RESTAURANT bosses are giving staff a patty on the back after they were found to be among the top 10 burger eateries in the country.

The Dorset Burger Company in Weymouth and the LBK Burger Bar in Lyme Regis have been voted two of the best in the UK, according to travellers' website TripAdvisor.

They were named in ninth and tenth place respectively.

TripAdvisor has unveiled the top 10 burger restaurants ahead of National Burger Day on Thursday (23).

The Dorset Burger Company's burgers were praised for being 'clearly handmade' and 'very tasty'.

A reviewer said: "Burgers here are made from beef, lamb and chicken sourced from local Dorset farms.

"The Dorset Burger Company’s burgers include The American (burger topped with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, gherkin, red onion & American style mustard) and The Brie and Bacon (beef burger topped with local brie, Denhay bacon and cranberry sauce)."

A TripAdvisor reviewer said: “We were told that they would be good and they were excellent. The service was very good and we thought the restaurant was a very good setting. The burgers were clearly handmade and very tasty. We will be back.”

Family-run restaurant LBK Burger Bar, based on Coombe Street in Lyme Regis, was praised for its 'perfectly cooked patty'.

Hayley Coleman, senior media relations manger UK for TripAdvisor, said: "The TripAdvisor list is based on the reviews and opinions of TripAdvisor diners, taking into account the quality, quantity and ratio of reviews with high-quality burger mentions.

"Featured restaurants have a minimum of four bubbles, 100 reviews and two locations or less as of June, 2018."

One TripAdvisor reviewer who visited the restaurant said: "Having tried a variety of different burger places in both London and Hampshire, I can safely say this sits up with the best.

"Perfectly cooked patty (compared to most places in the UK which tend to overcook) and chips that a chippie would be proud of."

The TripAdvisor list of the top burger restaurants in the UK was based on the reviews and opinions of TripAdvisor diners, taking into account the quality, quantity and ratio of reviews with high-quality burger mentions. Featured restaurants had a minimum of four stars, 100 reviews and two locations or less as of June 2018.