Review Shortland Cafe - Thames

Beautiful burger, amazing staff. I have never had a burger that was so simple but yet so full of flavour. Highly recommended.

Delicious burgers. We went there with our host. Lets call it a 'must-eat' in Thames!

Simple burger place, large burgers not a bad place to pop by for a quick meal onroute.

Wow Brian & Nerissa from Mad burger more than deliver a food burger. They deliver a fantastic one with such incredible service. This place should (if it's not already) be an institution. The meals pleased all of us, that includes the husband & 2 children. We all agreed that these were the BEST burgers we'd ever eaten. Seriously if you haven't been here take the turnoff to Thames & try it. We'll be adding in on to our trips East!

Owner very friendly and chatty. I ordered 2 scallops and he very kindly put in about 5. Cheesy weezies lovely but I was so full after the fish and scallops I couldn't eat them. Oh well...tomorrow nights dinner. Check our the burgers tho. You won't be disappointed

Amazing burgers - you will not be hungry. Honestly cooking that is VERY generous and freshly cooked to order. Highly recommend the chilli fries - they were amazing!! Make sure you stop in when you are in Thames.

Went there during not so busy time of the day which was good because I was really hungry and didn't have to wait too long. Greeted by the owner I think. Friendly and helpful. Ordered bacon and cheese burger, lamb burger, and chili fries to go. Our order was ready in about 10-15 mins. Good. I liked how they used paper box for the burgers instead of styrofoam ones. Both burgers were good. Bacon and cheese burger was slightly better than the lamb one I thought. The patty had good thickness and was cooked well with pink centre and right amount of juice inside. Overall was good, but I had to remove some char off the buns because they were too burnt. Some reviewer recommended to try chili fries, so I did. I must say, although it was good, it didn't live up to the hype. The owner can correct me on this if I'm wrong but it looked like the dish wasn't made to order. The fries were dry in the centre and soggy on the outside. I would've liked freshly fried fries with it instead of with reheated pre-made ones.

Really yummy burgers. I had a Cheeseburger and my partner had a Marrocan Lamb burger. Delicious handmade patties and sauces and nice fresh salad. Great friendly service too. Eat in or takeway. You have to try it!

Might be the best burger I have had in New Zealand! Tasty quality burger that was filling. The staff really take pride in what they do making great food, will be going back there again and again.

dropped by last week when we were in thames and tried the bacon & cheese burger and it was sooo good we made it a point to revisit when we came back this week! the place is run by a lovely couple who is always friendly and nice and who most certainly do up really good burgers, chilli cheese fries and fried chicken wings. the chilli cheese fries is the nicest we have ever tried and if you’re a meat lover you’ve got to try their mad burger!!! thank you so much for the kind hospitality and the great chats. we will definitely try the other items in the menu if we have the chance to again! all the best, x