Fat Hippo Birmingham

That was probably the best vegan burger I've had in ages and the fries and onion rings were perfectly cooked and crisp. They had a great selection of meat and vegan options and it was difficult to choose because they all sounded great. I'm not vegan but the Oprah Sin-Free burger sounded too good not to try. The burger and fries arrived quick and hot. The table service speed and friendliness was top notch.

I heard such great reviews about Fat Hippo but maybe because it's so new, the didn't live up to the hype. I ordered a salted caramel milkshake which turned out to be a chocolate milkshake with a bit of salted caramel sauce on top! Seriously!!!! I asked the waitress to change it, I swapped it for a basic strawberry milkshake which wasn't sweet enough and lacked strawberry flavour. OK onto the main meal. I have to admit, food looked amazing but tasted horrible, I mean horrid. The chicken thigh was brown, greasy and not easy on the stomach. The cheese wasn't melted properly. The dirty fries were cheap and tasted like they were a supermarket's own frozen fries. The staff didn't look like they wanted to be there and didn't even query when I asked for the bill after taking a bite of my food and dissecting the rest to see what was edible. Best part of dinner was leaving the restaurant and deciding where else to go!