Imagine a place where you could escape the joy that is our Winter weather, or even a place where Barrack Obama dines; but more excitingly than that, a place where you could create and devour your own burger..well imagine no more Belfastians because Kua 'Aina at Victoria Square lets you dine like an Hawaiian President while enjoying your own custom burger - for just over 40 years this place has been turning out succulent burgers and sandwiches on the beaches of Hawaii and now we one a little closer to home!
Kua 'Aina Burger & Sandwich Grill
Level 2, Victoria Square Shopping Centre, 1 Victoria Square, Belfast BT1 4QG
028 9033 2883
I recently meet with an American girl called Brittany who works for Massive PR in Belfast - Brittany was telling me about this place and their burgers and I quickly added it to my ever growing hit list - which is in-turn quickly growing my waistline! Whoops. Fast forward to last Wednesday and I got an email inviting me to none other than... Kua 'Aina for a Hawaiian Themed Christmas Party. Aloha
Let's start with the interior - funky, cool and very Hawaiian - the bar, the shacks, even the art work all create a little haven in often manic Victoria Square - the fact that it is set back a little helps to remove you from the busy bustle of a shopping complex.
The food! Holy Smokes - think of a topping, add it to a burger, dive in - it's as simple as that - Sensational!
So the menu offers more than just burgers (however if you don't get a burger you're dead to me) here you can find Coconut King Prawns, Super Salads, American Pancakes and more - what they also do is cater very well for vegetarians making excellent use of portobello mushrooms, avocado and grilled Halloumi to name a few ingredients.
To the Burgers - outrageous behaviour, you can actually create your own burger - you write it they make it - super fun and super tasty! I created The BFB Burger - Brioche bap, 6oz beef burger - garlic mayo, sautéed onions, sweet red peppers and Jack Monterey Cheese topped off with Lettuce and a beef tomato - P.S. all burgers come with skin in fries and a pickle! I struggled to think of a better burger I've tried?
For the blog...I also tried a few other things, Laurie Created a chicken burger called BBQ Surprise, chicken, bacon, brie and BBQ sauce, I had a sneaky bite - ohh sweet jesus - this was tasty too! The staff were also handing out some tasters to try, I had a bite of, wait for it, The Marmite Burger...verdict - Hawmazing, it was soooo smokey, I loved it - I'd def order it. Here's a few more images to get your mouth watering and your belly grumbling - mines grumbling actually - no idea how, all I do is eat...
Here we have @laurielovesblog BBQ Surprise, The Pineapple and a Tuna, Portobello and Avocado Burger - seriously this place is that good! In fact, here's the menu;
I can' really say much more than - GO HERE NOW - I am struggling to find any negatives, I really am, friendly staff, cool uniforms, amazing burgers, great sides and the ability to create a burger, in effect you become a Burger God.
Many thanks to Massive PR for the invite, this is the first time I have worked with this PR company and I really hope we have a chance to do so again, especially with invites like this!
