Bunsen in Belfast

I found the place while walking around the area. The service of the two waitresses was great from the moment I entered the door, very friendly and very professional, they treated me very well and explained to me how the menu worked and what options there were to eat. I found the burger to be of very good quality, the bread and the meat. I will definitely return when I return to Belfast!

Had a double cheeseburger and skinny chips. The chips were nice and crispy. It was a big portion too. The burger patties were thick — freshly ground beef. Would definitely come again!

The driest burger I've ever had in my life. I've eaten well done meat my whole life and 9 times out of 10 it's tender and juicy. Burger here was far too solid and bland to boot. The menu is a red flag in of itself. Expensive and incredibly basic, the idea is that the burgers themselves are so good that you don't need salads, decent non plastic cheeses, or any interesting sauces or relishes....unfortunately that is not the case. We all know that squashing ground beef into a circle and sticking it on a pan is not culinary brain surgery, so let's stop pretending that it is. This place had the potential to be the Sawers of burgers, but just falls flat. There are other burger establishments in Belfast that I won't mention for fear of sounding like a rival, but they offer unique meats, flavour combinations, nicely dressed chips, and freshly made drinks all in the one place for the same price. Unless you like your flavours very basic, give it a miss.

If what you're looking for is a simple, no frills hamburger, this place is decent. But that is all they serve apart from fries.

The food leaves a lot to be desired, the staff very friendly

Went in for a bite with the wife, service was excellent, burgers and sweet potato fries were unreal! Looking forward to visiting again.

Phenomenal burgers and fries. Service was great too!

Staff are terrible like terrible. Young girl on the phone comes from that generation that are dying to be offended. You forget 3 fries and when I called I had to do more work to get a refund. I spend £43 for burgers and chips and the chips didn't arrive. Either your as dump as you sound and forget to put 3x out of 6x items into a bag ..... yes half the order or there's a deliveroo driving nailing 3 x shoestring fries on the side of the road . Either way . ... im out of a few quid have two kids in a bad mood with me because there fries havnt came . You know why mental health is through the roof it's because of small situation like this . . Back in the day if you wanted chips your ma stuck the chip pan on ..... and now I'm up to high do with no chips and getting my head melted . Jesus christ the night . Sorry but just need to vent and pretend I was on the fone sorting it out wile they eat there burgers and now I have calmed down abit . Thank you ..but still 3 x chips missing .

Fantastic food with quality service! One of my favourite fastfood restaurants to visit for a night out with mates.

Busy sat night, needing food after shopping, called in place packed lovely waiter takes your mobile and texts when table free, he says stay close by its looking like a half hour wait but I will text ASAP, true to his word 20mins text comes. I love this place menu on a little card, 3 choices of burger 3 choices of fries, wine, beer, soda, milkshakes. Cheese burger sand thick cut fries arrive I beer 1 wine in 5 mins. Gorgeous loose patty style burger with trimmings. Great crispy home fries. All condiments on table, it's my thing but bottles spotless. Plus your burger comes in paper on a tray. £16 a head. Great value. This is great for all the family. The staff are so friendly and attentive. You then step out full and into a bustling Lively Belfast Sat night.

Burger was pretty good, shame the bun imploded too much grease. Also got my order wrong asked for shoestring fries and was given french fries

Can't share any photos because I mauled the burger ,it was beautiful, fresh, juicy well seasoned ,crispy skin on fries , service was excellent no faults with the food or service, can't wait to go back .

When paying by card you're now greeted with service charges ranging from 10% to 25%. This is not America.

Food as good as ever but service extremely poor. Loitering at door waiting to be seated. Despite an almost empty restaurant, told there was a waiting list - after waiting, restaurant still under half filled. On return, still left loitering at door. Lacking from usual experience here.

Soggiest chips I have ever had at a bunsen. The chips were greasy and soggy as if they had been wrapped in moisture for an hour. Absolute ripoff.

Spectacular, one of the best burgers I have ever eaten.

Great for gluten free. Had a massive double cheese burger on a gluten free bun and fries. Bensen burgers is always clean and service is fast.

Top class burger that hits the mark! Great tasting juicy patty and good fillings - we both had cheeseburgers. Excellent fries as well - well needed to help absorb the Belfast nightlife!

Great service from friendly, down to earth staff and some of the best burgers I have ever tried!

Really good burger and chips. Anyone who likes 5 Guys will love this place. The burgers and chips are similar but definitely better than 5 Guys. We went for the double burgers which were delicious but pretty messy to eat, if I went again I’d probably go single burger for that reason.

Amazing burgers and fries. Very fast service :)

Ordered two burgers double cheese with bacon lettuce tomato and onion. Got home and both were smother in mayo as well so had to bin them as can't eat mayo. Won't be back very poor getting both burgers wrong and not cheap.

I don't really like hamburgers, but I visited this restaurant twice during my 6-day stay in Belfast, and I thought it was very delicious. At night at a popular restaurant, I waited about 5 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. The burger and fries will fill you up, and the price is reasonable. There are only two main dishes, a hamburger and a cheeseburger, and you can choose a double for each, and you can choose any toppings other than bacon for free. You can choose how well the patty is cooked, and the hand-cut potatoes are even more delicious.If you're going with two people, why not try the sweet potatoes? The staff is young but attentive, and they recommend Irish mayonnaise, so please try it. I also saw a store in Dublin, and it looks like they have opened in Belfast and Dublin.

This used to be good. Staff do their best but clearly overworked. Chips and shakes were nice but now burgers closer to a meatball sub than a burger, never again.

Well organised, friendly staff, and good, tasty, food. Limited menu, but it's a (good) burger joint so you kinda know what you are going in for anyway!

Had a great meal. Simple menu done well

Delicious sandwich, and quality raw materials. Very quick service.

Excellent homemade burgers at the right price for the country. You can share a portion of fries, there’s enough!

Its like a 5 Guys but MUCH better!

Good food, friendliness and courtesy towards the customer. Recommendation for an Easy lunch.

Solid burger option if you are craving for one. The buns and the patties are quality. There are options for how you want the patty to be cooked (from medium to well done) Will pick Bunsen over Five guys any day

Absolutely love this spot. When you've just 2 things on your menu have to make sure it's quality. Best burger every had. Has ruined al other burgers for cause I know what the standard should be. Also great size portions!

This is probably the strangest menu you will ever see but the burgers are insanely high quality and I always get the vibe of The Menu movie when I go there 🤣

100% recommended site. We found it by chance on our visit to Belfast. They only have hamburgers but they are very delicious, the service has been very fast and the service is also very good.

We went here twice in June, once with family and the second time with friends. We have been going here since it opened and it is consistently good (which is why there are wait times at busy periods). The little menu on a business card is such a smart idea, they keep things simple and the quality exceptional. Some good wines and ale options and the staff are always super friendly!

Recommended place to recharge your batteries and fill your belly. Place similar to the TGB burger chain in Barcelona. The service was very attentive, trying to speak in Spanish. The toilets were normal and are mixed.

Experiencia muy buena. Sitio recomendado para comerte una buena hamburguesa. Sólo hay cuatro tipos de hamburguesas, fáciles de decidir. Se parece a la cadena de hamburguesas TGB que hay en Barcelona y otros sitios. Y el lugar es totalmente céntrico.

Hamburguesería en una zona muy céntrico de belfast, nos la recomendaron y entramos a probarlas.La carta no es muy grande,pero las que probamos nos gustaron,tienes que pedir con la hamburguesa los productos k le quieres añadir,pedimos unas patatas y estaban buenas también.El sitio es chulo y el servicio rápido y los precios estaban bien.

Generally very good, but you REALLY have to want burgers and burgers alone if coming here. High quality.

Nice place, burgers meat too thick but still delicious 😋 French fries yummy , survive excellent.

Top tier burgers, no thrills. Chips could have been better but I'm being picky with that. Recommend 100%

You will always get great burgers in Bunsen!

Service was quick and friendly The double burger was hot and juicy The fries could have been better But overall it was great

Could be described as a well-oiled machine: Does a few things only but does them incredibly right. Loved the food, service was sharp and to the point.

Incredible best burger and chips I think I’ve ever had! Simple concept expertly executed service outstanding food incredible..

Great food fabulous concept great location burgers are incredible chips to die unbelievable portion control.. well done loved it … best burger for years

Great burgers. Asked for extra condiments but this was completely forgotten. Disappointing experience.

Service was exceptional very polite an informative waitress

Vastly overpriced for what it is.

The burgers were probably hand delivered by the gods themselves. That's how good the burgers are here

A place to eat a burger, with a very simple menu. Very rich. They serve fast. I loved it.

Called into Bunsen, when I was in Belfast one day. I ordered the Double Hamburger with sweet potato fries. The service was quick, and everything was hot. The burger tasted great. It is one of the best burgers I have had, as far as flavour and taste goes. The sweet potato fries were very nice as well, with a crispy bite to them. I enjoyed the meal, and would recommend it.

Fantastic place for a burger and fries with very friendly and professional staff!! Honestly I would recommend going here over 5 guys in the city you will get the same amazing burger and fries for half the price!!

The spectacular place, my first time in Belfast. We spent a day trying the food here, and we're back. It has become our favorite place to eat hamburgers. Recommended for real foodies. Clean place, the food comes to the table quickly, the service is really nice. Natalia also attended to us both days, and she is a charming and very attentive girl. A charming and very economical place. Excellent quality/price/service.

Good food, big enough portions and great chips.

Nicest burger I've had in some time, and there's been quite a few! I'll be back!

A great burger place. A very simple menu, lots of atmosphere. It was busy, so we had to wait around 20 min before we received a text telling us that our table was ready. When asked, they wrapped our burgers in lettuce leaves rather than having a bun. The service was friendly and efficient. A nice meal out.

Very nice experience in this Belfast burger restaurant. Simple menu, burger cooked very well and composable, with wine and beer but international. Sweet potatoes are very delicious. Friendly service with a smile. A good choice against the soon closing of Irish kitchens.

Tasty burgers at reasonable prices!

One of the best burgers.keeping it simple works! Sooooo tasty and moist burger. Will definitely come back again .just wish you were in London. Keep up the brilliant work.

Barman at the harp bar said it’s the best burger he’s ever had I have to agree it was ! Perfectly cooked , fresh beef , asked how you want it cooked Enormous portion , amazing sweet Potato fries Highly recommended

The best burger any of us have ever tasted! Great simple menu, you have a choice of a burger or a cheeseburger ( single or a double) with several toppings to add or remove. Plus 3 fries options. They obviously stick to what they do best! Every time we passed this place, afternoon or evening it was always packed with diners.

Ended up a happy circumstance, burgers were great, and you actually are able to get them cooked the way you want! I would recommend this place first.

Delicious burgers and I love the milkshakes. Simple and precise menu done very well.

Excellent burgers, excellent quality meat, excellent bread and cheese, delicious hand-cut fries

Bunsen is right in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter and appears to do phenomenal trade. I don't think this is entirely location based but they do simple well. The menu is straight forward but the food is exceptionally good and satisfying. Atmosphere and staff are also exceptionally good. Any time I've popped in they are always really courteous and attentive. 👍🍔

Always a great burger but the service can be hit and miss and sometimes very overcrowded - elbow to elbow with strangers. A good spot when you need a quick bite though.

Great service, great burger. Apparently the locals' favourite is the plain cheese burger (which I totally understand given the quality of the patties), yet I opted for pickles and mustard which worked nicely :) fantastic skinny (shoestring) chips!

Simple but very good burger joint. The letter is short but very correct. The only negative detail is the lack of staff when the place is full

Simple, yet delicious burger. No frills, but none are needed.

These are proper burgers. Very simple menu. Burgers chips and milkshakes is all they do. But they do it VERY VERY WELL. Burgers with lots of meat and they are tasty. I hope they can get more toppings a bit of bacon or onion rings would be a good addition to the menu. If you are in belfast and looking for a simple burger that's the same every time and GOOD every time, this is the place for you.

I was presented with a burger that a trainee vet could have resuscitated with relative ease. Even the most militant of vegans couldn’t complain about this burger as I believe it still possessed a heart beat.

Over all vibe: I think the vibe of the establishment was confusing as it seemed like they had a base of fast food, your food comes very quickly but comes on a metal tray and the burger is wrapped in paper ans the chips in a cardboard box which gave fast food vibe but also had a mix of having a waiter, more of a dinning restaurant lay out which made it seem like it was trying to do two things. Food: The burger quality was very good, the patty was good quality, nice thickness without being too thick, the condiments on the burger were good. But since the burger was wrapped in paper the condensation made the buns mainly the bottom one quite soggy which wasn't the best and for the price your paying I would expect a more looked after bun. There are 3 types of chips, my friend had the sweet potato chips and said they were very good. I had the French fry chips and I found that the chips had an good crispy outside I found when I bit into it there wasn't really any potato so felt more like crisps rather than chips and found the the chips luke warm as well which is where I think the establishment for me looses a bit but may have just been the day I went. Overall I think it's a very nice burger and a great quality if burger apart from the bun, very limited menu that comes on a business card.

Some of the best burger I’ve ever had. Really superb service. Great location in Belfast. Must go!

Best place to grab food when the pubs close their kitchens

Tasted great, felt the burger size was a little disappointing

We felt lucky to find this place, what they offer clearly and with prices on a card without dizziness. I love it. Nice and comfortable place. They asked us what point we wanted in the meat, mine was very well done and I thought that said a lot about the place. I was not wrong...Quality meat, delicious and abundant potatoes. A choice of different cuts. Super friendly service, Portuguese waiter who explained everything to us wonderfully, he was very kind. If you are looking to eat a delicious burger, don't look anywhere else, this is the place.

La verdad es que la hamburguesas no están malas, pero hay poco donde elegir. La carta es una tarjetita. Acudimos aquí porque se nos hizo un poco tarde en el free tour y a las 20:00 no conseguimos cenar en ningún pub.

Tonight, my friends and I sat in and had a Bunsen. It was a good meal. When going home, after one drink with my friends in thirsty goat, I ordered another meal for takeaway to take home to my girlfriend. When eating her burger she noticed a “worm” which was still moving, dropping out of her burger onto her hand which completely put her off her food. After some research, to the best of our ability we have identified that this in fact was probably fly larvae. Safe to say we won’t be back. Disgusting.

I've heard that the burgers are amazing and well worth going to bunsen, I got a medium gluten free double cheese burger and chips, the burger was quite bland and the chips were so oily I couldn't eat them, quite disappointed as the service was good and the concept of the restaurant is very nice

Excellent burgers at a very affordable price, great service, fast & efficient.

I’m sitting in Bunsen as I write this review watching my family finished their food. (I ate mine quickly as it was that damn good). Our server was highly welcoming and explain their menu to us wonderfully. The menu is beautifully streamlined with few unnecessary bells and whistles, resulting in a high degrees of fitness in execution. As someone who is simply visiting Belfast, though eats a lot of Burgers, I’m delighted to say Bensen breaks into the top 10 with consummate ease and flair.

Stopped in after a walk around the city, the service was great and super welcoming. Bit of a no frills interior.. but it works. I had a burger with everything and sweet potato fries, zero complaints. Great burgers and cold beers... What more could you want.

Great burger, really great service

First time we visited this burger place, Burgers are banging btw cooked to your liking, with all the toppings and freshly cooked skinny or hand cut fries. I had the double cheeseburger with skinny fries. Two smashed burgers with gherkins, tomatoe, gem lettuce. Really juicy and off the scale, if your in the Catherdral quarter this is the place to get a burger 🔥🔥👌

The food was very delicious, the bathroom was dirty

Friendly staff, attentive service. Good burgers but maybe could’ve done with more seasoning. Good sides, great concept, decently priced too.

Just had a takeaway from here. Delivery was prompt and the food was warm. The burger was delicious, not processed and cooked to perfection, so tasty. However, the chips, two bags, were not fit for human consumption. They were just bags of scraps, refried and burned to a crisp. It’s such a pity that they just couldn’t be consistent and send out a decent meal. I won’t be reordering.

One of the best burgers in Belfast

Sat down and asked what the waiter with the headband what would he recommend, and he said how long is a piece of string. I’ve never felt so insulted in my life, safe to say it ruined my Wednesday and I will not returning to this restaurant in Belfast. I think he seriously needs to work on his customer skills. My burger was also wet. 3/5

Friendly staff and comfortable setting. Appreciated that they catered for gluten free diet. Standard burger - burger bun was too thick for my liking so bread to filling ratio was heavy on the bread side. Decent chips.

Loved it. Just burgers and fries but done brilliantly

Simple burgers, nothing fancy,tomatoes, lettuce, gherkin, cheese. Skinny fires or chips, no cutlery, served on paper but wow .... the burgers are SO FRESH AND TASTY. Wine, Beer, Water or soft drink. Brilliant!

The service was impeccable and ordering online was a dream. The burger was tasty, but I was expecting to feel full after it for lunch and I was left wanting more. There are other options in Belfast that give you more for the price

Totally recommend it, this is the place for a good burger, hopefully in the future they can offer more toppings for different combinations. Food was in a timely manner and staff were friendly.

Called in around 8 o'clock on a Thursday night. Place was quite busy but we'd no problem getting a table. Nice atmosphere & friendly staff. The burger came loaded with toppings & was so tasty. Fries were hot & crispy 😋 Great price for a great burger!!

No option for chicken or vegetarian. Quite unbelievable in this day and age

Just go here. It's burgers done right.

One of the best burger I ever had. And the service was amazing ! Thank you so much. 😊

The chips and burgers are made fresh each day and you can certainly tell! Chips - crispy & fluffy! Burger - juicy & beefy! You choose how you want your burger cooked, medium, medium-well done or well done! 100% coming back :)