Wanderlust Burger Bar

We were flying from EWR back to SFO and needed some sustenance for the long day ahead. Wanderlust Burger Bar was near our gate and we had some time, so we ordered a classic cheeseburger to share. Thankfully there was no line - we ordered from the Grab-and-Go section but they also have a sit-down area. All of the food outlets at EWR are automated so we ordered through an iPad. There was no option or place on the iPad to ask for our burger to be cut in half. So we eventually flagged down a human - they seemed busy behind the counter/in the kitchen area - and they obliged. We took our burger to go and were thankful that it was neatly cut/shareable for us. It was tasty, and surprisingly easy to eat / not too messy. Did the trick for an airport / airplane meal on the go. Thanks.

Had Wanderlust for dinner today in Terminal C. Make sure you have a LOT of time if you eat here. It took a good 30 minutes to get my food from the time I ordered. I ordered the schroom and swiss burger with a bronx haxy ipa. The burger was really good however the beer was horrible. And I love hazy ipas!!! It just wasn't drinkable to me. I most likely will not be eating here again because it took forever and who has this much time in an airport?

Awfully slow. It took 20 minutes. In the end I wasn't able to eat it since the plane started boarding and unable to cancel the order in time (I foolishly didn't have a receipt generated, as I didn't expect to be needing one, and waiting for a manager to appear 5 minutes later was not an option). Avoid if you possibly can. Lots of line cooks standing around idly due to poor coordination of the staff (in many cases they were in each other's way or waiting for someone else to do something first). Waste of $25. I wish I had read the other reviews and avoided this mistake. Someone with operations expertise needs to review their procedures. It isn't for lack of staff hired but for lack of efficiency in how they cook.

I ordered from the Togo line thinking it would be quicker than sit down service at the bar. It was not. I spent 30 minutes and $36 for a burger and 17 fries - yes, I counted them. 17 fries with no salt. The burger was just ok. Not a lot of flavor - it didn't look like the picture on the menu and didn't taste like it looked either. Definitely don't recommend. Tip: if you're still going to eat here, take a look at the computer terminal beside the grill. It'll let you know how long you will wait for your adventure in mediocrity.

For airport food, this place actually does better than most others. You would think the timing would be quicker so if you only have 30 or 40 minutes before you want to be at the gate you might end up brining your meal on board. The nice part about the place is that for a good number of gates it is not only close but in the middle of the main walkway thus it is a quick get off the seat and run place when you need to go. On the downside, as with what seems everything in Terminal C at EWR, the chairs are locked down. Not a friendly place for managing luggage and comfort.

We waited 45 minutes for our burgers on the afternoon of Thur, Feb 29th. And I got a virtually raw burger. (Pic attached). So disgusting! There were very few people in the restaurant or ordering food, so I'm not sure why they couldn't handle the orders. Very odd. I will say that the young guy who was taking orders in front and walking out to the gates was very friendly and tried to help as much as he could.

I think this place gets a bad wrap because it's expensive airport food. And most reviews are likely to be negative. So I'll bump a star just to give props. Order via tablet via phone which is a bit obnoxious but hey-ho. It's on par with five guys and shake shack. But a lot more expensive. Patties are made fresh and the salad is really good. I got a burger and a beer and there's sort of a shame you into tipping thing so total was $40. It's expensive. But if you've got a layover or time to kill, it's really not bad.

During a layover, I ordered two drinks for my wife and I. We waited over 45 minutes for the order. The server came over to us and said that he was running behind and that he would bring the drinks out shortly. I told him that our plane was about the leave, so I need to cancel the order. He confirmed that he would cancel it. The order was still charged on my credit card and even after submitting a dispute with my credit card, WANDERLUST challenged the purchase and said that we received the drinks.

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On a Friday around noon there was one chef working on all the orders - had to wait about 20 mins for my chicken club sandwich order. Chicken was on the harder side and it was overall quite mediocre. You know sometimes you're eating food just for its calories and nutrients and not for its taste? This is what you'd be paying for.

I'm actually glad to see that others have had such a horrible experience with this place - seems like they are "equal opportunity bad service." - Our food (one turkey burger and one Impossible burger) took nearly 20 minutes. Luckily we had arrived at the airport early enough. What do people do who are in a rush? - We are POSITIVE that the IMPOSSIBLE burger we ordered was actually beef. We didn't eat it, so that was money down the drain. (We eat Impossible burgers frequently so know what they look like and how they taste.) - The online ordering system is a bit challenging to use - maybe that should have been a sign. The problems here are clearly staffing related and the owners should make sure this problem is remedied. That said, they may not have an incentive to do so because they can stay in business due to the constant flow of new people cruising through the airport -- people who have no idea that this place should be avoided. I'm glad to know about this place so I will never go there again. Our two burgers cost $49.08 - which is ridiculous in itself, but I've gotten used to airport food being overpriced. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST GET WHAT YOU HAVE PAID FOR!!! A word to the wise...DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT go to this restaurant.

This place is quite deceiving and will take advantage of all passengers passing through. In their menu for sandwiches, they offer a grilled chicken breast, with smoky real bacon and slices of real avocado. Well, what they delivered was old baked chicken thighs, red onions for substitution of bacon (how dare them) and a smear of cream of avocado for real slices of Avocados. They put a hold on my credit card account for $60 for a $24 sandwich. NOT A HONEST BUSINESS MERCHANT.

Slowest service in airport. The guy flipping burgers was moving like molasses Good burger if you got time on your side

Run the other way! Yes, I understand COVID has impacted the workforce, but now that I check other Yelp reviews, I see a 40 minute wait is not unheard of. I walked by 25 minutes after my order and the burger was not even on the griddle. My next time by another customer was working to get a refund. And I saw 4-5 burger on the griddle...steaming as it came up to temperature. I pushed for my refund. At least the GM stayed with me until the refund...45 minutes after placing the order...was credited. Maybe executive chef William Prunty should stop by and we what is being slung under his name. "Farm to Terminal" sounds good, but it was a travesty to see that poor, grey glob the cow had beco

Awful experience I placed my order at it took over 45 minutes to get my soda and an additional 15 more minutes to get my burger. The burger ws warm not hot off the grill and it had very few mushrooms on it. The fries were good and crispy. My soda was a joke not fully filled and came with a micro small straw. The wait staff was non existent and was very much checked out with a bad attitude . Everything is order on line and delivered. I would have left zero tip for the horrible service but everything was pre paid so I could not go back and remove the generous tip I already left.

Well, Newark airport food- I wasn't expecting much...and yeah, the hamburger we got here was only okay. Why does it seem like the entire airport food all comes from 1 company...ugh, super disappointing since NYC is only 30 mins away and has amazing food. I overheard someone say, they don't even have like a smoothie place. I think there could be better food choices but we settled on Wanderlust simply based on the reviews and was hoping to like the hamburger more. Order came out in 15 mins so no problems there. $22 burger satiated the hunger, wouldn't recommend it though.

Horrible service. Super slow. A bit disorganized. Cooks who don't seem to know what they're doing. 20 mins to make 3 burgers. Which is nuts

Awful service. Waited 20 minutes for chicken tenders. No communication from the staff. Asked a worker who was out putting stickers on bananas how long it normally takes and she said 10 minutes. I said I've been waiting 20 and asked if she could check. She told me to ask the chef. I went to the guy cooking and he said that they have been done for 10 minutes and waiting for someone to pick them up. Nobody ever called me!

The man working there is extremely unfriendly. We felt nervous about asking for anything because he clearly hates his job and hates people. These QR codes where you pre -pay and pre-tip are a MISTAKE because employees don't care about service because they already have your money. Horrible service and we already tipped 20%!!!

Great friendly staff . Great conversation and fast services! Had great convo with girl working! Great gal!

Located at the EWR, not a bad place to grab a bite to eat. Coming back to the United States after traveling abroad, my first meal is almost always a hamburger. While I don't eat hamburger often, I have to eat hamburger when I come home. Their portion size was huge. I couldn't finish my huge hamburger. It's not the tastiest burger but it still hit the spot and I was very full. I thought price is high for what it is but I guess the portion size explains it. I wish they have smaller portion size options. Ordering is via an iPad. Really easy to follow the step. Service could get slow and I wanted refill for my drink but no one came... food did come fast after I placed an order. I

I ordered burger medium well without cheese. Mixed greens. Stood waiting forever ( bar patrons are priority as I watched others to go orders sit until someone decided to call the name on them) Finally was handed my container and a bunch of ketchup. Got to my gate and had a cheeseburger, medium w fries. Not a ton of great to go options at EWR. Best advice - pack a meal and save cash and your stomach.

Rudest staff ever. Girl making burgers made them one at a time. Took 15+ minutes on a slow Sunday. Then, when she stopped and there were 4 burgers in pick-up waiting for the server I asked the bartender if one of the orders was mine. He snapped "when it's done we will call you." I explained the chef was no longer cooking. He snapped again, "when it's done we will call you. What you want me to do?" All you had to do was simply look at the four burgers and hand me my to-go that was sitting there for 5+ minutes. Food was adequate. Service was appalling.

Reasonably tasty burger, below average service, ambiance the airport......,,.........,,,

Airport food is always a subject of ridicule for the high prices and low quality - but it doesn't have to be. Wanderlust bar is located in the area of 90s gates in the Terminal C at Newark. The ordering system is done through the iPad terminals, as in the most of the Newark airport. It is relatively easy to use, even though ordering from the person would be still easier. I got a glass of Rosé, which was very good. Cobb salad portion size was ultra-generous, and what is most important, tasty. Side of sweet potato fries was also super-generous, tasty and very reasonably priced. Overall, the dinner consisting of a large salad, fries and wine ended up costing on the level of a I city restaurant, but the quality of the food and service were commendable, so it all makes sense. Recommended.

Eh. Burger, after waiting 15 minutes, was decent. It comes with a side, got fries, they were awful. Barely warm, tasted like cardboard, no crisp or flavor. Don't come here if you're in a hurry!

Have to say I enjoyed my stay here for 5 hours. Nice bar set up with plenty of tvs, self ordering and check out, card swipe, food and burgers were good. Airport prices but with power outlets at every seat, great greens salad, espresso, burgers and I had a Kobe beef dog and fries which were great. The ordering was nearly immediate on the salad or beer / drinks, check out easy, very impressed with Newark international wing.

Stopped by this place for a quick bite before my flight and had a terrible experience. There didn't seem to be a clear way to place an order and after walking around the bar several times I attempted to get the attention of the staff for some assistance but the best I could get was a point towards the carry out area. In that area all I could find was a kiosk and no assistance at all from a person. I placed an order, couldn't even get a paper copy of the receipt so instead I had to email one to myself from the device. While waiting for the order another customer attempted to buy some chips from their little store and she couldn't get the software to work. Despite repeated attempts to get the attention of the staff which was ignored, she was notably frustrated as well. I attempted to help her with little success as the system wasn't working correctly. After some time passed, I was beginning to wonder if my order was placed correctly as there was nothing to indicate that it was in process. Finally a guy handed it to me and I carried it around to their seating area which I was assuming was the correct proceedure. After eating three bites of my 25 dollar hamburger, an employee came out of nowhere and told me I had a carry out order and would have to go eat it somewhere else!!! I told him I bought it from them right over there and he reiterated that those are only carry out orders and since I dont have an open ticket, I couldn't use their seating area! I actually asked him if he was serious as I thought this was a joke but he insisted that I leave. They threw me out of their freaking seating area because I did a carry out order! I also told him there wasn't anyone helping people at the other end so I had no idea even how to place an order. Didn't matter, I had to move. I'd like to know where this guy was when I was trying to get service! The other employees were too busy on their phones to offer any assistance. What a terrible business model. The food was actually decent but I can honestly say I didnt expect to be thrown out of their seating area for buying food from them. I would not do business with these guys again and I was very insulted to be treated that way. I could totally understand if I would have bought food from someone else and sat in their area to eat it but this was beyond ridiculous.

Overpriced and underwhelming. I ordered the chicken sandwich which in the description (and picture) mentions that it comes with sweet potato fries only to find out that adding sweet potato fries carried an extra charge. I like the convenience of ordering from the iPad but that means there is no one around to ask for ketchup or water. The chicken in the sandwich was good but the bread was pretty bad, cold and dry. I would probably choose a different restaurant to have dinner next time.

Awful service. Rude and hateful serve - guy with long hair and manbun. Had our takeout order in his hand for five minutes while we told him our flight was boarding. He replied, "can't you see I'm talking with someone?' The food wasn't very good either.

I will admit that after reading the reviews, I was a little apprehensive. It is tough to get a great rating for a restaurant in an airport terminal. No one comes to the airport just to go to a restaurant. This one has one of the best reviews with three stars on yelp. Some of the reviews said that it could take 30 to 40 minutes to get a burger that had questionable cooking. For example somebody said that their burger was raw when they asked for medium well. My experience was positive. The food was brought out within 15 to 20 minutes. I asked for shroom burger without cheese, cooked medium well. I cut open the burger and it indeed was cooked accurately. It was good. The side salad that I replaced the fries with was very hefty in size and similar to $15 salads offered by the same restaurant. Definitely if you want a salad at the airport, opt for the burger option with a salad side which is the same size as a $15 salad. We also ordered the $15 cob salad which is why I know this, and it was good, but we did not take a picture. Also when we were pleasantly surprised to learn that we could use our United mileage points to buy food. We had accumulated just a small amount that was not being used towards anything because it is not enough for a flight. It was more than enough for a nice meal.

The burger was actually excellent! However, the waitress literally took a used fork off a placemat next to me and handed it to me to use. I gave it back to her and said give me a clean one. They then gave me a glass of water in a dirty glass. I gave that back as well and said bring me a clean one. The health department really needs to take a look at this place.

All the restaurant/bars at EWR are pretty much the same. Customers order using an iPad at the counter/table. Someone eventually brings the food/drinks. Service is haphazard. I started with a Cobb salad and glass of wine, which came pretty quickly and the server was friendly and asked if I needed anything else. Next, I ordered loaded fries. They took a long time (about 15 minutes) and a different server basically just dropped them off and left. The Cobb salad was okay. The fries were rather soggy and didn't come with enough ketchup, especially for $9.50. Everything was very expensive, even for airport food. Quality was mediocre for airport food.

For an airport restaurant? 4 stars. Real world? 3, I suppose. Good service, tasty meaty burger, decent fries. Generous portion, too. Is it overpriced? YES! You are trapped in an airport terminal -- plus it's hard to get supplies and service there. But it was on par with a decent Real World burger meal, so the upgrade in price was acceptable.

Ordered 45 min before my flight, food never arrived and had to depart. I'm out $76 USD. Wrote to Flo.io customer service, no response. If you have money to burn and time to kill, this is your place.

Sad. Really sad. This is horribly embarrassing to the fish that died for this travesty. Over $60 for eight pieces of warm and inedible garbage. No plate or cutlery even. Could not eat. Worried about food poisoning. No one to talk to for refund or solution. Avoid unless you want to destroy the airplane lavatory later.

Food was OK but service left a lot to be desired. The self service touch screen is very limited in the options you can change for your order. Ordered a sandwich that normally has cheese. I asked someone working there how to change to NO cheese and was instructed to tell the people cooking. I told one of the people cooking and she had a terrible attitude about it. She said I was supposed to choose that and I told her there was no option. She said to tell the lady at the front but I was told by that same lady to tell the people cooking. Then she kept talking to the lady at the front completely dismissing what I said and not taking action on my request. The food was made with cheese and I had to request it again.

We missed our window to grab something in NYC to bring w/ us for the flight & saw Wanderlust on our way to the gate Not really craving their veggie burger combo offering, we asked about the possibility to sub out the veggie patty on 1 of their other burger combos. At first the guy said no but then went to ask his manager & came back & said yes - yay! So the Mr & I ordered the Truffle Burger w/ the veggie patty & paid the higher truffle burger price. Unfortunately, it wasn't all that trufflie Seemed to be a homemade patty w/ quinoa & lots of smokey peppers - the patty was soft & crumbly & this was definitely a knife & fork burger...... & overall, have to admit it was probably best suited towards the original combo listing of California Burger, w/ guac & veggies. but it was nice of them to make an "exception" & sub the patty out. Now we know better So save your money & stick to the burgers they have listed - they don't mix & match well. But given this is an airport eatery, they are probably focused on getting items out quickly so there is little room for customization - and given we'd be willing to try the quinoa patty as part of their California burger, have to rate this place as A-OK for now

Price gouging much? The entire airport is like this. Eating/drinking at the airport is about ease. This is not a 5 star restaurant Yet they are charging over 5 star prices. This is coming from someone who has worked in wine distribution for 5 years. At least offer options across the spectrum.

My husband and I were taking a red eye to Amsterdam and wanted a heavy meal to keep our bellys full during the 7.5 hr plane ride. Wanderlust was right across from our gate and offered mostly burgers so we thought it was perfect. Newark mostly has self service ordering throughout the airport so we ordered 2 sodas and 2 burgers off the iPad for a total of $55. The drinks do not come with refills and the glasses are not large. Unless you want to pay $3.75 for each additional refill it's going to be a thirsty dinner. Our burgers were cooked fresh and generous in size. I ordered the LBTA burger and all the ingredients were fresh and tasty. The avocado is mashed and more like guacamole but that was fine with me. I ordered my burger medium and it was cooked to order which was surprising for airport food. The beef had to be a 90/10 mix or greater. Although the burger tasted good it was a bit too greasy for me. The service is almost non existent. You order from an iPad and the server brings out your food and drinks. No one checked on us to see if we needed napkins or were happy with our meal. Thankfully I asked for ketchup when my meal was delivered otherwise I would have been out of luck. Although my meal was good it wasn't worth $55 but I guess that's the airport for you!

My 1-Star rating is a gift! Do yourself a favor and stop at the food court prior to reaching this point in the terminal. My memory of Wanderlust will forever be the lost hour of my life while waiting my food. I sat at the extended bar with an hour prior to boarding. Ordering from an ipad is understandable, as one would expect some social interaction with the server when the drink/food are delivered. Not the case. Personal service was limited to the confirmatory, "Coors light?" Growing uneasy with my wait, I inquired with my bar mate how long she waited for her food. 45 minutes. As boarding time grew near the ten minute mark, I walked over to request my meal (Wanderlust burger & fries) to be packed for carry out... my order still had not touched the grill. The manager approached me to apologize. I vented that he should be sorry for not telling me to stop at another restaurant, that I had to now have a meal of cheese and crackers on the flight. While I did enjoy one beer, I walked away empty handed and hungry. At least the manager credited me for my wasted time. This place screams the following descriptors: app based, millennial, anti-social, non-communicative, automation, cold, all of which I am not. PS. I boarded just in time prior to door closing. Yes, I ordered the cheese & cracker plate and mini can of Pringles. At least my order came quickly.

Meh. Just like all the other restaurants in Terminal C at Newark/Liberty airport, Wanderlust is run by OTG Managment, which means there's an iPad permanently bolted to the counter in front of every seat (in fact, at least most of the seats at this particular restaurant are bolted in place to the floor as well), and you use that iPad to track your departing flight, order food and drink service, pay your tab, read the news, surf the internet, etc. While the iPads seem like a novel idea, to be honest, it kind of takes away some of the fun of grabbing a stool in the airport bar and chatting with whomever happens to be seated nearby. Here at EWR, since OTG started installing the iPads a few years back, you walk into nearly every bar or restaurant they manage and all you see is people ignoring each other and staring blankly at the iPad screens.. For me, I simply wanted a glass of wine and an appetizer while I waited for my flight which was delayed by something like 45 minutes. I had a seat, entered my flight number and the iPad gave me updates on the departure time. I then perused the menu and ordered a glass of white wine which was brought to me within what seemed to be seconds by a server, and I also ordered some chicken wings, which to be frank, seemed to take forever, were too hot/spicy for my liking, and were definitely not the best I've had. I read the news while waiting for my food, and by the time my wings arrived, I'd finished my wine and wanted to get a soft drink to wash them down. I tried to order via the iPad, but for some reason it'd already logged me out (and also charged me the suggested 18% gratuity) and I had to log in again to order the beverage. To be frank, if it hadn't logged me out, I'd have dialed back the 18% gratuity as there is "service" here meaning they bring your food or drink when it's ready, but considering they don't actually take your order, don't stay and make conversation or actually add anything to the experience, they're just basically delivery people, 18% seems a bit much. Food/beverage prices are average for a larger city..I paid I think $12 for an order of wings, wine prices start at around $11/glass.

I'll just sum up this place with one word...Awful! One waiter and one bartender for pretty much the entire place. We decided to grab, what we thought would be, a quick breakfast. They took so long (45 min, no food) we had to grab them to tell them we needed to board our plane and we needed our breakfast boxes to go fast. As we were waiting there was a line of people building, all with missing food. One guy was waiting 30 minutes just for coffee. Even better they were pretty much out of everything, so they were running back and forth to the other stores to grab things, like bottles of water. Save yourself the headache and just grab something at one of the self service places.

So airport food is usually ok and really expensive. They have $20 burgers here. That said, they were actually quite good. Cooked a perfect medium rare, I had a mushroom Swiss burger. Maybe could have used a little more mushroom but still, this was a really good burger. Fresh brioche humans perfectly cooked fries. I will say, if you use your United Explorer cars, you get a 20% discount. If ever stuck in Newark again (god I hope not), I would come back.

Highway robbery inside the airport. $20 salads $25 burgers $11 for a kids meal. You go around the corner to the food court and custom Burger you can get a full meal for $27. A comprable meal at this restaurant is about $50.

Standard Airport Bar. Nothing special, pricey as expected. Order at an Ipad at your seat.

had breakfast here while waiting for my flight to cuba. i ordered the... shit, that was a few days and many mojitos ago, um, look at my pic for reference. I remembered it was decent, had avocados under the egg with a side of salad. I ordered a breakfast to go for the plane right... that I think was the scrambled eggs with chives, hard to remember coz it was after 9am, which is when they start serving alcohol. The staff was friendly and I was one of maybe half a dozen ppl at the establishment. I would go back here.

The stingiest burger joint I've ever been to. Wanderlust is a beautiful looking sit down and takeout Burger joint located in the C wing of Newark Airport. Two words that best describe Wanderlust is "false advertising" as the images of large juicy burgers with equally large prices is met with sub-par service and burgers that fail to deliver. I sampled the crab cake burger and truffle burger with each costing $19 and $18.50 plus tax. At any other restaurant, I'd expect a large and flavorful crab cake and extra helpings of truffle oil. What I got was a crab cake that took up half of the bun and a truffle Burger with no truffles. Additionally, the burgers are cooked right next to the sitting table, and yet both we're barely above room temperature by the time I bit into them. The actual crab cake was pretty good, but was so small as to leave me questioning the absurd price. Service was also lacking as our meals we're not served with silverware or napkins. Only after flagging down the manager we're we able to get the basic necessities. Unless you're absolutely dying for a burger, I would skip Wanderlust.

Nice Burger but spot but overpriced. We at here while waiting on our delayed flight to Vegas and decided to have this burger, fries and 2 cocktails and the bill was $80. We didnt even leave town yet and was paying out of town pricing for an artisan style burger. It was good but not worth almost $20 but they have to trapped because of your flight get delayed like ours was for almost 2 hrs. You get hungry and want a drink and then they got you. Long Island Iced Tea and a Cosmo with Grey Goose approx. $40. They say that Newark Airport has the best terminal food in the country and I see why they can afford to pay top notch chefs to cook there. Overall a nice spot if you get hungry and dont mind spending. Hopefully your flight dont get delayed and you can spend that $$$ on cocktails at your final destination.