I’ve been building a little story through The Chat on TikTok.
It’s small right now, but it’s growing.
The conversation started with the bun, then the bakery, then the idea of finding the best burger somewhere along the way. Today, I finally started the search properly.
First stop.
And honestly, the location itself was impressive.
The views were spectacular.
The burger? That’s where things became complicated.
There wasn’t much to hide behind. No bacon. No egg. No pile of toppings designed to distract you from what’s underneath.
Just a bun, roughly one-inch-thick beef patties, tomatoes, lettuce and their special sauce.
That’s it.
And maybe that’s exactly how a burger should be judged.
Let the beef do the talking
The beef was actually good.
For anyone who doesn’t enjoy a medium-rare burger, this one was probably closer to your comfort zone. There was enough char on the outside to push some proper flavour through the meat without completely destroying the patty.
The beef had presence.
It didn’t need the sauce to save it.
And the sauce itself was simple, but that worked. It complemented the beef rather than trying to become the star of the burger.
The problem was everything holding it together.
Then came the bun
This is where the burger lost me.
The top crust of the bun felt like it had missed an opportunity.
I kept thinking that another pass across the grill could have changed the entire experience. A little heat, a little texture, maybe just enough to revive the crust and bring some character back into the bread.
Instead, the bun was bland.
And when you’re building a burger this simply, the bun cannot be an afterthought.
There isn’t bacon.
There isn’t an egg.
There isn’t caramelised onions or some ridiculous stack of toppings to compensate.
You’ve got beef.
You’ve got bread.
Everything else is supporting cast.
If the bun isn’t bringing something to the conversation, the beef is forced to carry the entire burger forward.
And, to its credit, it almost did.
Would I buy it again?
This is where the review becomes less complicated.
No.
And that’s not me saying it was bad.
It wasn’t.
Actually, there were things I liked about it.
The beef was good.
The sauce worked.
The view was fantastic.
The simplicity was appreciated.
But when I’m asking myself whether I would spend my money on that burger again, the answer has to be honest.
Sadly, no.
And that’s okay.
Not every burger has to become the burger.
There are plenty more stops to make.
There was even some popcorn chicken sitting one spot over that caught my attention—but that’s a conversation for another day.
For now, we’re still talking burgers.
The search continues.
And somewhere out there is a bun that understands its job.
Because if we’re going to find the best burger, we’re going to have to get the bread right too.
