Huckleberry's Burger Bar

Does anyone remember Huckleberry's? It was like a Wimpy. There used to be one in Putney, London, in the early 1980s. There was an advert on the TV which used to go, "But have you ever been to Huckleberry's, you just ain't lived!" It's driving me mad because nobody remembers it!! I used to love their huckleburgers.

Jackie1971

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I used to work for Huckleberry's as a Manager, trained above the Lewisham store in early 1982, then moved to the Oxford Street before working at the Watford restaurant. I remember one of the promotions being if you purchased a HuckleBurger you got a free kite, then everyone met in one of the London parks for a kite festival
Redpete12-Jun-2013, 05:24:51 PM

I regularly went to the one in Tottenham Court Road in tghe early 80's. When Burger King took over they ended up with two Burger Kings opposite one another !! :) Huckleberry's was by far the best burger chain .
Persian09-Jun-2012, 09:43:23 PM

I remember the one on Uxbridege Road, Shepherds Bush also. We used to have our birthday parties there instead of Wimpeys. They made the best milkshakes and burgers. Bring them back.
kaie20-Mar-2012, 01:42:09 PM

There used to be a Huckleberry's in Shepherds Bush. I loved it. Whenver mum would ask where we would like our party we would say there. Happy days
kaie20-Mar-2012, 01:22:48 PM

All the Huckleberrys mentioned here, and others too, were sold to Wimpy, who in turn were sold to Burger King. From memory, there were Huckleberrys at Upton Park, Oxford Street, Crawley, Portsmouth, Great Portland Street (head office), and Dartford, in addition to the others mentioned on here. Does anyone remeber their fish sandwich? Fresh cod, battered, special sauce in a seeded bread. Much better than filet-o-fish etc.!
tedney29-Dec-2011, 12:15:24 PM

There was one in Watford too. I loved their Huckleburger, it kicked McDonalds and Wendy's into touch. Don't remember Burger King being around at the time, but it was better than their wopper is too.
kasbee21-Dec-2011, 10:34:22 PM

Was justing thinking of Huckle berrys and googked it only to find this site , spent plenty of time in there on trips to wood green , used to love there burgers , seem to remember great shakes and onion rings aswell.
doyouremember14-Aug-2011, 09:33:00 AM

I only asked a friend yesterday about the one in Watford as I couldnt remember the name. My children had their first burgers in there, the milkshakes were fab too.
Textmum01-Aug-2011, 11:00:31 PM

The one that was in Southend changed to Wimpy and is now Burger King
Southendnick27-Jul-2011, 11:56:16 PM

was talking about huckleberry's few wks ago iv been living in scotland for 16yrs now n no one here knew what i was talkin about come on turnpike lane woodgrn LoL
amem04-Jul-2011, 12:46:54 PM

I recall a Huckleberrys in Watford around 1983. The fried chicken was so much nicer than KFC. wondered what happened to them and Poppins restaurants.
cirwin27-May-2011, 04:20:14 PM

There used to be a Huckleberrys in Southampton in the early '80s, it is now a Burger King.
I remember they used to dice the onion in the Burger into very small pieces !
samoyed01-May-2011, 09:31:13 PM

I'm so glad i found this site,no one i know can remember them.When i was a kid i used to go to the Wood Green High Rd one a lot.I remember the TV ad as well,"you may have been to timbuctu,or been in a hot air balloon,but have you ever been to Huckleberrys ?"
boundsgreenboy20-Feb-2011, 09:34:01 PM

Yeah, I remember Huckleberrys in Putney - I used to go in all the time sniffing thinners tripping out of my head (especially the winter of 84') when it was snowing hard and I bought The Essential John Michel Jarre in Our Price over the road. What about Freeways in Wandsworth and Tiffany's in Wimbledon- The good old days. Must be movin on.....
Huckle07-Nov-2010, 02:09:26 AM

I remember one on uxbridge road shepherds bush i can remember my dad taking me there after QPR games in the early 80











I remember there being one on the corner on the uxbridge road Shepherds Bush,and my dad taking me there after a QPR game in the early 80s


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great old days03-Nov-2010, 02:49:43 PM

I visited London in the summer of 1981. I was a student and required to keep a journal. I hadn't looked at that journal in years and found it not long ago and was reading about the fantastic milkshakes at Huckelberry's. We stayed at the Goldsmid house in Oxford which is no longer there. Nice to know I didn't just imagine Huckelberry's.
micholz13-Jul-2010, 07:13:25 PM

used to eat here in jan 82 when stayed on mountbatton hotel burgers put mcdonalds and burgerking to shame they were the best
hazel64m03-Jun-2010, 10:57:15 PM

I used to work for Huckleberry's! Originally it was the U.K. franchise for (wait for it!) Burger Queen (A small U.S.A. chain. I still have a table and chair set in my garden from the Burgerland Cornmarket Street that was converted Huckleberrys Oxford!!! I worked in all the Huckleberrys mentioned here, and there are more too!!
tedney17-May-2010, 05:42:18 PM

yep, there was a Huckleberrys in Cornmarket Street Oxford in the early 80's. Its a BK now
Rik18-Feb-2010, 02:55:18 PM

Wood Green high road, turnpike lane end, think it's a Burger king now.
bh4u16-Jul-2009, 10:00:29 PM

There used to be a Huckleberrys in the high street Southend on Sea in about 1981-2
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