Honest Burgers prepares for Leeds opening

Honest Burgers will open its central Leeds venue on 25 July, with the brand's latest restaurant launching on Cloth Hall Street, next to the newly pedestrianised Corn Exchange area. 

The opening will create 20 new jobs and represents the 41st site in Honest Burgers' estate, which has seen launches in Liverpool, Manchester and London Bridge in recent years. 

Founded in Brighton in 2009 by friends Tom Barton and Philip Eeles, Honest is the UK's only burger chain to craft everything from scratch – including beef patties, sauces, pickles, relishes and chips. The brand even has its own south London butchery, which has been serving the restaurants since 2017. 

Menu staples at the Leeds venue will range from the classic Honest, inspired by British farmers market flavours such as beef, bacon, cheddar and red onion; and Tribute burgers; to the fiery Chilli burger, which comes loaded with bacon, chilli cheese, Honest hot sauce, shoestring chips and jalepeños. 

The veggie menu will include a choice of three 100% vegan burgers, including the new Indian-spiced sweetcorn, cauliflower and chickpea fritter; and the Plant and Bacon Plant, both featuring the Beyond Meat Burger. Side dishes will include Honest's signature homemade rosemary-salted chips. 

"Leeds has been a long time coming for Honest and we’re very happy to open on Monday 25 July. All of our restaurants have close ties with local breweries and producers. In Leeds that means beers from Northern Monk and a local burger (launching in August) featuring beer pickled onions, smoked cheddar and a brand new black garlic chipotle chutney from lockdown star Thiccc Sauce. And for the first time ever, we’ll be serving a cheesy version of our cult favourite bacon gravy for all your burger and chip dunking needs."

To celebrate the Leeds opening, from 11.30am, Honest will give the first 500 customers a free burger and chips.

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