Pirate's Burger Kitchen - Squidge Reviews

As part of a quick, solo trip to Coaster County in June, I dropped into Pirate's Burger Kitchen on my recent Legoland visit. This location offers several different burgers, as well as other options if you're not in the mood for a burg. Check out my quick stats, or scroll down for the full Pirate's Burger Kitchen review!

Quick Stats

Location:

Pirate's Burger Kitchen

Pirate Shores, Legoland

Order:

Captain’s Burger Meal- £22

Including fries & drink

Not bad, but very messy and the burger patties don’t live up to the price, or the vibe I think they’re going for. Chips definitely bring the rating up!

7/10

Date of Visit: 8th June 2026

All information accurate at the time of writing

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Full Review

In a park full of food vans and uncovered, outdoor seating, Legoland’s Pirate's Burger Kitchen is one of a handful of locations where you can actually sit indoors – vitally important in a country where 99.5% of the time, some kind of water is falling out of the sky. Located close to the entrance of the Pirate Shores land, opposite the Pirate Goldwash, is the burger-based, quick service joint. I could have used the restaurant’s name, but I’ve already used the word Pirate too much and it’s only the opening paragraph.

The venue itself is essentially just a set of ordering screens, a pickup counter, and a cafeteria-style dining area with chunky wooden chairs and tables. Plus, of course, plenty of Lego Pirate theming. Almost all the tables appear to be set up for groups of four, so you’ll be rearranging furniture if you’ve more folks with you.

On my visit, it was a mix of customers enjoying their burgers, and those taking advantage of the indoor setting to enjoy their homemade picnics during a pretty heavy rain shower. None of the staff seemed to care about people using the space to eat food they’d brought in from home, though I imagine that might be different on a very busy day.

Ordering your food at the Kitchen is as simple as using one of the many digital screens. Which should be easy, right? Sort of.

Sure, the interface is familiar enough to anyone who’s been to a major fast-food chain recently, but it’s missing a few key things. None of the meals seem to have a description for what’s in them, which is fine when it’s just chicken tenders, but when you’re looking at the monstrous Captain’s Burger, it’d be nice to know what was actually in it before ordering it, especially given the price – more on that in a bit. Second issue is that there are zero customisation options for your meal. So, if you don’t like something, tough. Take it out when you get it.

Now, the simplicity is nice, but if you’re coming into this place with allergies in your party, things might get a little trickier. The lack of customisation and no obvious allergy information or alternatives on the digital ordering system means that the screens are definitely not your friends here.

Despite not having a menu on it so you can check things out ahead of time, the Legoland App suggests that you should speak to staff before you place an order if your party has any allergies, and that a ‘non gluten containing burger bun is available’. Though let’s be real, it shouldn’t be that hard to add this sort of thing to an ordering kiosk, even if it’s just the relevant information.

I was lucky, in that I don’t have to worry about allergens, and I was one of the only people in the restaurant, so had I needed to, I could probably have ordered from the folks at the counter. I did have a full ingredient list including highlighted allergens on the box my burger came in, but it’s a bit late at that point.

Talking of said burger, what did I order from Pirate’s Burger Kitchen?

I’ll be honest, I was just planning on having a basic burger and seeing what the baseline was like here, but when I saw the place was charging £22.75 for a meal – which actually turned out to be the large meal, apparently that’s the default on this ordering system – I had to see if the Captain’s Burger was actually worth it.

Of course, due to the lack of descriptions on the ordering system, I didn’t fully know what was in this burger going in, so I had to go by what the image on the menu screen showed. I think the key selling point is supposed to be that the bun is black (because pirates I guess?) and that this thing is huge. You could clearly see that it’s a double patty affair, with bacon and cheese at least, some kind of sauce and some gherkins. Maybe some onions? I suppose I’d find out when it arrived. And as someone who is not a fan of gherkins, I loved the fact that there was no way for me to tell the screen that I’d rather they weren’t there. A problem for future me, I guess.

I added a Coke to my order, downgraded it from the large to the regular meal (a difference of just 75p) and came away £22 lighter. Considering how quiet the restaurant was, it still took a while for my burger to appear – which is actually probably a good sign, it obviously hadn’t just been sitting there and something had to be cooked and assembled at least! It did mean I could have a chat with the guy on the counter, which was a nice way to pass the time. Definitely not an option when the restaurant is rammed, I’m sure.

After about 10 minutes or so, my meal appeared, I grabbed some napkins and headed for a table. I foolishly left the cutlery, though in hindsight, I don’t know if a little wooden knife would have really coped with the burger I was about to tackle.

Like any burger outside of a high-end restaurant, it didn’t look quite as good as the photos. But the box at least could confirm the ingredients included in this monstrosity. It was in fact caramelised onions that I was struggling to identify in the menu photo, and the sauce is a chipotle mayonnaise apparently.

The meal isn’t bad, in fact the fries were well seasoned, decently fluffy and a good accompaniment to this monstrous burger. I think mine had been freshly cooked, so they were piping hot too. Though the burger was so big, I couldn’t actually finish the thing, my chips were cold by the time I gave up, and it was messy as heck to eat. After I fished out the two token gherkins from the hidden pool of chipotle mayo, the burger was… fine? There was a little bit of zing from the chipotle mayo, and the onions added a bit of contrast to all of the meat. The bun is like any other sesame seed bun, just full of what I can only assume is black food colouring. Unfortunately, the cheese kind of gets lost in all the sauce, the bacon is just another meat flavour, and the patties are nothing to write home about.

I feel like it’s the kind of thing I should find in a fancy burger joint, but there’s no hiding a basic beef patty. It’s like your local burger van is trying to be a gourmet restaurant without having the budget for the ingredients to match. Which is a shame, really. Again, it’s by no means a bad burger, but I don’t feel like it warrants that hefty price tag. Though, if you’re sharing the large meal between two of you, it improves the value of things a bit, making it around £11.40 each. Just remember to grab some cutlery to try and divvy up the big burger.

I am well aware of the theme park tax, but for comparison at the time of writing, I could go to a Gourmet Burger Kitchen restaurant and get their most expensive burger, chunky chips and a drink for £24.90, which is a difference of £2.15 for the large meal. And at least at GBK I know it’s 100% British, grass-fed beef. Not sure I can say the same for Pirate’s Burger Kitchen. Just some food for thought.

If you don’t want something a massive as the Captain’s Burger, there are other burger options available including a Classic Cheese & Bacon Beef Burger, a Chicken Burger and a Falafel Burger if you’re vegetarian. Each of these meals will set you back £14.25 which is a much better price tag, even after theme park tax.

If you don’t fancy a burger, hot dogs (£9.25 for a large meal, £8.50 for a regular) and chicken tender meals (forgot to record the price on those, sorry) are also on the menu. Need more snacks? Pirate’s Burger Kitchen has a couple of sides on offer, including onion rings (£4.25) and mac & cheese bites (£4.75). Plus, if you still have room after your meal, the kitchen offers what I assume is a ‘McDonalds style’ fried toffee apple pie (£3.25), or a soft serve ice cream bowl (£5.75-£6.25).

For smaller appetites, there are also kids meals (again, didn’t get a price on those unfortunately), though the adult meals are large enough that you might be able to get away with sharing one of those!

All in all, the Pirate’s Burger Kitchen is a decent place to stop for lunch while you’re at Legoland. The food offerings are all geared towards families with perhaps the exception of the Captain’s Burger – the cynic in me says that’s on there for The Dads, but I'd like to think this is an attempt at Disney-esque themed/Instagrammable food. Nice idea, but the execution needs work.

There does seem to be a distinct lack of anything vegetable related, so if you’re hoping for a healthier side like perhaps a salad, or carrot sticks you might be disappointed. As with anything in a park, the prices will be high, and I’m not convinced that the expensive Captain’s Burger is worth it unless you’re sharing.

Probably best to stick to the basics in this place.

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Unofficial Sample menu

A lot of folks (myself included) want to see a menu before going into a place, so while there isn't one in the Legoland App, or on their website, here's a list of the things I spotted in the ordering system with prices where possible. This is by no means a complete menu, but should give you some idea of what's on offer.

Menu correct on 8th June 2026, please note this may have changed when you visit

Burger Meals

Captain's Burger - £22, £22.75 large meal

Classic Cheese & Bacon Beefburger Meal - £14.25

Chicken Burger Meal - £14.25

Falafel Burger Meal - £14.25

Hotdog & Fries

Regular - £8.50

Large - £9.25

Chicken Tenders

Sides

Mac & Cheese Bites - £4.75

Onion Rings - £4.25

Large Fries - £4.25

Desserts

Toffee Apple Fried Pie - £3.25

Plain Soft Serve - £5.75

Oreo Ice Cream - £6.25

Rainbow Ice Cream - £6.25