READERS have revealed the best place to get a burger in Colchester, scanning many restaurants across the city centre for the best, juiciest burger.

The most mentioned restaurant was Love Thy Burger, which won by a landslide, seeing most readers flagging it as the best in town.

Gazette: Love Thy Burger at its opening in 2015Love Thy Burger at its opening in 2015

Love Thy Burger is a family run restaurant on the High Street, famous for its locally sourced beef, sky high toppings, thick milkshakes, craft beers and its famed rosemary fries.

The restaurants popularity can be chalked up to its affordable, American style fast food and creative burger combinations.

The family run chain has stores across Essex and Suffolk, with locations in Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich and Southend.

The restaurant pairs itself with local suppliers, serving delicious comfort food made from local ingredients.

The second most popular mention was Purple Dog, a pub located in city centre.

The pub is well known by locals for its tantalising pub grub and impressive selection of draught beers and cocktails.

Readers highlighted that the pub is also loved for its handmade burgers, often carrying special burgers of the week.

Punters can enjoy a handmade burger, stacked with toppings, with an impressive selection of draught beers to wash it down with.

Being a dog friendly pub, you can also bring your four legged friend to accompany you, as you chow down on a burger in the pubs iconic beer garden.

The Purple Dog is also currently looking for a new head chef, so anyone fancying to take up the burger making mantel should consider handing in an application.

Other honourable mentions include Bill's, with their famous Bills Burger, available on the express lunch menu for burger fanatics in a hurry.

Gazette: Bill's restaurant (Picture: Tripadvisor)Bill's restaurant (Picture: Tripadvisor)

Three Wise Monkeys also received several mentions, known for its moreish American style BBQ food, as well as its extensive craft beer and spirit selection.

Wimpy, in High Street, was mentioned, for old school burger fanatics and those on a nostalgia trip.

The American style restaurant also regularly showcases live musicians, so punters can enjoy a burger whilst listening to some local talent.

Several readers mentioned Waitrose and Marks and Spencer’s barbecue range, as well as some readers stating that the best burger in Colchester could be found in their kitchen - tall order...