Hekkan Burger Stavanger — Restaurant in Stavanger

I have been to Hekkan in Sandnes a couple of times and it was great to see that they have also moved into the Stavanger scene. We went there as a group of 4 on a weekday and we managed to get a table. Despite being brand new, the restaurant has been made with the same informal interior as the Sandnes branch so it looks like it has been in business for years. The table that we got was a high table and the chairs were not that comfortable and there were not a lot of space and people had to squeeze by to e.g. get to the toilet. But this is just a setup issue and they will figure this out.

According to the menu, you should order your food at the counter, but the friendly staff came to our table to take our order. They have a few burgers on the menu and even a couple of fish/vegetarian options. I decided to go for the Dirty burger and fries. Within 30 minutes of our arrival, we had the burgers served to our table. My burger was good with lots of cheese and it was cooked to medium. Hekkan has a signature taste and the burger tasted like the ones I have had in Sandnes. Usually I enjoy it when the burger comes with lots of vegetables so that you feel that you have a healthy alibi. But the Hekkan burgers focus more on the meat, cheese, butter and sauce – and they do that well. The rest of the group had mixed feelings about the burgers – one got the burger a bit rare and the food was lukewarm. I think it would be best to ask people if they want the burger medium or well done at least to avoid the first issue. Maybe this was just a startup issue as we were there right after the opening basically.

Conclusion: I will return to Hekkan for sure. There is a laidback atmosphere and they do sell beer/wine/cocktails if you want to have that with your burger. And the burgers...

Decent burgers but you get more burger for the price at places like Dognvil or The Shack. I had the butter burger and, while tasty, it left me wanting more.

Also had their signature fries and was disappointed. Being thrice fried I was expecting fries that we're crisp and crunchy but they were limp and soggy.

The atmosphere is nice and eclectic. The staff were friendly and helpful as well. Although at some point midway through our meal the music suddenly got much louder. Made it difficult to have any sort of conversation with your table mates.

The chocolate shake was very tasty. Got strong coffee notes in it, which isn't surprising since coffee grounds enhance chocolate flavour but it was surprising since it's not mentioned as an ingredient but it's not subtle. The vanilla shake was okay but nothing special. The brownie was a bit of a disappointment. Tasted as though they had just pulled it out of the plastic wrapper and the some ice cream on it.

Overall will probably try again as they had some other burger flavours which sound very appealing. I regret not trying their limited edition burger that evening. Hopefully my second visit is...

I will never go back again to this restaurant. It’s so bad how I have been treated today just because I’m paying with cash?!!! This men with long hair telling me that he will not give me back my cash?!!! It’s just 37 kroner why he can’t fix it!!!? And treating me as if I’m stealing in front of all the restaurant making all people look at me. What is this? Calling the police? I always go to buy to Hekkan and I always pay by cash and if they don’t have they will fix it to give me back my money, it’s my rights!!!! I know really good my rights and I have the right to pay in cash always and he need to have money to give me back. And taking my bag of food from my hand without any respect!!! What is this? What kind of service is this?!! Definitely I would never go back to Hekkan and I don’t recommend it to anyone. It became a really bad place with just kids and people who don’t know how to give...