Skull Burger @Azuro — Restaurant in Maidstone

The beers are very nice, The Skull beer is a mild and one of the nicest I have had. I wanted to add that, I have visited a number of times since I wrote this and found the beer is always served in excellent condition.

I made this review below before the Rainbow Skull Bar closed. It has been renamed and introduced meat options. As before, it has a very friendly atmosphere. At present there are no paper menus yet, the website needs to be developed, and no Wi-Fi, but the basics are excellent. It is now looking like a very successful business that is doing what it does with excellence. Some changes to the decoration, but the basic decoration has not been ripped out as could have happened and is so wasteful.

Maidstone if you look up above the shopfronts has very many old buildings, I have included some pictures of those. The underpasses in Maidstone needed a map, because it is too easy to pop up the wrong side of a very busy road. I sent a comment to Maidstone Borough Council about it, suggesting a map be placed like a table in the centre of the underpass where different walk ways meet.

The vegan burger is called bubble and squeak with extra vegan coleslaw and a vegan beer. I also used the power socket, which includes a USB charging. I have also tried the signature vegan skull burger, it is also very nice, and better than most I have had.

--- my review from 4 months ago --- I had Sunday lunch today it was very good, the veg was not over done as is common elsewhere. I have in the past had a number of other things on the menu, and they are better than you might expect. The venue is noticeably very clean though it is styled like a motor-bikers pub but clean, and they also like bikers they visitors and staff are very friendly.

The decoration and the large mirror and lighting in the toilet are also a feature, which tellingly is also very clean. So it is 100% vegan with...

Skull Bar walks the line between quirky dive and low-key chaos, and somehow does both with a straight face.

We were greeted by a table that had clearly been through things. No one offered to clean it, so we just wiped it down ourselves. I’m sure the staff would have done it if we’d asked, but having to ask in the first place is kind of the point here.

The burger was fine. The outside had enough black pepper to take the enamel off your teeth, while the inside had the personality of a damp sponge. The bun was lovely though, soft, glossy, and frankly too good for the rest of the meal. Chips were the frozen catering kind, but tragically drowned in salt, like someone in the kitchen had beef with potatoes.

Food came out quickly, which was a bonus, especially when you’re forcibly having to play dodgeball with the nearby pool player’s missed 8 ball flying around the room. The locals play with confidence, if not skill.

Vegan and veggie options were surprisingly solid. Always comforting to know the plant-based folk won’t starve in the apocalypse.

Decor-wise, imagine a garage sale hosted by a nostalgic biker uncle who just discovered cleavage. There are more boobs on the walls than in a Carry On film. Not sure what vibe they were going for, but they went for it, I’ll give them that.

Staff were pleasant once engaged, but initial contact required you to break through a forcefield of Instagram scrolling and Gen Z stares. A smile or hello wouldn’t hurt, we promise we’re not that scary.

Overall? Not a bad spot if you like your food fast, your fries extra salty, and your decor slightly NSFW. Just keep one eye on your plate, and the other on the...

Wife left me to my own devices for the evening, so I decided to give this place a try.

The decor unashamedly makes no effort to be bland and neutral - nor does the jukebox - which really sets the scene for what the food is like. If you order cheesy chips, don’t expect 9 chips in a tiny metal bucket, with a delicate wafting of cheese curds - what you’re getting is a small mountain of chips buried under a blanket of gooey cheesey gloriousness! And as for the burger….. Look at it, just look at it. Double beef patties, double layer of sausage, and just because why the hell not - bacon.

The food was amazing, and everything a burger should be. It was dense, hefty, flavoursome, and immensely satisfying. Great choice of craft beers to wash it down with too - I opted for a NEIPA that paired really well with the beefy flavours.

I’ve been here for a cheeky mid-week burger on my own, and with a big group on a Saturday night for a few drinks, and always felt welcomed and appreciated as a customer. Happy to reconnected it, whether you’re...