Byron

I felt it ironic that our first day in the UK we opted for American fare, but it was quite delicious. The burgers were juicy and unpredictable flavours, and left us full without being overstuffed. We also got the zucchini fries — and they were just a delight!

Burgers are not bad and they have salads as side dishes. However, service is not great. I had a dirty glass, asked for another glass, it was again dirty and waiter agreed that it is actually not very clean, then he brought another one also dirty. Is it that difficult to wash glasses properly? Still staff was friendly

The burgers here are pretty good. I had the Byron Burger. It was decent. I didn’t think it was the best I’ve ever had, but a burger is a burger. Lol. I was on vacation so me and my friends were craving something that we would usually get in California, so a burger was our choice. I thought it was A-​OK.

Saw a ton of Byron Burger shops all over London and found it amusing as an American.
The mac and cheese is really, really good! Also, loved the little ramekin of green olives which surprisingly tasted fresh and not at all briny.
Considering I’ve been raving about the apps, the burgers are good, nothing mind-​blowing, but your standard issue burger.

Really enjoyed my lunch at Byron.
The chicken burger was fresh and delicious. I’m not a fan of soft buns, but the taste of the burger and the sauce made up for it. All the ingredients were fresh and delicious.
The home made lemonade is just sour enough for me, making it a nice refreshing drink for this meal.
The service was very friendly and fast. (It was quiet overall)

Great food, our server Bernal was amazing, really friendly, informative and attentive. Byron, keep hiring people like Bernal!

As an American who has spent over a year in Europe searching for a decent hamburger has been a personal quest of mine. Finally after endless attempts I found a real, quality American style burger in the heart of London at Byron. The meat was tasty, they actually managed to cook it medium and the flavors were spot on.
They have American style fast food fries as well as English chips. Other American favorites fill the menu like onion rings and shakes. They even have real A&W Root Beer, a true taste from home I never saw anywhere else in Europe.
The service at the Kensington High Street location was fast and super friendly. Every waitress in the place was friendly and eager to please. If you’re searching for a bit of economical American food in London I can’t recommend it highly enough. Best burgers I’ve had in Europe by a mile.

After being in Europe for a month I finally broke down and had a burger. This place came highly recommended so we stopped in for lunch. It as a very good burger but like other reviewers, the fries (chips) were great. Staff was attentive and friendly. If you need a good burger, it’s hard to beat Byron.

Alors là je suis un peu triste.
J’avais VRAIMENT aimé ma première expérience Byronish, et finalement, après réitération dans un autre quartier, la joie était moins au RDV.
Pourquoi ?
Parce que même en demandant un steak MEDIUM RARE, et ben il est carbonisé. Les gars, sérieux ! Moi aussi la viande sanguinolente, ça me dégoûte un chouia. Mais regardez les big mac: des steaks secs comme des semelles de chaussures, et aucune trace de charbon apparente, bon Dieu !
Comme dit Thierry Marx: «Vous savez comment ça s’appelle quand c’est brûlé? C’est de l’oxyde de carbone. C’est pas bon pour la santé.» (HASHTAGTOPCHEF)

Another good Byron location. Nice to have a dependable burger in this part of town. The story is the same here as with every other Byron: great ambiance, friendly servers, decent value, damn fine burgers. Worth a visit.

It’s right across the street from the cinema, which makes it super convenient.
Went here for lunch yesterday with a friend. I had a burger with blue cheese and avocado that was DELICIOUS. It was cooked perfectly. It really irritates me that in London burger places aren’t allowed to cook them rare — as that’s the only way I like mine done. But this one was on the more rare side of medium, so I was happy. I had a side of fries, which weren’t great. They reminded me of McDonald’s fries. They’re too thin. I asked for some extra pickles on the side and got a plate with 4 extras, which made me very happy. Their pickles are FABULOUS, and a nice American touch. My friend and I also split the tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole while we waited, and they were fantastic. The salsa and guacamole is truly some of the best that I’ve ever had — it tastes very homemade. I had a malted Oreo milkshake that was delicious.
The service was a bit patchy, however, as when we wanted to order and also to get the bill, we actually had to stand up to get someone’s attention. There weren’t waiters constantly walking past the table whose attention we could grab.
I have to say I prefer GBK, as their burgers taste better, their fries taste better, and their selection of burgers is much better. I get a bit bored of the lack of variety at Byron.
I wish they did delivery, as well.

London seemes to have more burger places these days than an American mall and I like it! I am a huge fan of good burgers so I really feel like a kid in a candy store…
Byron is definetely in my TOP 3 –burger places. The ingredients are simple but extremely good! Not a huge variety of choises but more than enough…
The sides are interesting too. We had courgette fries which were a nice change to the normal potato fries. They also have a nice selection of Brew Dog beers though the fact that they came in a can was rather dissapointing!

Is it the best burger I’ve ever eaten? No. However, the skin-​on chips were among the best fries I’ve ever had. They were delightfully crisp on the outside and nicely done on the inside.
We visited this particular branch about 3 times during a recent stay in London, and the Byron burger was excellent x2, and just so-​so ¹⁄₃ of the time. Service was always pleasant and quick, but not too hurried. I enjoyed the contemporary décor and the fact that the beer and wine lists were not too expensive, nor too complicated. Indeed, after a very long day of sightseeing, standing, and walking around, a burger and a bottle of wine is a great way to relax.
I’ve had better burgers, but Byron’s food was perfectly fine with quality and service solid enough to keep us coming back for more.
(During cold weather, avoid sitting near the front door. Free WiFi with login is a nice touch for out-​of-​towners).

Convenient to my flat on Allen Street. I have been here before and the quality of the burgers seems to have suffered since my visit last year. Service and pricing is still OK but the meat must have slipped a notch in grade.
Nothing truly bad but previous visits have been top notch for taste. This visit, there seemed to be some gristle or bone in the patty making for a less than great experience. The salad I got instead of fries was very good and along with a bottle of London Pride, saved the evening.
I will likely try Byron again, perhaps at this location or one of the others to see if it was just an off night or a victim of tough economic times.

World’s best cheeseburger! Habe noch nie einen so leckeren burger gegessen, die portionen könnten etwas größer sein Vom ambiente wie ein diner, bedienungen recht freundlich. Was nicht so gut war, dass wir gleich nachdem wir keinen nachtisch geordert hatten, die rechnung bekommen haben. Würde aber jederzeit wieder zum essen hingehen!

This location has a very high dad-​to-​screaming toddler ratio, especially on the weekends. Considering the geography, I guess this comes as no surprise. Other than that, Byron is pretty standard, American, burger fare. It reminds me a lot of the Shake Shack chain in NYC, but the food isn’t quite as good.
Having the kitchen in the middle of the restaurant isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If anything, it makes the rest of the restaurant insanely hot. I do appreciate their beer selection, though. They generally stock The Kernel Brewery’s IPA and my beloved Goose Island Honker’s Ale from Chicago. I also appreciate the choice between fries and onion rings, as I’m more of an onion ring girl. It’s definitely not my first choice in London, but Byron satisfies my American-​style burger craving without having to go too far from home – pretty much the point of chain restaurants, right?

When an American goes abroad there are a few daunting worries they are sometimes faced with: abiding by visa regulations, currency conversion, cultural barriers… and the quest for the authentic burger.
My beau and I attempted this place a while back after he heard about it from a friend of his. In my book, word of mouth is always good, delicious burger in mouth is always better.
I’ve been here a few times now, and every time I’m greeted by friendly staff with minimal to no waiting time for a table. The atmosphere is warm and well-​lit and there are little stylish nuances about the place that you can’t help but notice: silly comics and pictures on postcards for the place, or a playing card on your table.
The menu may appear limited at first, but in my experience this is usually a good thing for burger joints. They have more than you can handle, and even a drink menu that ups the class a couple notches. I’m pretty sure we took a photo of the label of what their «best white wine» was that first night so we could remember to buy it again later. Who would have thought?!
Burger lovers from all over can gather here and know that they even have options for vegetarians or those who prefer the «skinny» bun-​free burger (a concept that will forever remain elusive to me) and options for those who are constantly arguing with limited capacity of their stomach.
I think my only criticism would be the price of the sides. Not that they’re too much, but just that they’re à la carte. As any American burger enthusiast would know, most burger restaurants have a meal deal that includes a drink and a side… and it’s so conveniently classy that you can just order it by number («I’ll take a #6 please!).
But I’m not one to judge. Maybe it’s to curb our habit to over eat, maybe it’s to allow the burger to proudly stand on its own… maybe it’s a genius business scheme because everyone knows that even if we’re told french fries (chips) can cause cancer, we know they will always make the burger taste better.
Either way, as a proud American I’ll join others (US and UK alike) in a coalition effort to recommend this restaurant for the food and service. If this were high school, and each menu item were a member of the school’s soccer (football) team, I would proudly say that I’ve dated most of them.
I wandered over to the Byron website and the «Story» section starts like this:
«The Byron story hails from the misspent nights of my youth. During a four year stint in America, I ate enough hamburgers to sink the Titanic.»
And I’m sold all over again.

Mixed reviews and the über-​trendy faux-​dilapidated look of most of the chain put me off Byron for some time. I gave this branch a go last night and I was suitably impressed. This branch must be from the time before they became obsessed with dirty exposed bricks as it was all clean white walls and tiles. The service was a wee bit slow but we came in just as lots of people left. I got their special Uncle Sam burger and a milkshake, my companions got a cheeseburger each and we shared fries and courgette fries. I wanted hand-​cut chips but I was outvoted.
The milkshake was as good as I’ve had in London, with chunks of strawberry continually blocking my straw. The burger, their limited-​edition take on the classic American diner burger, was pretty authentic and visually it reminded me of the Big Kahuna Burger in Pulp Fiction. I could eat one again right now. However, I cast envious eyes at everybody else’s more European burgers, filled with salad, as they looked so nice. Not that mine wasn’t great, I was just hungry. Fries are fries, I’m not a great lover of them but the courgette fries were an interesting change, more resembling tempura vegetables than anything.
It was pricey but everywhere is. For me, it was on a par with Lucky 7 and as such, they get the same mark.

This place is great! Although it can get packed at ‘peak times’ the burgers are AMAZING (tasty and flavoursome), the baps go well with the burgers and try the hand-​cut chips — really lovely. The Oreo Milkshake is also one of the best I have ever had — one of their specialities.
Only criticisms are don’t try the garlic mayonnaise dip — is not all that tasty — and the prices are quite high.
All in all a good experience — would recommend!

I really want to like this place. I love burgers and Byron’s now all over London.
The actual burger was quite nice, not very generous. The fries were horrid. Very McDonald’s. They gave me a sore tongue.
If you throw in a few extras the bill is way too high. Actually, if you throw in no extras the bill’s way too high.
The atmosphere is very corporate. In fact there is no atmosphere and a burger joint should be fun, not feel like somewhere you pop into at Munich Airport when your plane’s been delayed.
The music was turned down but thudded away in the background adding to the general uneasy feeling this hollow place gave me. I felt something akin to jet lag when I left.
Try GBK if you’re looking for a good burger joint. It’s much, much better in every way.

Probably the best burger we’ve had in London, but that isnt saying much as the Brits really havent figured out how to do a great gourmet burger yet. Byron’s is good, but nowhere near as next level as burgers found stateside, or even in Tokyo which has really upped its burger game and some of the world’s best can be found in the far east.
Service was really slow which was annoying since we were in a bit of a time crunchy, but otherwise would have been fine if we were in a more leisurely mode.

Good organic Burgers and very nice staff. The drink menu could be more versatile.

You were too concern with mayo for the adults to pay attention to the deluge that was happening on the toddler end of the table (right next to you).
Urm. I’ve never been to a restaurant where waitstaff are so entirely unconcern with spilt drinks when they are standing right next to you. Should I get the extra napkins myself? I know tods (especially the ones in this branch) are annoying, but they are little people too.
This byron is also much more chi chi and full of notting hill yuppies with screaming kiddos than the Mall branch. Drool Monster is not a screamer. So I reckon we can go to the branch where normal people with non– screamers go.
Burgers and chips were solid 3.5* but the service and ambiance really left a lot to be desired for.