Isolated country pubs turning to gigantic eating challenges to bring in the crowds
kiwijims said
06:12 PM Mar 26, 2017
Vegetarians, look away.
In a bid to attract customers to their out-of-the-way, isolated establishments, country publicans are embracing the concept of "competitive eating" and all it entails.
Whether it is a giant T-bone, a plate of super-hot chicken wings or an enormous burger, eating challenges are proving a gold mine for some of Western Australia's isolated country hotels.
At the Railway Tavern in Southern Cross, owner Garth Holdem was inspired to start serving the 2.5-kilogram Railway Burger after a challenge from a workmate.
"I had a mate out at work who reckoned he could eat anything," Mr Holdem said.
Depending on your stomach capacity, the Railway Burger challenge is either eye or mouth-watering: three burger patties, a veal schnitzel, six pieces of cheese, three eggs, three rashers of bacon, three hash browns, two tomatoes and lettuce served on a whole Vienna loaf.
Finish the burger and a side of curly fries within 35 minutes and you eat for free.
Situated 370 km from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, Southern Cross is known for mining and farming rather than tourism.
While the Railway Burger requires a fair amount of work to prepare, including two staff to put it together, Mr Holdem said it was also bringing customers through the door.
2.5 kg of Burger ??? I don't think I could handle that !!!
K.J.
Cruising Cruze said
07:45 PM Mar 26, 2017
No thanks
Cheers John
Dougwe said
08:32 PM Mar 26, 2017
I was thinking looking at the pic that it was a Cardilogist's nightmare but then I read it had Tomato and Lettuce so that made it healthy. Maybe wash it down with a low carb beer or diet coke.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there. (Oh! and in pubs)
kiwijims said
08:39 PM Mar 26, 2017
Howdy Dougwe,
Now if you were to order one of those Burgers, before you leave Green's, you wouldn't need another feed until you got to North Q.L.D.
the way the Cyclone is building up, there may not be any shops open when you do get there ???
K.J.
Dougwe said
08:55 PM Mar 26, 2017
Toooooo late KJ. I did have a hamburger 2 nights ago but it found the bin very quickly, way too greasy and soggy for my liking and I tell you that for free.
PeterD said
12:21 AM Mar 27, 2017
kiwijims, Please supply a link to where you copied that from.
Desert Dweller said
06:30 AM Mar 27, 2017
Plenty of obese people around these days that would be up to the challenge & asking ''does a jumbo fries come with that''?
kiwijims said
06:58 AM Mar 27, 2017
PeterD wrote:
kiwijims, Please supply a link to where you copied that from.
good on them, the poor old country pub needs all the help it can get.
They should have van hitching competitions, awning stowing competitions, deck chair stacking competitions, the whole nine yards
Santa said
11:00 AM Mar 27, 2017
kiwijims wrote:
Vegetarians, look away.
In a bid to attract customers to their out-of-the-way, isolated establishments, country publicans are embracing the concept of "competitive eating" and all it entails.
Whether it is a giant T-bone, a plate of super-hot chicken wings or an enormous burger, eating challenges are proving a gold mine for some of Western Australia's isolated country hotels.
At the Railway Tavern in Southern Cross, owner Garth Holdem was inspired to start serving the 2.5-kilogram Railway Burger after a challenge from a workmate.
"I had a mate out at work who reckoned he could eat anything," Mr Holdem said.
Depending on your stomach capacity, the Railway Burger challenge is either eye or mouth-watering: three burger patties, a veal schnitzel, six pieces of cheese, three eggs, three rashers of bacon, three hash browns, two tomatoes and lettuce served on a whole Vienna loaf.
Finish the burger and a side of curly fries within 35 minutes and you eat for free.
Situated 370 km from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, Southern Cross is known for mining and farming rather than tourism.
While the Railway Burger requires a fair amount of work to prepare, including two staff to put it together, Mr Holdem said it was also bringing customers through the door.
2.5 kg of Burger ??? I don't think I could handle that !!!
K.J.
Disgusting! promoting this type of consumption in this day and age is totally irresponsible.
suengreg said
11:45 AM Mar 27, 2017
That burger is a bit small. Have a look at this website. All the burgers are on the set menu but the baker normally requires 2-3 days to bake the big burger buns and bring them from St George (QLD) some 50kms away.
Even the every day meals are quite large, taste wonderful and an outstanding feature of the pub - as is the free camping
If you(men) have to much to drink there isn an express lane at the urinal for those who have imbibed 6 beers or less!!
Safe travels
Greg
kiwijims said
02:27 PM Mar 27, 2017
"Crikey" !! A 13 kg Burger, ??? Now that's getting serious, I wonder how much one of those would set you back ?????
It does take Queensland to go bigger that anywhere else, No wonder they call it the Sunshine State.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Monday 27th of March 2017 03:17:54 PM
MOLLUSCAN said
12:47 AM Mar 28, 2017
Well Santa I must disagree with you on this occasion. I think it looks delicious. Our adult son travels with us so it would feed the three of us very well.
sandsmere said
08:40 AM Mar 28, 2017
Nindigully Pub has been doing it for years.
One big burger there will be a meal for up to 12 people.
Vegetarians, look away.
In a bid to attract customers to their out-of-the-way, isolated establishments, country publicans are embracing the concept of "competitive eating" and all it entails.
Whether it is a giant T-bone, a plate of super-hot chicken wings or an enormous burger, eating challenges are proving a gold mine for some of Western Australia's isolated country hotels.
At the Railway Tavern in Southern Cross, owner Garth Holdem was inspired to start serving the 2.5-kilogram Railway Burger after a challenge from a workmate.
"I had a mate out at work who reckoned he could eat anything," Mr Holdem said.
Depending on your stomach capacity, the Railway Burger challenge is either eye or mouth-watering: three burger patties, a veal schnitzel, six pieces of cheese, three eggs, three rashers of bacon, three hash browns, two tomatoes and lettuce served on a whole Vienna loaf.
Finish the burger and a side of curly fries within 35 minutes and you eat for free.
Situated 370 km from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, Southern Cross is known for mining and farming rather than tourism.
While the Railway Burger requires a fair amount of work to prepare, including two staff to put it together, Mr Holdem said it was also bringing customers through the door.
2.5 kg of Burger ??? I don't think I could handle that !!!
K.J.
Cheers John
Keep Safe on the roads and out there. (Oh! and in pubs)
Howdy Dougwe,
Now if you were to order one of those Burgers, before you leave Green's, you wouldn't need another feed until you got to North Q.L.D.
the way the Cyclone is building up, there may not be any shops open when you do get there ???
K.J.
No worries Peter,
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-20/isolated-country-pubs-turning-to-gigantic-eating-challenges/8369766
Enjoy
K.J.
They should have van hitching competitions, awning stowing competitions, deck chair stacking competitions, the whole nine yards
Disgusting! promoting this type of consumption in this day and age is totally irresponsible.
www.balonnebeacon.com.au/news/nindigully-pubs-monster-burger-stuns-sunrise-weath/1728133/
Even the every day meals are quite large, taste wonderful and an outstanding feature of the pub - as is the free camping
If you(men) have to much to drink there isn an express lane at the urinal for those who have imbibed 6 beers or less!!
Safe travels
Greg
"Crikey" !! A 13 kg Burger, ??? Now that's getting serious, I wonder how much one of those would set you back ?????
It does take Queensland to go bigger that anywhere else, No wonder they call it the Sunshine State.
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Monday 27th of March 2017 03:17:54 PM
Nindigully Pub has been doing it for years.
One big burger there will be a meal for up to 12 people.
Gets customers to the pub. Good stuff.