bap - Burgers & Pastrami — Restaurant in Stockholm

We added this place to our list weeks before our trip, excited to try some of their burgers. It was full inside, so we were seated outside. There are heaters, so it was not super cold. Atmosphere was okay, staff were somewhat friendly and helpful. Burgers were 6.5/10 and pastrami was 8/10.

We ordered 3 BBQ swey and one dijon dream, and a pastrami to share, and fries (sweet potato and regular).

Classic fries were not any better than burger chain fries, and sweet potato fries were not salted properly.

BBQ burgers were rather dry, buns were crumbly, were not soft. Honey bacon was OK, but nothing quite special. It was somewhere between smashed burger and regular burger, but none of any.

It was said in the menu that there were red onions in the burger but they were classic white onions.

Yet, there was a bigger issue. We waited for 50 minutes for our order to arrive. We asked our waiter why our order was late, and he said that was because we were four (and apparently it was a rather big order). Other tables that arrived and ordered after us already had their burgers so we were a bit disappointed. After 50 mins, our burgers came and the waiter said they’d cut 30% off of our check because of the kitchen’s poor performance. However, as we received our burgers, a table for 6 arrived and their order came without any delay (which was also a big order).

They do not have English menu either, and waiters do not seem to enjoy waiting to take orders so we had to use Google Translate to see the ingredients.

So, after all, burgers did not worth 50-minute waiting time at all. And as we were leaving, there was a big line there.

I would not recommend this place at all, and I am sure there are better places around to have burgers. And serving these mediocre fries with a price as a side is...

I like this restaurant, and the people that work there are very sociable and extremely friendly. The first few times I've eaten there the food was delicious. I would go as far as to say the food was excellent.. The last time however which was almost 3 weeks ago. I was very disappointed with the way the food taste. Specifically the burger. It lacked in my opinion freshness, seasoning, and it just didn't give me the impression that it was cooked properly or that the meat was fresh. Just my opinion. Now don't get me wrong I continued to eat it, and I did not get ill because of it. But consistency is really important and word of mouth as well. They make great burgers. But even though they make great burgers. Occasionally some burgers are not going to be that great and in my particular case mine wasn't. Will I stop frequencing this restaurant? No I will not! I will continue to go there and I'm still going to order my burgers. I need to find out now if it was a one-time thing or is it going to be a consistent pattern. If it is then I'll move on to someplace else. I do endorse baps, and I highly recommend you give them a try....

When you are in Stockholm be mindful what time it is and if you’ve booked a place to sit at your desired food place. Around 5 and after, people get back from work and go to restaurants to eat. This means that places are crowded starting from 4-6 pm and it can happen you won’t find a place to sit and will be left hungry. This nearly happened to me and luckily I was able to find a spot to sit here. The staff was very kind and helped me settle in by the window. I waited for my food between 15-20min due to the amount of people being served. The food itself was excellent, the burger was very juicy, patty wasn’t dry and the overall flavor of the burger was spot on. Portions are smaller than maybe expected but the flavor was so good. Will come back again definitely, but when there is a lesser crowd to enjoy a good...