Grilld Win­ter­gar­den — Bris­bane CBD

For the unini­ti­ated, Grill’d is a burger insti­tu­tion orig­i­nat­ing from Mel­bourne that spe­cialises in ‘gourmet’ burg­ers. Their mar­ket­ing is pro­gres­sively chic in its use of nifty catch­phrases, and 1950s stylings com­bined with art-house car­toon graph­ics. Over the last few months they have been expand­ing aggres­sively in Qld and we vis­ited the Win­ter­gar­den store, which is the lat­est addi­tion to the fold.

The set­ting is delight­fully mod­ern with an indus­trial feel and the décor car­ries a dark warm tone through­out. Seat­ing is com­pact but not cramped and the table set­tings are very casual. Fur­ther out towards the Queen Street, there is a verandah-like area bal­cony open­ing onto the mall.

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We attended Grill’d Win­ter­gar­den dur­ing the dia­bol­i­cal office lunch hour and being a newly opened venue the place was heav­ing with peo­ple! As the atmos­phere was a-pumping, this did affect the ser­vice time, how­ever it was still adequate.

What we Liked

The ‘Simon Says’

chicken, avo­cado, bacon, let­tuce tomato, Span­ish onion, rel­ish and herbed mayo on a Panini bun. Tasted exactly as you would imag­ine, the ingre­di­ents were fresh, crisp and flavoursome.

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The ‘Baa Baa’ burger

lamb, avo­cado (just a thin smat­ter­ing), ched­dar, let­tuce leaf, rel­ish and herbed mayo on a sesame whole meal bun. Again, tasted just as expected with no sur­prises here.  Per­son­ally, I would have like my bun toasted and though they do offer the choice of bun when you order, I should have insisted on hav­ing it toasted it at the same time…

Chips 

these were delight­ful: crispy on the out­side and fluffy on the inside! They were coated in a lightly herby salt, which made them all the more savoury. My only com­plaint is that we only ordered a small serv­ing and I had to eat mine quickly

Our Thought

With the aver­age burger priced around 11.50, the value for money is fair when com­pared with the other ‘gourmet’ burger joints (Burger Urge $12 and Pur­ple Gorilla $13). When you’re using fresh ingre­di­ents and the taste is much on a par with com­peti­tors you’ll need to fall back on other traits to deter­mine which one is for you. Per­son­ally, I think Grill’d is my pick of the bunch based on loca­tion (the new Win­ter­gar­den fit is pretty awe­some and in the cen­tre of every­thing), ser­vice and the chips(!).

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Pho­tog­ra­phy: Ken­neth Au (Pana­sonic GF-2)

Author :Ian Ho

Details

       Grill’d  (Win­ter­gar­den, Queen St Mall)

07 3003 15209
11AM-10PM Monday-Wednesday
11AM-11PM Thurs­day
11AM-12AM Fri­day
10AM — 12AM Sat­ur­day
10AM-10PM Sunday

www.grilld.com.au

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