BURGER WELLINGTON

No pattie will be left unturned and no chip un-fried as over 60 of Wellington’s finest eateries flex their buns in the annual battle of the burger.

Congratulations to Boulcott Street Bistro! Boulcott Street Bistro has gained the title for Burger Wellington 2012 with their T-REX Burger!

Check out how the Burger Wellington 2012 Cook Off went down.

 

 

 

 

Your tastebuds determine the winner...

1. You (the ever important burger-eater) are invited to stop in at one of, or all of, the 63 DINE Wellington eateries that offer a tasty Burger as part of Burger Wellington 2012.

2. Once you have eaten give your burger a score out of 10 (10 being the best rating) and text the name of the eatery and your score to 8552.

3. The top five restaurants with the highest average score become the Burger Wellington Finalists and will cook off for in a final bid to win the title on Wednesday 29 August.

Burger Wellington 2012 Entrants:

Absolute Steak - Absolute Flaming Fillet Burger

Arizona - Arizona Surf and Turf Burger

Arthur's - Arthur's 'Just a Burger' Burger

Artisan Restaurant & Bar - Sweetness Incarnate

Astoria - Turkey Shoot

Atlanta Café & Bar - Beehive Burger

Bar Salute - Bar Salute Dessert Burger

Bay Plaza Hotel - Bay Burger

Beach Babylon - Head in the Sand

Boulcott Street Bistro - The T Rex

Café Medici - The Salmon Caesar Burger

Café Polo - Polly's Gone Burger

Café Solway - Home on the Range Cattle Burger

Capri Bar and Eatery - Capri Buxom BBQ Beef Burger

Charlie Bill, Fine Food Bistro - The Miss Piggy Marries a Prawn Star Burger

Cobar Restaurant - Pencarrow Poisson

CoCo at The Roxy - Silence of the Lamb Burger

CQ Restaurant - CQ Beef Burger

Crazy Horse The Steakhouse - The Crazy Horse Burger

Cuba St Bistro - The Horopito and Lamb

Duck Creek - Yes Deer

Duke Carvell's Swan Lane Emporium - Tongue'n Cheek Burger

Eclipse Restaurant and Cocktail Bar - Three Mini Sliders

El Matador - Café, Asador Grill & Bar - El Munchener

Finc Dining Room - Venison Burger

Fork & Brewer - The Happy Pig Burger

Fratelli - Il Burger e Dolce (The Burger is Sweet)

Furnace Café and Restaurant - Big Banger Burger

Gusto Bistro - Krop Surtic

Hot! Like a Mexican! - Mexi Jalapeño Popper Burger

Juniper Restaurant & Bar - Supremo Chicken Burger

Little Beer Quarter (LBQ) - Hare of the Hog

Le Metropolitain - Corporal LeBeau's Burger

Maginnity's - Southerly Seasoned Lamb Burger

Milk and Honey - Milk and Honey Burger

Mojo Coffee Wellington Airport - Cattle Class

Monsoon Poon - Bahn Mi Burger

One80 Restaurant - Awestricken One80 Ostrich Burger

Osteria del Toro - El Carni-Vorn-eh!

Plum - The Plum Long-liner

Pravda Café - The Ultimate Truth

[Public.] Bar and Eatery - The Public Burger

Shinobi Sushi Lounge - Shinobi Spicy Fish Burger

SOI - The Zeus Burger

Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant - The Cross Porker

St Johns Restaurant - Heads and Tails Burger

The Cheeky Pipi - The Cheeky Pipi Moa Burger

The Empire - Two Little Fishies Burger

The Featherston Bar and Grill - Tri our Burgers

The General Practitioner - The Great Philadelphian Cheeseburger

The Grill at the Amora Hotel - Señor De Cerdo Picantes

The Grill at Solway Park - Ten Seas Tuna Burger

The Hop Garden - The Casablanca Kid

The Larder - The Brain Burger

The Occidental - The Occi Hog

The Portlander - Puihi Bush Burger

The Tasting Room - The Wagyu Wonder Burger

Ti Kouka Café - Shepherd's Flock Burger

Topor Bistro and Bar - Poles Apart!

Trade Kitchen - Tradesman's Burger

Vivant! - Feel the Burn!

VIVO Enoteca Cucina - The Enoteca Burger

Wakefields Restaurant - The Big C.C.

2011's Story

Last year, there were over 3800 votes texted in by the public, deciding upon the following five finalists.

2011 Burger Wellington finalists:

  • Café Polo - The Polly Burger
  • Gusto Bistro - Lamb Ba'ager
  • Lembas Café - This Little Piggy Went to Lembas
  • The Cheeky Pipi - The Cheeky Pipi Premium Beef Burger
  • Bar Saluté - Saluté Dessert Burger

Check out photos of all the amazing burger creations from The Burger Wellington Finalists Cook Off 2011.

The Burger Wellington 2011 winner was Café Polo with The Polly Burger.

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