We’re really proud of the fact that we have some great gluten free options available, just check out our allergy menu for further details HERE.

If you’re planning on going gluten-free this week, we’d love to hear from you!

You check out further details about the Gluten-Free Challenge by CLICKING HERE.

We had a visit from fashion guru, Mark Hayes, to our Braehead restaurant – as you can see, he was looking very stylish (obviously has great taste!).

Some players from the Castleford Tiger rugby team also graced us with their presence in our Trinity Walk restaurant. You can check them out below:

We know that rugby players need a hearty meal to give them energy for their games. That’s why we were delighted to get a visit from Chris Parker this weekend, who plays for Gateshead Thunder & captains the Malta rugby team.

We’ve been championing our American burger this week in the spirit of the new Avengers film. However, it’s our American Burger with a twist – with added mushroom & bacon. However, Chris took this burger to a whole new level by adding another beef pattie – definitely transforming this into a burger fit for a super hero. You can see the burger in it’s full tower of glory in the photo above.

(We’d like to report that there weren’t any leftovers either & Chris also polished off half of his friend’s burger too! UK version of Man vs Food anyone?).

Resident Highcross blogger, Lucie, John & Gav on their visit.

We were very excited to invite Lucie (the resident blogger for Highcross Shopping Centre) to come & give our new menu a try last Friday along with John & Gav.

Lucie decided to try the new Wellington burger & her feedback was “It was delicious! The horseradish giving it that extra little kick!”. John & Gav also opted for new burgers, with John going for the new Cheddar & Chilli Stuffed Burger & Gav choosing the new Jimmy’s Farm Beef Cheese & Bacon Burger.

Lucie even gave some of our customers a grilling, chatting to the Harrison family, who were enjoying their second visit. Lucie asked what brought them back & they explained that it was the:”Fresh, lovely food!”. We we’re delighted with that response!

Lucie also spotted the Hoisin Chicken burger, highlighting  that she “Must try that next time!”. Observant Lucie even noticed our sacks of potatoes in the restaurant, which are used to make our delicious Fresh Cut Chips!

Here is Lucie’s overall round up of her experience giving our new menu a try at our Highcross restaurant:

“A very nice atmosphere, fabulous food & great friendly service! Perfect for dates, families that need feeding or friends that fancy a good natter over some tasty grub!”

To read Lucie’s blog post in full & to see a photo diary of her visit, just CLICK HERE.

Today is National Garlic Day & to celebrate we’ll definitely be dipping our chips & onion rings in our tasty Garlic Mayo dip!

If you love garlic as much as we do, we thought you’d be interested to hear 10 facts about this wonderful ingredient…

1. Garlic is believed to ward off heart disease, cancer, colds, & flu. The consumption of garlic lowers blood cholesterol levels & reduces the build up of plaque in the arteries. (Where’s that Garlic Dip…we want another portion!)

2. The herb, which can also be deemed a vegetable too, is rich in protein, vitamins A, B-1 and C & contains essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium & iron. It also contains 17 different amino acids.

3. Dubbed the ‘stinking rose’ because of its overpowering taste & smell, garlic is known for causing bad breath, which apparently can be neutralized by sipping milk or eating parsley. (We think it’s worth having bad breath due to it’s great taste & medicinal qualities!)

4. Ironically, despite its illustrious reputation, the herb that causes garlic breath has also long been admired for its powers as an aphrodisiac. Legend has it that Tibetan monks were forbidden from entering monasteries if they had eaten garlic because of its reputation for arousing sexual desire. (…another portion please!)

5. Thanks to Hollywood & popular literature, we’re well aware of the myth that garlic deters vampires, but it’s also thought to protect against the evil eye & to ward off jealous nymphs said to terrorize pregnant women & engaged maidens.

6. The psychological term for fear of garlic is alliumphobia.

7. The smell of garlic can be removed by running your hands under cold water while rubbing a stainless steel object. (Useful tip to know next time we’re cooking!)

8. Garlic is a member of the onion family, which also includes leeks & shallots & its pungent flavor is due to a chemical reaction that occurs when the garlic cells are broken. The flavor is most intense just after mincing.

9. If your rose garden is being attacked by aphids, an excellent home remedy to get rid of them is to spritz the leaves & blooms with a mixture of crushed garlic and water.

10. Garlic has been used to infuse vodka & as an ingredient to make cocktails.

Wow! There’s some facts there that have definitely surprised us.

Happy Garlic Day everyone. We’re about to start giving our Garlic Cocktails a whirl…

We’re new to Wakefield, so we thought we’d do some digging & find out some interesting facts about the home of our new restaurant.

A couple of famous nursery rhymes orginate from Wakefield, including The Grand Old Duke of York (from the Battle of Wakefield in 1460 when the Duke of York was killed) & Here we go round the Mulbery Bush, from Wakefield High Security Prison.

The most prominent landmark is the Wakefield Cathedral & the Cathedral spire and tower together are 247 ‘ high (the tallest in Yorkshire).

The town is popularly referred to as “Wakey”.

Our new home,Trinity Walk Shopping Centre, opened on 6 May 2011 & Wakefield Council describe it as “the most important City Centre development for more than 20 years”.

We can’t wait to settle into our new home & treat the people of Wakey to the handmade burger Co. experience!

It is our first restaurant in the city famous for a love of rugby, a beautiful cathedral & growing rhubarb & the people of Wakefield can’t wait for us to open our doors. Burger lover Jamie Brook emailed us to say: “I’m chuffed we are getting a restaurant in my hometown Wakefield, as I have been raving to friends & family about it!” so we invited him down to cut the ribbon & officially open his new local handmade burger Co. – check him out…

It is our first restaurant in the city famous for a love of rugby, a beautiful cathedral & growing rhubarb & the people of Wakefield can’t wait for us to open our doors. Burger lover Jamie Brook emailed us to say: “I’m chuffed we are getting a restaurant in my hometown Wakefield, as I have been raving to friends & family about it!” so we invited him down to cut the ribbon & officially open his new local handmade burger Co. – check him out…

Check out the review from our Touchwood winner, Robert Wade… 

“Just when you thought handmade burger Co. couldn’t get any better, they bring out a brilliant new menu which I had the pleasure of trying!

The new stuffed burgers look amazing but I went with the American Cheese beef burger which the waiter recommended. The burger was amazing, it came fully stacked with onion rings salad & cheese, whilst the mustard & mayonnaise really compliment the burger! It would be my recommendation for anyone!

The new seasoned chips are also an excellent new addition to the menu; the Peri-peri ones have a really nice spicy flavour. The change to the side of Mediterranean Vegetables are also great, they now come on skewers with halloumi which are chargrilled. Along with the great new burgers & sides the new milkshakes are lovely, the vanilla one especially!

Overall, I had a great experience. The new burgers & sides are a great addition to an already bursting menu! The wait staff are always really helpful & on hand for any question you have! If you try one new thing this year try one of handmade burger Co.’s new burgers, you won’t regret it! It’s the best burger restaurant in the UK!”