Malmaison have just brought out a new burger.
They heard I was something of a burger fan (understatement) so invited me along to give it a go.
It is a monster.
A 28 day aged beef patty, smothered in gruyere with slaw & bacon in a toasted brioche bun, topped with towering onion rings and a fois gras slider.
The fois gras was deliciously rich and sat a top a layer of sweet chutney.
I sort of wished that they'd just popped it into the main burger though. It seemed a bit of a waste to enjoy on its own.
The burger was a beast. The burgers I usually go for use much slimmer patties but this is a big brick of beef. Much manlier and something for the rough tough meat lovers among us.
Phoebe went for the lobster burger with mango salsa and lime hollandaise.
Side wise, we plumped for garlic & chilli shrooms, buttered kale, stilton butter, garlic butter and blue cheese dressing.
(If you've never dipped a burger into blue cheese dressing you haven't lived! And don't even get me started on fries with garlic butter...)
All in all it's a good burger & a serious show stopper.
You can get your mitts on one in any of the Mal restaurants; Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Reading & Dundee. So you should never be too far from your very own towering heart attack!
Visit the website here.
They heard I was something of a burger fan (understatement) so invited me along to give it a go.
It is a monster.
A 28 day aged beef patty, smothered in gruyere with slaw & bacon in a toasted brioche bun, topped with towering onion rings and a fois gras slider.
The fois gras was deliciously rich and sat a top a layer of sweet chutney.
I sort of wished that they'd just popped it into the main burger though. It seemed a bit of a waste to enjoy on its own.
The burger was a beast. The burgers I usually go for use much slimmer patties but this is a big brick of beef. Much manlier and something for the rough tough meat lovers among us.
Phoebe went for the lobster burger with mango salsa and lime hollandaise.
Side wise, we plumped for garlic & chilli shrooms, buttered kale, stilton butter, garlic butter and blue cheese dressing.
(If you've never dipped a burger into blue cheese dressing you haven't lived! And don't even get me started on fries with garlic butter...)
All in all it's a good burger & a serious show stopper.
You can get your mitts on one in any of the Mal restaurants; Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Reading & Dundee. So you should never be too far from your very own towering heart attack!
Visit the website here.
it's only 9 am here and I am craving a burger after reading this!
ReplyDeletethat looks so so good!
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Do we get a fitness post after this? Preparation for something like this should be an apple for lunch and a banana for breakfast? ;) It's beautiful!
ReplyDeletenever been a fan of fois gras, could they swap it out for some fillet steak potentially? :)
ReplyDeleteblue cheese dressing just sounds wrong! but always willing to try
those onion rings though, wawaweewah
You're so irresponsible. I can't believe you'd promote somehwere that sells fois gras AND something so disgustingly unhealthy. "HEARTATTACK TOWER"??? You're even laughing at how bad it is for you!! For god sake girl have a fucking salad.
ReplyDeleteI agree it's disgusting. She talks about shooting and wearing fur (even though she SAYS its vintage).
DeleteShe should be promoting vegetarianism and a HEALTHY lifestyle. Not all these holidays and extravigant eating. Its disgusting.
Look anon(s), I'm never going to be the politically correct blogger you'd like me to be.
DeleteI like naughty food, I like cocktails, I love fois gras, I'm a country girl. I love my food, I love going shooting with my daddy, I like getting stuck in mud and snoozing with the dogs by the fire (rescue dogs from shelters btw) JUST as much as I love getting dressed up and going to fancy parties.
I don't shove my blog down anyone's throat, I don't advertise, it doesn't POP up on TV when you're having breakfast... I just write it. It seems odd that you would seek me out to chastise me when you could quite simply just not read it!
I'm not going to stop blogging about the things I love, ever. So I stuggest you just stop reading now.
My readers know that I don't suggest they eat stack burgers every day, I promote The Anti-Diet lifestyle and it's helped a huge number of people.
There are a MILLION really great veggie blogs out there, choose one of them.
Advising a salad could be just as irresponsible! I lead a perfectly healthy and active lifestyle and occasionaly search out for an over indulgent meal like this Heart Attack Tower! Take a look at the Anti-Diet if your looking for 'responsible'- it's what the Londoner promotes
DeleteI don't agree with fur but shooting although I don't partake in it I dont have a problem with it but why should she adjust her blog to suit you's? Many read this blog for what it is and love it, myself included. Just because I do not agree with fur or fois gras does not mean she should stop eating it.
DeletePlus she should be promoting vegetarianism? Why when she is not a veggie. Stupidest point ever!
Y'all are mean and ignorant. As Rose has said previously, if you have a problem with the things she does or posts, go elsewhere. She's amazing. She means well and clearly she tries hard to do things that are responsible and make a difference. If you live your entire life worrying about what is and isn't super duper pooper scooper healthy, you'll be miserable. She's obviously healthy. She looks incredible. Lay off. This post is great and the food looks amazing! I too have a weakness for burgers...maybe I'll get one for lunch.
DeleteHey anons, an even better suggestion, don't read her blog
DeleteCOUNTRY GIRLS FTW!!
DeleteThe world is way too PC now anyway. Good for you R.
Jesus - chill out! Don't read her blog if it offends you so much.
Deletea HAPPY life style is a HEALTHY lifestyle :) and rose you seem very happy
DeleteThe truth is that if she blogged about salad and how to be healthy and never did anything 'bad' it would be boring as hell and none of us would read the blog.
DeleteIt's addictive because it's honest and real. Not some pasteurised, fake, branded bullshit blog. A real girl, her real life. I like that her response is always "if you don't like it dont read it". It means that she's not doing it for other people's benefit. She writes the blog for her and her friends, she welcomes everyone else in as friends too. If you don't want to be friends, she doesn't care, just go on your way and leave her alone.
The advice she gives people is truly lovely and I don't know another blogger who cares about her readers the way rosie does.
Keep it up girl!
I love your blog, thanks for sticking to your guns, no pun intended. thats what its all about, sharing who you are nothing more.
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Okay, if Rosie ever stops writing this blog because she gets sick of all you moaning idiots I will hunt you down. You should be ashamed that the girl you think acts so 'disgustingly', clearly has a million times more class that you do.
DeleteOn the subject of Foie Gras however, I had no idea what it was I just googled it, and I've never tried it. Now I know, I am a little put off. But if I already knew I really liked it I can't say I wouldn't eat it. Some slaughter houses are awful and hey, I still eat bacon!
So make sure you're blemish free before you start hounding the poor girl.
And Anon2: "She should be promoting vegetarianism and a HEALTHY lifestyle. Not all these holidays and extravigant eating. Its disgusting." You sound like you totally need a week on a yacht and a stack burger, and a spelling and grammar lesson for that matter.
Vegetarianism isn't the future of food, No one is under any obligation whatsoever to promote it.
DeleteFur is mostly likely vintage, being a country boy myself I know for a fact my grandmother has a huge chest of the stuff, we wouldn't buy it now, it's hugely expensive and unnecessary, but why not wear the old stuff?
No one wants to read about salad, we blog about indulgent food because it's interesting and inspiring.
The anti diet is the most sensible lifestyle choice that exists, fad diets are ridiculous, if you can live a lifestyle similar to that put forward by the anti diet you WILL be healthy.
And as for holidays - travel is one of the most amazing things we can experience as humans. So far this year I have been to Thailand, Cambodia, Egypt, Barcelona and Paris, and I am spending this New Years Eve in Hong Kong with my Boyfriend and his family, I (and I'm sure rose would agree) consider myself to be extremely lucky to be in this situation and value it hugely.
Perhaps anon has only been to Bognor?
blimey Rose that looks bloody amazing! x
ReplyDeletebloody hell! That burger's as big as my house.
ReplyDeleteUsually I look at your restaurant reviews and let out a little sigh because they are far across the water in London, but the fact we have a Malmaison in Belfast and that it is now the weekend makes me super excited to the burgers there :)
ReplyDeleteand to the person above, although I don't agree with the process of fois gras myself she is perfectly entitled to eat whatever she wants and review it for those who want to know. Yes it is unhealthy but you can tell from the other posts that Rosie believes in everything in moderation and adapts this as appropriate. Frankly you cannot have a body like her eating this every day (unfortunately0. Ironic that you post this anonymously too! Im sure you never eat anything unhealthy. Enjoy your salad, I'm away for a burger :)
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If you've never dipped a burger into blue cheese dressing you haven't lived! It has to be a fact!
ReplyDeleteI know I should be hankering after the burger but it was the buttered kale that got my mouth watering!
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Ha ha. Me too! And the mushrooms, garlic butter, cheese sauce, fries... Don't think I'd bother with the burger at all! (Although I'm sure I could be tempted by a skinny version minus the fois gras...)
DeleteLooks amazing! and I am so jealous of you being able to eat like that and keep a perfect figure!
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Days! This is a beast! Now that I now longer live in London, the Aberdeen one is for me! Not sure I can finish all of that on my own though. Definitely will be a team effort!
ReplyDeletePS. F the haters! They can always click the little red X on the top right corner if they don't like the content! I am a country girl(Surrey)too and proud! Don't change for anyone Rosieeee! :)
Joelle
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Oh how I love you Rosie!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely, fun weekend.
Sweet.Jesus.Amazing.
ReplyDeleteMust get myself to this place next time I'm in London
Looks Deeeeelish!
Lize x
The negative comments just seem like jealousy to me. If someone enjoying their life makes you jealous then go out and change yours (and please stop whining!).
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would just like to point out that vegetarianism isn't necessarily the healthiest option. I am a toxicologist - I should know!
great post as usual Rose - thanks for brightening up my afternoon!
:)
I vote Labour. Rose is a Tory.
ReplyDeleteI am vegan. Rose is a meat lover.
I am anti-fur. Rose loves it.
Yes despite all of this, I read Rose's blog religiously. Why? Because she is one of the most interesting, witty, intelligent, thoughtful and beautiful women in the world. So what if we totally differ on a few things? We don't have to visit the polling station together. We don't have to go out for dinner together. We don't have to shop for clothes together. But do you know what? We could definitely sink a few of her delicious Watermelon Martinis together. And THAT is why I love her blog.
So fuck off, Anons. Go and read something else.
Oh my goodness, what a lovely comment! Thankyou!
DeleteNext time you're in town the martinis are on me! xx
Amen, times 10. Cocktails and dreams. Happy weekend :-)
DeleteRose, from reading your blog I know that you are lovely, down to earth, kind, loving young lady. Keep being you and ignore those who hate. You are an inspiration to other young women to love and respect themselves more. You don't make me envy your life, you inspire me to appreciate and enjoy my life the way you do yours, and I think that is admirable and wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis looks SO delicious! Just wanted to say: thanks to your blog I learned there's a whole hamburger-world out there. Before, when I heard the word 'hamburger', I could only think about McDonalds. Oh how foolish!
ReplyDeleteI already tried to make 'the perfect hamburger' a couple of times now. This has seriously become a life-challenge ;).
Love the blog, I really enjoy it!
Hey Rosie,
ReplyDeleteI'm 15 and I think I'm ready to have sex with my boyfriend for the first time. I'm not on the pill because I'm not 16 yet but my boyfriend says that condoms are gross and he wont use one with me but it donesnt matter because you cant get pregnant the first time anyway. What should I do?/ I know this isnt about burgers but you always seem to give the best advice!! Love you and your blog!!
xoxoxoxox
Honey, tell your boyfriend not to worry about condoms... because he wont be having sex.
DeleteYou can absolutely get pregnant the first time and I'm glad you're being so sensible about it. Keep it up and if he doesn't come around, dump him and find a better one.
xx
Don't let him bully you into it, that's how I lost mine, and it isn't something I would wish upon anyone, if he's a good boyfriend and loves you, he'll wait xxx
DeleteAm I the only one who realises these posters (almost always Anon) who need ridiculous "advice" are not real?
DeleteThey are more Rosie haters (or ex boyfriends) who are just playing with her to see what kind of response she is going to give.
I would just ignore these if I were you Rosie! They are just yanking your chain :):)
I'm not sure any of my exes would care about this...
DeleteRegardless, what if the one girl I don't write to was real? What if she needed advice and I didn't help?
Thankyou Rosie Im so amazed you answered me in person!! ""KSW"" should mind her own business. every girl at my school reads your blog and sometimes theres just noone else to ask about this stuff. We don't get sex ed until were 16. Did you think Id ask my Mom??! I dont have a sister but if I could choose one it would be Rosie. Love you even more than before!! Please dont ever stop xoxo
DeleteSounds more like KSW is the jealous ex if you ask me...
DeleteLooks too good. Love that you give such amazing advice, Rose. You are an amazing role models to us girls! xx
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Why are you drinking white wine? You're supposed to drink red with meat.
ReplyDeleteI rarely do what I'm supposed to, Anon.
DeleteGood girl.
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DeleteIt looks proper disgusting
ReplyDeleteThat lobster burger looks yummy. Although I'm baffled how you can look so good and eat that. I won't believe that you ate that whole thing, even I couldn't.
ReplyDeleteWhere does this idea that a single meal will instantly turn you fat.
DeleteBodybuilders still eat pizza, hell just check out phelps' training diet for a near perfect example.
I feel a little bit upset with myself that I'm more tempted by the lobster burger, whats happening to me! xo
ReplyDeleteIf these are not available in June I will literally cry my eyes out. When I saw it on Instagram last night I started to get hungry, but now... MMMMM!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a serious, mouth-watering burger.
ReplyDeleteThat looks amaaaaazing I lovee when the bread is like that :)
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this looks so uber yummy! Love you and your blog Rose, ignore the haters they have no life! xxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Rose,
ReplyDeleteI'm in London & wondering what would be a souvenir to bring back to the US for my friends. What do you suggest? Preferably something small.
Thanks! xx
*Swoooooooon* <3 this :)
ReplyDeleteDear Rose,
ReplyDeleteI just started uni and I busy applying for all sorts of positions in different societies just like you advised us to do! :-)
I have a marketing position interview coming up and I feel that you are a marketing guru! What is needed in this position is promoting events, being a good salesperson, and having some sort of background in graphic design.
Could you possibly give me any tips and ideas on how to impress the people interviewing me? Maybe some ideas on promoting the society, how to present my graphic design portfolio, or what sort of portfolio to have? (because you've mentioned that you were also pretty involved in this in uni)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Love,
Elli
This is an insane looking burger! We eat a lot of fries in ranch dressing here, instead of the blue cheese. Both are delish though~
ReplyDeleteRose have u seen this new blog www.nomadicdiar.com, it looks its a copy of urs
ReplyDeleteThis makes me feel like I'm missing out on something as I haven't tasted fois gras. Blue cheese dressing, on the other hand, oh my!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have to say I can't understand the negative commenters here as you really don't do anything to offend anyone. Don't let it ruin your day, cause the rest of us find such a happy place in your blog.
Dear Rose,
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog! There is such a vast array of choices that I get to read from, especially the anti-diet one. I found you through a site from bloglovin, and I just liked you! You're awesome, stay awesome.
Love,
Jo
Go Rose, those burgers look delish :) Great blog as always!
ReplyDeleteOh this looks a beast of a burger!! I usually go for thinner burgers too but would probably have to make an exception for this one. Even the bread looks good.. and don't get me started on chips with garlic butter! Yum! x
ReplyDeleteDear Rosie,
ReplyDeleteI have a complaint .... (It's actually a compliment) you need to blog daily!!!! I love your blog and look forward to reading it every day! I go through withdrawls when they are a few days apart! I even discuss it with my 60 year old boss who immigrated from Scotland. I ask him for translations on the few British terms you use when I am not familiar with them. (This also work to my advantage as he will then launch a conversation about life in Scotland and England which is far more interesting then working on spreadsheets��). Anywhoo... My biggest pet peeve is when people attack my favourite bloggers in the comment section. I wish if they didn't like the blog they would just stop reading it. I for one think it's perfectly acceptable to have a heartattack meal on occasion and quite frankly I don't think I would want to read y
Bah! Stupid Iphone posted before I finished! I hope there are no spelling mistakes I didn't get a chance to proof read.
ReplyDeleteCont... I wouldn't want to read about salads day after day.
I was going to add my husband is a transplanted Liverpudlian (he came here when he was five and isn't aware of all the British lingo hence the conversations with my boss :) and I am an LFC fan by marriage, as I believe you are a Chelsea fan, I don't hold that against you ;)
You are adorbs and I love ya!
Jessica in Canada
Rose I'm so excited! I'm moving to London in the fall and it's going to be amazing. Your blog will act as my own personal guide book to seeking out all the fun things to do! I won't know a soul, except for a few funny ex's who now live there. I was wondering if you had any tips on making friends in London, are people cliqueish generally or do you find people quite inviting? x
ReplyDeleteRose you're so cool and such a rebel... White wine and red meat whatever next?!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a FEAST! That looks unreal!
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Hello Rose!
ReplyDeleteYou inspired me to create this big-daddy-burger on my blog...
At the moment it has a rather dull name, I was thinking perhaps you could NAME IT :)
Http://homeandfood.co.uk/2012/11/stuffed-lamb-burgers-with-minted-mash.html
If you find the time to take a peak, I hope you enjoy it!
Lots of love, Hamilton.
Firstly: Great photos.
DeleteSecond: MASH IN A BURGER?! You're an evil genius.
Third: Hmmm...a name... The Welshy?
Mwahaha, thank you rose!
DeleteThe welshy is perfect, renaming it as we speak :)
Oh my.. yum. (your blog does me no favors with my wheat allergy, I hate it a little bit more everytime i see this food...) And ignore the anons, they just wish they ate the burger instead.
ReplyDeleteSweet baby Jesus...YUM! What a babe of a burger! I won't be able to live with myself until I try a burger dipped in blue cheese dressing, what kind of life have I been living??!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rose, I tried this at Malmaison Birmingham and was very disappointed. I had really high hopes and wanted to love it, but it really wasn't that great. But thanks for all your reviews, I still trust you when it comes to food. Keep up the good work! x
ReplyDeleteRose, your blog is a recent discovery and I find myself going back to so many posts; you are amazing! Incredibly written and incredibly excited. I'm from London too and want to try all these eats! Could you please advise me on where to take a date for his birthday in London. He is insistent that as it's his birthday on his one day off from gym he just wants to go for a burger and fries! Where can I get a really good burger in London? Good enough to take someone for his birthday! The kind that makes you want to high five the chef and take him home to hide away in your kitchen would be good!!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the incredible posts!
Hi! As a major foodie myself, I'd have to say you should take him to The Diner! It's a mid-priced sit-down restaurant that is meant to be like an American diner. They have quite a few locations, but for your date, I'd recommend the Covent Garden location. If you go, you have to get a milkshake, it's the best!
DeleteHere is their site: http://www.goodlifediner.com/
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ReplyDeleteOh my dear LORD that lobster burger!!! I am drooling over my keyboard, it looks divine.
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