Toxteth Hotel, Glebe NSW

Name: Toxteth Hotel

Address: 345 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW

Burger: Beef, Bacon and Cheese Burger

Price: $16 (with fries)

Description: A nice little pub in Glebe with British and American food

My parents were in Sydney, from Adelaide recently. They were staying in Glebe, so I went to visit them and we decided to eat near to their hotel at the Toxteth Hotel. 

The Toxteth is a really nice pub. The TAB is contained within the bistro area however, which can prove to be amusing. The menu is quite different to most that of most pubs. Although there is an obvious British theme, the menu is half British and Half American (with the exception of a few typical Australian pub dishes such as Schnitzel Parmigiania). Although the Chilli dog looked great, I went for the Beef, Bacon and Cheese Burger. 

The contents were as follows:

• Bun
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Pickles
• Beef
• House made bourbon BBQ sauce
• Mustard

Beef:

The beef was good. It was medium to well-done, and fairly beefy. Despite this, it wasn't all that flavourful. It was a good pattie, but not one that would draw me back.

Cheese:

Unmelted, and bland tasting. As is common from pubs, it was standard supermarket sliced cheese, although not the better (for burgers) highly processed cheese. I could taste it, and as such it added something to the burger. But, like the beef, it didn't really make me think twice.

Bun: 

The bun was a rather small brioche bun. It held together very well, and also tasted quite good. All in all, it was a good bun, albeit slightly over-toasted.

Extras:

The standard lettuce and tomato on this burger were decent. Not extremely fresh, but not old either. The burger had both mustard and a home-made BBQ sauce. I love mustard, but I'm always skeptical about BBQ sauce on a burger. They worked OK together. The pickles added a good crunch and flavour. I do love pickles on burgers.

Fries:

The fries were very oily (as is evident from the photos). They were soggy though, so I was fairly happy. They were well seasoned (I don't like a whole lot of salt). I'd have them again, but wouldn't rush out for them. A decent serve of fries, but nothing more.

Verdict:

A good pub burger. Although there were no individual standouts (in terms of the parameters I reviewed above), it worked well together. It just wasn't amazing. I wouldn't be upset if I had to have it again, but I'd definitely try something else next time. My Dad had the chilli dog, which he said was good, but far too small. Maybe a couple of those!

Meat

3/5
Cheese
2.5/5
Bun
3/5
Extras
3/5
Fries

3/5

Total:

2.9

(Worth a shot)

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