Fortunately, this in no way diminished the excellent burger, whose varied texture and distinct flavor shone through with every bite, right until the end.
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Despite its high profile inclusion, after the initial crunch, the mac and cheese patty dropped right off the burger's flavor profile and ended up just tasting vaguely creamy. The bun (baked next door in the adjoining bakery which you can spy through the large window) was light, soft, and fresh while the sturdy butter lettuce held its own up top, providing a nice counterpoint to the firm and juicy patty (perfectly pink in the middle).
The King (RMB 58) with its hefty mac and cheese croquette layer, immediately caught my eye. READ: Meat Mate Opens at Indigo With Affordable Chilled Australian Beef Steaks " Aha. Unlike other certain prominent restaurant chains that I could mention *cough Outback Steakhouse cough * Royal Stacks seems to have eschewed disingenuous Australiana posturing in favor of serving actual Australian food albeit under the guise of a clunky and case-tastrophic translation.
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Second, a quick scan of the menu revealed that there are in fact no beetroot slices on offer, leaving me to feel cheated out of my traditional Aussie experience, that was, until this line caught my eye: "using only Fresh Beef pasture fed 100 percent GMO FREE Australian Antibiotic free, Hormone Free. Despite the large space, there isn't much seating, but patrons can stand and eat at the center counter, and apparently there are plans for outdoor seating in the works. So it was with much curiosity, and some suspicion, that I ventured into their glass-fronted Shilipu store during a recent lunchtime to try their wares. Who were these mysterious Australians? What kind of burgers were they slinging? And most importantly, would they be served with beetroot, as all legitimate Down Under burgers should be?įirst thing's first: Royal Stacks is an Instagrammers paradise: the retro '50s-diner-meets-Madrid-tapas-bar aesthetic is bright and welcoming, while the gorgeous murals by Melbourne artist Jasmin Mansbridge are practically screaming out to be hashtagged. I'm Australian and I'd never heard of the chain, and neither it seemed, had any of my fellow expatriated countryfolk that I know in Beijing. "Royal who?" I asked, staring at my phone in confusion. Unless you somehow managed to escape the relentless barking of your sixteen million WeChat groups recently, you are aware that on Sep 8, Royal Stacks AKA 'Australia's top burger chain' opened in Beijing, giving away free burgers to the starving masses. Result? You'll be served faster, the food will get there faster and you can ask for the check anytime and get it quickly.Royal Stacks burgers: sly Aussie imposters, or the real deal? My advice to you, adventurous breakfast hungry person who goes here: If open, seat yourself at the Juice Bar - it is always manned by a server, is out of the way of the people going back and forth and next to the kitchen door. As it is, demands exceeds supply and they likely have very low incentive to manage service better. The result is what other described here as well: missed orders, 30+ wait time for the food to arrive and an even longer wait when you ask for the check Stacks is lucky that there are not very many other breakfast places in Matthews, otherwise I'd expect them to be out of business already.
The wait staff is consistently aloof and seems more interested in chatting up their buddies that are there eating or talking among themselves. Think Manhattan Midtown bus at rush hour, but less fun. It is not especially quality food, but is honest - I'd say between eating at Denny's or IHOP and a fancy brunch place (for the latter try Bistro LaBon on central Avenue, but that's another review :-) The problem here is twofold: - They are always backed up on weekends and the waiting area is very poorly setup, which means either you wait outside standing up (very little outside seating to wait) or stand inside in the middle of a crush of waiters, people paying and others waiting to be seated.
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