Burger Styles, Sorted: Six Ways We Build a Proper Burger

Not every burger craving is the same craving. Some days you want something classic and familiar. Other days it’s heat you’re chasing, or smoke, or just twice the patty because a single one won’t cut it.

This guide walks through the burger styles on offer at OTT Kebabs Fish & Chips Drayton—what’s actually in each one, and how to land on the right pick for whatever you’re after tonight.

Why Burger Styles Actually Matter

A burger’s never just a patty and a bun, even though that’s how people describe it. Sauce, toppings, heat level, and how full you end up—all of it shifts depending on the style, which is why knowing the difference saves you from ordering blindly.

Most burger menus really only come in a handful of genuine flavours: classic, doubled-up, smoky, and spicy. Ours sticks to exactly those four, which gets you six actual burgers rather than six near-identical ones wearing different names.

You’ll notice a lot of menus pad themselves out with burgers that are basically the same thing under a new name—swap one sauce, call it something fresh, and move on. We’d rather keep it honest. Four real directions, and a single-or-double option on each one, so you’re not scrolling through ten listings just to find two that are actually different.

The Classic Cheeseburger, Done Properly

Some things don’t need reinventing. Juicy beef patty, melted cheese, crisp lettuce, pickles, tangy burger sauce — the Classic is what every other burger on this list quietly gets measured against.

It’s also the easy choice if you’re not sure what you feel like. There’s a reason this style never leaves a burger menu. No tricks, no gimmicks. It just works.

Doubling Up: Why Two Patties Changes Everything

Don’t assume the Double Cheeseburger is just a bigger Classic — it isn’t. Two patties, double cheese, and this time tomato and onion get thrown in too, alongside the lettuce, pickles, and signature sauce. The single-patty version skips both.

People tend to miss that detail. Stack on extra meat and cheese without touching anything else, and you just end up with something heavier, full stop. The fresh veg is what stops it from tipping into “too much”.

The Smoky Route: Our BBQ Burgers

Smoke and sauce, working together rather than against each other — that’s the whole idea here. Flame-grilled patty, melted cheese, lettuce, onion, pickles, and a smoky BBQ sauce that lets the char from the grill actually shine through.

Want that same flavour but bigger? The BBQ Double scales it up properly: two patties, double cheese, fresh salad, and the same BBQ sauce tying it all together. Char-grilled flavour, minus the single-patty limit.

Turning Up the Heat: Spicy Beef Burgers

Beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapeños, creamy spicy mayo — the Spicy Beef Burger brings actual heat, though the mayo’s there to stop it tipping into “more than you bargained for”.

Already know you like it hot? The Double Spicy version doesn’t hold back. Two patties, double cheese, jalapeños, fresh salad, and the same spicy mayo. Built for people who were never going to be satisfied with one patty’s worth of heat anyway.

The Sauce Is Doing More Than You Think

Sauce gets treated like an afterthought more often than it should. Across these six burgers, it’s genuinely what separates one style from the next — more than any single topping does. Tangy burger sauce, smoky BBQ, spicy mayo: each one sets the entire tone.

Take the Classic and the BBQ Cheeseburger. Strip away the sauce, and they’re nearly identical — lettuce, pickles, melted cheese, and the same patty. Swap the sauce, and suddenly they taste like two completely different burgers. That’s really the whole trick.

Worth remembering next time you’re staring at a menu trying to work out what separates one burger from another. Half the time, it’s sitting right there in the sauce line, not the ingredient list everyone actually reads first.

Where These Burger Styles Actually Come From

The classic cheeseburger hasn’t changed much in decades. Good patty, melted cheese, a few fresh toppings — not much interference needed, and it’s stayed the benchmark ever since, whether that’s fair or not.

BBQ burgers pull from a different tradition entirely, borrowing that smoky, sauce-heavy flavour barbecue’s known for and pairing it with a flame-grilled patty. Spicy burgers went a similar route, leaning on Mexican and Tex-Mex flavours — jalapeños, spiced mayo — to build real heat into a format everyone already knows.

Doubling the patty, though? That’s not really its own direction. It’s just appetite talking. Whatever flavour you’ve already picked, doubling just gives you more of it.

What Makes a Patty Actually Good

Decent beef, simple seasoning, cooked so it stays juicy instead of drying out under high heat — that’s genuinely most of it. Overcook the mince, or press down on it while it’s cooking, and you’ll toughen it up faster than you’d think.

Flame-grilling adds something a flat-top just can’t replicate: real char. It’s a big part of why the BBQ styles taste so different from a classic, even before the sauce comes into play.

It sounds like a small thing until you’ve actually had both back to back. The flat-top version is perfectly good — plenty of places do great burgers that way — but there’s a smokiness that only comes from an open flame, and once you’ve tasted it, it’s hard to un-taste.

Pairing Your Burger with the Right Side

Chips are the obvious call, and honestly, there’s not much wrong with obvious here — simple, filling, and they stay out of the burger’s way flavour-wise. Going lighter? A smaller chip portion keeps a single-patty burger from feeling like too much.

The spicier burgers tend to want something cool alongside them to take the edge off. A cold drink does most of that work on its own, which is probably why the meal upgrade makes the most sense with the spicy beef options specifically.

Six Burgers, Side by Side

Here’s the full lineup, laid out so the differences are obvious at a glance.

Three flavour directions, each one offered single or double. Once it’s laid out like this, the decision really just comes down to how hungry you are and what you’re actually craving.

Choosing the Right Style for Your Appetite

Single patties suit a standard lunch or dinner on a lighter night, especially if you’re adding a side anyway. Classic, BBQ, Spicy Beef — they all sit in roughly the same size bracket, so flavour ends up mattering more than fullness when you’re deciding.

Skipped breakfast? Need to get through a long afternoon? That’s when the doubles start making more sense.

Appetite’s only half the equation, though. Someone who already loves heat isn’t going to feel satisfied ordering a classic just because it’s smaller. And someone after something familiar probably isn’t going to enjoy being talked into jalapeños. Pick the flavour first. Worry about size after.

It’s a bit like ordering coffee, honestly. You wouldn’t ask someone who always gets a flat white to “just try a long black because it’s smaller.” The same logic applies here — portion is the easy decision. Flavour is the one that actually determines whether you enjoy the meal.

Making It a Meal

Small chips, a can of drink, and any burger on this list turn into a proper meal rather than just a burger on its own. One upgrade, no separate side order needed.

Works the same across all six styles — classic or spicy, single or double, it doesn’t matter. Got allergy questions, or something specific you need to check before ordering? Our Contact Us page is the quickest way to get a straight answer from the team.

Burgers and Kebabs: Different Cravings, Same Kitchen

Burger or kebab — even coming out of the same kitchen, they’re solving two completely different cravings. It’s the classic bun-and-patty format everyone grew up on. The other leans on marinated meat, fresh salad, and flatbread instead.

Can’t decide between the two tonight? Our guide to kebab variations might help settle it. Either way, nothing’s coming out of a freezer — it’s all cooked fresh.

Wrapping It Up

Six burgers, four flavour directions, one easy way to turn any of them into a full meal. Classic, smoky, spicy, doubled up — whatever you’re after, it’s covered without the order turning into a whole production.

None of these six is on the menu just to pad it out, either. Each one’s solving a different craving, which is probably why there’s rarely a night where none of them feels right.

Ready to pick yours? Head to our menu and build the burger that actually matches what you’re after tonight.

FAQs

What’s the difference between the Classic Cheeseburger and the BBQ Cheeseburger?

Both are single-patty, but the Classic runs on tangy burger sauce, while the BBQ version is flame-grilled and finished with smoky BBQ sauce instead.

Which burger has the most heat? 

The Double Spicy Beef Burger, no contest—jalapeños and spicy mayo stacked across double the patty and cheese.

Is there a burger without spice or BBQ sauce? 

The Classic and Double Cheeseburgers both stick to tangy or signature sauce—no heat, no smoke, just the basics done well.

How do I know whether to order a single or double burger? 

Standard lunch or a lighter meal—go single. Missed an earlier meal or need something that’ll actually hold you over? Go double.

What’s the best burger for someone who doesn’t like spicy food? 

Classic or Double Cheeseburger—neither one goes near a jalapeño or a heat-forward sauce.

Is the Double Cheeseburger meant to be shared, or is it a single-person meal? 

It’s built as a single-person meal, not a shared size. If you’re after something to split between two people, a couple of single-patty burgers usually works out better.