Where the burgers are
Torquay doesn't have a lot of dedicated burger joints, but it has a lot of good burgers. There's a food truck at a brewery, a burger shack in the shopping centre, cafes that do a burger with the beach in front of you, and pubs and takeaways for the rest.
Everything here is within about five minutes' drive of north Torquay, with Jan Juc a few minutes further. Prices are from each place's menu in October 2026. For the big chains, see our fast food guide.
At a glance
| Where | Address | When | Try |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsy Burger | Bells Beach Brewing, 2/22 Baines Crescent | Thu-Sun | Double beef and bacon ($21.50) |
| Betty's Burgers | Torquay Village, 41 Bristol Road | Daily from 11am | Betty's Classic and a Concrete |
| The Salty Dog Cafe | 50 The Esplanade | Daily, kitchen to 2pm | Saltydawg double cheese ($18) |
| Swell Cafe | Stuart Avenue, Jan Juc | Daily 6am-4pm | Big Juc, Otway beef ($22.50) |
| 4 Pines x Boardriders | Surf City Plaza, 61 Surf Coast Highway | Daily | Cheeseburger on the patio |
| Captain's Catch | 34 Gilbert Street | Closed Tuesdays | The Lot ($13.20) |
The burger places
Gypsy Burger
The food truck parked out the front of Bells Beach Brewing on Baines Crescent, among the surf outlets, from Thursday to Sunday. It's run by Adrian and Jessica Lal, a chef and a barista who started The Gypsy's Lunchbox in Torquay in 2014, and most of the meat comes from Jess's family's farms. The burgers on the menu on its website are Angus beef and bacon ($16.75), a double beef and bacon with smoky barbecue sauce ($21.50), Southern-fried chicken ($16.50), a beer-battered flathead "fish butty" ($16.50), and fried cauliflower and smashed falafel burgers for the vegetarians. Loaded fries are $13, and the kids' cheeseburger is $13. Eat it at the brewery with a beer, or order online for pickup or home delivery around Torquay. Kids and dogs are welcome at the brewery.
Betty's Burgers
The Noosa burger chain's Torquay shack, in the Torquay Village shopping centre at 41 Bristol Road. A local family, the Gilberts, opened it in April 2022 after falling for the original on a Noosa holiday. The Betty's Classic is Angus beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and Betty's sauce, and you can add a mushroom patty, avocado, an egg or a gluten-free bun. There are vegan burgers, onion rings, a kids' menu, and the Concretes: thick frozen custard with mix-ins. It's open from 11am every day, until 9pm, or 10pm on Friday and Saturday. Phone (03) 5261 3550.
Burgers by the beach
The Salty Dog Cafe
The kiosk on Fishermans Beach does three burgers, all with fries: the Saltydawg double cheeseburger ($18), a fried chicken burger with chipotle mayo ($22) and a 180g Angus burger with bacon ($23). They're on the all-day menu from 6am, so a burger for breakfast is allowed. The kitchen closes at 2pm.
Bomboras
On the foreshore at 37 The Esplanade, Bombie's cheese burger with fries ($28) is on the lunch menu, from midday. Lunch can be booked, which helps on a summer weekend.
Swell Cafe, Jan Juc
The Big Juc is an Otway beef burger with American cheese and pickles ($22.50), and there's a chicken burger with bacon, avocado and mango mayo ($19.50) and a mushroom and halloumi burger ($18.50). Fries are $5.50 extra. It's open from 6am to 4pm every day, so it's a good one after a surf at Jan Juc.
Pub and brewery burgers
4 Pines x Boardriders
The bar at Surf City Plaza, with a big patio. A cheeseburger, a crumbed chicken burger, a pork belly and pineapple burger and a vegan burger, all with fries, plus a cheeseburger on the kids' menu. You order at the bar, and dogs are welcome.
Blackman's Brewery
The brewpub at 26 Bell Street does wood-fired pizza and burgers to go with the 22 taps, with a kids' menu and online orders for pickup.
Torquay Hotel
The big pub on Bell Street, open seven days, with burgers on the bar menu alongside the parma and the pizzas. It's the easy pick for a big group.
Point Danger Beach House
Not a burger place, but its crumbed rockling burger with fries ($30) is the fanciest fish burger in town, with Front Beach across the road. There's a cheeseburger on the kids' menu too.
Takeaway burgers
The fish and chip shops all do burgers. At Captain's Catch on Gilbert Street there are beef, chicken, fish and veggie burgers, and The Lot is $13.20, one of the cheapest burgers in town. Lucia's on the highway does fish and beef burgers too. They're a good way to keep the non-fish-eaters happy on a fish and chip night.
For a burger with your breakfast, Cafe El Nido in north Torquay does a breakfast burger ($22) and a crispy chicken joi burger ($26), and Pond Cafe does a brekkie burger on a milk bun ($22). Our breakfast guide has both.
Which one?
For a proper burger night, it's Gypsy Burger with a beer at Bells Beach Brewing, from Thursday to Sunday. Earlier in the week, or with kids who'd like an ice cream after, Betty's is open every day. For lunch by the water, the Salty Dog's double cheeseburger is the cheapest beachfront burger in town, and Swell's Big Juc is the one in Jan Juc.
On a budget, Captain's Catch's The Lot is hard to beat. And if the group can't agree, 4 Pines and the Torquay Hotel have burgers for some and parmas, pizza and fish for everyone else.
Burgers in Torquay FAQ
Where's the best burger in Torquay?
Gypsy Burger, the food truck at Bells Beach Brewing, from Thursday to Sunday. Betty's Burgers in Torquay Village is the dedicated burger shop, open every day.
Is there a vegetarian burger in Torquay?
Yes. Gypsy Burger has fried cauliflower and smashed falafel burgers, Betty's has vegan burgers, 4 Pines has a vegan burger, and Swell does a mushroom and halloumi burger.
Can I get a gluten-free burger?
Betty's does gluten-free buns, and Swell marks two of its burgers as gluten-free adaptable.
Where can I get a burger near the beach?
The Salty Dog on Fishermans Beach and Bomboras on The Esplanade, across from Front Beach.
Do any burger places deliver?
Gypsy Burger does home delivery around Torquay through its own online ordering, and Betty's is on Uber Eats.
For more casual food, see our fish and chips guide, breweries and pubs and bars. Staying in north Torquay? Check dates at Holyday House.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on 21 October 2026. Opening hours, patrols, rules and closures change — check with the source before you go.
- About us — Gypsy Burger (official)
- Food menu (PDF) — Gypsy Burger (official)
- Contact us — Gypsy Burger (official)
- Betty's Burgers — Torquay Village
- Taste of Noosa — Geelong Times
- All day menu, summer and winter 2026 (PDF) — The Salty Dog Cafe (official)
- Our menu — Swell Cafe (official)
- Menu — Bomboras (official)
- Winter 2026 food menu (PDF) — 4 Pines Torquay (official)
- Uber Eats Torquay - Jan Juc — Uber Eats