It started in my own backyard. Well not really, it was about a 1.5 hour drive out of my backyard, but it was in Victoria. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, and my stomach was rumbling, after going through the usual suspects of choices I told Alex about this burger place I read about. The Age newspaper Epicure section said it was the best burger in 2005. Since we are always on the lookout for a good burger, we were willing to give it a try, but would it be worth wait and the long drive?
So we set off, after a bit of a false start due to some dodgy Iphone google mapping and after a beautiful scenic drive through Healesville we finally arrived. Outside it looked like any other nondescript truck stop and as you walk in it looked like your run-of-the-mill suburban take-away/milk bar. We were wondering what we got ourselves into.
We ordered 2 Buxton Burgers (2 meat patties, double cheese, double bacon, onion, egg, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, beetroot & sauce) and 1 small serve of Potato Gems and Chips. After the long drive, we were absolutely famished by this point. First to arrive were the Potato Gems and Chips, and small serves they were not. I would hate to see what the large serves were like. They were massive bowls filled to the brim. They were crispy and delicious but we stopped eating to make sure we had room for the star of the show.
Not long after the chips and potato gems was the Pièce de résistance, 2 towering monsters waiting to be eaten. After the first bite we were hooked and we couldn’t stop. But they were too huge to finish but absolutely delicious! The meat patties were soft and moist, all the ingredients fresh and crisp sandwiched between two pieces of amazing bread (which is sourced from a local bakery in nearby Marysville).
The verdict? Definitely worth the drive, the sides were tasty but too big and I have no idea how the record-holders (1 min 30 for the Men’s Champion and 4 minutes 31 for the Women’s in case you were wondering) finish those monsters, let alone eat them in record time! And for the real hardcore people out there, there is an even bigger burger the Cathedral Burger which is 3 meat patties, triple cheese, triple bacon, onion, two eggs, 2 slices of pineapple, lettuce, tomato, beetroot & sauce!
The Igloo Roadhouse
2220 Maroondah Highway
BUXTON VIC 3711
Phone/Fax: 03 5774 7451
So we set off, after a bit of a false start due to some dodgy Iphone google mapping and after a beautiful scenic drive through Healesville we finally arrived. Outside it looked like any other nondescript truck stop and as you walk in it looked like your run-of-the-mill suburban take-away/milk bar. We were wondering what we got ourselves into.
We ordered 2 Buxton Burgers (2 meat patties, double cheese, double bacon, onion, egg, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, beetroot & sauce) and 1 small serve of Potato Gems and Chips. After the long drive, we were absolutely famished by this point. First to arrive were the Potato Gems and Chips, and small serves they were not. I would hate to see what the large serves were like. They were massive bowls filled to the brim. They were crispy and delicious but we stopped eating to make sure we had room for the star of the show.
Not long after the chips and potato gems was the Pièce de résistance, 2 towering monsters waiting to be eaten. After the first bite we were hooked and we couldn’t stop. But they were too huge to finish but absolutely delicious! The meat patties were soft and moist, all the ingredients fresh and crisp sandwiched between two pieces of amazing bread (which is sourced from a local bakery in nearby Marysville).
The verdict? Definitely worth the drive, the sides were tasty but too big and I have no idea how the record-holders (1 min 30 for the Men’s Champion and 4 minutes 31 for the Women’s in case you were wondering) finish those monsters, let alone eat them in record time! And for the real hardcore people out there, there is an even bigger burger the Cathedral Burger which is 3 meat patties, triple cheese, triple bacon, onion, two eggs, 2 slices of pineapple, lettuce, tomato, beetroot & sauce!
The Igloo Roadhouse
2220 Maroondah Highway
BUXTON VIC 3711
Phone/Fax: 03 5774 7451
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