Flower Burger is London's newest vegan burger restaurant and opened its doors during the lockdown at the start of the year (2021). Flower Burger launched in Milan in 2015, and their new restaurant on Charlotte Street is their first UK opening. The menu offers colourful pastel buns in the colours of the rainbow, inspired by flowers and the 1970s with the flower being a symbol of positivity, joy, and love. Each menu item is 100% plant-based, including the colouring of the bun (yellow from turmeric, black for vegetable charcoal and violet from cherry and beetroot).
I have tried two of the different burgers and the potato wedges on my visit. Cherry Bomb came recommended by the staff because of its striking pink hue; it is the most-photographed burger on the menu. The burger patty is made of lentil and basmati rice. It is combined with tomato confit, flower cheddar, lettuce, soybean sprouts, and the pink bun. It also comes with a sauce, but I opted to have it without. The flavour of the burger was good, but the patty was very crumbly; I am sure that sauce would hold it together more, and it is a bit difficult to eat without a table (since the restaurant seating area was closed when I visited).
I had this with wedges, and they were delicious.
The Jungle Burger comes in a green bun. The patty is made from oat and red bean, and it is accompanied with baked courgette, flower cheddar, lettuce, and tomatoes and topped with "wild sauce", which is described similar in flavour to barbeque sauce. I opted to go without the sauce again. I found this burger to be more filling, but I preferred the flavour of it to the Cherry Bomb.
My intention was to have another item not on the menu, but I will have to save that for another visit!
Flower Burger is located at 43 Charlotte Street and around the corner from Goodge Street station. They are open for lunch and dinner and also do deliver, but you would need to check their hours as they may differ as everything is currently "up in the air" at the moment.
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