I'm not one to flaunt my acumen, but as a Californian who frequents In N Out lets just say I have tasted a few high quality burgers. Ellis knows how to build a burger. Step one, delicious bun. Step two, hand made patty for you, step three, toppings for you and me. If you are in the need for a delicious feed, seek no more, Ellis Gourmet Burger has an open door. read more

Ellis Gourmet Burger - Blue Cheese Madness - Burgers Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Not very clean. We found stickers inside the burger. They apologise and showed me that they were coming from the food containers they use to add dates to the food and with humidity they fall into the food. A place to avoid. read more

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We had planned to dine at a different restaurant but it was closed when we arrived and it was a little after 9pm already, so we walked into Ellis Gourmet Burger. Service was pretty minimal, in fact they only brought us one burger when we ordered 2 and we had to wait for the second one. Both my husband and I had the Blue Cheese Monster prepared medium. It had blue cheese (lots of it-yum!!), caramelized onions, rocket, and arugula. The bun was substantial enough to hold up to this monstrosity of a burger. We were famished, though, so we both ate the whole thing. We also split a side of frites, which were crisp and hot. This relatively inexpensive, quick meal was perfect to fuel us for the walk back to our Air BnB. Obviously this isn't authentic Belgian food but we did have pretty good burgers here.000 read more

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Ellis burgers is the I go when I want a burger but don't know where else to go. Thankfully their vegan beet burgers are very good (yet a bit dry) and they of course from what I have heard from my friends their burgers with meat are as well. The only problem I have with Ellis Burgers is that you have to pay extra for fries since it does not come with the burgers. read more

Ellis Gourmet Burger - Burgers Near Me - Brussels, BRU

As a former residant of the great city of Los Angeles, and a friend of one of the best chefs on Sunser boulevard, expert in burger! I'm proud to say that i really had a great time at ellis burger! I asked for a modification in my burger, blue cheese burger, minus rucola, plus bacon. They did it and didn't even charge me for that! The service ws good and people realy nice and efficient! 40€ for 2 ( generous tip included!). :) read more

Underrated. I know it's a mini chain so I was surprised at how good it was, and on a Monday night. I liked it much better than Huggy Bar in Liege. * We got the "Louis Lunch" burger, and it was pretty cool they had that on the menu. Perfectly medium rare, well-seasoned. * Good frites * Vedett Extra in the bottle. * Great location, our table was right on Place St. Catherine. read more

Disappointed after all of the build-up. This burger restaurant makes burgers that are perfectly ok - neither fast food nor the best burger in Brussels as claimed. Exactly average. I guess people rave about them as there's limited choice downtown for this kind of food. Nice location and setting. Service quite slow. Quality of the meat is fine, chips...meh. If I was downtown I'd go to Rue du Flandre and eat something else. We are unlikely to go back given better options exist. (Super Filles du Tram I'm looking at you). read more

Great burgers, nice concept, neat, perfect location and hipstery environment. Considering it's not cheap, I'm only giving it 3 stars while they could potentially have 5The quality of the product is high but they can work on three key areas to excel: - If I pay that much for burgers, the staff need to be more friendly and pro. They are not. - Burger restos cannot charge that much for siders. - Since they charge for siders, these siders should be real top notch (The 3€ jack potato is literally a boiled potato...) - The dishes presentation is mediocre - They don't offer "healthier" options and the staff was not keen on making adjustment (less or more sauce etc...) As I said, they're a "potential 5" but act like a 3 and charge too much. read more

Great place to try grab a good burger on the Place St Katherine / city center. I have to say, I am not at all vegetarian (looove a good peace of meat) but decided to try one for the first time. Experience I will try again for sure! I was truly amazed by their red pepper / soya burger, it was delicious!! Portions were more than fine and service was great. Had also the homemade kiwi lemonade and it was delicious! A place you have to try if you are in the neighborhood! Tip: order only one portion of belgian fries to share as portions are pretty large. read more

Great experience at Ellis's! Our food as served fresh and hot in a timely manner and the staff was friendly and gave some awesome recommendations on what to order! read more

Great burgers and love the American concept (feeling at home as an American myself). Fish or veggie burgers are nice. Fries are ordered separately, but should be ordered nonetheless. Normally, I don't like coleslaw, but theirs is actually quite good! Milkshakes and desserts are great. Atmosphere is good and service also nice! Great place to go with a group, everyone can find a burger to their liking. Price is decent, around 15€ pp, for a drink, burger and fries. read more

VEGAN REVIEW Unfortunately, after having gone many many times to Ellis in Jourdan and Flagey, and coming to the conclusion that Ellis was the best cost-taste vegan burger at the moment, we decided to go for a quick burger in town. The patty was cold, they want to serve everything so fast that it tasted like it just came out of the fridge. The fries were damp and our starter came with the meal. Not being a complicated customer, I like to wait for the waiter to ask if things are ok before making a remark. She only asked when we were about to pay the bill, once I explained everything she said, '' you know, it's really not my fault. I'm just here to put a smile on my face and serve you food.'' Glad we got that cleared and out of the way, meanwhile made me not want to return to the St Cath location anymore... read more

There is somethings that I expect from a burger place, and I didn't find here. First of all, the question: "how would you like it cooked?" I admit, I like it raw, very raw. So if I pay the price of a good burger I want to be asked the question. And not rely on the mood of the cook of the day. Second, the staff... the staff could be friendly. A bit rushed, a bit too much focused on their task instead of actually making you feel at home. Third, the fries don't come automatically with your burger. How can you eat a burger without fries??? All in all, too much is left to luck to get the great quality food that you would expect. And it is a shame, because everything else is there. The idea is great, the menu is great, the quality of ingredients is great. But, there is a but. read more

Don't hesitate one second: take the Meatlover Burger! It's succulent, and made with some of the best Belgian butcher's meat aka Dierendonck. But, hey guys from the staff if you read me, don't be so stressy, we come to eat the burgers, not you :) read more

The burger was quite tasty. The fries were so-so. Threw away most of them. Ordered for delivery through UberEats. Ordered two Jupiler beers. Got two Jupiler NA beers. Not at all what was advertised. If I'd wanted NA I would have ordered tea ferchrissakes. read more

We were recommended to come here by a local. I have to say that compared to American gourmet burgers, Ellis was fairly dissappointing. I was expecting a lot more but that is the price to pay for wanting American specialy food in Belgium. The burgers did not have that much flavor and there was nothing other than the meat to help the situation. The fries were good but not good enough to make up for the meat. Credit to our server though, he was really nice and made our stay very pleasant. Overall, I would not recommend coming here if you are a tourist from USA. Otherwise, you may enjoy the burgers more than I did. read more

I finally got to Ellis Burger. I had heard all about it, what great big delicious burgers they had and such. Well, they had burgers! I got a Bombay one which was actually chicken with some Indian spices and it was pretty good. Well, it was ok. Nothing special. My girlfriend had a lamb one, which I forgot what it was called. It was also good. I admit, I didn't eat a proper hamburger, meaning made of beef, but they didn't look much different than what we had. I'm not saying they're not good burgers but really nothing special. I'm from the USA and I know my burgers and these were burgers, but nothing like back home. If you're after a burger, by all means stop by. I think next time I'll hit the hard rock cafe. Theirs are much bigger and thicker. read more

Very good meat and pricing. 10/10 recommend and will go back. For 20 euro you get a full meal with burger fries and drink. Very well cooked meat and nice sauce. The menu is vast and you have a lot of choices for every taste - vegetarian, fish lovers And bacon appreciators read more

Great concept and design, but as for the burger Ellis does not stand much of a chance against it's American contemporaries. Admittedly, I'm not a burger person so maybe I'm not the best person to review, but I do enjoy a great gourmet burger when done well - or, in this case, medium. The burgers listed on the menu are tasty in theory, but the fulfillment is not quite up to par. My colleagues and I ordered an assortment of burgers - Classic, Bacon, Rossini, sampler, etc. Overall the consensus was that they were all right, not great. I ordered the Funky Chicken which I found rather bland. On the positive side, the service was good - they were able to accomodate our big party of 10+ loud Americans hungry for their burgers. I do have to say that in great Belgian tradition, tthe fries and beer were delicious! read more

I would give 3 stars because the burger is not excellent, but I liked! I would go bach, so 4 stars is fair enough. I ordered the Ellis Special with Bacon with fries and mayo, everything good, the service is quick as well the food, the place is pretty nice too. The only thing I think they should improve is that they say all the burgers are cooked medium but the burger is too thin for different temperatures, they need to provide thinkers burgers, medium burger is pink in the inside read more

Went here in late December 2015 for lunch. Small place, there seems to be an upstairs but I'm not sure. We asked for a window table but were refused as window tables seat four people and we were only two. Maybe I am being unreasonable, but the place was empty and the small tables could be moved around to fit larger groups so I couldn't see the problem. Staff were kind of rude, not very accommodating, we felt rushed and not appreciated. Keep in mind they won't ask you how you'd like your patty, for us it came medium rare-ish. Selection of burgers is good and there are veggie options which is nice. Fries have to be ordered on the side for some reason, but the portion of fries is nice. We had the ellis special burger and both liked it although it was stuffed with so many ingredients that it was hard to hold. I guess you're meant to eat it with knife and fork. Trying to do an American concept you really should be able to eat the burger with your hands. We also had onion rings, semi small portion but they were good. The sides came with bbq sauce and ranch dressing. Drinks are on the expensive side. Ok place all in all but would not come back - can get better burgers cheaper elsewhere and atmosphere was non-existant. read more

Ok not bad for a burger joint in Europe. Can this continent get any good beef? It was good but not great. Read the info about the chef and it mentions he prefers rare burgers. So does my waiter ask me how I want mine done? Nope and got it MW at best. Sides were good- onion rings and Cole slaw. Like I said good but not great. read more

Great food, great service. There is really nothing to complain about. The menu was full of different options and it was really hard do choose, but in the end i ended up with the special bacon burger which was magical! read more

It's a small burger chain that delivers good juicy burgers. One of the places I go to at Place Saint Catherine. There's a terrace outside where you can sit and eat your burgers. Also there's available free wifi if you plan to have a working lunch. read more

Yes, a gourmet burger place with a variety of speciality proteins including lamb and salmon on the house menu; ate here a couple times, because of the quality, quick service, and to fill up on some unadulturated protein. Emily Rose Reeder read more

I had the bacon burger and it was juicylicious. A little pricey for a burger. Strawberry juice pitcher was great as well. Service was great!

This place has good burgers, that's for sure. The prices are too high for the quantity of food you find on your plate. If you happen to be in the area and want a burger, do try to it. But it's not the best burger place in Brussels. read more

Great place serving gourmet burgers in Brussels. Very nice ambience, maybe a bit too loud.

Samedi, 14h30. Nous : "Bonjour on sera deux !" Serveur : "Ce sera là !" Nous en voix intérieure : "Ce bout de planche surélevée avec deux tabourets inconfortables ?" Nous, désignant l'une des différentes tables de quatre vides, alors que l'heure de pointe de lunch est passée : "On peut pas s'installer là plutôt ?" Serveur "Non !" Nous : "Au revoir" Nous en voix intérieure : "Et à jamais !" read more

This place attempted to recreate conceptual New York burger fare. Unfortunately; although the burgers are decent -- they aren't New York quality. The Rossini which is a delightful burger with arugula and foie gras is hit or miss. On some days -- it is excellent, on others it is bland. I'm not sure if this inconsistency is attributed to the cook of the day or not -- but it's disappointing to play roulette with a mediocre burger that isn't average priced. The salmon burger is alright, rather bland. I think this place makes a concerted effort to create a concept and ambience -- but the actual food is somewhat lacking. read more

Burgers that have already become local classics. Always crowded, be ready to wait in line for 5-10 mins. As a result you will be rewarded with common burgers and "innovative" lamb and chicken burgers like Bollywood delight or tasty king size meat lover. As a side dish take coleslaw salat or onion rings. New burger - koekoek - well, not my thing, but it might get some fans. read more

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The BEST burgers in town. The bread is not too sweet, not too thick. Everything is fresh, the french fries are to die for. They also have an extraordinary homemade mayonnaise and lemonade. Everything is delicious but my favorite are the Ellis special bacon and the Funky chicken. read more

I always want to visit a place twice, before I write a review, just to be sure that the win or fail I experienced wasn't random. But at Ellis, I knew that already after first visit, that 5 stars are the only chocie here. First, the location. It is located at St. Therese square, which is a go-to spot for foodies (at least for me anyway), especially on weekends. And the church there (St. Therese, surprisingly) is one of the most beautiful ones in Brussels, even though it is well hidden (in Brussels, not at the square :) ) Then, the service. The people there look genuinely happy that they see you! And don't be afraid to ask them to speak English, they do, which is not exception in Brussels, but still. Then the food. There is a large choice of burgers (vegetarian ones included, try Portobello) that range from classics to interesting experiments. My last visit was during the game season, so the specialty burgers were deer burger and boar burger with cranberries and sweet onion. I would never even think of putting that combination between two buns, but it was one of the most delicious things I've tasted since I've moved to Belgium. Last advantage: It won't ruin you. The price of the burgers lies in 9-15€ range and it is definitely worth it. So if you are in this general idea, try Ellis. And while you are waiting for your food, you can also educate yourslef on the history of burgers. read more

The service was slow, and though the burger tasted alright the food was cold (probably as a result). My friend's burger had a piece of plastic wrap in it (luckily we saw it before they bit in). They forgot the mayo for our fries which were mushy. We had to ask several times for the condiments before receiving them. Overall quite overpriced (€12 burger, €4 fries) for what you get. read more

Great place to catch a burger. Whenever I come here, I feel right at home. The service from the waiters was awesome. If your looking for a good place to grab a burger this is certainly a place worth visiting. read more

Was there a couple of days ago at noon, to eat a burger with a friend of mine. The service was nice but not professional, we were two, they had us seated at the bar, though there was still tables upstairs where we could have stayed. They didn't even bother asking if it was fine by us. As for the food, the card seems really tempting, I had to try their special one, I don't even remember the name, to tell you how special it was... They didn't even bother askin' what cooking we wanted the burger to be. Anyway, bread was too soft, burger was on a diet apparently though it was more expansive than some burgers in Paris . Plus you had to pay for the fries, which are an extra, an extra with a burger ??? Come on. In the end I wouldn't recommend it, as you don't get what you paid for... read more

Took 30min for someone to take my order and then they forgot my beer too. Took a while for the drinks and food to come. Actually got my appetizer before any drink. Got the blue cheese and rocket salad burger, fries, and asparagus appetizer. All were just okay. I was famished, so even okay should've tasted amazing. €13.5 burger, €4 fries, €5 appetizer, €3 beer equaled a little pricey for a burger night. read more

Definitely not the best. But not the worst either. What I like is that they haven't spoiled the beef by adding spices as is typical here. I'll go back and next time try it with a bottle wine. That makes everything taste better. read more

Yum yum yum!! Fast efficient and friendly service. I had the 3 mini burger combo as I couldn't make up my mind. All the burger choices looked great. I sat at the bar as I was alone, was fun to see the staff at work up close! read more

Had an Impolite staff when you come alone - good food but sometimes best to avoid in these occasions