Last year, Burger King baffled fast food fans when it announced it was launching its most premium burger ever.

The Wagyu cost £11 and featured 100% British Wagyu beef, flame-grilled in Burger King’s signature style.

It was such a big deal that it managed to earn the support of renowned chef Gordon Ramsay, who described the menu item as ‘amazing’ and even appeared in adverts for it.

Flash forward to today, and the ‘gourmet’ burger is back on the menu once more, and there’s a new twist on it available too – The Wagyu Wellington.

According to the chain, this brings all the ‘indulgence’ of a classic beef wellington to the table, but ‘without all the faff’.

What’s in the new Wagyu Wellington burger?

The new burger features 100% British Wagyu beef, flame-grilled, and paired with a creamy porcini mushroom sauce.

This is then topped with bacon, rocket, caramelised onions, and crispy onions, and sandwiched inside a brioche bun.

For those confused by the concept of ‘British Wagyu’, as Wagyu is traditionally Japanese, BK has an answer for this.

A spokesperson explains: ‘While Wagyu is renowned for its Japanese heritage, this burger is distinctly British by crossing Wagyu cattle with British dairy cows, sourced from grass and forage-based herds across 700 UK farms.’

What else is joining Burger King’s menu?

The Wagyu is back, and then there’s the Wagyu Wellington, available from March 24 for a limited time only.

Also joining the line-up are Truffle Loaded Fries, which Burger King claims will ‘knock sub-par roast potatoes out of the park’. 

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How does the Wagyu Wellington taste?

Metro’s lifestyle editor, Rachel Moss, gave the burger a try and thought the fast food chain had been ‘a bit cheeky’ with their description of this one.

‘Let me be clear, this burger does not taste like a beef wellington; the mushroom duxelle of the traditional dish is more of a subtle, peppercorn sauce, while the customary pastry is nowhere to be found.

‘But that’s probably a good thing, because Burger King has managed to make the tastiest burger I’ve ever had from a fast food chain. And no, sceptical reader, this is not an advertorial. It really is that good.’

She continued: ‘The beef and bacon have the distinctive flame-grilled edge that, in my opinion, always makes Burger King superior to McDonald’s. The patty also feels higher quality than anything else I’ve tried on either menu. I don’t care about the semantics of whether British Wagyu is technically Wagyu. Whatever it is, it’s delicious.

‘The crispy onions add a delicate crunch, while the rocket delivers fresh notes I associate more with restaurant-quality food than something delivered to my desk in a paper bag.’

The only real issue? The price, which at £11.29 without sides was ‘off-putting’ for Rachel. However, she admits it hasn’t put her off entirely.

‘Would I buy again? Yes. Do I think Burger King has been a bit cheeky with the Wellington name? Also, yes.’

First-person and opinion commissioning editor, Maicey Navarro Griffiths, was also a fan of the Wagyu Wellington, saying: ‘It was a delicious burger that really felt thoughtfully put together.

‘The meat and bread both tasted high quality and much richer than a typical fast-food option. 

‘The crispy onions and the fried onions on top were my favourite part, though, as they added a great crunch and flavour.’

She added: ‘The mushroom sauce was a nice touch, keeping everything moist without being overpowering. The mushroom flavour itself was subtle, which worked well.’

Metro tries Burger King’s Wagyu burger…

Metro’s specialist food writer, Courtney Pochin, headed down to Burger King to give the chain’s most premium burger a try, ahead of its initial launch in 2025.

She said: ‘The Wagyu is, without a doubt, the best burger I’ve ever tried from Burger King.

‘The difference in the quality of the product is immediately obvious – from the box it’s served in (which pops open like you’re unwrapping a present when you lift the lid), to the generously sized patty and the taste of the meat itself.

‘This isn’t your standard fast food burger, it’s got a much richer, beefier flavour – you can really taste the meat, even with all the other toppings, the right balance is there so that the flavour doesn’t get lost.’

She continues: ‘The array of different onions pairs nicely, adding sweet, acidic and umami notes into the mix, as well as offering contrasting textures. The peppery rocket adds a nice bite as well as a pop of colour too.’

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Marks & Spencer’s Dippy Egg Cookie Cup took the internet by storm last week, but already there’s a new product going viral.

The retailer has been adding to its Easter range little by little, and the latest addition has already garnered a lot of hype. So much so that M&S has even gone as far as to proclaim these two items as ‘THE Easter eggs of 2026’.

Now, that’s a pretty bold statement, considering we’re still a month out from Easter itself, but shoppers seem to agree, with reviews on TikTok hailing the new Collection Filled Shell Easter Eggs as ‘the best Easter eggs ever’, ‘unreal’, and ‘fabulous’.

Naturally, after hearing this, I had to get my hands on them to see what all the fuss is about. So, here’s everything you need to know about the new products, as well as my honest verdict…

What’s in M&S’s new filled Easter eggs?

There are two brand new items in the collection: Collection Pistachio Filled Shell Milk Chocolate Egg and Collection Salted Caramel Filled Shell Milk Chocolate Egg.

The former features a Belgian milk chocolate outer layer dusted with a glimmer of gold, and filled with a layer of pistachio nut paste and white chocolate, with chopped roasted pistachio nuts.

While the latter is a lusted decorated Belgian milk chocolate egg with a salted caramel layered shell with sea salt flakes. 

Both cost £18 each and are available to buy in M&S stores nationwide now, as well as online at Ocado.

What does Metro’s specialist food writer make of them?

Readers might recall I was rather disappointed with M&S’s last viral item, the Dippy Egg Cookie Cup. It just didn’t live up to my expectations for it, so I was definitely bracing myself for a letdown with these Easter eggs. 

But, honestly, I needn’t have worried. When it comes to chocolate, M&S knows exactly what it’s doing, as is evident from the success of its Big Daddy chocolate bars and its recent victory in Metro’s blind chocolate biscuit taste test.

And these two new items are no exception.

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First impressions are that these are HEFTY Easter eggs. They’re very heavy, which I took as a good sign, as it most likely meant they weren’t scrimping on the filling. 

The egg comes already separated into two halves, but this didn’t actually make them any easier to break into. 

I started with the salted caramel egg, and was hoping for an aesthetic shot of the filling oozing out of the chocolate, but my first attempt was a real fail. I only managed to break off a piece from the side, and was confused to find there was nothing in it.

All of the filling is in the bottom of the egg, and once you manage to crack into it, it’s incredibly messy, but I’d argue that’s simply par for the course.

The chocolate shell is rich and creamy and is very clearly a good quality chocolate, while the filling is a wonderful mix of savoury-sweet, with buttery, almost nutty notes. The amount of salt seems to vary as you eat it, so it’s not the most consistent flavour, but I quite enjoyed that, as it made the experience of eating it a little more varied and interesting.

If you’ve ever had one of the Cadbury Caramel Cake bars from the supermarket, I’d say this is the closest flavour comparison I can make. It’s like that, only fancier and with a sprinkle of sea salt. 

As for the pistachio egg, I was also pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the taste, as pistachio isn’t always a flavour I gravitate towards.

The outer chocolate shell is the same as the other egg, only this time it’s filled with a generously thick layer of pistachio and white chocolate paste filling. It’s velvety smooth and oh so addictive, and the chopped pistachio pieces add a satisfying crunch to the mix.

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So are these actually THE Easter eggs of the year, as M&S claims? I’d definitely say they’re up there as contenders, but I haven’t tried enough to say for certain. I imagine they’ll be pretty hard to beat, though.

But it has to be said that at £18 they certainly aren’t cheap, and we are in the midst of a cost of living crisis.

Now, I’m never going to encourage anyone to go out and spend that sort of money, especially if they don’t have it. However, if you do happen to have a spare £18 and this is what you want to use it for, I don’t think you’d regret it, because they’re damn good.

My top tip? These are so insanely filling that you really don’t need to eat much before it gets a bit sickly. So it could be worth splitting the £18 with friends or family, so you get to try it without it costing too much. I can easily see one of these being enough for three or four people, as my husband and I struggled to finish even half of the egg between us. 

Though if you do decide you want to keep the whole thing to yourself, I promise I won’t judge.

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