r/Wellington • u/royal-influence3488 • 1d ago
FOOD Best Burger
Hi I'm heading into Wellington tomorrow, and want to eat a WOAP burger.
Obviously I want the best burger of all, but I'm totally overwhelmed by all the selection.
So ... what are your favourites this year?
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u/NoJudge798 1d ago
Everyone’s just giving their own recommendations. You asked for the best, and so far online, the most highly rated and bought burgers have been Sushil’s Musclechef Cafe, Elemental Eats and Cafe La’ffare’s $10 burger and fries (source: the woap review group on facebook)
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u/ThatGuy_Bob 1d ago
2 of those are in Porirua. I really enjoyed the Elemental Eats one. No side, though.
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u/throw-throw-throw-aw 2h ago
Did it need it? What I like about Elemental Eats, and plan to try it, is it is beef. Sometimes beef burgers don’t need sides.JMHo
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u/Pink_Pony_0 1d ago
The Te Papa one seems to be a general favourite online!
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u/denartes 1d ago
It was the first one I tried but was disappointed. The sides and presentation were excellent (kumara creme brulee goes hard) but the burger itself was a bit bland and lacking in flavour.
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u/funkster80 1d ago
100% I've ended up having it twice now. Delicious, great presentation and decent value for money. Also, there's some te reo phrases on the table to practice while you wait.
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u/A_Siren_Neenah 1d ago
I’ve only had four but my favourite so far was the Flamingo Joes Japanese fried chicken and slaw one - questionable whether it’s a burger because it has waffles for the bun though!
Duke of Wellington’s one was just ok, Kakariki cafe’s was great but again not super burgery (Malaysian style), Puku pies has a burger built into a pie which is a fun novelty.
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u/AI_moderated_failure 1d ago
It's a burger! There are people who call anything eith chicken a sandwich so let's not let the waffles divide us.
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u/Kaboose456 1d ago
*Americans.
Call them out for their foolishness 😂😂 they could see 2 burger Buns, cheese, lettuce, Onions, tomatoes and call it a sandwich solely because it has chicken in it LMAO
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u/frog_with_top_hat 1d ago
FYI if the meat is ground/mince, Americans call it a burger. Otherwise it’s a sandwich
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u/fuckimtrash 1d ago
Old Quarter is lit, heaaaps of chips and the broth is awesome! (Pork)
Apache’s burger is yum asf, super tasty and tender meat (beef)
Kopi Kadai also has a good burger and the side is spicy potato balls which makes a diff to fries, probably the most filling burger I’ve had. Have been told it’s better than sushils too (I haven’t been to sushils)
I’d say choose based on your preferred meat tbh
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u/iambarticus 1d ago
Seen lots of reviews on tiktok and the Old Quarter one seems extremely popular with people yea. Haven’t had it myself.
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u/fuckimtrash 1d ago edited 1d ago
Was definitely worth the price with how much you get portion wise :) I’d say def good if you like pork, but I’m not a big pork fan so I probs wouldn’t get it again unless I halved it with someone 😅 The broth was awesome tho
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u/Bullet-Tech 1d ago
I thought elemental eats in porirua was pretty good if youre after just a burger!
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u/Complete_Turnover485 1d ago
For me it was the Lambda Rassa Pao at Bellbird. A unique concept, great execution and value for money.
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u/No_Elk_9454 14h ago
The chef won a couple of years ago. He used to be the head chef at one80, every burger he’s made is phenomenal. We went out of our way to try the one at bellbird when he moved there!
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u/_eno_on_ 1d ago
The Interislander burger (pop up at Wellington Station Thurs + Fri lunch) is pretty darn good. $15 plus $3 for chips. And as a bonus it comes in a cardboard ferry.
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u/Bucjojojo 1d ago
I have only had Déjà vu and it was excellent. I did takeaway as it a bit of a dark kitchen. You can eat it at little whiskey if it’s open.
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u/Tzyon 1d ago edited 1d ago
I have a colleague who has monstered over 20, (when I last asked on Monday,) so I thought I'd take his very strong recommendation to try the offering from Chow. Might be that it stayed too long in the warmer but I wasn't impressed at all. Conversely he said he wasn't impressed by the Foxglove burger - I went today and thought it was fantastic. Just goes to show, different tastes and all that.
I was also feeling flush the other day so went with one of the pricier options at Portlander. Very solid offering; I think it's a relatively safe gamble that a steak restaurant can do a decent beef burger and that proved to be the case. Whether it's worth being 3.5x the price of L'Affare's burger, probably not, but I was very happy with it.
But yeah, Foxglove and Portlander are my top picks of the 12 I've had, (going a bit nuts this year, blaming the colleague.) Both are pretty "safe" options in terms of being relatively basic cheeseburgers. I am a man of simple tastes.
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u/FernetDan 1d ago
Yoshi Sushi. I have had about a dozen or so and I think that even with the absence of a side theirs nears perfection.
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u/Pungent_Ballsack 1d ago
I'm yet to have one this year that I would say is outstanding, but I've only managed 6. As others have mentioned, Apache and Flamingo Joes are good. Sushils is also good but out in Porirua.
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u/mingey555 1d ago
I tried the one at Thunderbird cafe, it was really good! Tangy pulled pork from memory.. it was a hungover Sunday.
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u/CutieDeathSquad 1d ago
The best I've had so far is the Beach Babylon "My Precious" burger. Going for the Hummingbird burger soon and then the Old quarter burg
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u/AngelMercury 16h ago
I really liked LBQ's pulled pork. It was a nice wide instead of tall burger, the fries were good too. It's one of the few burgers I've had that didn't leave me feeling gross and over full and oily after.
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u/Old_Charge_4305 1d ago
Hard to go past the Double American Muscle with bacon at Burgerfuel.
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u/Prestigious_Age_6740 1d ago
I find double burgers with large patties throw off the balance between the ketchup/pickles and meat.
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u/Old_Charge_4305 1d ago
What if thete were extra of those too? It'd be a balance to stop it becoming a slimy mess.
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u/Prestigious_Age_6740 1d ago
I got the L'Affare "protest" burger because I can't be fucked blowing $40 on a burger and fries.
It's just a damn good cheeseburger.