Burger joints. Worth the money?.

Stonedpilot

I love a good burger and have tried most places that does proper big burgers like Bunsen,Gourmet burger Kitchen, JoBurger, Ricks,The Counter,Bobos etc etc and while most are very tasty and pleasant (fave probably be the burger from Burza Waterford/fantastic tasty burger €13.90 still overpriced)
however what leaves a sour taste is the prices.
Bunsen is about the cheapest with a regular burger(good but overrated burger) going for €6.95 but most places charge at least €10 for a burger and thats the cheapest. Its over kill the prices. Couldnt believe in five
Guys Dundrum they charge over €9 for a cheeseburger.Its a fast food franchise ffs!. Least the others are casual dining as such. So generally people are parting with at least €15 for a burger chips and drink. Its restaurant prices. Total over charging its not like staff in these places are being paid much so the margins must be huuuuge and mince,baps, onions, lettuce, ketchup, mayo arent exactly expense foodstuffs. I think €5 should buy a decent burger nothing fancy just a tasty filling regular burger. Too much to ask?.

dobman88

Open a burger joint. Charge a fiver a pop and make your millions so

ED E

Eddie Rockets Double Take, not the cheapest but oh so worth it.

Remember the likes of GBK arent in the middle of nowhere, South William is top rate rents.

Subcomandante Marcos

Bunsen isn't much more than a tenner for a burger, fries and a Coke. I don't mind paying that much for a burger that good. Easily the best burger in the city.

People pay €15 for just a burger and chips in pubs and they're always, without fail, muck.

There's a chain of pubs based in Galway with several Dublin outlet who have horrendous burgers and serve them with a a few chips stacked like Jenga blocks, without a drink, for €14.95, that's madness, a tenner in Bunsen is a bargain in comparison.

Johnnyhpipe

dobman88 wrote: »

Open a burger joint. Charge a fiver a pop and make your millions so

A fiver a pop's not gona cover raw ingredients/cost of cooking/rent/staff costs... I'd barely do a proper burger at home for a fiver!

To me - Five guys is the best burger in Dublin!

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

About twenty years ago I flipped burgers at a Twelfth demonstration. Loyalists paid us £3 for shamefully low quality burgers.

I think you're right.

rossie1977

Whataburger is one if the top 3 fast-food joints in the states and charges equivalent of Burger King

Zaph

Some places are laughably overpriced, but Bunsen is worth every penny of what they charge, best burger in Dublin (and now Cork as well). Honorable mentions to Wowburger and Generator in Smithfield, who both also do excellent burgers.

super_furry

Can't beat Box Burger for food or prices.

Stonedpilot

Johnnyhpipe wrote: »

A fiver a pop's not gona cover raw ingredients/cost of cooking/rent/staff costs... I'd barely do a proper burger at home for a fiver!

To me - Five guys is the best burger in Dublin!

€5 a pop could be a takeaway only, like a high end burger van. Five guys is a rip off beyond belief. €5 for chips €9.45 cheeseburgers in a fast food joint is taking the pizz. The layout like a chipper in Butlins.

Bunsen is lovely nice tender meat.
Not the best IMO though.

super_furry

€9.45 for a really good burger sounds very fair to me.

KungPao

I've had loads of fancy as-big-as-my-head style burgers for sky high prices, but I still prefer the humble bun burger for €2.50 (or 1/4 pounder if I'm being flash with the cash) from the local chipper.

Diarmuidin

Just take the few minutes to make your own burger much nicer. No wonder we are a nation of fatties.

ZeroThreat

people are also overpaying for chicken & chips ie. Nandos = glorified kfc @ premium prices.

Stonedpilot

super_furry wrote: »

€9.45 for a really good burger sounds very fair to me.

For a burger in a wrapper?. Many places do a tasty meal for that in a nice sit down sorrunding. That you Zuckerberg?.

Paddytheman

Recently went to a certain pub close to smthfield that may have previously sold groceries and paid like €17 for a Boar burger. Was it even Boar, all I know for certain was it wasnt chicken or lamb. Was there blue cheese and apple slaw, possibly a spoonful but fcku was I ripped off.....

Stonedpilot

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Bunsen isn't much more than a tenner for a burger, fries and a Coke. I don't mind paying that much for a burger that good. Easily the best burger in the city.

People pay €15 for just a burger and chips in pubs and they're always, without fail, muck.

There's a chain of pubs based in Galway with several Dublin outlet who have horrendous burgers and serve them with a a few chips stacked like Jenga blocks, without a drink, for €14.95, that's madness, a tenner in Bunsen is a bargain in comparison.

Bunsen has very good burgers but Good luck getting burger fries and drink in bunsen for €10. Cheeseburger is €7.45 alone.

Rumpy Pumpy

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

a burger and chips in pubs and they're always, without fail, muck.

There's a chain of pubs based in Galway with several Dublin outlet who have horrendous burgers and serve them with a a few chips stacked like Jenga blocks, without a drink, for €14.95, that's madness, a tenner in Bunsen is a bargain in comparison.

The Galway Bay Brewery pubs? Six euros for a pint of their own beer, which is even more outrageous than the terrible food they serve. The market doesn't lie though; they are already Ireland's largest pub chain, and coming to a town near you.

dr.bollocko

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

The Galway Bay Brewery pubs? Six euros for a pint of their own beer, which is even more outrageous than the terrible food they serve. The market doesn't lie though; they are already Ireland's largest pub chain, and coming to a town near you.

Terrible beer in general. Taking over the place so they are.

ArtyC

https://www.thechilishack.ie


Give chilli shack a try! Best burger in Galway imo, they've just opened in Dublin too! The beast is €9.50 and that's with paprika fries ! I struggle to finish it

JupiterKid

I've never been to Bunsen. Is it as amazing as people make it out to be?

Rumpy Pumpy

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Terrible beer in general. Taking over the place so they are.

It's the tiddlywink and monopoly players that get my goat up.

Stonedpilot

JupiterKid wrote: »

I've never been to Bunsen. Is it as amazing as people make it out to be?

Lovely burger nice meat and dressing and not a dropper (bits dropping all over the shop the minute you bite it), many places serve these type a burger but theirs nicely portioned. Not a "huge" burger though.

AllForIt

I have to do a Angus Von Bismarck on this one. No matter how good a burger is considered to be it will always be junk food to me. In the years that I worked in restaurants I still can't believe that burgers were ever on the menu or that anyone ordered them in the first place, when they could have ordered a nice stake instead. The idea of going to a proper restaurant and ordering a burger doesn't sit well with me. But then again I am a bit of a snob.

the_syco

Found Ricks to be good, once you add the second patty

The price of the 2nd patty is where the place shows their hand, I find; some charged a pittance, some charged nearly the price of the burger itself!

Stonedpilot

AllForIt wrote: »

I have to do a Angus Von Bismarck on this one. No matter how good a burger is considered to be it will always be junk food to me. In the years that I worked in restaurants I still can't believe that burgers were ever on the menu or that anyone ordered them in the first place, when they could have ordered a nice stake instead. The idea of going to a proper restaurant and ordering a burger doesn't sit well with me. But then again I am a bit of a snob.

Snob or not
Im not talking of restaurants as such but "casual dining" burger joints. Not michelin starred chef everyone dolled up drinking wine balls.

PARlance

AllForIt wrote: »

I have to do a Angus Von Bismarck on this one. No matter how good a burger is considered to be it will always be junk food to me. In the years that I worked in restaurants I still can't believe that burgers were ever on the menu or that anyone ordered them in the first place, when they could have ordered a nice stake instead. The idea of going to a proper restaurant and ordering a burger doesn't sit well with me. But then again I am a bit of a snob.

Does the stake come with a saw?

the_syco

AllForIt wrote: »

The idea of going to a proper restaurant and ordering a burger doesn't sit well with me. But then again I am a bit of a snob.

I often get the burger when nothing else on the menu appeals to me :pac:

PARlance

JupiterKid wrote: »

I've never been to Bunsen. Is it as amazing as people make it out to be?

It's a decent burger, overpriced and served with a huge dollop of hipster hype.

jacksie66

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PTH2009

I don't like red sauce or anything so only get cheese on my burger and nothing else. Any foreign that serve me are a bit bewildered by the whole thing lol. It's cause eruptions in places like McDonald's

AllForIt

PARlance wrote: »

Does the stake come with a saw?

No, a hammer and nails.

Murrisk

I find it hard to get excited about burgers, including Bunsen's.

thesandeman

PARlance wrote: »

Does the stake come with a saw?

Close enough.
Can't see a burger being served in Dublin like this though.

B.A._Baracus

I love burgers
But a lot of burgers aren't worth the price. Like you can make better takeaway burgers at home. Even restaurant burgers are meh (say captain Americas) They are just so over-priced for what you get.


Don't get me started on gourmet burgers! Personally I never found them nice. While McDonalds and Burger King do make tasty burgers they never fill you.

gizmo81

I like a good burger. My Favourites in Dublin are,

Block Burger in East Point (Whiskey Stack or Bacon and Cheese)

Salamanca Chorizo Burger (Pork and Mince with Manchego Cheese)

Five Guys (Well in UK/USA, haven't made it to Dundrum yet)

Bunsen (Once my friend doesn't order his rare and I'm nearly sick looking at it)

I am waiting for Shake Shack to make it to Ireland.

I can't wait to try WowBurger too.

mr_edge_to_you

Nicest burger I ever had was Joburger in Rathmines. Don't know if it's still there.

I flipping hate brioche though - completely unnecessary. It's a scourge and ruins a nice burger.

gmisk

Bunsen is terrific and excellent value for me, wowburger is also very good.

The worst I have had recently was five guys overrated, greasy and expensive never again!

Alf Veedersane

Diarmuidin wrote: »

Just take the few minutes to make your own burger much nicer. No wonder we are a nation of fatties.

Replacing one burger with another sounds like a genius idea to solving obesity.

whisky_galore

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

While McDonalds and Burger King do make tasty burgers they never fill you.

The sad, thin, grey-ish patty on the multinationals' burgers do not live up to the advertising/artist's impressions.

I don't get the current obsession with burger joints and now fecking do-nut places, it's still junk food after all albeit a (little) more 'high end'.

GLaDOS

Generator have done the best I've tasted in Dublin.

5 Guys is all hype. It's a good burger for sure, but the prices they charge don't match the quality.

Fanny Wank

Burger joint

Burger and fries

Slaw

**** me - do Irish people talk like this in real life?

Ush1

Never had Bunsen but really tempted to head over for lunch and try it. I assume it does be manic and no seats at lunchtime?

biko

Eddie Rockets are best imo. Then again I haven't tried Burzza or some others mentioned here as they seem to be only in dublin.

gmisk

Ush1 wrote: »

Never had Bunsen but really tempted to head over for lunch and try it. I assume it does be manic and no seats at lunchtime?

I think it depends on which one you go to really (I think 4 in Dublin atm).
The original one on Wexford street should ok on a Monday.
They do Qudini though (sends you a text message when they have a free table).

Ush1

gmisk wrote: »

I think it depends on which one you go to really (I think 4 in Dublin atm).
The original one on Wexford street should ok on a Monday.
They do Qudini though (sends you a text message when they have a free table).

Yeah, that would be the one closest to me so I'll give it a bash!

kingtut

Bunsen's burgers are nothing special, there milkshakes however are to die for! I'd go in there just for a milkshake.

Coqbull is a decent place with a great selection of burgers. Nice craft beer too although a little pricey.

Yamanoto

biko wrote: »

Eddie Rockets are best imo.

When you're back in 1994 again, will ya pick us up a pair of stonewashed denims & the best of Zig & Zag on VHS.

Zaph

kingtut wrote: »

Bunsen's burgers are nothing special, there milkshakes however are to die for! I'd go in there just for a milkshake.

Coqbull is a decent place with a great selection of burgers. Nice craft beer too although a little pricey.

I'd heard a lot about Coqbull and went there when I was in Cork a few months ago. Possibly the most disappointing burger I've had anywhere in a long time, it was just dry and tasteless. Won't be going back.

Birneybau

Yamanoto wrote: »

When you're back in 1994 again, will ya pick us up a pair of stonewashed denims & the best of Zig & Zag on VHS.

Their standalone Rocket's places do an amazing burger.

kingtut

Zaph wrote: »

I'd heard a lot about Coqbull and went there when I was in Cork a few months ago. Possibly the most disappointing burger I've had anywhere in a long time, it was just dry and tasteless. Won't be going back.

That's a shame, I have been to both the Cork and Limerick chains and never had a bad experience (think there is one in Dublin but haven't tried it). Just shows the wide ranging experience people have had in these places.

Have you tried son of a bun yet? I haven't but it's always jammed.