Comments on: This is the best burger in Melbourne http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/ The insiders' guide to Melbourne restaurants, food and drink in Melbourne. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:54:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tex http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-46579 Tex Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:56:58 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-46579 Hey ed, i too have recently gone on the burger trail....and within my first bite of the rockpool david blackmores full blood wagyu burger i was saying to my GF damm this is the BEST BURGER i have had !!! being a big pickle man it was so refesssing sweet and tasty !! at $22 plus fat chips $12 ? and onion rings $9 ? plus a wagyu spagahetti $24 a total of $80 was a fair bill for a fine dinning experiance! Cafe Vue burger which i tried a week ago was my number 1 now i would say number 2... but it is a close call... a different style of burger it was very thick and meaty reminds me of the ones i used to eat at home as i young boy...it is small but very filling and also a good cafe experiance.... keep up the good work ed great blog! imho 2 of the best burgers in town!!! Hey ed,

i too have recently gone on the burger trail….and within my first bite of the rockpool david blackmores full blood wagyu burger i was saying to my GF damm this is the BEST BURGER i have had !!!

being a big pickle man it was so refesssing sweet and tasty !!
at $22 plus fat chips $12 ? and onion rings $9 ? plus a wagyu spagahetti $24 a total of $80 was a fair bill for a fine dinning experiance!

Cafe Vue burger which i tried a week ago was my number 1 now i would say number 2… but it is a close call… a different style of burger it was very thick and meaty reminds me of the ones i used to eat at home as i young boy…it is small but very filling and also a good cafe experiance….

keep up the good work ed great blog!
imho 2 of the best burgers in town!!!

]]> By: B http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-46474 B Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:54:24 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-46474 Only 2 years since your post...had the wagyu burger in Sydney tonight. Damn that is one tasty burger! With fantastic chips too. Only 2 years since your post…had the wagyu burger in Sydney tonight. Damn that is one tasty burger! With fantastic chips too.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-46313 Ed Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:41:42 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-46313 Thanks Danny, Wait for Paul Wilson's burger wine tasting menu at Match, hopefully with his Heston Blumenthal inspired chips. I'm going to try and get to Cafe Vue and try the burger there also. Thanks Danny,

Wait for Paul Wilson’s burger wine tasting menu at Match, hopefully with his Heston Blumenthal inspired chips.

I’m going to try and get to Cafe Vue and try the burger there also.

]]> By: Danny Bishop http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-46312 Danny Bishop Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:26:09 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-46312 Hey Ed, Just a quick report from a visit last Friday; Burgers were great. Both Brad an my buns were a little too toasted, but not beyond simply 'well done'. The burger contents were very much up to scratch. Slivers of griddle BBQ'd baby zucchini and gari style pickled onion really freshened up the burger and lightened the load of the beautifully moist pattie and bacon. The side of fat-cut chips were disappointing. Barely seasoned, they needed liberal salt and were not offered with an accompanying sauce - something that in my opinion the massive sized square cut chips were crying out for to offer them as something other than just a well cooked piece of potato. We opened a Shaw + Smith 07 Shiraz to go with the burgers... a stunning wine that may be the best 07 of anything that I've had to date. Ratings: Burger 9, Chips 6, Wine 9.5 Cheers! Danny Hey Ed,

Just a quick report from a visit last Friday;

Burgers were great. Both Brad an my buns were a little too toasted, but not beyond simply ‘well done’. The burger contents were very much up to scratch. Slivers of griddle BBQ’d baby zucchini and gari style pickled onion really freshened up the burger and lightened the load of the beautifully moist pattie and bacon.

The side of fat-cut chips were disappointing. Barely seasoned, they needed liberal salt and were not offered with an accompanying sauce – something that in my opinion the massive sized square cut chips were crying out for to offer them as something other than just a well cooked piece of potato.

We opened a Shaw + Smith 07 Shiraz to go with the burgers… a stunning wine that may be the best 07 of anything that I’ve had to date.

Ratings: Burger 9, Chips 6, Wine 9.5

Cheers!

Danny

]]> By: Ryan http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-43813 Ryan Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:03:54 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-43813 I too have tried the Rockpool burger. I enjoyed it and was quite satisfied. In my honest opinion though, you cant beat a Grill'd Burger! I am so addicted, its not a joke! www.grilld.com.au Can't go past the Might Melbourne I too have tried the Rockpool burger. I enjoyed it and was quite satisfied. In my honest opinion though, you cant beat a Grill’d Burger! I am so addicted, its not a joke!

http://www.grilld.com.au

Can’t go past the Might Melbourne

]]> By: Caravan Cafe serves the best burger in country Victoria | Tomato http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-33254 Caravan Cafe serves the best burger in country Victoria | Tomato Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:27:58 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-33254 [...] and pattie - plus the bun. The bun itself has a crisp slightly caramelised crust (not as much as the excellent Rockpool wagyu burger, the best in Melbourne). The meat pattie is not to large or small. And that’s a key point. [...] [...] and pattie – plus the bun. The bun itself has a crisp slightly caramelised crust (not as much as the excellent Rockpool wagyu burger, the best in Melbourne). The meat pattie is not to large or small. And that’s a key point. [...]

]]> By: Brent http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-31867 Brent Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:36:36 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-31867 Hi Ed I came across this Tomato blog and really enjoyed reading it. You have a great writing style and incorporate some excellent photos. I am pretty sure that i have seen your peices in the Sun Herald too. I thought I would invite you write on mytaste.com.au. This would be a great way to gain exposure for your blog as you are welcome to link back to it from myTaste. My personal name on mytaste is Brent C. - if you have a look around you will see me there. Drop by and say hi. Thanks for the great dining tips. If you do end up registering on mytaste i will add myself as a fan of you and therefore be notified whenever you do a review. Cheers. Brent Hi Ed

I came across this Tomato blog and really enjoyed reading it. You have a great writing style and incorporate some excellent photos. I am pretty sure that i have seen your peices in the Sun Herald too.

I thought I would invite you write on mytaste.com.au. This would be a great way to gain exposure for your blog as you are welcome to link back to it from myTaste.

My personal name on mytaste is Brent C. – if you have a look around you will see me there. Drop by and say hi.

Thanks for the great dining tips. If you do end up registering on mytaste i will add myself as a fan of you and therefore be notified whenever you do a review.

Cheers. Brent

]]> By: Random Tangent http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-31426 Random Tangent Wed, 28 May 2008 15:30:46 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-31426 [...] to Tomato, that title goes to the Wagyu Burger from the Rockpool Bar & Grill at the [...] [...] to Tomato, that title goes to the Wagyu Burger from the Rockpool Bar & Grill at the [...]

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-31295 Ed Mon, 19 May 2008 02:24:16 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-31295 Just ate the wagyu burger again last Thursday. $18 but still as good. Just ate the wagyu burger again last Thursday. $18 but still as good.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/comment-page-1/#comment-31166 Ed Sat, 10 May 2008 05:02:55 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/06/572/#comment-31166 Okay a new one for the list, Paul Raynor's Wagyu burger at Hotel Nest in Albert Park $16. topped with a perfect fried egg. good but not quite up there with the Rockpool job. Okay a new one for the list, Paul Raynor’s Wagyu burger at Hotel Nest in Albert Park $16. topped with a perfect fried egg. good but not quite up there with the Rockpool job.

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