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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, but not in the McDeath category.

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 excellent but overprices extra sauces.

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

The Kiwi Burger, like most things New Zealand, is actually just a stolen Aussie Burger. The difference is the beetroot, an essential ingredient in any Australian burger.

Branches

• Fulham: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Fulham Broadway
• 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, W2 5SH]?