Review The Hanging Ladder - Balmain

The Hanging Ladder is a great venue that offers a large variety of dishes from breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, salad and more. Plus Campos coffee of course. Came here with other burger lovers, we share several meals starting with their unique Burger High Tea, Say Cheese Burger, Waffle & Fried Chicken, Breakfast High Tea and more. Everything that I had was beautiful. Love the crispy onion rings, tasty wedges and the slider (and it went next level with the extra cheese poured on top!). Soft bun and juicy patty, yum. And the bbq sauce that came with the burger high tea, delish! I loved dipping my onion rings and wedges in it. The waffle and fried chicken was one of my favourites. The sweetness from the maple syrup blended nicely with the savoury fried chicken and waffle. Definitely worth a visit.

Burger high tea FTW!!!! Absolutely THE BEST! Can’t wait to do it again 😁 and the staff are awesome! Such a fun and good looking bunch lol. And really good quality food 👌🏽

Great food & Service. We all enjoyed our Burger & fries. Not too greasy and the hand cut chips were so delicious. Food came out quickly which was good as we had limited time. Staff were lovely and happily did a split bill.

Been wanting to try the burger here for a while as is brightly advertised on the window "Balmain's best burger". Very friendly service from the owner and staff. We didn't quite get the burger we ordered but what we got was delicious anyway. Need to come back again and try another one before judging if the window was accurate or not!😉. Lovely hand cut chips were a big plus.

One of the most charming and beautiful coffee shops I have been to. It looks small from the outside, but there is plenty of seating inside on multiple levels. The outdoor area in the back is gorgeous and away from the busy front area on Darling Street. There are heaps of plants adding to a relaxed atmosphere. We only had drinks, so no content on the food get. Smoothie was good, my freshly pressed fruit juice (you can choose your own mixture) was too. I will for sure be back.

I came here with my mates for a burger and left underwhelmed. I love a greasy burger but they take grease to another level. Prepare yourself for a heart attack after eating one of their burgers. And after reading their response to some negative reviews, it’s not the kind of place you really want to go to. Spend your money on better joints in the area

I had heard by people it was amazing. So me thinking, while we're shooting in balmain i had my manager book for us to have the Burger High Tea. For $208.00 i couldn't believe it, the cooks and only 1 service girl (who was french) were great. (They were the only reason we stayed as long as we did) I found the other workers to be rude and not hospitable. The girl who cleaned the table next to us dropped the glass it smashed, shards of glass flew onto our table. Not only did she not apologize, she did not even bother to take the smashed glass off our table , she just stared and walked away. Its a shame because the cooks in that place make the atmosphere, they were fantastic and really help take the sting away from the ice cool service (you will no doubt experience) it is just a shame the people who serve customers have no customer service.

Great location in a quieter spot in Balmain meant parking was easy. Excellent service. My burger and chips were delicious my friend's lamb salad also looked amazing. Would definitely go back.

We wandered in here between lunch and dinner on a Saturday when, very luckily , there weren’t many people around. We basically had free run of the place, which was great. The bottom level of this place has a lovely kids play area with toys and lots of space for them to run around. Our 14 month old had had a very full day of sitting in prams and car seats, and was so over it. It was great to have somewhere to just let him crawl around and be crazy. That alone would be enough for me to recommend this place, but the food is also essentially without parallel. This is hands-down the best burger I’ve had in Sydney in 4 years living here, and I highly recommend it. We saw a post about their fondue burger on Cheese Insider, and that’s what originally made us check out this place. Do be aware though that this was actually a temporary special they had. The fondue burger is not on the menu any more. However, because it was so quiet, they were amazing and made it for me anyway. If you look at the menu, you will also see they have a tonne of fun burger hacks - things you can add to your burger - that make it absolutely sensational. We live an hour away, but we’ll be back - we loved it!

The Hanging Ladder is a great venue that offers a large variety of dishes from breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, salad and more. Plus Campos coffee of course.<br/>Came here with other burger lovers, we share several meals starting with their unique Burger High Tea, Say Cheese Burger, Waffle & Fried Chicken, Breakfast High Tea and more. Everything that I had was beautiful. Love the crispy onion rings, tasty wedges and the slider (and it went next level with the extra cheese poured on top!). Soft bun and juicy patty, yum. And the bbq sauce that came with the burger high tea, delish! I loved dipping my onion rings and wedges in it.<br/>The waffle and fried chicken was one of my favourites. The sweetness from the maple syrup blended nicely with the savoury fried chicken and waffle. <br/>Definitely worth a visit.

Gee Wiz...... A $7 half sized milkshake. Sorry but that is crazy even for Balmain. There are plenty of other fantastic burger and milkshake joints around balmain that don't take the mickey,

Best burgers in Balmain will definitely be back again to try the fried chicken burg. If you haven't been yet you musr go and smash their burgs n beers!

Situated between the Rozelle and Balmain cafe hubs the HL offers something a little quieter, and a lost less frantic. <br/>Got the impression the current crew are newish as service seemed a little disorganised however on a Sunday morning when time is not the enemy it mattered not. <br/>The usual array of cafe breakfast items in the main, I opted for salsa eggs and a black coffee. Coffee was excellent with no bitterness at all and good flavours. <br/>Salsa eggs had the eggs perhaps a little over on the poach but still running atop a couple of crusty sour dough slices. Salsa lacked a little zing for me but overall, a tasty dish. <br/>DG had the Bircher muesli which was generous in serve and had a very tasty grain mix. A dish worth a try for the next time. <br/>All the usual seat options, high bar, in and out doors table and a bit of a retro feel marks HL as better than many in the area.

This is my favourite cafe in Sydney. Wether you're after Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch or Coffee...it's the best! Nothing on their menu disappoints. You'll always be greeted with a smile & wave from the staff. Their well designed courtyard is filled with edible plants and funky frog ceramics. It's even dog friendly, so you can bring the pup along! Every time I've brought friends along to the cafe they've thanked me for it. Considering the number of cafes in Balmain it's amazing that this one blows away all the competition.