Today I tried a Veggie Vitality burger from Grill’d at Westfield Marion. The Veggie Vitality burger has a beetroot, sweet potato, spinach and quinoa pattie, topped with avocado, pineapple, carrot and lettuce, and it costs $11.50.
My first impressions of Grill’d weren’t very good. I had ordered my take-away by phone, and when I went to pick it up, the restaurant was very busy and loud, and it wasn’t really clear where I was supposed to go. Eventually I found my food at the kitchen pick-up window, but they didn’t want to take my money, so I had to line up at the orders counter with my burger so that I could pay for it. As mentioned, the restaurant was very busy so I was standing sadly in line for about 10-15 minutes, visualising my chips getting colder and colder and my burger getting soggier and soggier. I could totally have skipped out without paying and had a more delicious experience (but I didn’t do this, because I am not the veggieburglar). Also, parking at Marion is a pain even at 7pm!
After these horrors were over (I know, some women in Africa walk 9 miles every day to get water), I really enjoyed this burger! The Veggie Vitality is definitely a “nice” burger – the polar opposite of the one I had last time at Fudd’s – fresh and tasty, with the best structural integrity I’ve experienced for a long time! It is one of those burgers where you can taste every ingredient separately. And, as a millennial, of course I love me some smashed avocado.
Grill’d offers a choice between a wholemeal or white bun. I was very happy with the fresh and chewy white bun that I had (which I think is the “panini” bun on their website).
My chips were not that good. They had some interesting herby seasoning on them, but unfortunately they were past their prime by the time I got to eat them, and had cooled down to room-temperature at best.
All in all, I think I will come back to Grill’d. But I would not call with my order ahead of time, and I would not go on a weekend night at peak time.
Grill’d also have two other vegetarian burgers, called Garden Goodness and Field of Dreams. They also have two other locations, in the city and in Norwood.
Flavour: 8/10. Pineapple and avocado are great together!
Satiety: 7/10. It was enough food, but I’m not super full.
Structure: 8/10. Everything stayed in place until almost the last bite!
Chips: 6/10. The chips were nothing special.
Overall score: 7.5/10. Once I got it home, this was a very enjoyable burger!
Please note: All reviews on this site are intended purely as personal opinion. Prices and ingredients should be checked with the retailer.