Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 4 and Version 3 of Tommi's Burger Joint, W1U 2QP
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Previously located on Marylebone Lane <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7745235310/ photo]</small>, it moved around the corner to Thayer Street (the bottom end of Marylebone High Street) in August 2013. The new space has a slightly larger seating area and is now licensed. |
<strong>Note:</strong> Tommi's moved around the corner to 30 Thayer Street (the bottom end of Marylebone High Street) in August 2013. The new space has a slightly larger seating area and is now licensed. The description of the interior below relates to the old pop-up site, but is largely unchanged for the new site. The queue was out of the door on a Friday lunchtime visit in August 2013, so we can't yet confirm if anything else has changed. |
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<b>Note:</b> The description of the interior below relates to the old Marylebone Lane site, but is largely unchanged for the new site. The queue was out of the door on a Friday lunchtime visit in August 2013, so we can't yet confirm if anything else has changed. |
What was once a disconsolate-looking greasy spoon has now been stripped out and fitted in a vaguely 'rock n roll' style, with exposed brickwork, vintage film posters, charming hand-written signs, and (at times) loud music playing. There's seating for 25, mostly at high tables with stools. At 2pm on a mid-week day, it had plenty of customers but was not full. |
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It's fitted out in a vaguely 'rock n roll' style, with exposed brickwork, vintage film posters, charming hand-written signs, and (at times) loud music playing. There's seating for 25, mostly at high tables with stools. At 2pm on a mid-week day, it had plenty of customers but was not full. |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], August 2012. Opening hours taken from the Tommi's Burger Joint website, August 2013.</div> address='30 Thayer Street' |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], August 2012. Opening hours taken from website, August 2012.</div> address='58 Marylebone Lane' |
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host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='11:30am-11pm (kitchen closes 10:30pm) Mon-Sat; noon-10pm (kitchen closes 9:30pm) Sun' latitude='51.517137' |
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longitude='-0.148526' major_change='1' map_link='http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=528454&y=181335' node_image='https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7745235310_59561c7319_m.jpg' node_image_copyright='Ewan-M' node_image_licence='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/' node_image_url='https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7745235310/' opening_hours_text='11:30am-9:30pm Mon-Sat; closed Sun' os_x='528454' os_y='181335' |
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postcode='W1U 2QP' |
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A self-described burger joint in Marylebone, part of a resurgence of interest in burgers in the capital and an outpost of an Icelandic burger chain.
Note: Tommi's moved around the corner to 30 Thayer Street (the bottom end of Marylebone High Street) in August 2013. The new space has a slightly larger seating area and is now licensed. The description of the interior below relates to the old pop-up site, but is largely unchanged for the new site. The queue was out of the door on a Friday lunchtime visit in August 2013, so we can't yet confirm if anything else has changed.
What was once a disconsolate-looking greasy spoon has now been stripped out and fitted in a vaguely 'rock n roll' style, with exposed brickwork, vintage film posters, charming hand-written signs, and (at times) loud music playing. There's seating for 25, mostly at high tables with stools. At 2pm on a mid-week day, it had plenty of customers but was not full.
The menu is simple photo and sticks to the basic options at favourable prices (£5.30 for the burger, 50p extra for cheese), though it includes a veggie burger (£5.30) and a steak burger (£8). On Ewan's visit he went for the cheeseburger 'offer of the century', including fries and a soft drink (£9.40).
The burger is delivered after a few minutes' wait to your table (take-out is also available), in classic American diner style photo, wrapped in paper, in a wicker basket with the fries. Unwrapped, the look is no less classic photo, with a burnished brioche bun and a slice of processed cheese. The flavour is excellent, with a good size patty, still retaining plenty of moisture. Although they cook medium as standard, I requested medium-rare, which came with a bit of pinkness to the meat photo. Chips are crispy, not too greasy, perfectly fine.
Ewan's verdict: It may not be fine dining, but the favourable prices and good quality mean this is a good place to stop by for a refuel if you're in the area. Lacks the excessive queues (and to my mind, excessive attitude) of nearby Meatliquor and delivers a comparable burger (though there are no alcoholic drinks here).
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