Navigation Inn Burger Bar - Nottingham

I thought it only fitting to recommence the A Taste Of Nottingham blog with this post! So the last post was from September, (even if it was only posted the other day)! As you may know, Annie has made the very-clever decision to move her burger shack to the Lace Market area of Nottingham, which means that The Navigation Inn doesn't have Annie's burgers in any more. It was one of my friends' birthday a couple of weeks ago, and she was hoping to get a table at Annie's new burger shack! Unfortunately, this restaurant is extremely popular and is always fully booked! Because there were so many of us, we'd have to book a table.

Long story short, we ended up booking a table at the Nav instead. I think they're making the most of the fame they'd found by hosting Annie's, so are serving some burgers too in their Burger Bar. Some of them are suspiciously similar to Annie's too...

When we went, they had a temporary menu and, usefully, the burger that I had isn't on the new, permanent menu! The Navigation Inn still offers vegan, veggie and meaty burgers, with some chicken and fish options too. We'd booked a table for the 10+ of us, and we preordered our food. We didn't have to wait long at all for the burgers to be brought out! I decided to go for an Italian style burger, called "The Soprano Burger". It was a beef burger topped with pasata, spinach, pancetta and mozzarella cheese. Yum! I opted for curly fries on the side. The burger also came with a gherkin and coleslaw. Delicious!

So this burger wasn't the beastliest of burgers, but I was definitely full by the time I'd finished it! The pasata gave the burger a delicious texture, not that the burger was dry at all. The recipe for the burger isn't as good as Annie's, but I may be slightly biased! My burger was only £8.50, which is a significant price difference to Annie's. I like that you have the choice of sides with your burger and the addition of coleslaw was a nice touch. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone, and the owner was nice enough to give us 10% off vouchers for the next time we go in!

For more information about The Navigation Inn, please go to http://www.thenavinn.com/ You can also call  0115 8371930 or email info@thenavinn.com

Annie's Burger Shack, Nottingham

**Please note that this review is from September!! Written but not posted... Oops!**

When my friends came to Nottingham to visit me on the weekend after my birthday, I knew the perfect place to take them before we went on a night out! Annie's Burger Shack is located in the Navigation Inn on Wilford Street. It's out of the centre of town but, after a bit of googling, it's not too difficult to find.

We went on a Saturday and it was very busy! It also got quite loud, but we were able to move tables. There are also tables outside, by the canal, which would be lovely in the summer. I would also recommend booking a table if you're planning to go to ABS at the weekend.

There are so many burgers to choose from on the menu. The first time I went here, my friend and I perused the menu at home so we had an idea what we wanted before we turned up at the restaurant.

I chose to have the Boston Nibbler, although I didn't brave two burgers and just had the one (£10.90).

This is how the Boston Nibbler is described on the menu:

"Double the burgers, swiss and cheddar cheese, two slices of bacon, two onion rings, topped with American style burger sauce, grilled pineapple and garnish on top, along with lettuce, tomato and mayo on a toasted sesame bun. Comes with curly fries, skinny fries or homemade wedges. Choose meaty, veggie or vegan."

Quite intimidating! I was so glad that I asked to have just one burger as I definitely would have exploded. The burgers themselves are homemade and have a lovely red colour due to tomatoes that they use in the patties. The bun was nicely toasted and went well with the burger. This was definitely a K'n'F job as I don't think it's possible to pick it up! It's a very tasty burger, and the curly fries were also delicious. The sweetness of the pineapple complimented the rest of the burger nicely and the "American-style" burger sauce was very tasty!