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A rapidly growing chain of burger restaurants started by a bunch of New Zealanders. They make a wide range of very tasty burgers, served quickly and with good ingredients. It's relatively fast food, although everything is cooked to order.

Burgers range from the classic beef and salad through to more adventurous sauces and burger ingredients such as blue cheese, chorizo, aubergine, venison and mushrooms. Additional ingredients can be ordered to customise the burger. Chips are of the old-fashioned, thick-cut variety and are excellent, with similarly excellent (but overpriced) extra sauces.

Beers available are the excellent New Zealand Steinlager, Czech Budvar and the mediocre local Stella. The milkshakes are also good.

The Kiwi Burger is a modified "American-style" burger with the addition of beetroot.

Branches

• Fulham: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, SW6 1AE
• West Hampstead: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, NW6 1RS
• Battersea: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, SW11 1NZ
• Chiswick: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, W4 2ED
• Putney: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, SW15 2PG
• Bayswater: Gourmet Burger Kitchen (Bayswater)