Overrated burger restaurants

Balanadan · 29-03-2019 08:12PM #1

Will these go the way of donut shops eventually? There's a good few chains out there now, both Irish and foreign-owned, that sell only basic burgers, chips, and drinks for extortionate prices considering what you get for the money. You could pay almost €15 just for an average burger, chips and a drink. It's just fast food. The owners and shareholders must be absolutely coining it.

JohnnyFlash · 29-03-2019 08:14PM

That 5 Guys place is a right rip-off. The food is shîte and it’s rotten expensive. I do think Bunsen is worth the hype though. The burgers are lovely.

WesternZulu · 29-03-2019 08:15PM

Bunsen Burger is only average.

flatface · 29-03-2019 08:25PM

WesternZulu wrote: »

Bunsen Burger is only average.

Where are the half of Dublin burger places that are better than Bunsen? They would be my favourite

Cienciano · 29-03-2019 08:30PM

I know how this thread will go: everywhere is shít

lawred2 · 29-03-2019 08:30PM

WesternZulu wrote: »

Bunsen Burger is only average.

Average compared to what? Chapter one?

stateofflux · 29-03-2019 08:30PM

5 guys. €15 for the most basic meal deal is robbery

A burger is a burger...not a fillet steak

Ursus Horribilis · 29-03-2019 08:46PM

Eddie Rocketts, though I don't know if anyone really rates it. It's definitely overpriced.

Bunsen, on the other hand. Mmmmm

ceadaoin. · 29-03-2019 09:11PM

stateofflux wrote: »

5 guys. €15 for the most basic meal deal is robbery

A burger is a burger...not a fillet steak

The five guys in the UK is extortionate too. I can get a meal here for around $10. That's with more fries than I can normally eat and free soda refills. Don't know why they ramp the price up so much abroad.

biko · 29-03-2019 09:43PM

I find Handsome Burger very good.
But yeah, there is a lot of "artisan burger" shops around

Maurice Yeltsin · 30-03-2019 06:53PM

I found that BuJo in Sandymount that everyone on t'internet raves about to be awfully dry and bland.

Thankfully there's a regular chipper next door to it, far nicer.

I do find Five Guys delicious (well, the burgers, the chips are muck). Wowburger is very similar to them and a bit cheaper. Nicer chips too.

Bunsen is grand, I found the service a bit meh in the one off Grafton St though (standing for fecking ages trying to pay after finishing).

One thing...well...I wouldn't say off putting, but odd all the same, the female staff in these places are usually alternative types. More the types you'd find at a repeal march than manning the makeup counter in Boots.

Of course, main thing to remember is what form advertising takes these days. All of these places, donut shops, cafes, bleedin Coppers, they're just thrust into the public consciousness now via paid reviews from rubbish like Joe.ie and the truly awful Lovin Dublin.

Another note- not an artisan burger spot obviously, but Abrakebara really do do a tasty tasty burger.

30-03-2019 06:56PM

Wowburger wicklow st best value and don't have to wait long for your burger. it's not much more than mcdonalds but way tastier.

Bunsen good also but you have to go away and wait to be texted unless it's a really quiet time.

5 guys over-rated and over-priced.

Odelay · 30-03-2019 06:58PM

Burgerland is the best!

HalloweenJack · 30-03-2019 06:59PM

Box Burger in Bray is delish. They had a stall in the Bernard Shaw at one point.

I tried Bó Bó a while back and it was also top notch.

dudara · 30-03-2019 07:00PM

A well-made burger using good quality ingredients and toppings won’t be cheap. My current favorite is Bujo, really good quality meat and tasty ingredients. Gráinne O’Keeffe is a chef who definitely knows how to grill meat.

If you think a burger is fast food, then stick with Burger King or McD’s, which are good in their way too.

Rows Grower · 30-03-2019 07:04PM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Eddie Rocketts, though I don't know if anyone really rates it. It's definitely overpriced.

Bunsen, on the other hand. Mmmmm

Once I ate in an Eddie Rocketts and I just couldn't understand how they were able to get away with the overpricing, they must be working on new customer turnover all the time.

Bunsen is the dogs liathroidi's, walk in starving for a good burger and chips walk out happy, they even do cold beer.

TerrorFirmer · 30-03-2019 07:07PM

Now in fairness I should've known better then to get wings in a burger joint, but I recently got hot chicken wings in Bobo's Burgers and they were the most bland, tasteless wings I've ever been served in a restaurant.

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-03-2019 07:07PM

I like McDonalds

retalivity · 30-03-2019 07:09PM

Bobo's is great. Their lunch deal is a tenner, and they are forever on groupon giving away 2 burgers amd sides for €18.
Bunsen are a step above fast food and not as expensive as the rest.
Wowburger - meh, like all the food from press-up establishments, its not worth what you are paying.
Eddie rockets mever did it for me.
Five guys is an abomination though, outright robbery. I had one when it arrived here and it was muck, i had it in canada a few times and it was much better and nowhere near the same markup.

30-03-2019 07:10PM

dudara wrote: »

A well-made burger using good quality ingredients and toppings won’t be cheap. My current favorite is Bujo, really good quality meat and tasty ingredients. Gráinne O’Keeffe is a chef who definitely knows how to grill meat.

If you think a burger is fast food, then stick with Burger King or McD’s, which are good in their way too.

Get off your high-horse - a burger, whether good quality or not, is fast food.

dudara · 30-03-2019 07:12PM

glasso wrote: »

Get off your high-horse - a burger, whether good quality or not, is fast food.

Fast food by definition is mass produced for sale in high volume, high speed, mass market outlets. There are a lot of burger restaurants that don’t meet that definition. It’s very unfair to consider all burgers to be fast food.

30-03-2019 07:12PM

I quite like 5 guys I have to say but the best burgers in the world are in Shake shack, absolutely unreal they are wish they were in Ireland.

Zaph · 30-03-2019 07:13PM

My favourite is definitely Bunsen, the best burgers in Dublin imo. That said, Bujo is not far behind, but it's not very convenient for me so have only been there once. Wowburger is well worth a visit, as was Generator in Smithfield, but I believe it went massively downhill. If anyone is near Stoneybatter I'd definitely recommend Chili Shack, great burgers, even better onion rings, large portions of everything and ridiculously cheap. They have one in Galway too that's just as good.

On the flip side you have the likes of Bó Bó, which were the blandest, most tasteless burgers I've ever eaten, and The Counter, where your food comes suspiciously fast so the burgers must be pre-cooked, which would explain why they're so dry. Haven't been to 5 Guys, and as they cook their fries in peanut oil I won't be risking it as I have a peanut allergy. I've no idea if peanut oil is safe for me or not, but I'm not willing to take the chance. It's amazing that in this day and age where food allergies are highlighted much better they make such a big deal of using peanut oil.

fxotoole · 30-03-2019 07:13PM

Maurice Yeltsin wrote: »

Of course, main thing to remember is what form advertising takes these days. All of these places, donut shops, cafes, bleedin Coppers, they're just thrust into the public consciousness now via paid reviews from rubbish like Joe.ie and the truly awful Lovin Dublin.

I don't read either of these sites so those paid ads don't even register with my consciousness

Rows Grower · 30-03-2019 07:14PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Now in fairness I should've known better then to get wings in a burger joint, but I recently got hot chicken wings in Bobo's Burgers and they were the most bland, tasteless wings I've ever been served in a restaurant.

Don't beat yourself about it, anyone that can do a good burger should be able to do good chicken wings too.

Anyone doing both for a living should have it mastered in all fairness.

30-03-2019 07:16PM

dudara wrote: »

Fast food by definition is mass produced for sale in high volume, high speed, mass market outlets. There are a lot of burger restaurants that don’t meet that definition. It’s very unfair to consider all burgers to be fast food.

another internet definition

Fast food is food which is prepared and served quickly

burger meets that definition. quick to prepare, cook and serve. quality is not alluded to in fast food.

dudara · 30-03-2019 07:17PM

glasso wrote: »

another internet definition

burger meets that definition. quick to prepare, cook and serve.

No point in debating with you. You don’t seem willing to consider that burgers could be more than fast food aka McD’s, BK.

30-03-2019 07:18PM

Zaph wrote: »

On the flip side you have the likes of B, which were the blandest, most tasteless burgers I've ever eaten, and The Counter, where your food comes suspiciously fast so the burgers must be pre-cooked, which would explain why they're so dry. Haven't been to 5 Guys, and as they cook their fries in peanut oil I won't be risking it as I have a peanut allergy. I've no idea if peanut oil is safe for me or not, but I'm not willing to take the chance. It's amazing that in this day and age where food allergies are highlighted much better they make such a big deal of using peanut oil.

I wouldn’t advise you to even go inside a 5 guys if you have a peanut allergy. They have large sacks of peanuts piled up around the restaurant and big buckets of free peanuts left around the place to eat while you are there.

Marcus Rashford · 30-03-2019 07:18PM

I wouldn’t trust the opinion of anyone who’s critical of Bunsen’s burgers.

People are entitled to their opinion but it has to be reasonable.

It just isn’t reasonable to say that a Bunsen burger is anything but lovely.

Zaph · 30-03-2019 07:20PM

glasso wrote: »

another internet definition

burger meets that definition. quick to prepare, cook and serve. quality is not alluded to in fast food.

The point dudara was making is that not every burger has to be considered fast food. Sure, McDonalds or Burger King definitely are, but I could go into Tomahawk or Asador, for example, and have their burgers and while they may be quick to prepare, I could be pretty sure it wouldn't be fast food.

30-03-2019 07:21PM

dudara wrote: »

No point in debating with you. You don’t seem willing to consider that burgers could be more than fast food aka McD’s, BK.

I can appreciate quality but it's not in the definition.

Wowburger, Bunsen, Five Guys etc - it's all still fast food.

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