4 /5 Maisie: First time at Margie’s today. Got the double meat and double cheese burgers with fries and onion rings. First impression was good, friendly service and clean, albeit very smoky. Water was topped up promptly, and the owners (I think!) were attentive while not being overbearing - we did not feel pestered at all, which is great!
We asked for the burgers rare, something new for them, and they were about as rare as possible for a small patty - great job. I found the exterior of the burger lacked texture, it was all a bit mushy, this may be because it’s so hard to get the center a medium/medium rare on small burgers. Adding an onion ring to the patty partly corrected the texture, but would work better if it they weren’t breaded. Bun was great - didn’t break apart, grilled and buttery. Mustard good, onions great, found the pickles too thick and it made a strange pickle to meat ratio in most bites. I think the burgers could be a little more seasoned, but the cheese was really good. There is no point getting anything less than the double, this is a 2oz per patty burger.
We were disappointed with the sides. The onion rings are now breaded, not as good as the battered ones shown in most pictures and came a bit burnt - the interior had gone mushy too, and the fries were pretty bland and a bit burnt. We left most of them, which is sad as the fries alone are almost $4 which seems excessive for pretty bad frozen fries.
Overall, if the sides are changed and improved, we would return and try the more modern burgers to see how those are too.
