Beastie Burgers: Brisbane's Best Burgers - Stop 4

Beastie Burgers is a small licensed restaurant on Little Stanley Street in South Bank. This place has few seating and most of it is outdoor, like the other restaurants on Little Stanley St. We've tried the burgers here in the past and from memory, they were good and worth trying again. I remember really enjoying the flame grilled patties which they specialise in. Think hungry jacks flamed grilled but not as oily and with real, wholesome beef mince patties.

Like most burger joints, the burgers had fun and creative names. I was tossing up between Cicciolina and Spice route. The Cicciolina had roast eggplant, capsicum, haloumi, rocket, pesto and aioli. To keep my burger choices more streamlined, I chose the Spice Route, which is similar to the Clacker Cracker from Just Poppy's and After Burner from FaB.

Spice Route - Flame grilled beef burger, roast sweet potato, haloumi, chilli jam, hummus and tomato relish

What bothered me the most about this burger was the bun to patty ratio. This may sound quite picky but the patty only filled up about half the bun. I ended up just having bread and leaves towards the end. The patty was very thick, a bit overcooked and the flame grilled flavour was not prominent like I remembered. I did however enjoy the combination of sweet potato, haloumi and chilli jam.

American in Noosa - Flame grilled beef burger, bacon, avocado, Kenilworth cheddar, lettuce, tomato relish and Aioli

Again I was disappointed by the patty, it was dry and burnt. At least the ratio was better. The bun was soft but a bit too thin for my liking. I liked that they had spread the avocado across the top bun instead of leaving it in chunks like at FaB. Overall, a very average burger.

Balsamic Vinegar Chips with Aioli

These were more like wedges than chips. They were a thick cut, still had skin on it and not crispy on the outside. It had a nice tang to it from the vinegar but some parts were mushed and falling apart. 

I would like to say we got them on a bad day. Our previous experience here was good and I remembered loving the crispy tangy chips and juicy flamed grilled burgers. I wouldn't have known the patties were 'flamed grilled' this time around and I did not enjoy the soft 'chips'. The service was decent and lunch anywhere outdoors in South Bank is always nice so I would still recommend this place. I just hope you get it on a better day than I did.

Dish I'd Order Again: Spice Route 

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Beastie Burgers
Shop 60d Little Stanley St
SOUTH BANK QLD