Bar Ume

Also agree with another reviewer, although the burger itself tasted good the greasy heavy feeling was so overwhelming that I couldn’t finish the burger. They also didn’t add the tomato onto the cheeseburger. The fries & onion rings also have a very oily taste, as though it’s old oil they are using to fry? I couldn’t finish the meal. Even the free edamame was disappointing, overcooked & too salty.

For a burger place the burgers are very underwhelming. We had the fish burger with onion rings. The onion rings were more spectacular than the burger. The burger, it just felt like a sum of ingredients that didn't want to work together. The fish crumb was very crunchy. The fish was fine, but nothing special. The cheese was on the bottom and didn't melt, and fell apart at the edges. The lettuce just didn't really match. Overall nothing wrong, but a corner grease bar burger would have satisfied just as much.

Good burger on the whole. Tasted alright - I was happy with it. Chips were very well seasoned and super delivious. However there were a few issues overall that could have easily been resolved. 1. The burgers were being served for dine in without napkins. I don't think I have or anyone I know has ever consumed an entire burger without needing a napkin. There is a reason there is ALWAYS a napkin in a McDonalds burger bag. 2. Added $1 for extra spicy sauce. You have to understand that only people who REALLY want their burger spicy will go the extra mile of paying this dollar for their burger to be spicy. My surprise then was that this spicy sauce was not spicy. Ridiculous. 3. Should make some effort to recycle all the cardboard. They were going into the bin. 4. On the priciest end of burgers I have seen so far.

A bit underwhelmed with the burgers. The burgers arn’t bad but tasted overly deep-fried, and the sauce and toppings were flavourful. Price wise, not too great with 2 burgers, 2 chips and 2 drinks was $53.. and being asked if we were taking away and dining in.. dining in and then being given food in cardboard boxes was not too pleasant. It’s not the same offerings but I will probably stick with Menya if I want Japanese.

We finally tried this popular burger joint for weekend lunch recently after trying to visit its Barangaroo branch few times on weekend but they're always closed. We ordered its name-sake <i>Ume wagyu burger</i> and uniquely Japanese style <i>tonkatsu burger</i>. Both were lovely especially if you like burger, Japanese <i>wagyu</i> beef patty, and <i>tonkatsu</i> or fried pork cutlet. However, I personally prefer the beef burger since the <i>wagyu</i> patty was so juicy and the melted cheese was perfect. The place is small and part of food court style area, albeit expensive one. Prices on the menu are quite high compared to other burger joints, but reasonable compared to prices in other places in the touristy area. Customer services from staff members are reasonable for a burger joint. You can pay with credit cards with no additional surcharge - a big plus for me.

I was expecting and anticipating a lot when hearing about this burger place. Gave it a try over weekend and I think there’s ume burger would be a safe choice compared to the katsu ones. Beef patty was soft and juicy while the bun was toasted to a certain crispiness level. My chicken katsu was big but I didn’t enjoy it as much because the sauce made the burger quite salty. Also ordered reckon crisps (lotus roots) and Japanese coleslaw. Both were average with nothing special about them. Service is quick and staff is nice.