by Jamie Bullen

jbullen@thekmgroup.co.uk

Arnold Schwarzenegger may be synonymous with most for acting, bodybuilding and running California for eight years - but for burger fans in Canterbury his name is behind the city’s most gruelling food challenge.

The Terminator Challenge sees diners arrive at The Picture House in St Peter’s Street looking to polish off two 12oz burgers, four rashers of bacon, four slices of cheese, a spicy sausage, six onion rings and chips.

For £20 challengers are also served pickle, baby gem, smoked paprika mayonnaise and coleslaw with winners eating for free if they manage to clean their plates.

In its first year the challenge has attracted more than 700 diners on Monday nights with customers pitching up from London and across Kent.

Just six were given their money back.

Owners Stuart O-Leary and Blake McCaskill said the gut-busting burger contest was born after staff began brainstorming new names for the menu which also includes burgers such as The Godfather and Jaws.

Mr O’Leary said: “We were thinking up names for new burgers and because we are an old cinema we often come up with films.