Comments on: At MEATliquor, Burger Love is Blind

By: ed chich

ed chich — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:26:01 +0000

It’s a marketing triumph, the decor artfully done to resemble a squat that’s just been vandalised by punks, sartorially distressed posh birds taking orders, a sanitised sense of danger and squalour

A Hard Rock Cafe for the recession you could say.

There’s nothing wrong with their burgers, given that burgers are the culinary equivalent of wearing a tracksuit ( no confusing buttons to do up), these are definitely more D&G than JD Sports

Books will be written where Meat Liquor will be cited as a case history to study and learn from, possibly the first food outlet to herd the hive mind of social media to enrich individuals and yet still appear cool.

By: Sam D

Sam D — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:30:57 +0000

I agree with the decor and atmosphere being kind of absurd. The music was painfully loud for a restaurant and the lighting far too dim (it seems they took a lesson out of the Hollister book of how to make customers feel as uncomfortable as possible). The food (especially the burgers of course) was quite decent but the chili cheese fries had far, far too much salt. If they turned down the volume and turned up the lighting a bit I could see myself going back here fairly often.

By: HarryB

HarryB — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:18:50 +0000

Yes – I found the faded black type on brown paper in dim lighting conditions pretty impossible. Next time I’ll bring a torch. Another alternative if there isn’t a queue is to pop outside – there is a decent level of street lighting outside.

Funnily enough I missed the take-a-ticket/klaxon/loudhailer approach to food ordering. Table service wasn’t working very smoothly on day #2 when we went. Ended up walking over to the terminal and intercepting people there. The whole table service thing makes it much less relaxing than the popup.

The burgers were very good though… hope I can persuade wife to make a return trip…

By: A Bloke Who Cooks

A Bloke Who Cooks — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:51:31 +0000

Have been looking for a write up on this place, the food looks great but I’m put off by the lighting issue, I’m sure they’ll see the feedback and sort it out.

By: Daniel Young

Daniel Young — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:10:16 +0000

In reply to Gastro1.

Gastro1 – Thanks for flagging this. I’ve edited the text to make Yianni and Scott’s relationship clearer.

By: Gastro1

Gastro1 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:28 +0000

Yianni & Scott

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Dino x

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:06:43 +0000

I’ve got to confirm what Roger says. The menus are pretty much impossible to read especially on the brown paper.

Everything else about the place was great though and I’m definitely going back sometime soon.

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:31:43 +0000

Yes, the place is dim. Not only can you not see your food, but you can’t read the menu. (Printing it on brown paper doesn’t help, either.)

The burgers are amazing, though.

By: mehrunnisa

mehrunnisa — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:44:53 +0000

Daniel, those burgers look damn good!! I better get myself some burger action next week! Love the review but a little disheartened that I won’t be able to ogle as you say. Experiencing food is as much visual as it is about actually eating!

By: Kavey

Kavey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:01:34 +0000

Is one allowed to wear a head torch in meatliquor. I hate not being able to see what I’m eating and I have a head torch somewhere in my holiday stuff drawer…