Following on from Depreciators thread about the coffee shop that is running itself into the ground, I thought I'd give a plug to a little burger shop we came across.
We went out looking at properties last weekend. Afterwards we were hungry and looked for somewhere close to have lunch. We went up the street and there really wasn't much choice. A takeaway (the greasy type with deep fried stuff sitting in a bainemarie), a bakery and a burger place called "Bucks Diner".
So, we choose the diner and go up to the counter to order. There was a big sign that said they had burgers for only $2.50 and you could have beef, chicken schnitzel or fish as well as a heap of other stuff you could select. Hubby says he'll just get a beef burger and I order a fish burger, not really expecting the quality of either to be particularly good.
Anyway, the girl behind the counter says "Oh, I'll give you the schnitzel instead (of the beef) and I say that Hubby would prefer the beef (isn't that why I ordered beef?). She then says that the schnitzel is brilliant, we would definitely prefer it. So, Hubby says, OK I'll have the schnitzel. She then talks us into a serve of chips to share and Hubby gets a 600ml bottle of drink for us to share as well. The total for this came to only $9.90.
When our order is ready, the staff member says to me, "Shhh, I've got him the beef that he wanted". I was a little confused and thought that was a little strange and that Hubby might not want this now seeing as he was talked into buying the schnitzel. Anyway, the food arrives and we get three burgers, not two. Not only did we get a free burger, the fish burger was a sub-style roll and had a huge piece of fresh fish instead of the crappy patty that I was expecting. The schnitzel was a large fresh piece of chicken with plenty of meat in it too. And the beef, was, well, a normal hamburger.
Hubby struggled to eat it all - there was a lot of food - and the quality was way better than we expected, especially when you consider the cost of the meal. Oh, and the staff member was right, the schnitzel was much nicer than the beef burger. Will we go there again? Well, yes, I think we will. I'm not planning on making a special trip there, but if we happen to be in the neighbourhood when we are thinking of buying lunch, then I would definitely say that we will go there again.
We sat at a seat by the window and noticed that there were hardly any people that walked past this shop and it was very busy, so obviously the locals are supporting it. I also noticed that the greasy takeaway didn't have half the clientelle that this little burger place had.
We went out looking at properties last weekend. Afterwards we were hungry and looked for somewhere close to have lunch. We went up the street and there really wasn't much choice. A takeaway (the greasy type with deep fried stuff sitting in a bainemarie), a bakery and a burger place called "Bucks Diner".
So, we choose the diner and go up to the counter to order. There was a big sign that said they had burgers for only $2.50 and you could have beef, chicken schnitzel or fish as well as a heap of other stuff you could select. Hubby says he'll just get a beef burger and I order a fish burger, not really expecting the quality of either to be particularly good.
Anyway, the girl behind the counter says "Oh, I'll give you the schnitzel instead (of the beef) and I say that Hubby would prefer the beef (isn't that why I ordered beef?). She then says that the schnitzel is brilliant, we would definitely prefer it. So, Hubby says, OK I'll have the schnitzel. She then talks us into a serve of chips to share and Hubby gets a 600ml bottle of drink for us to share as well. The total for this came to only $9.90.
When our order is ready, the staff member says to me, "Shhh, I've got him the beef that he wanted". I was a little confused and thought that was a little strange and that Hubby might not want this now seeing as he was talked into buying the schnitzel. Anyway, the food arrives and we get three burgers, not two. Not only did we get a free burger, the fish burger was a sub-style roll and had a huge piece of fresh fish instead of the crappy patty that I was expecting. The schnitzel was a large fresh piece of chicken with plenty of meat in it too. And the beef, was, well, a normal hamburger.
Hubby struggled to eat it all - there was a lot of food - and the quality was way better than we expected, especially when you consider the cost of the meal. Oh, and the staff member was right, the schnitzel was much nicer than the beef burger. Will we go there again? Well, yes, I think we will. I'm not planning on making a special trip there, but if we happen to be in the neighbourhood when we are thinking of buying lunch, then I would definitely say that we will go there again.
We sat at a seat by the window and noticed that there were hardly any people that walked past this shop and it was very busy, so obviously the locals are supporting it. I also noticed that the greasy takeaway didn't have half the clientelle that this little burger place had.