Kanes Burger Club describes itself simply as "the best on the block" — a smash-patty burger joint built around a tight, well-executed menu of burgers, loaded fries and fried chicken. The core lineup runs from a simple cheese smash burger through to a fully loaded cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles, plus a couple of house specialities like the Aucklahoma and the Yeehaw.
Beyond beef, Kanes Burger Club offers a deep-fried eggplant vegeburger and two buttermilk fried chicken sandos, one tossed in buffalo sauce with house-made ranch. Dietary modifications are catered for directly on the menu, with a vegan bun, vegan sauce and dairy-free cheese option, plus a gluten-free bun available. Sides lean into loaded fries built with chopped patty, cheese and grilled onions, alongside classic fries, onion rings, tater-tots and buttermilk fried chicken tenders.
On the drinks and sweets side, there are milkshakes in a range of flavours, canned soft drinks, and sweet treats including a brookie, cookie sandwich and cookie pie. Kanes Burger Club also offers catering and takes orders online.
Kanes Burger Club sums itself up in four words: "the best on the block." It's a straightforward promise built around a menu that does smash burgers, loaded fries and buttermilk fried chicken properly, without overcomplicating things.
The beef side of the menu starts simple with the Simply Cheese — a smashed patty, American cheese and the house "spesh sauce" on a brioche bun — and builds from there. The Cheeseburger steps things up with a smashed brisket patty and the full salad stack of lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles, while the Hamburger keeps the same build without cheese. Two house specialities round out the beef lineup: the Aucklahoma, topped with grilled onions, American cheese and spesh sauce, and the Yeehaw, which piles on onion rings, sweet and spicy pickles, BBQ sauce and mayo.
Beyond beef, there's a genuinely thought-out vegetarian option in the Vegeburger, built around deep-fried eggplant rather than a standard patty substitute. The chicken side covers two buttermilk fried chicken sandos — the classic Sando with mayo, lettuce, red onion and pickles, and the Buffalo Sando, tossed in buffalo sauce with house-made ranch.
Kanes Burger Club makes dietary modifications straightforward, with a vegan bun, vegan sauce and dairy-free cheese option available, plus a gluten-free bun for anyone who needs it. Burgers can also be customised further with extras like jalapeños, pickles, extra sauce, cheese, onion rings, Aucklahoma-style fried onions, bacon, or another patty with cheese for anyone wanting to go bigger.
The sides menu is where Kanes Burger Club really leans into indulgence. Alongside crinkle-cut fries, onion rings and seasoned tater-tots — all served with spesh sauce — there's a run of loaded fries options: Loaded Fries with a chopped patty, cheese and grilled onions; Cowboy Fries, which adds fried onion rings, mayo and BBQ sauce; and Cluckin' Fries, loaded with chopped fried chicken and a choice of two sauces. Buttermilk fried chicken tenders are available in three or five piece for anyone after chicken on its own.
To drink, there are milkshakes in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, lime, caramel and banana, a solid range of canned soft drinks, and Monster Zero Ultra for an energy hit. For dessert, the sweet treats menu covers a brookie, a cookie sandwich, and a cookie pie available in M&Ms, s'mores, peanut butter and chocolate, or Biscoff.
Kanes Burger Club takes orders online and also offers catering. The kitchen is closed on Mondays, running Tuesday to Saturday from midday to 9pm and Sunday from midday to 8pm — worth keeping in mind if you're planning a visit around the start of the week.