The best burger on Waiheke Island comes from Too Fat Buns, a shop down an alley off Ocean View Road in Oneroa, where you order the Man Bun, a 180g beef patty with bacon, egg, avocado, beetroot, pickles and aioli.
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Burgers · Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 808 Google reviews
You'll find this little burger shop down an alley off Ocean View Road in Oneroa, a short walk from the beach and an easy stop on a Waiheke day trip.
Burgers · Ostend · $
★ 4.9 from 223 Google reviews
A little burger caravan sits on Putiki Road in Ostend, right beside the RAW market, with outdoor tables and a menu that runs from smash burgers to tacos, chips and thick shakes.
Burgers · Oneroa · $
★ 3.8 from 84 Google reviews
The view is the main draw, and it's a good one: from the outdoor tables on Ocean View Road you look out over the bay at Oneroa, with the village walkway behind you and the water out in front.
Too Fat Buns is owner-operated and 100% Halal certified, with gluten free buns, dairy free options and vegetarian and vegan patties, so a group with mixed diets can all eat here. The Big Hot Chicky Bun brings Moroccan spiced chicken with jalapeño relish and lemon yoghurt, and the vegan bun is built on beetroot, mushroom and black bean.
Mint As Waiheke Island, Burgers & Shakes is a burger and taco truck beside the RAW market in Ostend, where the prawn tacos, truffle fries, Blackbird and American Dream are the orders to know. The Ocean View Kitchen & Bar in Oneroa is the one for a table with a view over the bay, where lunch brings burgers and fish and chips and breakfast brings eggs benedict and waffles.
You've got three places to pick from: Too Fat Buns down an alley off Ocean View Road in Oneroa, Mint As beside the RAW market in Ostend, and The Ocean View Kitchen & Bar in Oneroa. Too Fat Buns is the one to plan around, with a 4.8 rating from 808 reviews, while Mint As is the food truck stop for burgers, prawn tacos and thick shakes.
Order the Man Bun for the full show, with a 180g beef patty, bacon, fried egg, avocado, beetroot, pickles and aioli, or the Big Hot Chicky Bun for Moroccan spiced chicken, jalapeño relish and lemon yoghurt. The vegan bun is built on beetroot, mushroom and black bean, and the hot chips are worth adding on the side.
