Fat Hippo

Independent burger restaurant for the best burgers and loaded fries. The good kind of gluttony - that's our motto.

We are an independent burger restaurant group specialising in the best burgers and dirty fries. Born in 2010 with roots in Newcastle Upon Tyne, our burger restaurants live all over the UK. Recognised for our quality ingredients and quirky flavours, we're all about โ€˜good old fashioned, roll up your sleeves and get it all over your faceโ€™ food. Our signature beef and boneless buttermilk chicken patti

13/11/2024

What are you doing on ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ก๐—š Wednesday? ๐Ÿค”

We're having smoked chilli jello, garlic butter mayo + Parmesan ๐Ÿคค๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

(๐Ÿ“ท IG lunchingwithhloz)

12/11/2024

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… ๐—›๐—ข ๐—›๐—ข ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐—–๐—›๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— ๐—”๐—ฆ! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

It's official! Our ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ are AVAILABLE NOW at your nearest Hippo ๐ŸŽ

๐Ÿ” ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ: Beef patty, pork patty, American cheese, sage + onion stuffing, fried buttermilk chicken, maple butter mayo, pickled red โ€˜slaw and cranberry jello, served with your choice* of side

๐ŸŽ„ ๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž [VG] Southern fried plant-based chkn, vegan cheese, sage + onion stuffing, maple butter mayo, pickled red โ€˜slaw and cranberry jello, served with your choice* of side

โœจ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ [VG] Hippo seasoned hand cut chips, sage + onion gravy, maple butter mayo and cranberry jello

Christmas wouldnโ€™t be complete without some brand new tipples to get you in the festive ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต...

๐Ÿซ ๐—•๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ญ๐—˜๐—ก: Salted caramel Baileys double shot, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, topped with whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles + candy cane

โ„๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช๐—๐—ข๐—•: Original Baileys and coffee liqueur topped with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles

'Tis the season for STUFFING YOUR FACE โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 08/11/2024

POV: Starting Christmas early with a cheeky ๐—•๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—ฆ โœจ

Whether you've been naughty or nice this year, Saint Hippo-las has something much sweeter than coal ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿซ ๐—•๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ญ๐—˜๐—ก: Salted caramel Baileys double shot, blended with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, topped with whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles and candy cane [18+]

โ„๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช๐—๐—ข๐—•: Original Baileys and coffee liqueur topped with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles [18+]

Try some ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต at a Hippo near you from ๐—ง๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐—ง๐—› ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ [18+, dine in at restaurants only - not concessions sorry!] โœจ

'๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก ๐ŸŽ… โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

05/11/2024

Remember, remember, the 5th ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜จ-๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ’ฅ

Fireworks? We'd rather have the ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ช๐—›๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—•๐—จ๐—™๐—™๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ข ๐Ÿคค

Doubled-up buttermilk chicken, American cheese, smoked bacon, hot honey Buffalo sauce + purple โ€˜slaw ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

We know where we'll be!

(๐Ÿ“ท IG whatabbie.eats)

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 04/11/2024

โœจ ๐—›๐—ข ๐—›๐—ข ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐—›๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š! โœจ

That's right! It's ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต time for stuffing your face with the return of all your festive Fat Hippo faves ๐Ÿ™Œ

Just ๐Ÿด ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฆ 'til you can treat yo' elf to our version of a proper Christmas dinner ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽ… ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ: Beef patty, pork patty, American cheese, sage + onion stuffing, fried buttermilk chicken, maple butter mayo, pickled red โ€˜slaw and cranberry jello, served with your choice* of side

๐ŸŽ„ ๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž [VG] Southern fried plant-based chkn, vegan cheese, sage + onion stuffing, maple butter mayo, pickled red โ€˜slaw and cranberry jello, served with your choice* of side

โœจ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ [VG] Hippo seasoned hand cut chips, sage + onion gravy, maple butter mayo and cranberry jello

PLUS some brand new festive tipples to get you in the festive ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ

Get your hands on the season's ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด from ๐—ง๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐—ง๐—› ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐ŸŽ

Book your festive feast now! โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

31/10/2024

๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

It's the FINAL DAY of spooky szn and your last chance to get yourself the spook-tastic ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

The ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ, ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ + ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ beer [18+] are here for dine in + delivery โฐ TODAY ONLY โฐ

You've been warned! ๐Ÿ‘€

24/10/2024

โฐ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ โฐ

There's no time to creep or crawl, spooky szn is almost over! You've only got 'til next Thursday to try ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ + ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ + ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐Ÿ”

Try at a Hippo near you 'til 31st October ๐Ÿ’š [BeetL Juice beer 18+]

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

21/10/2024

๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜, ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜, ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ–ค

Weโ€™ve been looking into our horror-scope and sense a creepy collab in our futureโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Weโ€™ve only gone and joined frightful forces with award-winning brewers, Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. to combine cauldrons and bring you BEETL JUICE - a brew-tiful 5.8% Watermelon Sour beer [18+].

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐Ÿ‘น โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 14/10/2024

๐Ÿ‘ป ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜! ๐Ÿ‘ป

Attention K-Mart shoppers, itโ€™s time to try the burger that will make your millennium... AVAILABLE NOW ๐Ÿ‘น

All of your nightmares are about to come true with the ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ! Sink your fangs into two juicy beef patties, gooey American cheese and crispy bacon, served-up in a sesame-seeded ๐˜‰๐˜™๐˜๐˜Ž๐˜๐˜› ๐˜Ž๐˜™๐˜Œ๐˜Œ๐˜• bun ๐Ÿ’š

Are you feeling some deja-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ? Oh, thatโ€™s just the return of our ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ, this time with garlic butter mayo, crispy onions and a sinister sprinkling of Parmesan ๐Ÿคค

Need something to wash it all down? Weโ€™ve only gone and joined forces with award-winning brewers, to bring you ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ - a brew-tiful 5.8% Watermelon Sour beer [18+, not available in concessions - sorry!].

Available at all locations โ€˜til 31st October, get yours before theyโ€™re gone!

๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

04/10/2024

โฐ CANCEL THAT ALARM SNOOZE! โฐ Our new ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—จ available at all locations* ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐Ÿ™Œ

You heard right! The ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š-๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง of champions is launching in ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ more locations ๐Ÿ‘‡

- 11TH OCT: Leeds
- 14TH OCT: Birmingham
- 25TH OCT: Edinburgh + Liverpool

Grab a ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š topped with all your brekkie faves and our signature ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ from 9am - 11:30am ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, available for ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜-๐—œ๐—ก + ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ™Œ

Book your most important meal of the week NOW โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

[*Not available at concessions - sorry!]

01/10/2024

๐Ÿ–ค ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜, ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜, ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐Ÿ–ค

If only it was that easy to get your hands on our brand new ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ COMING SOON ๐Ÿ‘ป

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ Double beef patty, American cheese, smoked bacon, garlic butter mayo, crispy onions, lettuce, pickles, pink onions + chipotle ketchup, served in a sesame-seeded green demi brioche, with your choice* of side ๐Ÿคค

๐ŸŸ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข-๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ Our signature hand cut chips, topped with garlic butter mayo, crispy onions + Parmesan

๐Ÿป ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐—๐—จ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ 5.8% Watermelon Sour from Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. [18+]

Make your millenium 14th - 31st October ๐Ÿ’š

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐Ÿ‘น โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

21/09/2024

ยป-(ยฏ`vยดยฏ)-ยป ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿค ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—ง ยซ-(ยฏ`vยดยฏ)-ยซ

Kick off Oktoberfest with the most ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ-๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ lager out there! Our in-house ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ brewed by the wonderful Allendale Brewery ๐Ÿป

Like you need another excuse ๐Ÿ‘€

๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table

16/09/2024

๐Ÿšจ๐—™๐—”๐—ง ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข ๐Ÿค ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง - ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐Ÿšจ

Itโ€™s time to rise and dine - the ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š-๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง of champions is waiting at Fat Hippo Durham from today!

Grab a ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š topped with all your brekkie faves and our signature ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ from 9am - 11:30am ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, available for ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜-๐—œ๐—ก + ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ™Œ

Sweet-seekers we won't forget you! Test out our ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—ฆ loaded with maple butter, smoked bacon, Oreos or Biscoff ๐Ÿคค

Donโ€™t miss out on the most important meal of the week! โฐ

๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ž๐—ž๐—œ๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham ๐Ÿณ

11/09/2024

๐Ÿšจ BRAND NEW ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—จ COMING SOON ๐Ÿšจ

Rise in style with our brand new ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š-๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง menu launching for dine-in and delivery at a Fat Hippo near you real ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐Ÿคค

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฆ with sausage patties, smoked bacon, buttermilk chicken ... loaded with all your brekkie faves, cheesy beans, sunny-side eggs as well as our brand new, signature ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ (perfect for our vegan friends ๐ŸŒฑ)

๐Ÿฅž ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—ฆ loaded with your choice of maple butter, smoked bacon, Oreos or Biscoff ๐Ÿคค

โฐ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐— ๐—ฆ โฐ
- 16TH SEPT: Jesmond & Durham
- 17TH SEPT: Newcastle
- 18TH SEPT: York & Glasgow
- 19TH SEPT: Nottingham
- 20TH SEPT: Soho & Cardiff

Book your most important meal of the week NOW โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table ๐Ÿณ

06/09/2024

Wait โ€˜til you ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ฌ this one ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿณ

Nothing can ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ up to what the BurgerLab has cooking - give us your best guess, burger stans ๐Ÿ‘‡

COMING SOON ๐Ÿ’ช

29/08/2024

What in the Jazzy Jef how is it time already?! ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿคด

It's your last chance grab your burger throne with our ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—™๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—œ๐—ง! ๐Ÿ”

Get in the cab โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table ๐Ÿš•

28/08/2024

Why pull heartstrings when you can pull cheese strings? ๐Ÿ˜

Get a little cheesy with these stringy ๐—•๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—— ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ, hot honey Buffalo sauce + ranch โค๏ธ๐Ÿง€

(๐Ÿ“ท IG: lunchingwithloz )

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 26/08/2024

Time to take a walk and fetch yourself a delicious burger while your 4-legged friend stares in jealousy this ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ”

We are ๐——๐—ข๐—š ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ* here at Fat Hippo, so please bring your dogs to come see us. Here is some of our favourite little hippo pups ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ๐Ÿ’•

*With managers discretion!

(๐Ÿ“ธ IG: apomcalledbeau, galaxyincalifornia, thislittlenorthernlife + olliethepom_)

25/08/2024

Slip this big ol' tasty thangg into your BHol plans ๐Ÿ‘†

Our double beef patties smothered in gooey American cheese, creamy garlic mayo, tender braised pork rib meat, spicy jalapeรฑos + sticky hot honey is a MUST!

No Sunday scaries round here with our ๐—•๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ™…

(๐Ÿ“ธ IG purelybeltabait)

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 01/02/2024

Last call for ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐Ÿฅต

You've got 'til tomorrow for the return of Durham BID's Restaurant Week! That's right grab a starter + main for only ยฃ15*. ๐Ÿคค

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

(๐Ÿ“ธ IG scranoftheday)

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 30/01/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜! ๐Ÿšจ

Hands up if you've missed Durham BID's Restaurant Week! You've got 'til Friday this week to visit us for a starter + main for only ยฃ15* (all day)... ๐Ÿคค

The question is, which lucky burger lover will you be taking? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. https://www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 28/01/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

Join us 'til Friday 2nd Feb for Durham BID's Restaurant Week where you can grab a starter + main for only ยฃ15*.

How are you kicking things off for this feast Durham? Will it be Frickles, Trash Browns or Dirty Waffles? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 26/01/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

Join us from today 'til Friday 2nd Feb for the return of Durham BID's Restaurant Week!

Grab a starter + main for ยฃ15. All day. You're welcome โœŒ

Who will you be taking with you for this feast? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 01/10/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

From today ('til Friday 6th Oct) join us for Durham BID's Restaurant Week where you can grab a starter + main for only ยฃ15*.

How will you be kicking off your feast Durham? Will it be Frickles, Trash Browns or Dirty Waffles? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 28/09/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

Join us from this Sunday 30th Sep to Friday 6th Oct for the return of Durham BID's Restaurant Week!

Grab a starter + main for ยฃ15. All day. You're welcome โœŒ

Who will you be taking with you for this feast? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

05/05/2023

โ˜‚๏ธ Brollies up but PHONE LINES DOWN โ˜‚๏ธ

Big apologies if youโ€™ve been trying to call us our phone lines are temporarily down! ๐Ÿ‘‡

No fear, online bookings are working as usual and you can still hit us up directly via email on [email protected].

Check out this lovely snap of our neighbouring umbrella street by the team at Durham BID ๐Ÿ’œ

Timeline photos 25/03/2023

We know what you're thinking, WHAT?! This is crazy! This is a dessert! It could be, but Homer never followed the rules, so neither should you... ๐Ÿ™…

With ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š ๐——'๐—ข๐—›, you make your own rules! One of them is that doughnuts can be eaten for every meal (slip us that tenner later Project.doughnutโ€ฆ) and we like ours with hot chilli + lime buttermilk chicken, smoked bacon, blueberry jello + herby cream cheese sandwiched in a Signature Homer Project D doughnut bun ๐Ÿฅต

Here 'til 22nd April!

Tag a patty pal who NEEDS this special in their life... ๐Ÿ‘‡

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 08/02/2023

Durham, you might be low key sleeping, but our BurgerLab definitely arenโ€™t ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿง‚ Get up on ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐Ÿฎ๐— ๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—”! We're talking buttermilk chicken (or plant-based chkn for our vegan lovers ๐ŸŒฑ) seasoned with salt and pepper chilli, pink onions, bang bang cucumber, lettuce and Yum Yum sauce, served in a toasted demi brioche sub ๐Ÿคค

๐Ÿ’ Seal the deal with a ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ฆ cocktailโ€ฆ
Marshmallow vodka, Maraschino cherries, cream soda, amaretto, vanilla ice cream all topped with sweet sweet candy floss [VG on request]

Tag the SALT 2YOUR PEPA... ๐Ÿซถ

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 02/02/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜! ๐Ÿšจ

If you haven't popped down yet for Durham BID's Restaurant Week, where have you been?!

Grab a starter + main for only ยฃ15*

But the REAL question is, what are you going for?

๐Ÿ‘ for BEEF
๐Ÿ˜ฎ for CHICKEN
โค๏ธ for VEGAN

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. https://www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 28/01/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜! ๐Ÿšจ

Hands up if you've missed Durham BID's Restaurant Week! From today 'til Sat 4th Feb, visit us for a starter + main for only ยฃ15* (all day)... ๐Ÿคค

The question is, which lucky burger lover will you be taking? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. https://www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 25/01/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

From Saturday this week ('til Saturday 4th Feb) join us for Durham BID's Restaurant Week where you can grab a starter + main for only ยฃ15*.

How will you be kicking off your feast Durham? Will it be Frickles, Trash Browns or Dirty Waffles? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. https://www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Photos from Fat Hippo's post 21/01/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—›๐—”๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž! ๐Ÿšจ

Join us from Saturday 28th Jan to Saturday 4th Feb for the return of Durham BID's Restaurant Week!

Grab a starter + main for ยฃ15. All day. You're welcome โœŒ

Who will you be taking with you for this feast? ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช โ†’ fathippo.co.uk/book-a-table/durham/

*Selected menu items. Upgrade charges apply. Booking not required but advised. T&Cs apply. https://www.lifeindurham.co.uk/business-directory/fat-hippo/

Timeline photos 19/01/2023

๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐Ÿ‘‹

Weโ€™ll be open as normal from tomorrow after our refurbishment and a little Hippo tells us the people of Durham will be able to try out our very own DAPPA soft-serve ice cream alongside their fave burgers!

Who will you be taking with you? ๐Ÿ‘‡

Timeline photos 16/01/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ โ€˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ง๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—”๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿšจ

Just a reminder, our Durham restaurant will be closed from today until Thursday this week due to some refurbishment works! Donโ€™t forget weโ€™ll be open as normal over at Newcastle + Jesmond for your Fat Hippo fix.

We canโ€™t wait to have you all back here later on this week!

Timeline photos 15/01/2023

๐Ÿšจ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต โ€˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ง๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—”๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿšจ

Heads up folks, our Durham restaurant will be closed from Monday until Thursday next week due to some refurbishment works! Do not fear though as your friendly neighbours over at Newcastle + Jesmond will be open as usual for your Fat Hippo fix.

We look forward to having you all back soon!

Timeline photos 10/01/2023

Durham, LEVEL UP your vegan game this Veganuary with our new vegan special, ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—”๐—จ๐—ซ! ๐ŸŒฑ

We're talking plant-based patty, vegan cheese, Beyond Meatยฎ Sloppy Joe sauce, smokey BBQ, fiery chipotle mayo + tangy pickleback โ€™slaw ๐Ÿคค

Tag the veGANG that need to see thisโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‡

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