thirteenth Ingredient – Burgers/Vegan – Nottingham
thirteenth Ingredient have been round some time, predominantly servicing the individuals of Nottingham by avenue meals popups and deliveries. They’ve owned this website on Citadel Boulevard for some months to service their supply providing, lately opening it as a completely fledged restaurant. Apparently its probably not close to some other bars or eating places and a unit that’s struggled in different guises earlier than. I’ve increased hopes for thirteenth Ingredient, them already having established robust following from build up their model over the previous couple of years. The restaurant itself is about up with a considerably sparse welcoming space and many of the tables tucked additional again. The partitions are adorned with fairly putting artworks, a trendy and modern area. The menu follows their successes and retains it easy with a handful of burgers, a number of sides in addition to the, now obligatory, choice of some extra small plates too.
It was considered one of their first providers so I forgave somewhat slowness from the kitchen though what really irked me extra was their flagship “ingredient of smoke” burger. It appears the half on their Instagram, a cloche stuffed with smoke is eliminated tableside… a little bit of theatre sure however whenever you’re in carefully packed tables it turns into a fairly overwhelming expertise each couple of minutes when you get a waft within the mistaken path. I’ll put my grumpy outdated man routine to at least one facet and say when meals did seem it was properly offered, with minimalist, fashionable plates making each the burger and sides stand out on their matt black background. The buffalo burger itself (£11) was actually relatively good. The “rooster” patty a pleasant texture however most significantly the sauce had baggage of flavour, I’m a fan of maintaining it easy and a handful of slaw and some pickles let me wanting nothing extra. Nice for a vegan burger, excellent for any burger (in Nottingham a minimum of). Corn ribs (£4.50) had somewhat smoked paprika for an additional depth of flavour and have been properly cooked and candy, a pleasant foil to the wealthy buffalo sauce. I had additionally opted for loaded shawarma fries for £7.95. These felt a bit dear vs others I’ve had round Nottingham however the high quality was good. Their shawarma itself was properly flavoured however didn’t really feel prefer it went notably properly right here, the salsa, aioli and chilli sauce wanted a softer ingredient than the fairly giant shawarma items. I’d suggest simply getting their regular fries for £3.50 except you’re feeling notably hungry or decadent!
I actually loved the meals at thirteenth Ingredient, they’ve refined their providing properly and never fallen into the entice of providing an enormous menu or issues past their means. The setup was polished however felt somewhat missing in soul, the employees properly drilled and suited however not but discovered their means to be extra relaxed. It compares pretty favourably on value to the likes of Bohns and Fats Hippo however somewhat greater than the cheaper choices like Ohannes though actually it might solely be in comparison with the previous. It must be a spot for vegans and/or burger lovers, on the proof of my go to it will be onerous for anybody to not benefit from the providing right here.
