-house (by Tom's dad). Once the restaurant fills up, diners will be able to take advantage a communal area seating 30, however due to licensing restrictions alcoholic drinks will only be served to those seated inside. And with something that could revolutionise no-booking restaurants, they're also working on a new live queue app which will be rolled out across all branches by the end of the year.
Hours of operation are still to be confirmed, but we're told that they'll be open 7 days a week for both lunch and dinner. 'The market is currently heavily focused on takeaway food, therefore we want to offer people a quick dining experience where they can sit down and enjoy a meal in 20-30 minutes, of course takeaway will also be a big part of this.'
With Shake Shack and Five Guys both set to open restaurants in Central London next month, the capital's fascination with burgers has shown no signs of slowing down. American chains Fatburger and Smashburger have also announced plans to open London branches by the end of the year. "The arrival of the American's means that we need to be as good as we possibly can be. We're excited."
Honest have a busy year ahead with an upcoming collaboration with a well-known Soho restaurant, more TV-Burger collaborations and a fourth site currently being planned near Kings Cross.
Honest Burgers Camden opens July 2 in Camden Lock. You can follow them on Twitter @honestburgers.
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