Just open: Burger Liquor Lobster in Manly and Paddington

The sites where chef Warren Turnbull's Chur Burger once stood in Manly and Paddington have been given a crustacean spin and transformed into Burger Liquor Lobster.

Chur Burger at both the Manly Wharf Hotel and Paddington's London Hotel was always intended to be a pop-up.

A spokesperson for publican Ben May, who operates both hotels, said he decided to transform the spaces into Burger Liquor Lobster in a response to punters wanting further choice. Turnbull has no involvement with Burger Liquor Lobster.

The lobster roll ($15) looks to be a feel-good hit over summer, with salt-and-pepper lobster chunks, lemon aioli, chives, red onion and iceberg lettuce. Also at the $15 mark are a soft-shell crab burger and a crusty Vietnamese roll filled with an Opera House arrangement of tiger prawns.

The burgers at Burger Liquor Lobster are priced at $10 and read similar to the Chur creations, although with different, non-brioche buns.

The menu includes a beef burger with smoked tomato chutney, a pulled pork number with bourbon sauce, "red slaw" and fennel mayonnaise, and a vegetarian option with a chickpea and lentil fritter, beetroot yoghurt and a kale and corn relish.

The Manly site remains largely unchanged, sticking with its modernist sea-shack look. Meanwhile, The London has turned up its nautical notch and decked the space out with glass buoys, ropes and crab pots.

The Burger Liquor Lobster pop-ups will operate throughout the summer. When autumn hits, goodfood.com.au understands the spaces could morph into something else again.

Manly Wharf Hotel, East Esplanade, Manly, 9977 1266, manlywharfhotel.com.au
The London Hotel, 85 Underwood Street, Paddington, 9331 3200, hotellondon.com.au