Fat Hippo Birmingham is an independent burger restaurant on Bennetts Hill, a short walk from New Street station and the Bullring. The relaxed setting and direct menu suit a quick lunch, an informal dinner or a family meal. Walk ins are welcome, while table bookings provide more certainty at the busiest periods.
Beef burgers are the central speciality, built in generous combinations with cheese, sauces, pickles and crisp toppings. Boneless buttermilk fried chicken patties offer a different texture, and diners can explore variations that move from familiar cheeseburger flavours to sweeter, smokier and hotter combinations. The emphasis is firmly on substantial, indulgent comfort food.
Fries, loaded sides and house sauces complete the main experience rather than acting as an afterthought. Vegetarian and vegan burgers provide plant based alternatives, and a menu based on non gluten containing ingredients is available for guests who require it. A dedicated children’s selection makes the restaurant workable for younger members of a group as well.
Shakes, soft drinks, beer and cocktails give diners plenty of options alongside the burgers, with sweeter drinks matching the menu’s playful style. Click and collect and delivery sit alongside dining in, but the Bennetts Hill location is a full restaurant rather than a small counter. Fat Hippo’s Birmingham branch delivers the group’s familiar formula through bold burgers, fried chicken and deliberately messy sides.
Address: 11 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS, United Kingdom
Fat Hippo Birmingham Menu
Starters
Frickles
Fried pickles + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Trash Browns
Deep fried tater tots, liquid cheese + Cajun onion strings. Add bacon + £1, +45kcal
Cheese Balls
Beer battered cheese balls, hot honey Buffalo sauce + ranch. Add bacon +£1, +45kcal
Freddie's Fingers: Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken tenders, hot honey Buffalo + blue cheese ranch.
Freddie's Fingers: Crack
Buttermilk chicken tenders, smoked chilli jello, garlic butter mayo + Parmesan
FREDDIE'S FINGERS: BACKYARD
Buttermilk chicken tenders, BBQ, bacon bits + sriracha
Frickles
Dirty Waffles
Trash Browns
Cheese Balls
Freddie's Fingers: Buffalo
Freddie's Fingers: Crack
FREDDIE'S FINGERS: BACKYARD
Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed beef, liquid cheese, guacamole, ranch, Hippo Hot sauce + jalapeños
Veggie Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed plant based patty, vegan liquid cheese, guacamole, ranch, Hippo Hot sauce + jalapeños
Wachos
Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Waffle Fries
Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Fries
Fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Fries
Fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Tots
Tater tots, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Tots
Tater tots, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Onion Rings
Beer battered
Purple 'slaw
Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, ranch, bacon + Parmesan
Vegan Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, vegan mayo, fakon bits + Cajun seasoning
Vegan Starters
Vegan Frickles
Fried pickles + vegan Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, Fat Hippo sauce + fakon bits
Vegan Trash Browns
Deep fried tater tots, vegan liquid cheese + Cajun onion strings
Vegan Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed plant based patty, vegan liquid cheese, vegan ranch, guacamole, Hippo hot sauce + jalapeños
Beef Burgers
All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE – Choose from hand cut chips, fries or purple ‘slaw!
American
Double patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Wild Bill
Double patty, American cheese, smoked bacon, Cajun tater tots, BBQ sauce, ranch + jalapeños. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Burgers
All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Swiss Tony
Double patty, Swiss cheese, smoked bacon, mushrooms, Cajun onion strings + truffle mayo. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
PB+JJ
Double patty, American cheese, chunky peanut butter, bacon jam + smoked chilli jello. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Fat Hippo
Double patty, American cheese, smoked bacon, chorizo, onion rings + Fat Hippo sauce. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Born Slippy
Double patty, American cheese, garlic butter mayo, braised pork rib meat, jalapeños + hot honey. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Great White Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken, hot honey, candied chillies, lettuce, pickles + blue cheese ranch.
Caesar Sando
Buttermilk chicken breast, creamy Caesar, Hot honey buffalo, bacon bits, lettuce + Parmesan in toasted milk loaf.
Katsu Sando
Buttermilk chicken breast, Togarashi hot honey, Gochujang BBQ sauce, pickled slaw, Katsu mayo, in toasted milk loaf.
Five Lies
Single plant based patty, vegan cheese, pickles, ketchup, American mustard + Cajun onion strings.
Harlem Fake
Southern fried plant based chkn, vegan cheese, pink onions, sriracha mayo, lettuce + purple ‘slaw.
Notorious VFC 2.0
Southern fried plant based chkn, Cajun tater tots, vegan cheese, lettuce, pickles, BBQ sauce + zinger mayo.
Sloppy Faux
Winner of the vegan national burger awards 2025 – Single plant based patty, vegan cheese, sloppy faux sauce, BBQ, Chipotle mayo + pickleback’slaw
Little American
Single beef patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard
Little Hippo
Single beef patty, American cheese, chorizo + Fat Hippo sauce
Little White Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken tenders, hot honey Buffalo sauce + purple ‘slaw.
Little Lies
Plant based patty, vegan cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Suitable for vegans.
Little Ceasar
Buttermilk chicken tenders, creamy Caesar, bacon bits, lettuce + Parmesan. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Little Crack Strips
Buttermilk chicken tenders, smoked chilli jello, garlic butter mayo + Parmesan
American
Wild Bill
Swiss Tony
PB+JJ
Fat Hippo
Born Slippy
SEMI-PARMED LIFE
Hangover III
The Honey Shot
Great White Buffalo
Caesar Sando
Katsu Sando
Five Lies
Harlem Fake
Notorious VFC 2.0
Sloppy Faux
Chicken Burgers
Brined, boneless, buttermilk chicken breast. All chicken is halal. All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE – Choose from hand cut chips, fries or purple ‘slaw!
Semi-Parmed Life
Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, cheesy garlic bacon crumb, lettuce, pickles + garlic butter mayo. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Hangover III
Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, smoked bacon, lettuce, pickles, BBQ sauce + ranch. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
The Honey Shot
Buttermilk chicken, hot honey, candied chillies, lettuce, pickles + blue cheese ranch. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Sides
Hand Cuts
Now served in Hippo seasoning.
Fries
Purple 'Slaw
Tater tots
Waffle Fries
Superfries Me!
Half a tray of hand cuts, bacon bits, hot honey Buffalo sauce, ranch + Parmesan
Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Fries
Fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Fries
Fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty tater tots
Tater tots, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty tots
Tater tots, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Hand Cuts
Suitable for vegans.
Fries
Suitable for vegans.
Tater tots
Suitable for vegans.
Hand Cuts
Superfries Me!
Dirty Hand Cuts
Vegan Dirty Hand Cuts
Dirty Fries
Vegan Dirty Fries
Dirty tater tots
Vegan Dirty Tots
Add-ons
Beef Patty
Vegan Patty
Chicken Piece
Vegan chkn
Sauces
Chips need dips. Treat yourself! All £1.
BBQ
Fat Hippo Sauce
Vegan Fat Hippo Sauce
Garlic Butter Mayo
Hippo Hot Sauce
Hot Honey
Hot honey Buffalo Sauce
Liquid cheese
Vegan liquid cheese
Desserts
Baby Spice
Layers of Biscoff sauce, ice cream + Biscoff crumb
Lamar's Bar
Crispy deep-fried battered Mars Bar, drizzled with rich salted caramel, chocolate sauce, crunchy Biscoff crumb + ice cream
Gimme S'more!
Layers of Oreo crumb, chocolate sauce, ice cream + torched marshmallow
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich
Double chocolate cookies, ice cream, raspberry sauce + expensive sprinkles