WOAP2015: The Tasting Room
Where? The Tasting Room (Wellington CBD, Wellington, New Zealand) Map Menu
When? Monday August 17, 2015
Who? Juliann, Jordan, Dwayne, David, Reagan
Food Style? Contemporary European
The Tasting Room is known first and foremost for their legendary Beef Wellington, which I've never actually had - partially due to the fact it's got mushrooms. I have brunched here previously, and would recommend their roesti. Their entry for Burger Wellington last year was okay, and this year their ingredient list sounded quite interesting - especially the popcorn shrimp bit. It went down on the list and I gathered a crew to try it out.
Burger: Pimpin Shrimpin Beef
Beef burger with popcorn shrimp, smoked Kapiti cheddar, chipotle BBQ sauce and peanut slaw in a Pandoro bun
It was okay, I guess. Nothing in the burger was particularly outstanding, though the popcorn shrimp was quite nice, but it did give the burger a lot of height which made it a little difficult to eat. There wasn't a strong sauce to bind all the flavours together - my first bite sent a deluge of white sauce onto the wooden board, so maybe that's why it was missing something. It was only until I read the description that I realised that there should have been a chipotle BBQ sauce. I thought the bun was very average. The burger was nice, just not very inspiring. It really lacked a wow factor.
I give this one a six out of ten; the burger's saving grace is the popcorn shrimp.
Posted by Jeremy at 11:27am on Tuesday August 18, 2015 :: 0 comments :: 