I don’t know if I’ve ever blogged before about GBK but I’m sure I’ve eaten there nearly ten times in the last five years. For me it’s the kind of place which is good, no make that great, when I’m there but then for some reason as soon as I’ve walked out of the restaurant I would happily not even consider going there for months if not a whole year. Why I have no idea as I always enjoy the food and the company when I’ve eaten there. The clue to GBK, or Gourmet Burger Kitchen, is in the name – a restaurant specialising in gourmet burgers. Created by three Kiwis they not only do a mean selection of burgers they have the most awesome fries I’ve had in London. Their milkshakes (coming in flavours including lime, banana, oreo) are kick butt too. In addition to the “regular” burgers they also have some special items which currently include buffalo and wild boar. I’ve yet to try out these specialties … maybe next time!

Tonight I had a catch up with Caro and Nate and a good friend of Caro’s Philippe (he is her sister’s boyfriend’s sister’s boyfriend – I think I’ve got that right! who I met him Caro and Nate’s wedding in France last year) at the GBK in South Kensington. Whether its due to the credit crunch or other reasons GBK have had long running offers where you can get 2-4-1 on burgers / salads. Tonight the boys took it literally and opted to get two burgers each!! Let me tell you that the burgers at GBK are not tiny little things and combined with a side order of chips one burger is more than enough to put me on the way to being so full that I literally feel sick after meals at GBK. Hilariously, I don’t know if its because Nate was just getting carried away, he ordered us five orders of chips to share between the four of us! It was quite funny when they brought all the food out – I didn’t think we’d have room on the table for it all!

To my disbelief, and their credit, the boys polished off their two burgers and a fair amount of the chips. In fact Nate finished his two burgers so quickly that I think I was still working on my burger just as he was finishing his second! Caro and I could only shake our heads, and rub our stomachs in pain from eating too much, at their antics.

Then, unbelievably, we headed to a gelateria for some ice-cream …. 🙂