To be honest, before the pandemic, I thought that the casual dining sector was a little oversaturated with choice, especially burger joints.
I do like Byron burger but they are in an already quite crowed burger market.
No surprise. They were already in trouble during covid.
Went in once, lovely milkshakes, thoroughly disappointing burgers.
£6 for a kids burger. Not surprised they are having trouble – family lunches are a mainstay for this kind of restaurant. Main menu prices aren’t insane, but if you’re bringing kids people are going to look for the likes of Pizza Express which get you a kids main course, side, dessert, a drink for just north of £7.
Sorry for the folks losing jobs, but I’ve never heard of this chain, and it’s not like there’s a lack of places to get burgers.
I think five guys outclassed them in their burgers tbh. Plus everytime we ate in at Byron’s the wait was long for food to arrive and then less than lukewarm.
Reasonable burgers, nice sides dishes – however all massively overpriced (£18 for a burger, with no sides). £8 for a side. £5 for a milkshake.
Kids menu was very poor also.
Wouldn’t go back.
They used to be pretty good 10-20 years ago but seemed to lose their edge at some point.
Last time I went it was £15 for a normal burger with no sides, just the burger. Who is paying that?
Good. Their burgers are awful, which isn’t even a bad thing, what is a bad thing is the fact that they charge you the best part of £20 for them.
Eating out has got to the point where it’s more of a poor financial choice than a treat. I can’t wait for all of these places to die a death so the prices can come back down and people can start enjoying these places again without having to take out another mortgage.
OMG where on earth else can i go to get a burger!?! /s
Last time I went it was nearly £20 for just a (fairly decent) burger with no sides, fries etc. No wonder they are struggling.
Been boycotting them ever since they laid a trap for their employees locking them in a restaurant for an immigration raid. Good riddance.
People have a lot less disposable income and restaurants are an easy place to cut back on. Even then, people want good food and to feel they got their money’s worth when eating out. Places like Byron fall into the mid tier sector and a lot of those places are underwhelming and competing in a very crowded market, especially burger joints. People don’t want to pay £15 for a burger with no sides when they could make a decent burger at home for a lot less.
£20 for a burger? WTF, this place should have been put in the bin years ago. The burgers must have been something special….
Couldn’t happen to a nicer chain. Utter cunts who stitched up and entrapped their own employees.
Also not really all that good, as burgers go. Not worth the price at all.
Must admit I’ve always struggled to see the appeal of these sort of fancy burger places, especially since it’s one of easiest foods to make at home while also having full control over what else you put in it, vs reading one of the 5 or 6 things they have on the menu and being all like “oh that’s starting to sound nice…oh wait one of the 56569123 other things they’ve crammed into it before they gave it a dumb name completely ruins it”
Byron isn’t that great anymore, like all good casuals that go to chain they die because what made them great in the first place gets diluted down.
I’m waiting for Franco manca to go the same way. Loved that placed when it was in Brixton and a couple of sites in London. You can see it’s death written all over the menu.
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To be honest, before the pandemic, I thought that the casual dining sector was a little oversaturated with choice, especially burger joints.
I do like Byron burger but they are in an already quite crowed burger market.
No surprise. They were already in trouble during covid.
Went in once, lovely milkshakes, thoroughly disappointing burgers.
£6 for a kids burger. Not surprised they are having trouble – family lunches are a mainstay for this kind of restaurant. Main menu prices aren’t insane, but if you’re bringing kids people are going to look for the likes of Pizza Express which get you a kids main course, side, dessert, a drink for just north of £7.
Sorry for the folks losing jobs, but I’ve never heard of this chain, and it’s not like there’s a lack of places to get burgers.
I think five guys outclassed them in their burgers tbh. Plus everytime we ate in at Byron’s the wait was long for food to arrive and then less than lukewarm.
Reasonable burgers, nice sides dishes – however all massively overpriced (£18 for a burger, with no sides). £8 for a side. £5 for a milkshake.
Kids menu was very poor also.
Wouldn’t go back.
They used to be pretty good 10-20 years ago but seemed to lose their edge at some point.
it looks like they pretty much went down but did a [CVA in 2018](https://www.companyrescue.co.uk/guides-knowledge/news/byron-burgers-to-seek-cva-as-chain-struggles-4075/) and are about to go again according to https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2023/01/05/Byron-owner-Famously-Proper-confident-of-rescue-deal-as-it-files-notice-of-intention-to-appoint-administrators
Last time I went it was £15 for a normal burger with no sides, just the burger. Who is paying that?
Good. Their burgers are awful, which isn’t even a bad thing, what is a bad thing is the fact that they charge you the best part of £20 for them.
Eating out has got to the point where it’s more of a poor financial choice than a treat. I can’t wait for all of these places to die a death so the prices can come back down and people can start enjoying these places again without having to take out another mortgage.
OMG where on earth else can i go to get a burger!?! /s
Last time I went it was nearly £20 for just a (fairly decent) burger with no sides, fries etc. No wonder they are struggling.
Been boycotting them ever since they laid a trap for their employees locking them in a restaurant for an immigration raid. Good riddance.
People have a lot less disposable income and restaurants are an easy place to cut back on. Even then, people want good food and to feel they got their money’s worth when eating out. Places like Byron fall into the mid tier sector and a lot of those places are underwhelming and competing in a very crowded market, especially burger joints. People don’t want to pay £15 for a burger with no sides when they could make a decent burger at home for a lot less.
£20 for a burger? WTF, this place should have been put in the bin years ago. The burgers must have been something special….
Couldn’t happen to a nicer chain. Utter cunts who stitched up and entrapped their own employees.
Also not really all that good, as burgers go. Not worth the price at all.
Must admit I’ve always struggled to see the appeal of these sort of fancy burger places, especially since it’s one of easiest foods to make at home while also having full control over what else you put in it, vs reading one of the 5 or 6 things they have on the menu and being all like “oh that’s starting to sound nice…oh wait one of the 56569123 other things they’ve crammed into it before they gave it a dumb name completely ruins it”
Byron isn’t that great anymore, like all good casuals that go to chain they die because what made them great in the first place gets diluted down.
I’m waiting for Franco manca to go the same way. Loved that placed when it was in Brixton and a couple of sites in London. You can see it’s death written all over the menu.