{"id":495,"date":"2025-03-05T10:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/?p=495"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:04:00","slug":"i-tried-the-worlds-best-burger-to-see-if-its-worth-19-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/i-tried-the-worlds-best-burger-to-see-if-its-worth-19-50\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried the \u2018world\u2019s best burger\u2019 to see if it\u2019s worth \u00a319.50"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is it really the world\u2019s best burger? (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you hear that something has been crowned the \u2018world\u2019s best\u2019, it\u2019s fair to say you\u2019re going to have high expectations for it.<\/p>\n

So when the server placed the Big Matt down in front of me on the table at Hawksmoor\u2019s restaurant<\/a> in Seven Dials, I was practically buzzing.<\/p>\n

This was the \u2018world\u2019s best burger\u2019<\/a>, it was going to be a game-changer. I was about to eat one of the most scrumptious meals<\/a> of my life. Right?!<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s the thing about hyping things up\u2026 more often than not, you\u2019ll be disappointed by the reality.<\/p>\n

As Metro\u2019s<\/strong> specialist food writer, I\u2019ve tried my fair share of burgers \u2013 everything from Burger King\u2019s Whopper<\/a> to Bleecker Burger<\/a> \u2013 and the Big Matt doesn\u2019t come close to the best I\u2019ve ever had, let alone the best in the world.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t even the best thing on the table at the time \u2013 that accolade goes to the rib eye steak my husband ordered, cooked to medium rare perfection and slathered in peppercorn sauce.<\/p>\n

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The Big Matt is a fancy tribute to the Big Mac at McDonald\u2019s (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For context, the Big Matt is Hawksmoor\u2019s fancy tribute to the iconic Big Mac<\/a> from McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, only it\u2019s much more expensive at \u00a319.50 and is served with a side of beef dripping fries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The burger features two dry-aged beef patties, double American cheese, Hawksmoor<\/strong><\/a> special sauce, shredded lettuce, onions and homemade pickles. And yes, there\u2019s a third piece of bread (a bottom bun) in the middle of the whole thing. Just like Maccies.<\/p>\n

Created by Matt Brown, the Hawksmoor Group\u2019s executive chef, the Big Matt first hit the menu in 2017 and went on to be ranked as the number one best burger in the world in 2023, in a list of\u00a0 the World\u2019s Best Steak Restaurants.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

People have called it \u2018the perfect cheeseburger\u2019 and say it\u2019s \u2018the best burger [they\u2019ve] ever eaten\u2019, but for me, there\u2019s no escaping the fact that at it\u2019s core, it\u2019s just a gussied up Big Mac. <\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s not to say that it isn\u2019t good, because it is. The Big Matt is everything that a Big Mac should be. It\u2019s an elevated Big Mac, if you will.<\/p>\n

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The Hawksmoor version is superior to the McDonald\u2019s one, but at its core it is essentially still a Big Mac (Picture: Lauren DeCicca\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s no doubt in my mind that if I had to choose between spending a fiver on the McDonald\u2019s version, or splashing three times that price on the Hawksmoor one, I\u2019d part with the extra cash to eat something made with higher quality ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The meat in the Big Matt is juicier (as you\u2019d hope would be the case at a steak restaurant), the buns are thicker, and there are a lot more pickles. All of this combined means the overall look of the burger is better and the flavour is much richer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the OG at Maccies is your go-to, you have to try this while it\u2019s on the lunch menu, and you\u2019ll probably never be able to look at a Big Mac the same way again. <\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re more of a cheeseburger gal<\/a> like me, then I\u2019ve got a few other recommendations for you\u2026<\/p>\n

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Courtney\u2019s current favourite burger is from 7th Street Burgers in NYC (Picture: Courtney Pochin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have your say in the comments below<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>If you want to try a burger that really blows McDonald\u2019s out of the water (and all other fast food chains too), head to 91 East 7th Street in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York\u2019s<\/a> East Village, where you\u2019ll find <strong>7th Street Burgers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The menu is tiny as they only sell cheeseburgers and double cheeseburgers, but boy do they do them well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A cheeseburger here will set you back $6.50 (roughly \u00a35), which is the same price as a Big Mac, but you just can\u2019t compare the two, 7th Street is in a league of its own. <\/p>\n<p>To quote the burger joint\u2019s owner, Kevin, the burgers are served \u2018greasy and delicious, just the way god intended\u2019. The smashed patties are smothered in cheese and a homemade secret sauce that some say \u2018could end wars\u2019. The whole thing is then topped with pickles and onions, and served in a potato bun which has been toasted on the grill in liquid butter. <em>*drools*<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pair this with a Mexican Coca-Cola (made with pure sugar cane, instead of artificial sweeteners meaning it tastes soooo much better than the regular stuff), and you\u2019ll have an elite combo that you\u2019ll be dreaming about for months to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, for those in<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\"> London<\/a>, swing by <strong>Supernova burger<\/strong> in Soho, which is serving up delicious LA-style smash burgers.<\/p>\n<p>Much like at 7th Street, there are just two burgers on the menu and those are the Classic Cheeseburger and the House Cheeseburger. Priced at \u00a39 each they\u2019re a really satisfying eat \u2013 everything you\u2019d want from a fast food burger, but dialled up to the max. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it really the world\u2019s best burger? (Picture: Courtney Pochin) When you hear that something has been crowned the \u2018world\u2019s best\u2019, it\u2019s fair to say you\u2019re going to have high expectations for it. So when the server placed the Big Matt down in front of me on the table at Hawksmoor\u2019s restaurant in Seven Dials, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions\/502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}