Big J's Takeaways — Restaurant in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki

i found this place through recommendations from people on reddit, and i followed them on Facebook. i was impressed with their weekly special burgers so i missioned it over there.

i ordered the standard cheeseburger with extra pickles and added red onion, and a chips with aioli. there's a table outside the shop so i sat down to eat in. they bought my food out to me which was good.

the portion of chips was great for $4, an overflowing chip cup in a bag, nice fresh fries. i liked that they had four choices of seasoning for the chips, and their aioli was great.

the burger was okay, it is better than you'd expect from a takeaways shop, it was good but i wouldn't call it amazing. for the price it was fine, meat patties a good size, and being an onion lover i liked the sauteed onions on it. however there may have been a miscommunication as i didn't get any extra red onions on it. the added pickles were there and great pickles! i felt it was a bit heavy on the sauce, and the bun is a standard supermarket/tiptop type bun. the prices are pretty reasonable so im not faulting them on their food, just giving my thoughts.

i liked how many options they had, from hot dogs to fish n chips to burgers to marinated rawfish and more. something for everyone.

i think it's a good place for a reasonably priced feed, but if you're looking for something really special, go elsewhere (and spend more money haha)

cheers to the...

How dare you accuse my partner of being drunk?! He was tired from work thats why we ordered take out.

Two sides to every story doesnt excuse the fact your food was trash. He was suggested that burger(by you!)and so we went with it. He did ask for a burger as vegan as possible.

Instead of wasting time replying to comments on the internet, how about you invest the time in producing a product of some quality?

Plenty of other reviews saying this place is no good.

I should have read them first.

Went here last night asked for a mushroom burger 'as vegan as possible' and they put a meat patty in.

Not very good but then when we took it back we had to pay for a falafel bunless burger and it was so gross I took one bite and that was that.

The falafel was cooked outside but raw on the inside. I can tell it's not freshly made but store bought falafel mix which is really bland and also takes more than 5 minutes to cook which is why it was still completely raw inside.

Such a shame because my partner really gave me high hopes.

Oh, and the cat wouldn't even eat the meat patty, which is saying something cos he eats anything.

We usually would go back again but I was so drained I just had a banana smoothie for...

Not a great experience. I ordered the classic cheeseburger, my burger patty was smaller than the bun- for the first 5 bites I didnt get any patty at all. There was so much sauce that the bun was soggy and literally falling apart - it was obvious the buns hadn’t been toasted. The ingredients were alright, fresh lettuce etc but how it was put together spoiled the overall result.

The TV and radio were on full volume at the same time which made the ambience loud and awkward.

As we finished, we left our half finished burgers and wrapping on the table, since there was no bin inside. But as we were leaving, we were asked to come back and bus our own table! We were then asked to throw our wrapping outside in an overflowing public bin - full of their rubbish btw!!

They need to have a bin inside if they’re expecting their customers to clear their own tables. Not having one comes off as lazy and cheap and customers shouldn’t be expected to take the rubbish outside to an overflowing council bin. They should have a recycling option for the organic drinks in glass bottles they are selling too.

Would not recommend to anyone who enjoys good burgers. There are far better options...