I went to this new establishment with a few Twitter buddies @Malchia, @Thecookingchook, @Oliyoung and @radiostarelle.
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| The Trucker with hot Chipotle sauce |
On the menu, there are 4 beef burgers, 2 chicken burgers and 1 vegetarian with additional sides and drinks. The burgers came out pretty quickly and were all decent sizes, I ordered the biggest - Trucker which had a hand grounded MSA Grade Angus beef patty, lettuce, bacon, egg, cheese, caramelised onion, tomato ketchup and mayonnaise. I upgraded mine with hot Chipotle sauce.
The interesting thing we all noted was that each burger seemingly had different buns... @Thecookingchook's cheeseburger was a glazed bun, looking similar to Burger Theory's buns, while the others were like damper type buns... all slightly toasted. I prefer my burger buns softer, and a little bit more sweeter.
The taste? It was a bit bland, good, juicy beef patty but nothing amazing, the patty was well done, didn't taste like manufactured meat, but very home-style-like patties. The runny egg added moisture and additional taste to the overall bland burger. I couldn't taste any cheese, or felt any crunchiness from the lettuce. The hot Chipotle sauce was not really hot in my opinion, but added a nice 'zing' to the burger.
However, I am not an expert burger blogger from this blog - those titles go the Nathan and Mirko. I am sure they will visit this place and add it to their burger reviews. Stay tuned!
Hayes gives the burger at Burgastronomy 14/20 chops on the Chopping Board.
Ambience 3.5/5
Service 3.5/5
Food 7/10
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I swung past Burgastronomy the other day.
ReplyDeleteFirst impressions are that the premesis isn't finished yet and the place is a little small. But in an ideal position. Once the words out they will have people lining up through the door.
I do judge a book by its cover, and I'm hoping they've got some plans for a massive logo behind the counter with some back lighting, and some tables out the front and around the side.
I grabbed their "signature" burger. Getting a burger right is almost a science, science of construction. Getting the ingredients in the right order is a key element to a good burger so you get all the flavours and all the textures, and I can't say I'm a big fan of soggy lettuce. I did however get some good tartiness out of the pickles, and some crunch from it too.
The best thing I liked about the burger was not having to pull it apart bit by bit so I could eat it. It was big enough to be filling and value for money, and small enough to get your teeth around without your jaw locking into place.
I think I'd agree the patty was a bit bland but still good.
They've got a great location and should make use of it to get a crowd in, I hope they do will and give Burger It some competition up the road.
The only other comment I could think of, was I saw no option to get a burger, chips and a drink as some kind of "deal", I know it's not Maccas. But a few places I've been do do it, pubs do it with a beer. So I skipped on the chips.
Tried the shroom burger and was greatly underwhelmed by the lack of flavour. The sweet potato chips were great though.
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