Hub Box, Exeter- where have you been all my life?!

A new burger heaven has landed in my fair city of Exeter- Hub Box on Sidwell Street is a small but bustling refuge to grab an amazing burger, root beer and have a chitter- chatter!

Hubby and me first became Hub fans on our honeymoon in St Ives during November last year. It was cold and we wanted a decedent meal that wasn't going to blow our spending money in the first 24 hours. We found Hub on the Harbour front and it's rustic yet welcoming interior guided us in like a scrummy beacon. I actually only eat chicken and fish usually however hubby's pulled pork burger looked so amazing I had to try a bit, and now I'm a total convert! The meal was so good we went twice for dinner in 7 nights. They also made me an off-menu frozen Margarita which I have to say was up there with Margaritaville's comparable offering we had in Las Vegas. So imagine our delight when a mini version in the form of Hub Box followed us home to Exeter.

This is from Hub in St Ives- you
unfortuantely can't get the mac
and cheese at Hub Box

Myself and 3 friends hit Hub Box a few weeks ago after a drink or two beforehand at the wonderfully quirky Bikeshed Theatre on Fore Street. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table (the place is quite small, but turnaround time is pretty rapid) but we had a drink whilst we were waiting and we were seated before we'd made much of an impact on them. The burgers were immense (I half-and-halved a 'hot chick' and 'boston butt', the infamous pulled pork legend, with a friend) and we added sides of fries (mmmmmmm!) and onions rings (mmmmmmmmmmm! No greasy heavy batter in sight- more like tempura). They don't offer the full Hub menu here, but what they do have is epic! They also have some fab craft Beers from the Bristol Beer Factory. Altogether a gastronomic delight-fest!

It's nice to see Exeter getting some more original eateries and shops into the town centre. The high street was hit hard by the recession (as everywhere was) and it seemed like the empty shop units would never be filled, but it seems to be getting more unique retail and food/drink offerings in the abandoned spaces which I am a big supporter of. Chains are all well and good, but it's always nice to have the opportunity to try something new, right?

I was born here and before moving back 4 years ago lived in cities, suburbs and just outside of London, but this place will always have my heart. An eclectic mix of hundreds of years farming, urban reminders of the blitz and subsequent regeneration, a heavy dash of (sometimes irritatingly hip) student culture, a genuine smorgasbord of shops ranging from high end fashion to bargain basement vintage, a stunning cathedral, and all this plonked amongst rolling hills left right and centre! It's a truly unique little city and I really hope I get to stay here and raise a family of my own who will love it just as much.

So, in short after that rambling- Hub Box, I commend you. Feel free to buy up some more space and become a fully menu'd, big daddy Hub! 

Love

Mrs T

x