Bare Grill

I’m embarrassed that I’ve lived so close to this fantastic establishment for so many years without ever visiting or even knowing it existed!
Checked it out last Saturday with a mate who is somewhat of a burger aficionado who had apparently been wanting to try it for ages.
Having never tried a «Philly Cheese Steak», it perked my interest so put in an order with chips and my buddy ordered the «Fatties Burger».
We waited for about 30min to get our food and were starting to get restless when it happened; the waitress brought over our two dishes and we got stuck right in.
The Philly Cheese Steak was incredible — but as I have never had one before, I have no comparison. My mate however, was speechless the entire time he was eating — only letting out the odd moan here and there. After eating + not speaking for the duration of the meal, he wiped his face, pointed at the plate and said «that was hands down, the best burger I’ve ever had. Ever».
Nuff-​said.
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Pleasant is not the word I would use describe my overall experience with this place. Unfortunately, this was the eatery my wife and I chose to have our 4^th wedding anniversary dinner at last night. After seeing the beautiful pictures of their burgers and other delightful grilled dishes I may have gone into this expecting a bit too much.
The red flags were there from the start. The woman behind the counter stared at me blankly, as a first time customer, I did not feel welcome. There was only one menu available at the counter that I was told to take with me to my table. But which was my table? Despite booking, it turned out there wasn’t one. We instead sat on stools at the counter by the window, which was not terrible as there was a nice view, however, it was dirty. Walking across the dining area left me with chips squished into my shoes and melted cheese and rubbish greeted me when I sat down.
I decided to order the half-​rack of ribs and my wife the bare grilled burger meal which was $ 45 all up, about what I would expect for specialty food. Again, the woman at the register came across as impatient and told me to find a number from an empty table to use as our own. Very unprofessional. My receipt said that my server was «the owner» which I sincerely hope was not the case.
We waited 45 mins for our food. The kitchen was getting slammed, mainly by takeaway orders. It was actually a strange thing to see none of the eat-​in patrons with food on their tables while groups of 4 – 5 picking up large orders and leaving.
The food itself was delicious and the reason for its popularity. The meat fell off the bone, succulent, flavoursome. The burger was an Australian style, juicy, melt in your mouth experience. However, it still miffs me that a place that brand their burgers is so lacking in character. Our dining experience was constantly disrupted by the chefs yelling the name of the kitchen hand (Rav?) who I feel very sorry for. He was working the floor, out the back AND cleaning. So it was no surprise the melted cheese on my table remained overlooked.
On a better day or if I had written this before bed, I would have given the place 3.5÷5. Instead, I write this in the early hours of the morning after being woken up by stomach pain and other nasty things.
If you go to this place, order ahead (if they allow this) and take it away. I will not be returning in a hurry, if ever.

It’s home of the Fatties and branded buns. Located in historical La Perouse, between Little Congwong Beach aka nude beach and Frenchmans Bay, and close proximity to Bare Island, you can tell where the Bare Grill name comes from.
Great airy space makes it a perfect lunch spot or afternoon snacks after a swim or a walk at the beach.
My recommendation would be to try the Waffle Fries. It’s a cris-​cross cut fries topped with pulled pork, melted cheese and sauce. They were amazingly tasty!
The burger is seriously good. As if the Bare Burger is not big enough, I ordered the BIG Bare Burger. It’s double grilled grass fed beef patties, cheese, bacon, sautéed onion, lettuce and sauce on branded milk buns. The patties were thick and juicy, the sauces were just right and everything else balanced well.
If you do come here, don’t forget to say hi to Manuel, the hard working owner who gets only one day off in the past year!

How much can you say about a place that brands their own buns (pure genius btw, just in case you forget where you are), and that will give you and your burg partner a picnic blanket to sit in the park across the road to enjoy your feast? Quite a lot!
My second stop as a ’16 Elite on Sydney’s Burger Passport was Bare Grill at La Perouse, and lemme tell you, the entire experience was nothing short of electric.
In the company of a handful of my Elite cronies, I chowed down on a slice of burger heaven (rather quickly much to everyone’s surprise).
I can’t remember exactly the name of the burger I had, but it was amazing. Much like a burger you’d get in your local takeaway shop; only 100x better!
My guess is that this is the perfect place to stop in after a surf to replenish your energy levels; or just for a Saturday arvo snack.

Although a bit of a drive I was tempted by the Fatties page. The burgers were a great size and nice flavour but I wouldn’t bother going back which is why I gave a three.
Cheese was melted on meat which was good.
Beef needed some salt and pepper or something.
Chips nice and crunchy.
Setting ok, service quiet but not bad. Just not something I die over. Definitely recommend for once if you are in eastern subs.

Try the Hangover!
It’s a burger with fish, hashbrowns, egg, chips and you don’t need to have a hangover to know that it’s super delicious! That’s a special burger though so I don’t know if they have it on the menu regularly.
The other burger I tried was the bare grill burger and the grass fed beef was cooked just right.
One thing that’s unique about this place, apart from their awesome burgers is that they brand all their burger patties with the words «Bare Grill».
And if you don’t feel like burgers, they make delicious ribs too!
Definitely worth a visit, or ten!
p.s: I was told that the fatties burger is the most popular so I’ll have to return to give that a go.

Amazing night out! Just spent my Thursday evening chowing down on one hell of a messy burger. if it wasn’t for Unilocal events I probably would have never made it out this far. I ordered the «cowboy burger». Now when I read the description which was pulled pork with coleslaw. I expected to get just that. but when this massive burger came my way there was a beef patty and cheese on it as well. Looking at this massive burger trying to figure out where to start Ben came around with a knife which was a great call! By cutting it in half you have a bit more control but i warn you now be prepared to get your hand dirty.
The atomosphere of this place is great. the kitchen is exposed so you can see what is actually going on behind-​the-​scenes! I did notice with a full house the place was a bit warm but other than that this place had great service and great quality of food :)

— wings: Drumette to wing ratio v good so didn’t feel bad about the former. Partial to the vinegary /​non-​sweet one, though if your b hole burns (literally or figuratively) with stronger flavours, go for the sweet stuff, or the…
— waffle fries: perfect. Could easily enjoy without toppings or sauces
— burgers: tasty. American-​sized. Had the classic and still needed to cut in half with a burger knife (yes, that exists). If your eyes are saying «YAAAAASSSS!» to the Fatties & its BBB friends, think through logistics before ordering. Are you wearing an outfit suited for overeating? Is there a designated driver to forklift you into your bed? Most importantly, what’s your approach? Is it suited to your company, appetite, endurance, etc? If you just dive in without a plan, you may look like you’ve motorboated it.
— coffee — V pleasantly surprised with unsweetened long black. Consume if you’re the designated driver.
— service — lovely

Yep, this Cowboy Burger is great as it mixes two of my favorite food items together. That is pulled-​pork and coleslaw … a really good mixture. It also has a beef pattie and some amazing melting cheese. It’s a GREAT burger. Lovely restaurant with awesome staff on a beautiful park, near the beach. Very busy restaurant and worth a visit.

Nothing tastes better than a Bare Grill burger after a morning swim at La Perouse! My friend had heard great things about this joint so we headed up to Bare Grill from the beach.
I ordered the Bare Grill Burger which is $ 10 and for an extra $ 5 you can get chips/​salad and a drink.
OK, so I love McDonald’s Big Mac burgers, but what I hate about them, is the quality of meat and the fact that they hurt your stomach shortly after eating them.
The house sauce which is put on Bare Grill is just like Big Mac sauce but the burger is 50 times better! Huge «grilled grass fed beef» meat patty, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sauteed onion and the delicious house sauce.
If you haven’t had a burger here — GO NOW. RUN! The burger is affordable and great value for money. Bare Grill burgers are delicious and you will not be disappointed!

Came here after I saw Unilocal’s post about the Fatties burger. At $ 13 it’s a pretty good deal, add $ 5 for chips and a drink and it’s not too shabby at all. The food is cooked promptly and the people here are nice, and the burger looks awesome too.
I had pretty high expectations after seeing the photo but I was kind of let down… the bun completely falls apart with this burger so your hands become a hot mess of grease. While I love my greasy burgers, the meat was really bland to the point I couldn’t taste it. It’s overwhelmed by the cheese and burger sauce which is pretty good, but when the feature of a burger should be the beef, this fails to deliver. I was happy when I got a bite of bacon and pickles in the burger as they were something distinct I could actually taste.
I will revisit to try their other burgers.

Sometimes you don’t know when you get out of bed of a morning that by lunchtime you’ll be FACE DEEP IN A DOUBLE PATTY CHEESE MONSTER THAT ATTACKS YOUR MOUTH LIKE IT WANTS TO BE EATEN WORSE THAN KYLIE WANTS TO GET OUT OF KENDALL’S SHADOW. But never will. Sorry Kylie, life’s tough. You’re rich, you’ll get over it
I met Mike and Tony from Ompty down here and they suggested the Fatties Burger, a recent addition to the (frankly huge and intimidatingly delicious) burger menu and a tip of the hat to the Fatties Burger Appreciation Society. I’m having flashbacks just thinking about it. It’s big. Real big. Bigger than you dare imagine, and it’s dripping with perfectly melted cheese, with a big BARE GRILL brand on the top bun so you don’t forget where you are when you’re two hands deep in burg. I nearly didn’t make it all the way through, and I certainly didn’t need dinner. Glorious, glorious, glorious. And the chilli cheese fries, well, happy days. (Full disclosure: Mike bought my burger for me. Thanks Mike!)
Special mention to the location: this place is situated in a beautiful part of Sydney, down in La Perouse, across from a breezy park with a sandstone tower and the ocean is right there. They’ll even lend you picnic blankets to eat over on the grass. How sweet is that! A: pretty sweet.

Need to try the bare grill burger!!!
Just delicious + the fries
Great spot and great service

The Half Pork Ribs/​Half Steak set is to die for. The pork ribs especially is the main dish that makes me want to come back to Bare Grill. The best pork ribs out there. The bbq tangy sauce is the star of the dish. The steak is tender but just a normal steak. Nothing special.