Burgermeister Gerbergasse BASEL — Restaurant in Basel

Took our burger obsessed family for a taste of the US after moving to Basel. The food will take you back to any good burger joint in the US. Toasted buns, perfectly charred ground beef and, maybe most importantly, excellent fries. I had the Raclette burger to see how local cheese paired with an American classic, and it did not disappoint. Plenty of melted cheese, crispy pickles and some other crunchy bit made for an awesome burger. My kids got plain cheese burgers and they were just plain good. The highlight may have been the onion rings, but not the rings themselves. The rings were good (think Culvers), but the sauce with them was amazing. There was plenty and we were dipping fries in it long after the rings were gone. The sauce was a dilly, sour cream, red onion dream. Think tzatziki crossed with sour cream ‘n onion dip. My kids can’t wait to come back and neither can we. Prices are high for the US, but normal for...

I decided to give Burgermeister a try, as I'd already visited my absolute favorite burger restaurant in Basel a few nights earlier and decided something new was in order.

Overall a good experience - a nice sized patio to enjoy people watching on the active street and the food was pretty good. I had the smashed! burger with fries as well as the chicken nuggets. Overall the burger was above average but not incredible. I like my burgers with no toppings - only cheese - and I find this tends to highlight (or not) when the burger itself is truly remarkable. Not toppings or sauces to hide behind. So I found the burger a bit bland to be honest - it was good, but it didn't leave me a craving a second. The chicken nuggets were fantastic! Nice breading.

Overall a good experience and would recommend for sure, but it did not dethrone my #1 Basel...

I ordered a truffle burger with normal fries. Burger itself was very good, selfmade patty as you can see and taste. The only downside would be the pricing and the fact that it didn't have as much truffle taste as I expected. Compared to Hans im Glück it needs bit more intense truffle smell and taste, perhaps more truffle mayo in the future? None the less the burger gets a bonus for the fresh patty, as well as the fresh fries. Nothing to complain there. Their other burgers also seem to have a much better pricing than the truffle one(about 4$ more than the rest is a bit much for it only having 1 special ingredient and one of the cheapest versions of it). So I'll leave a 4☆ here. Good place to visit whenever you are in the city. Quick and friendly services as well as quick serving of the food. The vibe is also nice and...