The Counter

Lovely little burger joint I must say. It’s very hip and the staff is never off their feet they are hard-​working, helpful and lovely to talk to! What I like about The Counter is that they offer the option to design your own burger from the bun to the sauce to the patty. I would highly reccomend for a date with friends or a first date it has a nice atmosphere to it.

I was at Dundrum recently with no.1 kid and a friend, we met up with a group of friends to go ice skating, (well, I watched, Aoife took the boy on the ice!!)
There was a bit of a mix up with the timing of the ice skating so after a browse around Hamleys with the 3 kids in our group, we decided on The Counter for food.
We were a group of 10, so not an easy number to sit at 1pm of a Sunday, 2 weeks before Christmas, but after a 20 minute wait we were seated.
.choose! So, so much choice. I was veg torn. Although the wings were always going to be compulsory, I’d heard they were good.
The boy got the kids burger and fries — 2 mini sliders, proper beef burgers. Really good and a small milkshake.
Myself and 2 friends shared the (giant) bowl of wings and I was very happy with them indeed.
My friend and I shared the 3 cheese melt toasted cheese that had chicken in it (I think) and we added avocado and relish and pickles on the side. Parmesan fries (oh my delicious) and crispy onion rings.
The portions are HUGE, they really should
Warn you as another friend seated beside us ordered her own fries and onion rings combo and would have had more than enough sharing ours.
I wasn’t mad about the cheese sambo to be honest, very bland but I did let it go a bit cold as I was so busy stuffing myself with delicious wings.
Already looking forward to a return visit.

Returning after a long time I just got fed up of the long waits at the counter. Yesterday wasn’t much better but I kept the review at four stars because of the huge new menu they have and the big load up on all the different fries! Who doesn’t love fries! The fried pickles keep me coming back too :) I usually get the Parmesan fries but I wanted to try the new sweet srirracha fries with sesame seeds and spring onion. They were bland and freezing and the potatoes were hard like they had been lying there. The rest of the meal was great and the staff where lovely they took the fries off the bill when they noticed I didn’t touch them :)

Ein Paradies nicht nur für Kinder, sondern auch für Erwachsene! Hier hat man nicht nur die Auswahl zwischen verschiedenen Milkshakes (die so nette Namen haben wie Geburtstagsparty, aber auch etwas ungewöhnliche, z.B. der mit Bacon Geschmack), wahlweise kann man aber auch seinen eigenen Shake zusammenstellen. Wenn man kein Burger Fan ist, bekommt man hier auch andere Sachen, aber lassen wir uns auf die Burger konzentrieren. Die Zusammenstellung kann eine Weile dauern, wenn man sich zwischen 15 verschiedenen Käsesorten, Saucen, Toppings und Brot entscheiden muss. Reservieren ist vielleicht keine schlechte Idee, ich war hier an einem Dienstag Abend und es war relativ voll. Etwas unorganisierte Bedienung, wir wurde mehrmals gefragt, ob wir schon bestellt haben und am Ende wurden auch 2 Toppings bei mir vergessen (ich habe z.B. abenteuerlich Crushed Peanuts bestellt), aber das hat dem Geschmack keinen Abbruch getan. Der Coleslaw hat allerdings nicht selbergemacht geschmackt, daher nimmt lieber die Pommes. Ansonsten tolles Prinzip für ein Restaurant, bei dem man allerdings gut und gern 5000 Kalorien mit nehmen kann.

BUILD YOUR OWN BURGER! OK!
Ha ha… Never has going out for a burger been so much fun! This place has a great concept; with a build your own burger menu they give you along with a pencil, you can build up your burger however you imagined it in your wildest dreams. From the size of meat, meat type, bun or in a bowl and then, oh man, it just gets better, you select what cheese, sauces, toppings and bun style and then tick off any sides you wanna put with it. Upside is, all of the above, Downside is that I can take awhile to perfect my burger. ha ha! Although on that note, their main menu does allow you to select from what they call the ‘Expert Burgers’ these are ones crafted by the chefs and good olé reliable put together for your eating pleasure. Their starter and sides menu is extensive, the portions are great so train your eyes, not to be bigger than your belly!!! They have huge selection of drinks from soft drinks, alcoholic as well as malts, shakes (and yes, you can build your own shake), floats, etc. The service was a little hit n’ miss when I was last here, was asked 4 times for our order although we had already given it, the drinks took a wee while to come and also they missed out a portion of sweet potato fries, they did hook me up and were super nice and prompt about it. It’s a casual place so hey, it’s not the end of the world, just it could be better.

This place is great !
First, it’s open all day long so don’t worry, even if it’s 3pm you can get an awesome burger there.
Second, the service is really nice, not sure if it’s because the last restaurant I’ve noted was so bad about that, but I found the waitress here really smily and nice. She explained us the concept of the diy burgers and answered our questions very nicely.
I’ve decided to do a burger with gluten free buns, organic meat, onions, spinach leaves, goat cheese, green beans, egg and bacon. I’ve chosen with this apricot sauce and mustard which both came on side, happily, since I didn’t really like the apricot sauce which tasted everything but apricot to me, the mustard one was nice tho.
The burger was seriously awesome, the goat cheese was great and the meat too, I really enjoyed it. I’m really sad I didn’t discover that place before.
I had normal fries with that, nothing special to say about that, it was just normal fries. My boyfriend took the one with cheddar and was pretty disappointed about it so I wouldn’t recommend these. The cheese came all dry on top of the fries so not melted at all. He also ordered a peanut butter milkshake, this one was soooo good !
The food is worth the price.
I’d go back there tomorrow if I could, to try a new great combo !

Meh, this place isn’t great. The service was hit and miss, but the food was awful. I ordered a half pounder on a bun with some potato fries on the side. The burger was dry to the point of it almost being inedible and cold. The only saving point to the whole meal was the sweet potato fries which were lovely.
If you’re in Dundrum and in the mood for a burger, look elsewhere.

Went to counter in dundrum over the Christmas period and it was a Q out the door. After a twenty minute wait we got a good seat in the corner.
As a party of three we ordered an abnormal amount of food. I noticed a change in the menu which was nice to see, they were keeping up with the latest crazes like quinoa on a burger or a chemical free organic beef but I just went for the usual updated name of a bison beef burger.
The change of name got me excited the the quality of meat might to have also been ungraded but it was the same as always. Probably frozen burger meat.
The best thing about counter is obviously building your burger exactly how you want it and the toppings are delicious. The crispy onion strings are also delicious. However the wing sauce is my personal favourite.
Negative things are the burger itself it’s not the most flavoursome hence why you need so many sauces. The Parmesan chips got a bit too much. It was also quite a greasy experience for all of my party.
It’s a fine place to grab a quick burger in dun drum after a shopping spree. In terms of a quality burger stop, counter is not the one. Staff were polite and friendly.

Great place for a greasy hangover burger. The build your own process is very fun and clever. I like the counter a lot, I’ve been here a few times but it’s defo not my fav burger in Dublin. Love THER crispy onion strings but my god get the napkins at the ready cause they are very greasy… Wud reccommend to any hungover person but not somewher i would choose for a meal otherwise…

LOVED THE BURGERS! The create your own I amazing and has so many options. Id give it 5 stars but some of the waitresses were being extremely sassy to the new bartender and I felt bad. I actually saw one waitress walk over to her friends who were dining there and she was gossiping about this poor woman. Unprofessional waitresses but great food!

Fast and tasty food, for a reasonable price!
The first time I came here, il admit I wasn’t convinced! But the boyfriend seems to love it so I decided to give it another shot… very happy that I did!
I went for the build your own burger. I love how the menu for it works. Just tick off what you want and hand it to the waiter — simples! I got the Bison burger with cheddar cheese, onion, egg and BBQ sauce. Oh nelly it was good! For sides I went for some sweet potato fries which where fabulous! But wait! That’s not all!
The icing on the cake was the «adult shake» I got! Bourbon vanilla cream milkshake. Winning! It was heavenly! Ideal for sharing as it’s slightly heavy!
Great little spot!

The food is excellent but I question the competency of the staff.
Everytime I come here they get my burger order wrong. Everytime. I’m here tonight and the same thing happened. How hard is it to read a burger order?

The old reliable. Never let’s me down. Delicious chicken wings as starter or main and can’t go wrong with any of the burger choices as your making it yourself. Medium rare burger always cooked to perfection. Couple tv’s showing footy incase you want to take a break from watching them in the pub. Loses a star as I get the sense of being rushed to order, eat and get out… only from some of the staff though

I can’t fault it from the staff to the food. top notch stuff.

Work break, Hangover cure, pre work pump up or just a craving for good burgers and a catch up with your mate the Counter is the answer to all your needs!
I love the mix matching and creating your own burger style so each time you can adjust to your mood like feeling fresh extra avocado feeling the hangover more cheese and work boost why not some beetroots to pump your iron level! I say by now I can fill out the card with closed eyes! So if you feel like a burger go to the Counter and let them spoil you with tasty fresh burgers and those amazing sweet potatoes fries and a nice cold GF beer! They just added a second GF beer option to their menu– which is another win– win for me!

Extremely mediocre. I prefer Joe Burger.

Think of all the different ways to customize a burger… and you could probably do it at the Counter. Different patties (beef, chicken etc.) different toppings and different buns. Furthermore, the burgers are big. Fries are good, and service is great. No wonder this place stays packed all the time!

Excellent diner. If you want a huge choice of burgers and toppings and like to experiment then get out to the Counter in Dundrum. fast! Although their burgers and sweet potato fries are incredible, for me I have to say it’s the chicken wings. I usually get this as my main as there’s approx 30 wings in it plus blue cheese dip — seriously tasty (especially with a beer).
It’s a real gourmet diner. Enjoy and go you the Counter for being SO good.

Have you seen the TV show Man V’s Food? That one where the rapidly expanding Adam something or other tries all those extreme eating challenges? …and even though you know it can’t be good or healthy you envy him every last bite of the mounds of greasy deliciousness that he is endeavouring to get through?
Well, I’m just back from the Counter and although the portions are probably not life threatening, they are big enough to keep a short, fat and balding Q very happy indeed.
I had the chicken wings and fries — they were good. My colleague had a burger, it was damn good.
We both had a diet coke — it was HUGE
Excuse me while I crawl under my desk now for a nap

Had a pretty awesome lunch today at the Counter. It started well as I walked in laughing at my friend’s inability to open the door (only to suffer the same fate on leaving myself!) The place was quiet as it was after lunchtime and the staff were really friendly and prompt.
I filled out the form and was delivered a fantastic burger. We ordered fries, sweets and strings to share… I think I’ll dream about those onion strings tonight — we were very glad we didn’t order one each as it was pretty big. The waiting staff were very attentive to my friend’s food allergy and pro-​active with the kitchen about it.
The food was great but so greasy… the brown paper napkins seemed to amplify my awareness of how greasy I was becoming! It’s not cheap for a burger lunch but its very good.

We went to The Counter last night «en famille» for my son’s 18^th birthday. The restaurant was a hit with young and old and we’re all looking forward to a return trip. Basic décor but nice music and very pleasant ambiance overall. Good friendly service and a helpful explanation of the process to «build your own burger».
I’ve attached a photo of the menu form that each customer has to complete to design their burger.
Not being a fan of buns, I ordered a «burger in a bowl» with blue cheese, sun-​dried tomatoes, regular tomatoes, olives, mixed baby greens and vinagrette … strange but tasty … there wasn’t any evidence left in the bowl.
We all loved the place and the food. Two of myboys particularly liked the bottles of root beer.
I recommend it … but only when its not too busy because you can’t reserve tables.