Cafe Margaret Double Bay

Best Burger in Australia? No! Best Burger in Sydney? No! The service was really friendly, the Burger came out pretty quickly and was Tasty, but not amazing. Compared with next door and or Gran Torino, disappointing What we liked. Friendly service. Fast delivery of Food. Bottom Line $220 for two. (Cocktails (2), Red Wine (2) Underdelivers.

It was a lovely night to check the burger out. The best? Not necessarily. (Tried the Gidley’s a few days later and definitely preferred Margaret’s.) But it made me think of coming back as it’s definitely a really fresh good cheese burger in my area. Also liked the dessert. Thank you. Would love to try Margaret sometime.

Café Margaret is a delightful little café with a warm, relaxed vibe and consistently good food. Ranked top burger is Sydney, but for the steak, I'd definitely go to the Margaret restaurant next door. Service was friendly and attentive, though things can feel a touch hectic at peak times. Still, it’s a lovely spot for a relaxed breakfast or a mid-morning coffee

I’m no stranger to waiting for a table at a popular spot, especially on a Saturday… it’s expected. But over an hour? The entire time, I could see empty tables just sitting there. When I finally managed to get the staff’s attention, they seated me immediately. By that point, I was already questioning why I hadn’t just left, but I really wanted to give it a fair shot. I’ve dined at Margaret’s before… a $1k lunch bill that was nothing short of phenomenal so I came in with high expectations. This time, I ordered the mortadella and Swiss cheese. It was… fine. But honestly, it tasted like something you’d throw together at home with leftovers while waiting for dinner. Definitely not worth the wait. To make matters worse, I was seated outside. I do appreciate the effort with the greenery and privacy, but it was absolutely baking in the sun. And only toward the end of my meal did they start setting up the massive umbrellas that would’ve made all the difference. You’d think that would be part of their opening setup. Overall… very disappointing experience. Won’t be returning.

This one is hard to rate as there was so much variance in the dishes. We went to try what was voted as Australia’s best burger and for sure the burger was really good! Is it Australia’s best? That a matter of preference with places like Gilda’s and Clam Bar also have really really good burgers. But it has to be said, the burger was tasty and a solid choice. But that’s about it. My sister has the crab Signapore noodles and it was a bland dish. There wasn’t any noticeable spices or flavours to it, it literally tasted like plain noodles with crab. The chips were way over salted and also not sure if they are made in-house, they looked and tasted like a frozen bag of chips cooked in the fryer. The anchovy toast held promise but again, the flavours were underwhelming. The setting is very much a cafe vibe but the prices in the menu are more in line for a restaurant. Overall not really worth it unless going specifically for the burger.