Meat Stop in Brentwood

BEST burger I've ever had. It's that great, if on death row, it'll certainly be my last meal. Stunning, fresh and value for money.

Ordered online and waited for delivery. Store phoned me to say it’s ready for collection! My kids are in bed and I’m by myself! The lovely man (Ben, I think?) said not to worry and got someone to deliver my food instead. Food was excellent as always, but now have an even bigger appreciation for Meat Stop as they’ve gone above and beyond to help out. 5 stars all around! Thoroughly recommend!

I had the blue cheese burger and fries for lunch here, and it was excellent. The beef full of flavour and cooked pink, to perfection; the onions caramelised in balsamic; zingy blue cheese, and fries so crispy you could hear the crunch in Basildon. The owner was friendly and engaging, and took great pride in the food and the home made hot sauce that he brought out for me. Long may this place continue - a real gem, and exactly what Brentwood needs more of.

We really had a great meal. best burgers ever. Really friendly owner and staff. Definitely worth a visit. Absolutely loved it

Meatstop texted me a promotional discount: “This Bank Holiday enjoy 25% off your food bill with this text when you order for 2 or more! Valid Thu-Mon” I mentioned the promotion when I placed my order. Meatstop phoned me as I was picking up to tell me the discount was only valid if I ate in the store. Nowhere in the text does it say the discount applies for eating in store only. I showed them the text but despite acknowledging it didn’t mention eating in store only, they still refused to honour the discount which they had sent me! Feel cheated as it’s not a cheap place. The food is nice but since this is how they operate I won’t be ordering again

Great food. Lovely staff. Independent small business so please go and visit Bit heavy on the price but 🤷🏼‍♂️ Overall great little place

Love this place, just ordered a meal for 1 with a mouth watering burger, loaded fries with cheese ooozing all over them, can of Rio and a Tub of ben n Jerry’s and a cheeky side of halloumi with chilli jam 🤪…each mouthful is met with a nommy nom nom and if you want to tantalise your taste buds pay a visit 😁

Honestly BELIEVE THE HYPE for this place. After seeing the youtube review I was in and around Brentwood and decided to give it a try, The service and food were fantastic - the only problem is it leaves your expectations for any burger from anywhere else to taste as good as these - will 100"% now be making regular visits.

Meat Stop is a real gem. Having lived in London for several years before moving out to Essex not long ago, I’ve sampled some decent burger places and Meat Stop gives them all a run for their money if not topping the pile. Where it matters IMO, burgers and Mac and cheese (you can only do so much with a chip), they don’t over complicate things and simply get it right. Consistently good. Would of course recommend

The burgers were superb. The french fries were close to being inedible as they had too much salt on them and really not good. If they could fix this simple issue, then it’s a full 5.

I have visited many times and the burgers remain consistent - very very good. As for halloumi fries whither their homemade chilli sauce is very very excellent!

I've cooked and eaten a few burgers in my time, ive eaten at Meatstop on a few occasions this year and I can say that the quality and flavour has been consistent. Up there with my top favorite burgers if not the best I've ever had.

Best Burgers around without a doubt! Everything from their burgers and fries to their Moonrock desserts is lovely. Service fantastic as always. Would highly recommend to anyone in and around the area. We will continue to use them for our office Friday treat. Thanks Meatstop

Terrific burgers and really good iced coffee. All enjoyed sitting at the picnic type tables in Crown Street outside the shop

Was recommended by a friend and it did not disappoint. Would highly recommend. Best Burger we have had in a long while. Thx very much.

Ordered a delivery for a mates birthday during COVID-19 lockdown. Great customer service - very easy to order over the phone, delivered for free and happy mate said "Burger is very good". Thanks Ben!

Just visited meat stop for lunch. We was offered a great value lunchtime deal. Freshly cooked burger fries and drink for a tenner. Lovely tasty freshly prepared with some great sauces 👍

Its great to have a local restaurant that provides a great home delivered breakfast. Today I had Halloumi Brioche and eggs, bacon and sausage in a Brioche - thank you!

We used meat stop for our summer bbq yesterday & the food was fantastic everyone loved it. Really lovely staff & they even managed to arrange it all 24 hours in advance when our original caterers cancelled on us last minute. Best burgers around!

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A real find in Brentwood. Delicious cooked to order burgers and fries. Have visited a few times to eat in and also for collection. Every time great service and food. The grilled halloumi is a particularly good. Lucky to have a place like Meat Stop in Brentwood. Need to try their breakfast burgers next.

We ordered delivery. The driver delivered the wrong order and then we spent an hour trying to call to sort it out. No one answered and I was still charged through just eat. This place is a total joke. I would recommend that you never ever use it for delivery. I have no idea how they are in business if this is how they treat their customers. The worst service in Essex.

We visited today and was really looking forward to it but sadly it really did disappoint. Firstly we were overcharged for a drink we didn’t have and for the halloumi fries with chilli jam (the menu said £4 but the till said £5) when I queried it the man at the till didn’t have an explanation as to why the till had a different price to the menu and just gave me a refund for the drink we didn’t have. We were the only people in there and waited over 20 mins for our food and when it did arrive it didn’t come together and 2 out of the 3 portions of fries we ordered were cold. Customer service wasn’t great and overall really not worth the money.

Good service. Excellent burgers can’t fault them. Owner brought us out some home made relish which was amazing good kick to it. Nice friendly people and lovely food! Thank you!

Really nice place in Brentwood, if you have a really good and tasty burger. The bun and the meat are really good as well as the sauce combination. Really friendly staff!

Love the double trouble or get the original on a double. Get the dirty fries which are not on the menu. Amazing!!!

Small cute and cosy as well as some classic and quirky burgers! Highly recommend the unrivalled halloumi fries. Good quality!! Friendly service!! Chilled vibes !!

Guys guys guys, this burger bar aptly named Meat Stop doesn’t just serve meat! The veggie options they have available are absolutely delicious.

A lot of gourmet burger places don't serve that good quality of beef, but this place isn't one of them and that (in addition to appropriate quantities of toppings) are the main things that matter IMO.

Went here recently with a friend, the food was terrible it's was literally mince meat stuffed in a bun. Burger was tasteless and cold and the chips were soggy. The following day both me and my friend were sick and this is the only place we ate together. I would strongly recommend avoiding meat stop!

Very reasonable priced gourmet burger. Great toppings. Dont go if you are not very hungry!!! Good variety in burgers

Alright, it was just the one hair in the chips. I didn't inspect further, it was enough to put me off the rest of them! I contacted them direct and they seemed genuinely surprised to hear the news given that they're all bald.

Went there yesterday for lunch with the mrs, was a lovely bit of grub, and for only £10 each for the lunch time prices which the owner/manager was very vocal about to let you know what you’d get in the deal rather than letting you just order

Best burger joint I've been to in the area. Great atmosphere, polite staff, and great food. Definitely worth the visit.

i have ordered a ten pound meal at lunct time and i waited only waited 10 mins for the food, i also didnt expect a good portion size for the price, also the best thing was the burger was cook medium rare which was amazing as u can taste the actuall flavour of the meat and u can fully custamise it.

Raw burger just mince meat, also chucked at us on delivery by a child, when phoned to complain a Chinese person answered that didn’t speak English well, never rang back never resolved problem.

Burger was well below par and had a long hair in it! Taste wise it wasn't good either and the fact that Meat Stop specifically advertise 'gourmet burger' is beyond a joke. The restaurant was also unclean so I would strongly advise not visiting this place. In this day and age there are plenty of other good restaurants and burger joints. Choose another!!

Went there with friends and had a meat burger which tasted way below average. Rude service. Really rude! Not sure how they're still operating!

Me and my wife finally attended Meat stop and got to try it out. The social media posts made me want to go. And we werent dissapointed. I doubled the burger up and went for Burger sauce with a cheeky fried egg on top. Along with the Halloumi fries. I asked for the burger to be well done and it was lovely. Pretty much no grease as others have said but was still juicy. Possibly the 2nd best burger ive ever ate. The decor of the place could do with a touch up, as a tad outdated. Apart from that 5/5.

Good food, good vibes, good times. Burger is to die for! Good atmosphere, good music. Can't really go wrong..

Aggressively average. Very very greasy, feel like I’m about to have a severe spot breakout all over my face after that. Not much flavour. They haven’t flavoured the beef what so ever there is no seasoning, if it is seasoned it’s amazingly under seasoned. Couldn’t taste the cheese despite the fact I could see a lot of it, was just there. Bacon, think I had a fifth of a rasher wasn’t much point in having it in the burger. Chips are lovely, but not worth 4 quid... AND I FOUND A HAIR IN THEM . Don’t waste your money. I appreciate the home made aspect and locally sourced, I think that’s great. But you’ve let the ingredients down with grease, storage, lack of flavour and surprise hairs.

Had a lovely burger with my daughter here. We used a Groupon, which I love as you get to try places you may not usually go to.

This place serves the nicest homemade burgers and the coleslaw is delicious too, would definitely recommend and I'll certainly be going back.

Alta calidad de carne recién hecha hace hamburguesas deliciosas listo para ser personalizado con una enorme variedad de "coberturas".

This is to place to come if you want a delicious burger. The burgers are soo good with many options for different topping! The staff are excellent too!! I would recommend this place if you want a burger in Essex!!!

Tenía una hamburguesa para llevar la semana pasada DIOS mío la mejor hamburguesa que he probado con diferencia,

As the title suggests (and there signage) the burgers here are very.....hang on....beyond very....errrr.....EPIC. In all seriousness the cafe looks like nothing special, however once inside the staff are very friendly and helpful. The food is amazing. I highly recommend it :-)

Burgers were delicious and customer service was great it would be better if the venue looked abit different or if they also served milkshakes ! Otherwise couldn't fault it and would definitely go again

Hamburguesas no son mis cosas favoritas, hagamos que sea conocido. Pero, teniendo en cuenta que puede personalizar su hamburguesa en cualquier manera, doble o tocino hamburguesa con una multitud de distintos aderezos es genial! Los lados de las patatas fritas son muy buenas, así que en realidad no me puedo quejar! Carne Parada realmente la mejor hamburguesa que he probado y seguiré yendo allí. Sin duda uno de probar si no ya.

A must for burger lovers - Gourmet burgers anyway you want them from a plain burger in a brioche bun to one stacked with so many extras you either need to dislocate your jaw to open wide enough to bite it or use a knife and fork - sides of coleslaw or macaroni cheese - freshly cooked fries its a meal to die for - hope you can catch it when the rosemary salted fries are on the menu All fresh ingredients home made burgers Ben you have hit the burger right on the head - If there is a special on don't worry about how it sounds just get it - yet to be disappointed

I have been to many street food events and eaten many great burgers and one of the best I've ever had is right on my doorstep! From the patties to the various relishes, everything was first class. It's so nice to taste food made with love, ambition and flair rather than something defrosted and chucked on a grill. Great find and great effort.

Been twice now. On Crown Street so easy to park. Really friendly & happy staff. Limited menu cos it's just burgers but who wants anything else!?? Open evenings - check the website. Build your own delicious burger with your choice of toppings and sauces. Sides of fries, halloumi (delicious), hot chilli relish (brought some home it was so darn good!) All reasonably priced. Some beers available too, although again limited. Don't go if you're in a rush as its all freshly cooked and nothing like Burger King! These guys are doing a grand job. We will definitely be back.

First of all, some of the other reviewers have been a little harsh in my opinion.Granted, turning up to a restaurant and it's closed during times its quoted to be open is slightly annoying but hey, it's a micro business, built by a young guy who's active in the young community of Brentwood.I've been coming here since day 1 and I'm pleased to say that after something like a year, this place does the best burgers I've had.The meat is fresh, the staff edgy cool and the service is good.Don't come here planning to get wined and dined. Come here for a good burger and good vibes.

Went on a groupon with 7 family members, after having a couple of drinks in the slug & lettuce nearby, we were seated at a large table in the meat stop ( which is a cafe during the day). The lovely & friendly waitress served our drinks and took our orders.The food was served within 30 mins and we were topped up with beers and soft drinks.The burgers are great and everything that was served up was hot and tasty.Not gourmet dining but a good vibe and great burgers at a great price.We will return.

At first glance the cafe on Crown Street does look anything special. It is was it says, a cafe. Once inside you are greeted with friendly service and quite loud music. They offer normal cafe food and a daily specials board as well as their Meat Stop menu. Your build your own burger. They are fantastic. They taste sooo good. They also have their own "Slaw" and the most delicious Rosemary Fries. This is not fast food. It is however, the best burger I have had in this country. The chef comes out to speak to you and they have beer. No wine though?? A great place to visit. Bearing in mind how great the burgers are I would like to try some of the meals on the special board. However, I know when I go back I will not be able to resist the burger menu. Give it a try.

Went on Friday night, this place has gone down hill since it opened when we went previously. They are clearly geared up for what appears to be young people stuffing themselves before a night on the town. This is almost a glorified burger van! We had booked and this was painless and when we had to change the booking this was painless. We did not get to try the food as we were informed that the only drinks they had were coke and Coors Lite. As this was a celebration and they display in the cafe and online that they sell wines, beers, etc this was somewhat of a mismatch. Staff could not careless and could not see the problem. There was also a rather unpleasant odour in the air, really stale food and grease!Additionally all the clientele appeared to be young males going on a night out, not a place we wanted to stay.Sorry we will not be back, this really appears to be totally overrated, which is a shame as a really good burger (aka GBK, Byron) place would be perfect in Brentwood.

We visited here on a Sunday early event after a Saturday wedding. It was exactly what we needed! Although the food does take quite a long time to arrive (as there is only 1 chef) it is worth it and we were kept topped up on drinks whilst we waited. I would 100%recommend this restaurant to everyone. It is so nice to finally have an independent in Brentwood :)

Went on a groupon voucher and must say its a night cafe with lovely staff and decent burgers so when ur finished having a drink go and have a burger at this place yes there is a limited menu but burger and chips what else do you want oh yeah you can get a beer also.

Great burgers but limited choice . No starters or deserts which is a shame as it's a great place to take the kids. So, great food but limited.

This was an amazing evening with one of the best burgers we have ever had amazing service will be going back soon and would happily recommend this to anyone.

Just finished mental good take away Asked for med rare and cooked to perfection Absolutely nailed it. Meat quality clearly very good. Now have favourite burger place Also Looked quite cool to eat in if you just popping by.

Went to meat stop tonight with a few mates and I went in early January too as I only live in Shenfield. The food is on point really tasty burger & chips - much better than Byron burger in my opinion. It is very casual & it's a chilled out atmosphere. When we first got there me & my friend were really cold as the weathers horrible at the moment, the waiter heard & said they had turned the heating up so it would get warmer which was very sweet - & it did! Really great value for what you get especially with the Groupon deal. Some peoples reviews expecting it to be sugar hut or the ritz just cause it's in Brentwood - it's not & it doesn't claim to be it's a quality burger & beer joint. I'd much prefer to go somewhere like meatstop for really good food & laid back atmosphere than some wannabe towie establishment. We'll be coming back soon!!

The waiting time is awful. I waited 50 mins for a burger to only be asked how I would like it cooked (medium) which should have taken a mere 10 mins to assemble. There was only one other table in with us, no staff around if we wanted more drinks etc. A lot of people coming in and out to just chat with the people in the kitchen, unprofessional however the burgers were nice.

Booked this last week for 4pm today ( Sunday 10th) .... Got there and it was SHUT Another 2 couples looking equally perplexed had booked for 4pm too ....One mistake , Maybe , but THREE ??!? Why take bookings if you've no intention of opening Even the times on the door said 8am -1pm Sundays Clearly we didn't know what the times on the door were when we booked over the phone and are not local

We visited Meat Stop last week as we are local and had heard a few people talking about it so thought we should check it out. We knew it was a cafe during the day so were not expecting it to be glam as some other reviewers seemed to be expecting! The owners had a lot of friends going in and out of the kitchen for chats which I didn't like and which I didn't think was professional or hygienic! Friends were just walking in from the street with bags of beers and heading to the kitchen for drinks. This might be why our food took so long - too much chatting and hanging out and not enough cooking!To be fair, once the food did arrive, it was good but not amazing. The weird and unprofessional situation with the friends hanging around really put me off. Sadly, I won't be coming back. Might be best to get a take out only from here (but you may have to wait a while!!).

Was lead to believe this was a high class restaurant. It is very far from that! This is a greasy Spoon Cafe, thats situated in Brentwood Towie land... It's has none of the Towie class... A greasy spoon that's serves burgers and a beer. (Of which the choice isn't yours, as the beer is giving to you, and your not asked what beer you would like) Customer Service completely appallingly, Food Rank! Would NOT RECOMMEND!

Don't even bother booking a table here unless you want to go hungry. Booked a table yesterday, turned up and the restaurant was shut. After 6 phone calls we eventually got through to staff member. Very unprofessional, said they would be there in 30 mins. All it takes is a phone call to say that you have had to close the restaurant. This is not how you treat customers or run a business.

My girlfriends son loves burgers so for his 16th birthday we decided to try this place out as the reviews were good. Where do I start? So the place looked awful and was empty with only 1 member of staff doing both the cooking and waiting tables. I thought "please tell me this isn't the place" but then I shouldn't judge a book by its cover so entered with an open mind. I cut my burger in half and noticed a hair sticking out. I then continued to pull a very long piece of blonde hair from out of the middle of the burger patty (I have short black hair). When the guy (with long blonde curly hair sticking out of his cap) asked how the food was, I told him about the hair and showed it to him. He said "sorry that's never happened before", threw the hair on the floor and that was that without even offering to cook a fresh one. The burger was average and the coleslaw was drowned in lemon but we proceeded to finish our meal anyway and the guy was in the kitchen cooking whilst we were wondering if there was a dessert menu or if we should order another round of drinks but 15 minutes had passed and we were pretty much ignored. The owner/worker then had some friends turn up and as the 'F' word was used we decided to go to the counter to pay the bill. The guy came in from the kitchen, said in these exact words "how was the non-hairy part of your meal? (As if it was a funny joke) and charged full price without even an offer of discount, drinks on the house or anything for the hair issue.I gave over my card to pay and was told that they don't have a card machine but there is a Santander down the street. Any place that doesn't know how to treat paying customers or how to behave in front of paying customers should not have any.What can I say? I would rather have gone to McDonald's!!!

I have been to Meat Stop a few times and love the burgers. Its a quirky setting but great for a laid back evening with friends.

My wife had a group on voucher for Meat Stop in Brentwood, but never having heard of it I was a little concerned when we decided to take up the offer....Hidden away down one of the little back roads and very non descript cafe by day venue, we were pleasantly surprised once we sat down.Very clean and prompt service. The menu limited but caters for burger lovers, we chose cheese burger and fries. We added house slaw, chilli and the guy offered some homemade relish.Clearly freshly cooked, the food was incredible. Well seasoned fries , the homemade chilli spicy but not overly so was served well with a huge dollop of sour cream topped with a generous portion of sliced fresh jalapeños, very tasty ! As was the homemade slaw, fresh, crunchy and great flavours.The homemade relish was devine. Spicy, full of flavour......one of the best relish's ive had the pleasure of. We both commented how nice the relish was, a must id say.The burger was well seasoned, cooked perfectly for me. I had medium rare. My wife had well done but she thought it was still a little pink. Big generous slices of pickles made for a double tasty meal.I can thouroughly recommend Meat Stop and will certainly be back. Great chilled atmosphere, sensible service, keen but not all over you with great food making it a worth while place to pay a visit. Big thumbs up from me.

I've been to a lot of fancy burger places in London and this place is easily on a par with them. Delicious burgers cooked to perfection. Free toppings and tasty fries make this a fantastic experience. Ditch McDonalds and go here for a proper burger. All I would say is please make your advertising more noticeable, get some neon or something in the front of the store so people know you're there!

We were really sad when the burger place that was located here closed down, so had to try this place and am pleased to say it hit the spot. Nice and casual atmosphere. The style of the menu is simple and allows you to create exactly what you want. Staff were very friendly. More importantly the burger was delicious. We would definitely return.

Blinding burger!! Don't get independent places serving burgers like Meat Stop do locally. Good tunes playing and staff are spot on!

What a really good place Ben was very nice and the waiter the food was spot on really tasty the chips were nice and the beer was nice and cold

Lovely guys running the place, but the food was really not good enough. Although the burger was ok (though slightly undercooked and a bit bland) the side orders were poor. There was more rosemary on my chips than there were actual chips and the coleslaw was way too over peppered - not good! There's definite potential as there are a lack of good burger places in Brentwood, but this isn't good enough if they want to have a lasting business.

I've eaten a LOT of burgers! In Fact 15 different burger joints in the last year as a few friends & I went in the quest for the best burger we could find..... Today I think I found it! And it's local!! I'm calling it as Burger Buddies No.1!So tasty and the bacon was immense! The fact you can build your own makes it even better!The only disappointment was there was no Mac & Cheese - if the burgers were that great I can only imagine what the Mac & Cheese is like!!MeatStop deserves it own full time restaurant! Can't wait to go back!!!

After many trips into central London and 2 burger festivals I think I've found my favorite burger and it's practically on my door step! The Meat Stop does exactly what it says on the tin. The burgers are cooked to your own preference with as many or as little extras as you like. We waited a while but they were very busy with deliveries. We were given free drinks as an apology. The taste of their burger was so amazing we would have waited longer. The rosemary chips complemented the burger perfectly as well as their homemade slaw. YumFor anyone that wants a great burger made with love you have to try The Meat Stop. I will definately be returning. Thanks guys x

Better than gastro burger, the previous burger joint, but unfortunately not on par with five guys or shake shack or meat market.Burger was juicy but lacked a little flavour and the coleslaw was rather tasteless. Will give it another go at some point, but maybe save my burger craving for one of the better burgers around.