Type and hit ENTER

Commonly used tags...

Brighton Festival Brighton Fringe Brighton Pride British Sea Power Cinecity Lewes Psychedelic Festival Locally Sourced Lost & Found Love Supreme Festival Mutations Festival Nick Cave Poets Vs MCs Politics Rag'n'Bone Man Record Store Day Save Our Venues Six Of The Best Source Virgins Streets Of Brighton Street Source Tattoos The Great Escape Tru Thoughts Unsung Heroes
  • Home
  • News
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Food
  • Tickets
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Advertise
  • Home
  • News
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Food
  • Tickets
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Contribute
    • Advertise
Stock Burger | Brighton Source
Stock Burger | Brighton Source
Stock Burger | Brighton Source
Stock Burger | Brighton Source
Stock Burger | Brighton Source
Food

Stock Burger Review

Jul 13, 2016
-
Posted by Anna Hardman

THE PLACE
“Brighton is not short of a good burger,” says Stock Burger’s website cheerfully as we log on to check out the menu ahead of time. They’re not wrong there and it takes a brave soul to open another burger joint (or indeed any restaurant) in the crowded, spoilt-for-great-dining-choices scene that is Brighton.

Stock Burger claims it has a new take on the burger because our great city didn’t “have quite the place” they were looking for. This new take is ‘burger + beer’. Let’s wait until we’ve eaten, shall we? Scepticism aside it is pleasing to head somewhere with a sea view and we took a pew in one of the oversized window booths. The décor is part diner, part Scandi-inspired and we rather liked it. There is a very slight air of hotel restaurant about it (it’s attached to Holiday Inn and you can see the reception from many tables) but not enough to put you off.

Stock Burger | Brighton Source

THE MEAL
As you’d expect the menu focuses on American and Mexican options – think ribs, nachos and chicken wings plus a huge array of burgers. You can select one of the chef’s concoctions or choose from 18 ingredients to build your own. There’s the obligatory eating challenge too, the ‘Hub Cap Burger’ which our waitress assured us isn’t for the faint of heart. Not fancying ourselves as Man v. Food contestants we opted for a range of slightly more modest dishes from the main menu.

First up: half rack of pork ribs. These were hard to fault. Tender, juicy and smothered in sweet, sticky BBQ sauce. They reminded of us authentic American ribs we’d eaten in Chicago recently. De-lish. Another selection was the pulled beef brisket with extra pulled beef (yes really) and this was, by all accounts, well flavoured and on the right side of naughty burger indulgence.

From there on in, our choices got progressively more average. The naked burger arrived and was perfectly fine, a chicken breast sat atop a giant lettuce leaf with salad. Tasty but unfortunately the waitress forgot the ‘no sauce’ request (one of us was avoiding sugar) and the chicken arrived covered in a marie-rose type dressing that was far too sweet. Nothing bad about it but equally not much to write home about.

The Stock Burger, their house creation was ordered by two people on our table with mixed reviews from both. One said it was good, again nothing groundbreaking but a decent burger while the other found gristle in hers and it came out a little cold. We had no check-back from the waitress to see how we were getting on which, we realised, can often be a little annoying when you’re in the midst of enjoying your food sans interruption but if there’s something awry it’s a good time to let them know. They also didn’t ask how we wanted our beef cooked which seemed a little odd.

Stock Burger | Brighton Source

THE VERDICT
In short, it was a mixed bag. The décor and the interesting menu gave us high hopes, and some dishes really lived up to expectations but their burgers didn’t blow us away. The bill came to over £20 a head without dessert and not everyone was drinking alcohol so the main meal really needed to pack a punch. It’s now been open for seven months and if we were struggling for a meal option on the seafront (which is strangely the case more often than not) then we’d head back, but not before we’d tried The New Club first.

Stock Burger, 5 Little Preston St, Brighton BN1
www.stockburgerco.com
Words by Anna Hardman
Photos by Gili Dailes

Jul 13, 2016
Email
Anna Hardman
Anna is a scouser living in Brighton. By day she heads up a PR team at one of Brighton's most well known digital agencies. By night and at weekends she's getting to know her new city (mainly by eating and drinking her way around it!). She loves writing, making stuff and walking her pooch. She once sang live on Songs of Praise, but more on that another time.
← PREVIOUS POST
God Bless The Revelator
NEXT POST →
The Rose Hill Tavern Returns
Mailing List

Recent Posts
  • Oral Habit Release Garage Frock! ep With a Family Store In-Store
    Jul 5, 2025

    Is this the best new band in Brighton? Team Source says "Hell Yeah!"

  • Ger Ready for Some Summer Hi Jinx
    Jun 26, 2025

    New promotions Team Hi Jinx are inviting you for beer, and free live music beside the sea side. What is not to like?

  • Big Long Sun Launch Album No 2!
    Jun 25, 2025

    With two slamming singles the new Big Long Sun album should be the soundtrack to late night summer parties across the land.

  • Great Escape 2025 Day 4 Review
    Jun 13, 2025

    Day 4 started with a party whistle thrash punk Extravaganza and ended with the glorious debut of Post Common. We love you TGE.

  • Great Escape 2025 Day 3 Review
    Jun 9, 2025

    One of the real joys of the Great Escape is you can often see the bands that really grab you more than once. Day 3 delivered.

  • Great Escape 2025 Day 2 Review
    Jun 7, 2025

    Day 2 provided a diverse range of acts. Within 30 minutes we went from beautiful Australian folk to riotous Korean DnB and that was before tea time!

  • The Girl On The Train Review
    Jun 7, 2025

    A fantastic adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel which is a beautiful balance of acting, theatricality and gritty story telling.

  • Great Escape 2025 Day 1 Review
    Jun 6, 2025

    No longer just a day for getting your wrist band; some serious heavy hitters were brought out for a cracking day one.

Website developed in Brighton by Infobo
Copyright © Brighton Source 2009-2023
Stock Burger Review - Brighton Source