Meat and Shake - Tooting (Tooting)

• The latest restaurant to hit the gourmet burger craze is Meat and Shake
• The drinks menu includes super thick american style milkshakes ( which are difficult to finish) and non alcoholic beer
• Including a smoking burger complete with smoke under a glass cover
• The burger is complemented with salad and fries
• The burger is a little on the small side ( american style
• The restaurant is situated amongst a busy road full of takeaways
• The interior has a american young vibe with its alternate interior decor
• The burger is omnipotent and irresistible
• Perhaps along with cockroaches they would be the only things left after a nuclear war
• They know their market the menu is fully halal
• I suspect the local Muslim community welcomed with open arms a new place to eat that wasn&rsquo
• Go a little either side of the usual eating times 2pm on a Saturday and there were two tables free on arrival
• Ve gone for a casual American diner feel with leather booths and a sign illuminated with bare light bulbs
• The latter is entirely superfluous
• All the meat is free range and from Macken Brothers
• That ordering something with white truffle mayo and a honey and truffle glaze can be too potent
• Patty pink in the middle with juices escaping as I cut
• There are few things worse than bun left over with nothing for it to do (£
• The other half is with blue cheese
• Chips topped with chilli con carne with nice fat kidney beans
• The coleslaw was a little disappointing and mostly left too watery
• The side of gherkins were three fat piquant whoppers
• Stem ginger with lemon and honey
• Peanut butter with banana and brownies
• Salted caramel was there and we all know how impossible that is to ignore
• Rather than trying to compete with the well established heavyweights up town
• Getting adventurous with the shakes
• It would be fair to say that these later ones are an evolution on Tinseltown they certainly are when it comes to price but I have to say so far I've been disappointed with most of them
• Meat and Shake is no exception
• It all comes down to style over substance the place does pretty well if all you want to do is take pictures of food and post them on Facebook
• Or check into whatever app the kids are checking into nowadays
• The whole experience was just so shallow
• Having checked previous reviews for the place I had my doubts about how good the meal was going t be
• I opted for a burger having read that the beef is matured for a minimum of 35 days
• The chicken wings were good in size but didn't really do it for me
• I can honestly say its one of the best I have had
• No alcohol or pork is served on the premises
• D heard a lot about Meat and Shake and was so happy to hear it&rsquo
• You can tell that the staff are very passionate about burgers
• The interior is styled like an American diner
• The waiters use iPads to transmit order information to the kitchen which means there is no delay in receiving your meal
• There are also some very impressive looking loaded hot dogs but we were pumped about the burgers so gave these a miss on this occasion
• The von Longhorn with turkey bacon
• The burger was an immense pile on of ingredients and very tasty though the tortillas did not add much to the mix
• There was an intense smokey flavour and the spectacle was a unique experience for sure
• The burger patties are all cooked pink or medium unless you ask for them to be cooked differently
• Unfortunately the ribs and pulled rib burgers were not available on the day we visited which was a real shame
• Sides like rosemary fries and sweet potato fries were perfect accompaniments
• The milkshakes were pure gluttony
• These really should come with a health warning
• E infused with basil and this is flamed at the table
• Banana and brownie are just a few other liquid surprises
• Meat and Shake is burger perfection
• The naked yet caged filament lights are in stark contrast to the pop up stalls and multi coloured neon of Upper Tooting Road
• The presentation here is all about being big and bold
• The Plain Jane burger was drenched in sauce and cheese
• The Von Longhorn burger was stacked high with multiple topping layers
• Both plated burgers are garnished with a squiggle of sauce topped with an edible flower I have to say this jarred a little
• The Plain Jane comes topped with American cheese
• Whilst underneath the patty is a slice of tomato and a leaf of unchopped rosso lettuce with mustard
• While some of the elements are great (the cheese
• The ketchup is an artisan version which is mellow and tomato y
• Within seconds my hands were coated with sauce and the patty was sliding all over the place on the unchopped lettuce and tomato
• It brings together (from top to bottom) aioli with tomato and rosso lettuce then a beef patty topped with Monterey Jack
• Some of this is really great the fried onions on Jack cheese and beef is a fantastic combination
• I unceremoniously scooped up the dollops that escaped the burger with my fingers to cram into my mouth
• *The joint is Halal which explains the turkey bacon
• I hear there is some serious behind the scenes testing going on to recreate the taste of bacon without pork
• The patties were underseasoned so
• Failed to pack a proper beefy punch and were lost in the melee of toppings
• Is that with both burgers so loaded with toppings and sauce
• More to do with the panko onion ring and matchstick fries reducing squashability
• These are essentially chilli and cheese covered fries with sliced chillies
• 6/10Whilst there are elements of greatness at Meat &
• I can't help feeling it's a bit confused with its whole menu/location/vibe
• They're trying to target multiple audiences with influences from everything they've tasted
• The mushroom swiss is a replica of the one at MeatLiquor
• The Smokey Bandit is a take off of Patty &
• One thing to note is all their meat is Halal
• So they're not going to be serving pork or booze anytime in the near future and that immediately rules out a decent cross section of people who want to grab a beer with their burger
• The burgers are quite good
• I expect if it was in my neighbourhood I'd be back and they're clearly doing very good business (they broke even on day 1
• When we arrived we were EXTRA hungry
• I drove there in about 45 minutes and almost missed it as it was a discreet looking place on the main road
• Once inside we were greeted and sat down
• I really did enjoy the burger and was able to taste every flavour within
• The Dirty Fries were smothered in chilli concarne
• The price of the burger was average ish costing £
• 5.80 for fries that were just a well decorated XL portion
• That would make sense with the price and portion
• Shakes is one of the best place in town
• I love to try new things so I went for oreo (vanilla ice cream with crush oreo biscuits)
• I fancied trying something a little different and The Ruby Murray was just the ticket
• The chicken was tender and accompanied perfectly by the tikka masala sauce
• The poppadom and mango chutney on the side were a nice touch too
• Killed me diet out the window with no regrets after that
• The dirty fries were by far the best I've tasted even better than the burgers they offer
• All Meat and Shake - Tooting (Tooting) needs is a liquor license
• Was really looking forward to Meat and Shake - Tooting (Tooting) but was a bit of a disappointment
• Onion rings were over done and very brittle
• On the plus side the jerk chicken burger was unusual and tasty and the service was excellent
• The food is delicious and staff are USUALLY so well mannered
• The fact that the staff member was so rude in dismissing me and the fact that I couldn't even ask about the closing time or any other simple questions because "
• I understand it's Ramadan and there are many people wanting to go there but it's not fair that if I want dinner there
• I was turned down with a simple shake of the head and when I wanted to ask a question
• The fact that I can't book a table during Ramadan is unacceptable

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