Burger lovers are being invited to taste the difference at Newcastle favourite Byron as the restaurant launches its new autumn menu.
New flavours - inspired by the east and west coasts of America and including a taste of Kentucky - are out to whet the appetite at the burger chain which is offering a new twist on its signature dish on a revamped menu which also includes the return of its popular skin-on fries.
The company has created the menu with its new food and drink director Sophie Michell, a chef and writer who also has presented Channel 4 Cook Yourself Thin and who here was tasked with revamping and reviving dishes, herself tasting seasonings - and the likes of 20 different versions of bread bun - along the way.
One result is The New Byron, a fresh take on its signature burger which has been "amped-up" with more flavour, cheese and bread and butter pickles and is being described as a total showstopper.
It also has a Bulleit Bourbon Smokey burger which is inspired by the tastes of Kentucky and combines smoky bourbon flavours with a creamy ranch sauce, slaw and fried jalapenos.
Then there's The Le Bleu burger - billed as "one for grown ups" - which promises to be big on beefy flavour with thick grilled onions, premium French blue cheese, port-laced onion jam, wholegrain mustard mayonnaise and spinach.
Fries with skin, which were a former hit at the restaurant, have made a comeback, now with a sprinkling of secret seasoning.
For chicken fans, two of Byron's classic chicken burgers now have been combined to create the Clucky Smashed Avo which combines spicy buttermilk-fried chicken breast with sriracha (chili-type) mayo, pickled red onions and smashed avocado, while for those with a sweet tooth can enjoy a Vanilla Chess Pie, a buttermilk custard tart which is served with bourbon caramel sauce and vanilla cream.
Seasonal produce will feature large on the menu in dishes such as a Superfood Grain Salad which combines quinoa, lentils, roast squash and beetroot and comes topped with omega-3 oil-rich seeds.
The new menu is available at Byron restaurant in Newcastle city centre as well as at branches nationwide and it is also available to order via Deliveroo.
