Smoques

It feels like so many places have jumped on the limited edition Christmas special trend this year, and honestly, I’m not mad about it at all, especially when it’s done this well. @smoqueburgeruk Christmas burger is a festive standout, available with beef, chicken, or vegan options. It’s loaded with American cheese, grilled streaky bacon, a house made stuffing patty, Christmas roasted veg, cranberry sauce, and pigs in blanket mayo, and it also comes with a pot of hot gravy for dipping. The burger was huge, packed with flavour, and the mix of textures was incredible. The stuffing patty was a real highlight, and dipping everything into the gravy just took it to the next level. Personally, I think I preferred the chicken version, though the beef was also excellent. At £8.95, it’s very reasonably priced too

If that wasn’t enough, Smoques also offers a great selection of festive sides, including pigs in blankets with gravy, chicken and chips with gravy, and rosemary potato fries. We tried a few, and I was completely obsessed with the chicken and gravy, no surprise as I’m a big gravy fan. At just £4.95, it’s an absolute bargain too

What I really love about Smoques is that everything is made in house, from the fries and buns to the desserts and even many of the drinks. I tried the raspberry lemonade, followed by the Biscoff cheesecake and tiramisu, and was genuinely impressed by the quality. It really shows that these guys are about much more than just burgers.

The festive menu is available until the end of December, so definitely check it out if you’re enjoying the Christmas themed specials around Brighton right now. And don’t forget they also offer two mains and two sides for £14 every Tuesday (collection and delivery), which makes it even more worth a visit.

Now available on @justeatuk @deliveroo and most recently @ubereats_uk plus their own in house delivery service too

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