Dinner At Annie's Burger Shack, Nottingham
Published On Wednesday 8 Apr 2015 by Sticky Beak
See Recent Dining Out Reviews | See All Recent Reviews
The Man Bird and I were playing taxi service for our Chick and one of her friends (they were going to see Nicki Minaj at the Capital FM Arena), so we decided to make our own fun and have a meal and drinkies to while away the hours. Having been to Rub earlier in the year we fancied somewhere different, and found ourselves at The Original Annie’s Burger Shack. The premises themselves are a great fusion of modern industrial and homely charm with exposed brickwork and modern lighting sitting comfortably alongside bunches of Dried Hops. Pale Sage Green paintwork creates a further relaxed feel to the premises, and padded seating around the periphery meant we were going to have a really comfortable dining experience.
All the staff were incredibly friendly, especially our server, Joe who spent time talking us through all the different burgers (particularly the competition runner-up burger that I eventually settled on). For starters we shared a portion of Nachos that were smothered in melted cheese and had a generous dollop of soured cream on top, as well as fresh tomato and cucumber chunks.
The Boy Wonder had the “Lemmy“ Burger for his main – an inspired creation of American Style Cheddar Cheese, tons of Grilled Jalapeno Peppers and their own Jack Daniels Mustard Sauce. They weren’t joking about tons of Jalapenos!! Oddly though, because the Peppers had been grilled they were softened and sweeter than you would expect, but they were still punchy enough if you ate them alone. For my Burger I had one of the competition runners –up, “The Steeplejack“ created by Catherine Day. This cheeky number was the same meaty-beast of a burger as The Man Birds, but was topped with Crispy Bacon, Grilled Black Pudding, Caramelised Apple Slices and Chilli Jam. When it came it was more of a Mountain than a Burger, and I couldn’t wait to get stuck in :) We both ordered Sweet Potato Fries (£1 extra), although all burgers come with a standard choice of Skinny Fries, Curly Fries or Homemade Potato Wedges. We also had some Onion Rings as an extra side.
The burgers are disconcertingly pink inside, but this is because of the Paprika they contain so no need for alarm dear reader - each Burger is temperature probed after cooking to ensure that they are good to go before they leave the kitchen.
These fellas aren’t for the faint-hearted; they are chocka full of taste and the toppings are really generous. I reckon it took us a good 30 minutes to munch through the burgers, Fries and Onion Rings, and we did have to have a little “breathing time“ too. We really were chirruping in delight, they were absolutely delicious and everything was piping hot, just as it should be.
Normally we would just plough straight on and order dessert, but we had a quarter of an hour before we considered whether we actually could manage anything else to eat. In the end our beady little eyes got the better of us and we ordered a slice of Boston Chocolate Mud Pie and a portion of the American Style Brownie with Vanilla Cream Cheese frosting, both with Ice Cream. Both desserts were amazing taste-wise and we gave it our best shots, but had to concede defeat and leave a few mouthfuls untouched - and as you know, that doesn’t happen very often !. To round things off we had 2 coffees each.
There was a steady stream of diners arriving and leaving all evening ranging from families with children of all ages, couples and small and large groups too. At no point did the venue feel rushed or over-crowded and the staff remained attentive to their customers at all times.
For the two of us the 3 courses , 4 coffees and alcoholic and soft drinks came to just under £55 which we feel was really good value for money given the quality and quantity of the food, and being a city centre location.
I would definitely go here again, and if you find yourselves in Nottingham it would be well worth you paying Annie’s a visit, whether in the evening or as a lunchtime break from Retail Therapy. Good work team Annie’s, “Hot Wings“ most certainly deserved here :)
| Out For Lunch In The Farmhouse Kitchen At Horsley Lodge Estate I'm not much of a cook at the best of times, to be honest; so, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'm not going to bust a gut trying to rustle something tasty up on a Bank Read The Article | |
| Out For Dinner At Anoki Indian Restaurant In Nottingham The Anoki team have been at it again; winning awards, that is! At the recent English Curry Awards, they scooped not one, but TWO wins: Best of Nottingham in the Read The Article | |
| Out For Dinner At The Machine Inn, Ashbourne If you're a foodie in the Shire, you'll have heard the name Danny Box; and if you haven't, where the heck you been?!! This very talented Chef has formerly been in kitchens at The Read The Article | |
| Out For Tapas At Venga In Portishead His Nibs and I were working together as part of his day job and, after a solid days graft, decided to head out into Portishead for a bite of dinner. As is usual for me, when the weathers warm, it messes with Read The Article | |
| Sunday Lunch At The Kedleston Country House, Quarndon One of the best bits about the blog, for me, is that over the years we've got to see some raw talent at its inception and one of these happens to be Mr Leo Hill. Back in the day Read The Article | |
| Breakfast At The Cool River Cafe In Matlock Bestie Bird and Ginger Ninja came to stay for the weekend with His Nibs and I whilst The Bolton Wanderer wandered further than Bolton to Florida to see his favourite band! Our best-laid plans were Read The Article | |
| A Visit To The Newly Opened Hickory's Smokehouse In Oadby, Leicester The Man and I's favourite Smokehouse, Hickory's, added another string to its bow (or another steer to its ranch, if you want a Southern States analogy!) Read The Article | |
| Out For Dinner At Anoki Indian Restaurant In Derby It's always nice to know that you've done something right, and The Man and I figured that this must be the case as we were invited to review Anoki in Derby after recently visiting its Burton Read The Article | |
| Sunday Lunch At The Wheatsheaf Pub and Pantry, Bakewell Over the period of many years, decades, actually, His Nibs and I have eaten and/or drunk at The Wheatsheaf Pub and Pantry in Bakewell. It has been the best part of a year since Read The Article | |
| Sunday Lunch At The Barrel Inn, Bretton I don't care what anyone says, when the suns shining, there's no place more beautiful in the world than Derbyshire. With it being forecast to be a glorious weekend, The Man had set-to and booked Read The Article | |