GRILLED BARRA

YOU can, of course, eat fish burgers any time of the year but for a lighter alternative more suited to the warm months, this tender, grilled barramundi fillet encased in a pretty decent bun ($12.50) is a good option. If you tend to shy away from fish burgers because you wonder about the quality of the flesh lurking within, you needn't worry in this case. The fillet is thick and moist, topped with caramelised onion, tomato, dill pickle and lettuce. It's all given some zing by a tomato and red capsicum relish and chilli lime aioli.



Hooked Healthy Seafood, 172 Chapel Street, Windsor, 9529 1075; 384 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 9417 7740, Sun-Thurs noon-9pm, Fri-Sat noon-10pm

The barramundi burger from Hooked Healthy Seafood in Windsor. Credit:Melanie Faith Dove

JASON STEGER

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ASIAN-SPICED CHICKEN



WITH the weather as perplexing as it has been, the idea of a summer burger could be equally confusing. You still have your appetite, don't you? The Asian-spiced chicken burger ($18) at this welcoming old pub is not one of those summer dishes that stints. You won't go hungry but it does have a lighter feel than the Montague's wagyu beef stablemate. Three fillets of chicken breast, marinated in coriander, chilli, garlic and ginger nestle tightly in a good-quality bun, topped with a decent serve of coleslaw and a good dollop of wasabi mayonnaise. And the whole lot comes with fries - very good fries.