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| - After reading previous reviews, I was so excited to finally try this place out! Unfortunately, it was far from what I was expecting.
When we first walked into the restaurant, it was bright and tastefully decorated. It wasn't too busy that day, so we were seated immediately and shortly thereafter, we placed our orders. I ordered the veggie burger and my dad ordered the Beltliner burger. It wasn't too long of a wait and service was decently average, but when the food was presented, I was a bit skeptical.
Firstly, the burger was massive. So massive in fact that they could not deliver it whole, but as two separate halves. Tomatoes and lettuce were piled onto one bun and the portobello patty, pickles, onions, and egg were on the other. To my dismay, the colour of the bun was alarmingly orange. It seemed as though they were trying to give off the impression of a brioche bun, however it simply looked incredibly artificial and off putting. A portion of wrinkled, pale looking fries accompanied it. Overall, it did NOT look appealing.
Regardless, I tried to maintain high hopes for the place as my fellow helpers gave it such rave reviews. So I combined the two halves of my burger and took a bite... or tries to. The burger was so huge I could not fit it into my mouth, so I ended up eating it with a knife and fork in the two halves it was initially presented as.
The first bite was... unusually. The portobello patty had been marinated in a balsamic vinegar sauce and was also served with pickled onions and pickles, so you can imagine how vinegary and tangy it tasted. In addition, I was expecting the portobello patty to have been pan-fried or crispy, however it was rubbery and thick- almost as if they had boiled it and soaked it in marinade. This made the bottom bun extremely soggy and the texture of the burger horrendous. The fries tasted as good as it looked, dry, powdery and old. My dad's beef burger didn't taste any better as he said "it had quite a strong, beefy odour".
Maybe we ordered the wrong items or maybe the kitchen was having an off day, but I was incredibly disappointed. I truly wanted to love the place, but we will NOT be coming back.
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