Danny's Burgers
If you haven’t been to Catch Bar & Restaurant yet you really should. Danny, their international chef, is gaining a great reputation here in Pattaya for his delicious Sunday Roasts, amazing Fish & Chips and the true East Ender’s favourite:Pie and Mash. I visited to try the burgers. It seems everyone in Pattaya has one to their name but I heartily recommend Danny’s burgers. He gives you a choice of 3 succulent options:
His “Smash burger” is made with a 100% pure angus patty, seasoned with a pinch of salt and pepper and topped with American burger cheese, chopped onions, lettuce, tomato ketchup and mustard. Then there’s a succulent grilled chicken burger and more unusually Danny’s own Fillet of Fish. With line-caught cod loin it is battered in a really tasty light batter (I far prefer this to breadcrumbs) and topped with American burger cheese pickles, mayo and a squirt of lemon.
My colleague went for the beef burger and I had the fish Danny told me it was banging – and he was not wrong! I loved his touch of an extra piece of fish on top of the fries, and both burgers, fries, coleslaw, mayo and Tartar were beautifully served. What my team mate and I both remarked on was the quality of the bun.
It may seem like a simple thing to get right but so many places don’t. We hate buns that disintegrate as soon as you try to pick them up or are dry and hard. Danny’s seeded ones are perfect!
Another point that was discussed was the size of both the angus patty and the fillet of fish – exactly right. I don’t know about you but I really don’t like burgers that are so big it feels like you’re eating someone’s leg! Slight exaggeration yes, but you get what I mean, and as I’ve mentioned before, I like to pick my burger up and bite into it with no poncy knife and fork tactics. Flat, thin, “frozen” patties aren’t great either; you end up having too much sauce on just to make them taste of anything. To quote Goldilocks and as you can see from our photos these are “Just Right”.
Try Danny’s burgers for yourself and if you go on a Tuesday he’ll treat you to a free beer!
