Rossini

We had an appointment in town, so decided to combine this with a trip to Capitol, who are now open at lunchtime in Thursday and Fridays. Still not at the weekend, which is a pity, as their brunch offerings used to be delicious.

What they are offering, however, is a burger, called Rossini. It’s described on the Burger Wellington site thus: Grilled Wagyu patty with duck liver pâté, truffled crispy-fried leeks and Madeira demi-glace in a Pandoro ciabatta bun, with hand ripped and thrice-cooked agrias. It looks like this:

 It should look like this: 

Quite a difference, no?

The pâté had completely melted. The leeks (in which no truffle was discernible) were under, rather than over the patty. Looking like this, there was no way that this could be eaten with the hands, so it was straight in with knife and fork. Here, another feature of the burger manifested itself: lack of integrity. This is something I usually complain about with the bun, but in this case, it was with the patty itself. It was of a loose consistency, and basically meant that what I was left with was minced beef on toast. Very nice minced beef, but nonetheless, it was a sub-optimal burger experience. The thrice-cooked potatoes were nice and crisp, and lived up to their billing. And at $46, this is above the normal price range for Burger Wellington, so I felt doubly let down by Capitol. The rating I’m giving it is a disappointing 4/10.