As part of my ‘top burger joints in Cambridge‘ journey, I decided to pop into a place I have been meaning to visit for some time now, Butch Annie’s.

Many people on the Cambridge Foodies have been saying that Butch Annie’s is the best burger joint in Cambridge, so I was keen to visit and see for myself.

The restaurant is easy to miss, as it is just a small door leading into a basement. For those of you who don’t already know, it is next to the new Flat Iron steak joint on Market Passage.

Once in, you’ll notice that the restaurant is very small with a large bar. It also has a selection of craft beers on tap from local brewery, Brewboard. We have visited the Brewboard brewery in the past and I am a big fan of their range, especially Beasticus, which is actually my favourite beer.

There is a selection of 6 ‘butch classics’ on the menu, that all consist of grass fed beef. Prices range from £12-14 which is about standard. There are also chicken and vegetarian burgers available.

There aren’t many choices in terms of sides, with onion rings, chips, and dip as the only options.

I was dining with Cambridge Foodies moderator Gerry this evening. We both had our eyes on their signature steak burgers. These are ‘organically reared 30-day dry-aged chopped steak from 100% pastured native breed herds’. That was it for us, decision made! Especially since they were under £12 each! What a bargain, especially for organic!

I had ‘The One’ and Gerry had ‘The Saucy Rump’. Both were served as dry-aged beef with aged cheddar cheese, caramelised onion, in a brioche bun. The only difference between the two was that mine had their ‘secret sauce’ and the Gerry’s had peppercorn steak sauce.

The presentation was really good. The chips were served in a red metallic cup that was sat with the burger on a wooden chopping board. When it comes to food like burgers, I prefer a wooden board to a plate…or a slate 🙄

The burgers had a really nice pink in the middle. Upon ordering, we were asked whether we would like it this way, so if this is not your sort of thing then do not worry but for me, this is exactly how it should be! 😎

The burger had the perfect texture. It was soft, succulent, and bursting with flavour as you bite through. The caramelised onion really makes it extra juicy and gives a more subtle oniony taste.

The burger was served in a seeded brioche bun. It held together well but it was also not under a lot of strain anyway. This is NOT one of those huge burgers where they try and cram in as much as possible and it disintegrates in your hands. The burger was simple, well balanced and structurally sound to devour without any trouble.

The chips are handmade with the skin still left on. They were nothing out of the ordinary to look at but were surprisingly impressive in their simplicity. They had everything you would want from a chip – crispy, salty, and flavorful. I would usually request a sauce to accompany my chips but we both didn’t feel an urge to request any here, as they were perfectly good on their own.

The beer-battered onions were nice and meaty but what made them extra special was the deciduous salsa dip. I have never seen a salsa this colour before but it was absolutely fantastic! The portion were not measly either, lasting throughout the entirety of the onion rings.

I think the Cambridge Foodies might be onto something here. Butch Annie’s is clearly one of the best burgers in Cambridge. There is stiff competition at the moment too, with so many great and interesting places in the city. It is going to be very hard for me to make a choice on where they go on my burger league table but it has to be near the top.

The beer selection is superb, the place is well decorated, the staff are excellent, and the place is great value. In an ideal world, I’d have liked to have seen slightly bigger burgers but considering the price, I know that I am being unfair.

I must head back and explore their classic burgers next time! Maybe that will help define where it truly deserves to be with more accuracy.

Thanks for reading!