Fat Hippo, a group of independent burger joints found in the North East and West of England, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Scotland, is opening in Cardiff this year.
The company, who specialise in the best burgers, loaded fries and more ‘good old fashioned, roll up your sleeves and get it all over your face’ food, will open the brand new restaurant on Church Street in Spring/Summer 2022.
This is Fat Hippo’s first restaurant in Wales and the company, who have 11 more locations across the UK, has exciting plans to continue growing, with further sites being established over the next year. Their Fat Hippo Fleet also travels all over, bringing their renowned burgers to hundreds of national events.
With a full menu of their signature beef and boneless buttermilk chicken patties, that come with free fries as standard, the restaurant will have a carefully designed range of vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options available as well as a great value kids menu.
Michael Phillips, who founded Fat Hippo in the North East in 2010 said: “Cardiff has an excellent food and drink scene and we cannot wait to bring Fat Hippo to the centre of the capital with our brand new restaurant on Church Street.”
The family friendly burger joint is famed for its quality ingredients and quirky flavours, with burgers like their PB&J (a beef burger topped with peanut butter and bacon jam) available, alongside the classics. The group also work closely with Deliveroo and will be launching on the platform in Cardiff to allow customers to enjoy Fat Hippo’s signature burgers in the comfort of their own home.
Michael Johnson, the company’s Operations Manager, said: “After the success of our restaurants in England and Scotland, it was only a matter of time until we brought the best burgers to Wales. We’re so excited to be able to welcome the people of Cardiff for a taste of ‘the good kind of gluttony’.”
