One of Ireland’s first gourmet burger chains will shortly be going out of business. Real Gourmet Burger had large shops in Dun Laoghaire and Ballsbridge in Dublin, and it’s a shame to see yet another Irish business close down. The gourmet burger model has often been debated here, with many people being violently against the idea of paying over a tenner for a burger, or the idea of paying extra for chips. What do you think – are you still willing to pay that bit extra for a fancy burger?
We reviewed Real Gourmet Burger back in June of last year.
[Via The Irish Independent]
Thursday 1 April, 2010 at 10:57 am
Very depressing, as this was one of the few nicer burger places, and was very family friendly. Will be missed.
Thursday 1 April, 2010 at 11:29 am
That’s a shame because I’ve always really enjoyed Real anytime I went……hoooowever, it was very very hard to justify those prices, especially when other burger joints were dropping theirs.
Thursday 1 April, 2010 at 11:38 am
Ive never been to Real Gourmet Burger but yes, I am willing to pay a bit extra for a really good char grilled venison burger dripping with onions, rocket and swiss cheese….excuse me, I drifted off there.
Is there going to be an entry about this ITICA? The new, #much needed chipper association.
Thursday 1 April, 2010 at 11:38 am
Their Ballsbridge restaurant has been closed for over a month now. Shame, I loved their indian lamb burgers…