GOT BEEF | FOOD REVIEW
Whitchurch Road, Heath, Cardiff. 029 2061 7534 / www.gotbeef.co.uk
The seasons are changing and, although the sun is making an appearance, you never know with the Welsh weather – so best get someone else to grill you up a good burger for you. The brand new Got Beef burger bar is a good place to start. Technically, Got Beef isn’t new in Cardiff: having started life as a pop-up restaurant in pubs and bars around town, it has now found a permanent home on Whitchurch Road.
Having heard good things, we excitedly looked over the menu. All the burgers are made with Welsh Black beef (or a veggie patty for non-meat eaters) but of the six choices, no two look the same. I decided to go with the delicious Bombay (£7.95) which was topped with curried bacon, giving the burger a subtle Indian edge, and delightfully crispy curried haystack potatoes. My partner went for the fantastic looking Heisen Burger (£7.95), with blue drunken onions (the onions had been drinking alcopops because they were a bright and beautiful chemical blue), bacon and blue cheese which was delicately placed atop the patty, rather than melted or put into a far-too-rich sauce.
As sides we went for the House Slaw (£2), which was sweet but not too creamy,mn and Dirty Fries (£3.50) which are the same as normal fries covered in American style sliced cheese, jalapeños, bacon and chipotle sauce. The fries were a bit too spicy and sweet for my tastes but my partner loved it.
There is clearly passion at work at Got Beef, as their dishes are interesting but also well thought out (it’s much more than novelty at work here), and everything is well cooked. The only thing that would make this the perfect joint is the price; as all sides are extras you have to fork out a little more if you don’t want to leave the place hungry. If you head to Got Beef, expect a high quality meal that you’re willing to pay for.
words HEATHER ARNOLD