The ten dollar burger. It’s become the beating heart of the Sydney culinary community in recent times and the latest to continue the charge is Parlour Burger at The Morrison Bar and Oyster Room. Like the über popular Chur Burger in Surrey Hills, Parlour prides itself on a limited selection of burgers and sides, aiming to perfect the burger rather than creating the Grill’d “whatever you can dream, we will put in your mouth” mantra.
There are five burger selections at Parlour, and after eyeing a few on entry, we decided that given this was dinner, we could fit in three burgers between two of us. And indeed we did. The burgers are more of a lunch size than a dinner, but at $10 a pop, you won’t go wrong sharing a few… Or throwing in a few sides. We just happened to do both and were royally stuffed with goodness for $50. Not something that was at all necessary, but we just had to try as much as we could!
On the whole, the burgers are consistently good. The beef, or the Morrison Original, is definitely the way to go for a first time eat. The meat is a beautifully cooked medium, laying closer to medium rare (just how I like it) and the soft bun is utter perfection. The only criticism for the burgers is that the chef decided to be a bit stingy on the phenomenal sauces tonight, leaving the burgers a bit dry. I’m sure we could have asked for some more chipotle mayo to compensate, but we did just fine by adding on some tomato sauce from the table. A sauce, I must say, which is far tastier than your Heinz classic, with a slight cinnamon flair to it. Makes it suitable for dipping or, indeed, as an addition to your burger. Which is pretty close to perfection.
Other than the original Morrison, went for the chicken and the fish. Both were simple, but perfectly cooked and well presented. Again, they could have used more of the caesar and tartare dressings, respectively, but a dollop of tomato served its purpose nicely. The batter on the chicken is of particular mention…
As for sides, the duck fat chips are mouth-wateringly delicious, though its $8 pricetag seems a bit steep considering what you get for $2 more. The fried pickles are a winner, and well worth a go as an alternative to the chips. But it’s the cabbage and Parmesan slaw that won out of the three for me, with a light but flavourful dressing that helps serve as a nice balance to the rest of the greasy goodness on the table.
All in all, Parlour burger delivers the goods. Quality ingredients is often all a burger needs to shine, and they certainly have done so here, at a price that’s right. I would struggle to recommend Parlour over Chur, who have a slightly larger selection – and larger burgers – but lets face it. We’re talking about the Circular Quay end of the city. A $10 meal in that part of town is more foreign than finding groups of Australians wandering around those same parts! But if you do find yourself in the area, we couldn’t recommend this place more.
You won’t find better burgers in the area.
Address: 225 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
More Details: http://www.themorrison.com.au/parlour-burger
Larry dined courtesy of Morrison and Parlour Burger.
