Five Guys at University Green on Oxford Road is one of two locations in the city centre, and one of the few branches which remains open during the Coronavirus pandemic, but obviously due to COVID-19 they are currently only accepting delivery or Click and Collect orders.
I decided to order off Deliveroo, and while my food did seem a little expensive as these delivery companies seem to add a good fee onto the price of each product, it is one of the few places currently delivering food in the city centre so I thought I'd take a chance.
I ordered a Cheeseburger in a bowl with lettuce, tomatoes and onions, the bowl it normally comes in is a small foil tray, luckily I had a Vapiano reusable takeout container with me as it was much sturdier and easier to eat from (They do need to work on their takeout packaging across ALL stores especially with takeout orders the norm now)
I do think it was thrown together a little hastily, the two burger patties were stuck together by cheese, it did have some good flavours though although part of the burger did taste a little dry.
I also ordered a small fries to go with it, I find the Five Guys fries to be huge portions anyway so a small is normally enough for me, I did find them to be slightly overcooked.
I asked for mayo and ketchup to be included in the packet but they seemed to include sachets instead, I hate the sachets as it's so hard to get sauces out and when you do, there's only a tiny amount - I would have much preferred them to fill a small plastic pot, which they normally do in stores anyway.
3* - Overpriced for pretty average food which doesn't stand out from the crowd but still the best place to get a burger in Manchester city centre during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shut down Honest Burgers, my usual favourite for a good-quality burger and McDonald's, my usual favourite if I want to grab something cheap and quick. read more