Matador

Last week I headed down to the newest burger restaurant in Hove, @matadorbrgr , and was really impressed with the experience

The decor is lovely, to the point you may think of this place as a post steak house or even Spanish tapas bar from the outside as it really stands out as quite a premium setting but it’s actually delivering some great burgers, shakes and sides

It’s worth noting they these guys don’t currently have an alcohol licence and while they have applied for one, they are still awaiting approval but regardless they are serving some pretty great shakes including the caramel Oreo shake that I had on my visit and it was lovely

The burgers start from £10.50 and have an array of beef, chicken and vegetarian offerings. There is a great selection of sides to accompany your burger which also start from £4 which I think is pretty reasonable for a premium establishment. On this occasion we had the BBQ burger and the ‘Matador’ burger consisting of a thick juicy patty, Smoked Cheese, Brisket Jam, Shoestring fries and House chilli Sauce which I really enjoyed. The flavours work really well together and the sweetness from the jam and the sour chilli sauce really make a great combo. A highlight for me was the Truffle Mac n Cheese, perfect ratio of crispy cheese so sauce and a hint of truffle for effect, really delicious

We ended with a couple of desserts which looked as good as they tasted. The Baked San Sebastián Cheese cake was an absolute winner, a delicious way to end our meal

I really enjoyed our visit here. The owner started their journey when they opened Joe’s Burgers so they have a lot of experience in what makes a good burger. Since 7 Bones departed from Hove, there has been a burger shaped hole in Hove’s food scene and this definitely fills that spot! Nice work Matador, I look forward to heading back!

I was invited to try this one. As always, all opinions are my own.