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| - If you ordered a "Buttery Brie Burger" what would you expect the butter to be like? Melted, soaked into the bun, rich and satisfying, right? Not at Cafe Hollander. This burger came with a large thick circular pat of fridge-cold butter on top. Do you want a mouthful of cold butter while you're trying to eat a hamburger? I do not. I didn't finish it. The cheese, by the way, was not much warmer. The burger itself was acceptable, nothing special. Strangely, it came with a small tin cup of au jus. Our server said it was for dipping. How I was supposed to dip a hamburger into a cup the size of a shot glass wasn't made clear. The fries came out warm, not hot, which was just depressing.
By the way, this burger cost $13. And if you want sauce to dip your fries in, that's extra.
To sum up: if you want a Belgian-style restaurant with burgers, sandwiches, french fries and beer, you can go to Brasserie V on Monroe Street, which is no more expensive and much, much better. If you want to eat at Hilldale Mall, there are tons of much better places to eat: Muramoto, Dumpling Haus, and Porta Alba would all be better choices. Even if you're determined to eat a mediocre burger and watch sports on TV in Hilldale, you STILL have a better choice -- The Great Dane, which is cheaper and doesn't pretend to be anything it's not.
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