Brad Smith
For foodies, Brisbane is paradise for there are plenty of excellent places where you can give your taste-buds that treat they deserve. Below are some of the top picks in the city.
If you want a charming little spot in Brisbane where you can quietly spend your afternoon, the Regatta Boatshed is an excellent choice. Overlooking sparkling blue waters, the scenic appeal that this restaurant offers is in itself enough reason to check out this place. The Regatta Boatshed serves everything from seafood to steak to vegetarian and modern Australian delights and its variety in menu has drawn to its door a truly diverse clientele. Prices however are moderately steep but it is definitely worth for a special occasion.
When it comes to modern Australian Food, this is probably the best place in town. However it does not stop here for everything about the Pony Dining Eagle Street Pier is absolutely modern. The ambience is fantastic and the food is topnotch in quality. Many have even referred to it 'as the best' restaurant in town and if you appreciate the food it serves, there is absolutely nothing to not love about this place.
Brisbane or Africa, a little bit of Italian is essential to the soul for nothing serves better as comfort food than good old pizza and spaghetti. As the name has it, you can expect some excellent spaghetti in this place and this combined with the charming ambience makes it an ideal restaurant for a first date. The menu has plenty more on offer and pretty much celebrates all things Italian. If you have a fondness for this type of food you would love what the Spaghetti House serves up.
Good old Middle Eastern. How can anyone not love this cuisine? Gerard's Bistro is in fact one of the best Arabian food outlets in Brisbane that specializes in Moroccan and other general Middle Eastern dishes. Located in the Fortitude Valley, Gerard's Bistro is yet another popular place for fine dining and the ambience without a doubt perfectly reflects this feel. Prices however are a bit on the steep side but for that unforgettable dinner with your loved one it may very well be worth it.
With a hype of healthy dishes in the food scene, places like the Thomson's Reserve have started stealing the show. It is pricey here alright but people nowadays are willing to pay big bucks at fancy restaurants that provide guests with the best of both worlds. Featuring one of the best degustation menus in town, the Thomson's Reserve has class and style and a charming ambience that you never can have enough of. Round the corner from the Oaks Lexicon Apartments, the restaurant is often frequented by tourists who have chosen to stay at one of the hotels and Brisbane holiday apartments in the area.
