Maha's Burger and Beer Special

21 Bond St, Melbourne 3000
Date visited; 6th December 2013


Maha has a great Burger and Beer Special available at the bar from 12-3pm on weekdays for just $18.  This offer has been going on for quite some time now since Shane Delia's lamb burger as a lunch special.  Making a booking is advisable, as the place as usual, gets pretty packed.

A new month means a new burger and this month's burger is Angus beef pattie, gravy mayo, kasha cheese, lettuce, tomato relish and maple candied bacon.  It comes with Cisk beer, however MerlinFan and I both opted to swap it for something non-alcoholic.

The burgers are presented open on wooden boards.  

Angus beef burger 

Both halves of the bun were soft and fluffy, buttered and grilled till lightly crispy.  The beef pattie had a robust meaty flavour with chargrilled edges but was insanely salty.  It was topped off with melted salty kasha cheese, a couple of lettuce leaves and sweet, sticky and crisp candied maple bacon.  On the other half of the bun was a dollop of delicious gravy mayo.

I'm a salt freak and I loved this burger, but it did get overwhelmingly salty.  MerlinFan couldn't even finish hers.  It was a bit of a pity though, because all the individual components were amazing.

We also ordered a side of chips which were crispy and perfectly seasoned.

Chips $6.50

The Burger and Beer Lunch Special at Maha is obviously popular and I doubt it will be going anywhere soon.  Had the beef pattie been a notch less salty, I would have considered it one of Melbourne's best burgers.