It’s all gravy, baby.
Clapham Junction - 30 September 2014
On the hunt for a beefy hit, we washed up in Clapham Junction for a second bite of London’s
French-dipping champions Dip & Flip. We’d initially had a taste of the
gravy life at Riverside Feast earlier this year and were suitably impressed,
so wanted to give them a full appraisal on their own turf.
As testament to their popularity it was crazy busy for a
Tuesday evening. We grabbed the last free table, before a period of others queuing out-the-door. The waitress claimed this was an unusual midweek phenomenon, but it was payday. Must be a good sign – even in the
otherwise burger-free bleakness of Clapham Junction.
Sadly, the freak nature of the occurrence did mean the staff
weren’t ready for it and the service was a bit slow. The worst result being we’d
smashed through our incredible Oreo milkshake well before the burgers arrived. A
super-thick malty marvel, spiced up with a shot of rum.
When the burgers did arrive, they seemed even bigger than we
remembered, a towering beef-hemouth, oozing cheese and gravy with all the
sensual swagger of a classic pin up girl.
It looked dirty.
The good kind of
dirty your mother warned you about.
Cutting through the thick layer of roast
beef was a piece of cake, and the split revealed perfect pink thoughout the
patty.
The soft ground patty and
the tender roast beef were both incredibly tasty in and of themselves.
The gravy adds moisture and just in case you are worried this meat feast is too samey
texture-wise, this was dealt with deftly by a liberal dose of mustard
and crunchy pickles and slaw. It’s a flipping marvel. And that’s before you even dip it in more of that ridiculous rich meaty gravy, that requires three days of preparation.
For a side we ordered what used to be called poutine, but is now just chips, cheese, gravy, bacon and chillis. It did exactly what it says on the tin. Boom. Fiery jalapenos. Could stand a couple more sprinklings of bacon, though.
In short, Dip & Flip is on to a winner here. In our view, it’s
a London top ten contender. It’s a big beefy beast, and probably the
best reason ever to go to Clapham Junction.
Dip & Flip
87 Battersea Rise
London
SW11 1HW
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