Meat & Shake in Watford

Would have given this place 3 1/2 stars if we were able to give half stars. We ordered a starter (chicken wings)- on the menu it’s called “while you wait” but it came with our mains. The kids were not impressed as we only had drinks fill their bellies in the meantime. The table we were sat at was not clean even though we were told when we got there to wait while they “prepare” a table. I’m sure that should include wiping a table down.“All” the food finally came and...yes, it was worth the wait. The Nutella milkshake was amazing too. You all should try that. 😊 Food was good... I liked the decor...it was made of very interesting and familiar materials. We had to pack up the chicken wings in the end as we didn’t have the luxury of spending a long time out that day.

What an absolute fantastic place, very different to your normal meat and burger joint, they have lots of different qwerky options and wish I could try them all. It was very clean and the service was fantastic and very quick, the food was almost perfect if it wasn't for a not juicy enough burger but that is personal preference.The only thing that really knocks the star off was they put the service charge on the receipt to make it look like you have to pay it, the customer should be the one to decide and not be fooled into paying it.

Fantastic halal burger place in central Watford. Kids meals v reasonably priced. Thick yummy shakes. Would recommend and lovely staff, helpful

Food is overpriced for what you get. Very disappointing.Table service is also terrible, very awkward.Atmosphere was not good either, can hear running water.Music is very loud, can converse very well.The main disappointment of this meal was the nachos, they are greasy and flavourless.Would definitely not recommend, honestly Macdonalds is better.

Excellent food and menu wth extensive options to suit every pallet!The food came quick and they were able to accommodate our needs when something we ordered wasn't available.Only slight downside was that the service we received was quite slow when looking to receive the bill and pay

They may have been famous for their burgers, but you got to try their stake.Very well cooked and very reasonably priced.[Updated on Tuesday 16th January 2018]~ visited tonight at 9 pm sharp, to our surprise, the lone female waitress told us that they are closing so no food, when we asked when they close normally, she said 9 on weekdays. We left the restaurant, but then we saw the timing on the door, it said 10pm. We just stood discussing with our other friends what to do now over the phone, then waitress came out and asked us to come and they will serve us. She probably thought we are calling to check with other branch or something. However the service was rather disappointing. It was like she did not wanted to serve and was bit rude as well.So based on above experience, I am knocking 3 stars off now. I guess there is a reason why so many people here complaining about their rude staff.

Family meal out - deposit required to book in group of 9 even though website states 10 or more.No free parking near restaurant but there are plenty car parks 5-10 mins walk.Service staff seemed a bit abrupt like they had no time although it wasn't busy at all for a Saturday night. Staff could have been a bit more friendly.The decor of restaurant was nice. Ambience/atmosphere ok... Seemed a little quiet for a Saturday. Menu was enticing but very expensive.The chicken wings starter was very small comes in 3 or 6 portions. Although double jointed it was very small. The flavours was underwhelming, nicely crispy on the outside but not sufficiently moist in the inside.The milkshakes were far too sweet and mocktails terrible.Mains: we ordered smoky ribs, braised beef and kansus ribs, Louisiana chicken, rib eye steak, philisteak sandwich and the smokestack platter consisting of different beef offerings, chicken and sausages.A good sample of the menu bar the burgers. It was all lacking. Very disappointed. The steaks had no seasoning, served with a terrible sauce. As you can see from the pic the steak was much less than rare in some parts, just over raw even thought we asked for medium. The ribs texture was ok but again the flavour was completely missing with a very strong beef smell. Everything was quite sweet.All in all a very disappointing night with a big bill to match.Will not be going here and not recommended. Prices are also ridiculous. £3 for a can of coke

Food was amazing. Their twist on burgers and flavours are a new experience for me. The rib was packed full of meat and tender. There was alot of gristle (I'm a big fan of gristle) so not a problem. The starters were out promptly and the main followed perfectly. Would recommend the award winning burger and ribs to Anyone.

Decor is nice and wouldn't look out of place somewhere like Shoreditch or Brick Lane in London. Service was nice, polite and all food was served promptly, so no complaints at all there.Burgers:1. The Cool Joe, Mean Joe and Killer Joe. Apparently this won the 2017 National Burger Awards. I thought I was above average, but not outstanding. The patty is combined beef and lamb, with a minty dressing. If you like lamb and mint, you'll probably like it. They have to serve their patty's well-done but my favourite burgers in London all do their''s medium rare. Well-done is overdone as far as I'm concerned. The brioche bun was dry.2. The Smoky Joe.This is served with a cover, so that when you lift it to reveal the burger a waft of smoke escapes. Full marks for presentation. I preferred this burger over the above. The smokey flavour was pronounced and went well with the melted cheese. However, again patty is too well done, and Bún was dry. Not bad though.BBQ wings: full marks for size these wings were pretty big. The BBQ sauce was tasty, but slightly too strong and too sweet for me. Very good though overall.Half rack Kansis City Ribs: I thought this was fantastic. Even a half rack was a massive hunk of beef rib meat. Perfectly juicy and tender, great combination of meat and fat. Lovely and full marks!Truffle fries: I really liked these. Perfectly balanced truffle flavour, creamy and salty and the fries weren't overdone. Good.Overall, I enjoyed my visit here. The food arrived quickly and the service was polite, which swayed me to give four stars rather than three. I've had better burgers but they were definitely good and above average. Please sort out the dry buns though. I understand some places can't serve their patty's medium rare, but there's no excuse for dry buns! The Kansis city ribs were the star of our visit and we enjoyed the substantial milkshakes.

StartersChicken wings covered in buffalo sauce with blue cheese dip on the side. Yuk, very poorly executed the chicken was over done and quite small and the buffalo sauce was too tangy for my liking. Perhaps with the bbq sauce this would have been more palatable. The cheese sauce that comes with it tasted like blue cheese melted in oil.. it is horrific surely something had gone wrong with this pairing sauce, it shouldn't be served to humanity.Chilli beef covered in cheeseDon't get this, bland watered down chilli beef, it was not enjoyable dish and even the look of it is mediocre. This side I can't recommend to anyone.MainPulled beef rib burger. Excellent taste but poor brioche bun and construction. The bun falls apart as you eat it, perhaps for pulled meat one needs a harder bun? The actual beef rip was delicious super rich but so soft. Can recommend this burger but you might want to knife and fork it.DessertKnickerbocker gloryDelicious absolutely recommend this to anyone it was superb! Lots of chocolate sauce, icecream, raspberry sauce and Oreo biscuit crushed throughout!ServiceLunch service staff are minimal and somewhat attentive. I think the owner may have walked in after sometime as he was much more attentive and so was the rest of the serving staff. Otherwise they are professional and had no other issues good work guys.Overall don't come for lunch and eat sides, they are terrible! However this place does excellent mains and dessert! They just need to work on staff attentiveness during lunch time.