Mum's Burger Kitchen — Restaurant in Melbourne

What I’m starting to love about this great country and appreciating being alive right now is that if you have a dream and have the grit to ride through the inevitable challenges, you can do whatever you want. And that’s how we get more artisan shops opening up further away from the city. Mum’s Burger Kitchen is a welcomed example into the neighbourhood.

By the time this review goes up, I would’ve been to this restaurant twice thrice and if I know what’s good for me, I will either hit submit on this post or suffer the consequences of an ever-growing waistline.

I will incorporate all the visits into one.

The first time I went there, I chose the ‘Trent’, a large serving of fries and the pork belly as an entree.

First and foremost the wait was a killer. I’m honestly grateful that I had some excellent conversational person to bide the time. I know that they did apologise profusely but hey if I was hungry and by myself, I doubt I’d be as forgiving.

When the entree was served, all anger melted away. This….this is the way pork belly is meant to be served. Cooked crispy on the top, the meat was tender, delicious and melt in your mouth delightful. I wished it never ended. They said that they could do the pork belly as a burger and I was keen on sampling this again.

The trent. What can I say about it? The beef patties were freshly ground. The cheese beautifully melted and the egg, bacon, and shredded lettuce just added to the complete delight that is the trent.

Their serving of chips was amazing and the crunch on the outside with the tenderness on the inside was worth it.

The next time I went there, I ensured I got the pork belly burger. Yes, yes. It is as good as it sounds. The meat was tender as always and their combination of onions, salad and mayo was the perfect zing that this burger needed.

This review took a while to write. Admittedly the pictures kept making me hungry and I had to pause to eat or end up with chewed keys stuck between my teeth.

Get down there and prepare yourself for the wait....

I am extremely disappointed.

Not only did we get told the wait would be 25minutes but we ended up waiting for 50minutes after we ordered our food.

I spent $58 for two burgers a kids sliders meal. Thick Beer batter chips, onion rings and two milk shakes. I also added pineapple to my burger.

After such a long wait in a crouded area i felt like i was in the face of diners who where trying to relax and enjoy the atmosphere whilst they eat, they looked cramped and uncomfortable.

After our wait we ended up getting our order to then once we arrived home, to find out that we didn't get what i had ordered.

They gave me the wrong burger with no pineapple inside by the way im pregnant and wanted that pineapple my bruger it tasted extremely spicy when i didn't order any spice at all i couldn't even eat it , i didn't get my thick beer batter chips i was soo excited to eat instead i got a normal regular thin chips.

My daughters slider was just thrown in the box and my daughter is ancy about her food to which she didn't like it at all. I said noo avacado on my burger and my daughter slider to then we had avacado on ours.

The only good part was the two milk shakes that they almost forgot one of. And my partners burger. Waste of time and also waste of money.

Also to add i smiled at all the diner who where waiting patiently for their food to then have one of your customers turn into one of your staff members. Constantly walking in and out of your kitchen to give people rude looks, she wasn't even working that night. It looks extremely unprofessional and disgusting walking in the back to come back to...

This review is made to be constructive feedback, not a criticism... PROS: Friendly, efficient service with a smile from the 2 staff members I dealt with, nice setting where you can see the burgers being made and the ingredients, fresh ingredients and a tasty burger - runny egg was a bonus. CONS: My burger came out luke-warm at best - it was on the verge of being room temperature (not really what I expect, given we dined in and it would have travelled no further than a few metres from grill to our table), the chips were served a few minutes after our burgers and had WAY too much seasoning on them (they had no big boy chips left so we had the shoestring fries, which to be honest were no better than Maccas fries), the meal, including chips in my opinion should be served at the same time. In summary, it could have been an off-night, there were a few customers about, but it wasn't busy. To all considering going, by all means give them a try, but for a meal and drinks just shy of $40, it was a so-so experience given the great things I had read...