Which is the best out of some of Australia’s most popular burgers?

It’s the ultimate question on everyone’s hungry lips: What is Australia’s best burger? We’ve tested them and we have the answer.

Tucking into a freshly made burger is one of life’s simple pleasures, but with so many options it can be difficult to know which to choose.

To help you make this extremely important decision, news.com.au has tested five of the most popular burgers to figure out which is the best.

QUARTER POUNDER, MCDONALD’S

Ingredients: Aussie beef, cheese, onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard.

I am going to be upfront: I am a sucker for a classic Macca’s burger. There is not much better than tucking into one of these bad boys in the back of a taxi after a night out.

I was pleasantly surprised when I received my Quarter Pounder because it was one of the nicest looking I’d ever got my hands on.

It looked pretty much the same as the promo, which anyone who frequents Macca’s knows is rare.

The flavour was what you would expect; nothing overly special but it is consistent and definitely tasty.

Even though I love a good Quarter Pounder, I did take into consideration that it was a lot smaller than some of the other burgers.

Score: 7/10.

You can’t really go wrong with a Quarter Pounder. Picture: McDonald’s

MARY’S BURGER, MARY’S

Ingredients: O’Connor grass-fed beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and Mary’s sauce.

Mary’s doesn’t have as many restaurants as the other burger joints on this list, but its is still a worthy contender.

It has four locations in Sydney and is opening a new one in Melbourne at the end of the year.

The classic Mary’s burger is one of the most popular items on the menu and it’s easy to see why.

One of the standout aspects of this burger is the Mary’s sauce. I don’t know what is in it but it makes the whole burger taste so delicious and gives it an edge on the others.

The patty was cooked perfectly, slightly pink in the middle, which is exactly how it should be.

The only drawback was it was a bit on the sloppy side but the sauce was SO GOOD I’m willing to forgive that.

Score: 9/10.

The sauce made this one a winner. Picture: Mary’s

SIMPLY GRILL’D, GRILL’D

Ingredients: Grass fed lean beef, salad, relish and herbed mayo.

One of the most important factors of a burger is being able to hold and eat it properly.

If the bun is too big, eating it becomes difficult.

The bun that came with this Grill’d burger was massive and, as a result, the whole thing fell apart as soon as I took a bite.

The meat patty was probably the most delicious, but it ruins the experience when you have to constantly reassemble everything just to eat it.

Score: 4.5/10.

The huge bun really ruined this burger for me. Picture: Grill'd

BETTY’S CLASSIC, BETTY’S BURGERS

Ingredients: Angus beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and Betty’s special sauce.

The Betty’s Classic was one of the best-presented burgers on offer.

It came with the bottom half wrapped in paper to make it less messy to eat, a handy feature none of the other burgers had.

However, I stupidly decided to unwrap the whole burger and eat it that way, which turned out to be a big mistake.

The first thing I noticed was the other half of burger wasn’t nearly as appetising.

It had been all squished from being wrapped up and the meat was falling out the bottom. Looks aside, it tasted good and had a similar flavour to the Mary’s burger, though the Betty’s special sauce wasn’t on the same level.

Score: 7.5/10.

Despite the squished bun, this burger was still pretty yummy. Picture: Betty’s Burger/Facebook

REBEL WHOPPER, HUNGRY JACK’S

Ingredients: Flame-grilled, plant-based patty, tomato, lettuce, onion, pickles, mayo and tomato sauce.

Unlike the other burgers on this list, this one had no beef in sight.

The patty is plant-based, but Hungry Jack’s claims it tastes just like its classic beef Whopper, so I thought we would test it out to see how it stacks up.

Looking at the burger, you wouldn’t realise the patty wasn’t made of beef. It even looked more appealing than the others.

While it looked like the real thing, it didn’t taste like it.

The patty definitely had a smoky flavour but it tasted like more artificial than a regular beef patty.

It wasn’t a bad tasting, but I don’t think it holds a candle to the real thing.

Score: 6/10.

Though this looked like a beef burger, it definitely didn’t taste like one. Picture: Hungry Jack's/Facebook

Do you agree with these rankings or do you think there is an even better burger we have missed? Let us know in the comment section below.