A really good vegie burger can be hard to find. Some have a homemade vegie patty, which if done well, can be really tasty. Others have marinated and / or grilled vegies instead. I don’t have a preference – if done well both can be great. I was on a mission to find a good one.
Last month I posted a message on Facebook and Twitter, asking if anyone could recommend a good vegie burger in Sydney. I was completely blown away by what happened next.
There is no doubt about it, the interwebs is amazing. No wait, not just the interwebs – social media is amazing.
Mel from The Adventures of Miss Piggy replied suggesting a couple of burger places so I checked out the websites and thought Moo Gourmet Burgers had the best menu variety.
So Mel and I agreed that we should go to Newtown sometime to check them out. Pete @FoodScene asked if he could come, the BurgerParty hashtag was born and from there it snowballed.
A few retweets later we had a bunch of other bloggers asking to come and @MOOGB were also tweeting about it. On the day, there were 19 of us! That’s right, NINETEEN! Brilliant!
What a fantastic, talented and good looking bunch! It was so lovely to meet other bloggers and they were all so nice. There were others, like myself, who hadn’t met other bloggers before. And thankfully I wasn’t the only one without a big fancy camera (mine are all iPhone shots!). We enjoyed it so much that we are already organising our next meet up! It’s really nice to mix with people you share an interest with, there are so many things to talk about and learn from each other. I’m so looking forward to the next tasty party!
And now to the venue. How spoilt we were! Pete took on the monumental task of managing our RSVP list and liaising with the venue so they would have room for us all. As it turned out, they reserved the entire courtyard for us, created individual name tags, presented us with a complimentary glass of bubbly on arrival, gave us a sample of a delicious shake AND gave us each a take-home goodie bag! They had even drawn a welcome sign on their chalkboard wall. If the intention was to make us feel special, it certainly worked!
The vegos (JJ @84thand3rd and I) got together so we could share burgers, which meant we were lucky enough to try more than one. Smart! We shared a lentil burger and a red kidney bean burger. We also shared a basket of chips and a Maltesers shake. Yum!
They burgers are pretty tasty. My preference was the red kidney bean burger. Servings are really generous – I couldn’t eat it all. (Next time I’ll be trying the falafel burger on a multigrain bun). Shakes were great and dessert looked good too, I will make sure I have room for that on my next visit.
So how does it rate?
The staff were super friendly and attentive and the courtyard was perfect for our large group. The menu is extensive, the food is good and the portions are big so you do get value for money. They really went above and beyond what any of us had expected which was a really lovely surprise. It’s two happy faces for me!
Check out all the talented and lovely bloggers who came along!
Mel @MissPiggyEats
The Adventures of Miss Piggy
Pete @FoodScene
Food Scene Investigation: Sydney
Hayley @aHayleyFisher
Sydney: Feed Me
JJ @84thand3rd
84th & 3rd
Swah @LoveSwah
Love Swah
Sophie @thestickysweet
The Sticky and Sweet
Flick @Flickyourfood
Flick Your Food
Karen @missklicious
missklicious
Rachel @creamymiddles
The Creamy Middles
Keren @just1morespoon
Just One More Spoon
Lauren @CorridorKitchen
Corridor Kitchen
Henry @Rockahenry
I Can’t Believe It’s Not A Food Blog
Shanshan @food_religion
Food is our Religion
Chanel @catslovecooking
Cats Love Cooking
Nic @niccooks
nic cooks
Anna @bambiman
adobo down under
Claire @reillystyley
You’re So Blue Vein
Caitlin @niltiac
Roaming Tales
Oni @forkitblog
Fork It Food Blog
I’m so sad about not coming – wish I was in Sydney =) the goodie bag is so cute!
We would have loved you to come! Maybe next time?
Maybe when im down in sydney next
What a fantastic day. Thanks for starting the tweet snowball! Moo spolit us- made for a great experience. It was lovely to put a face behind your blog.
Moo did a fantastic job, we are very lucky!
How fun to have new blogger pals! Was great meeting you too, hope to see you again at our next lunch party!
Yes a big thanks for the tweet that started off this wonderful hashtag goodness. Hoping the the #YumChaParty is equally as well attended!
Oh I’m sure it will be.. I’m salivating just thinking about it! Lovely to meet you, hope to see you again soon!
Love the review! was also lovely to meet you on Sunday! Hope to catch you soon!
Oh thank you so much! It was great to meet you too. Hope to see you again!
So good to meet you – and two burgers is always better than one!
Aren’t we clever! I’ll go halvies with you anytime
Sydney bloggers rock
What an awesome outing!
Cheers
CCU
You’re right, they sure do!