Friday, November 9, 2007

EAT ME AND BE MERRY!

Although Brisbane still has a long way to go in the Culinary stakes, there are some standouts among the mediocre. You may disagree, but hey, when it comes to food, we're all pigs!!

COFFEE:
1. JAMIE'S ESPRESSO. The One & Only.
2. ILLY CAFFE (The Best in the CBD).
3. CAMPOS (Coming in 2008).
4. TWO CUPS. Spring Hill.

BREAKFAST:
1. CIRQUE. Friendly, Quick Service. Chowdown is Awesome.
2. YO MAMA. Great coffee. Cereal at your Disposal.
3. HARVEYS. James Street Icon. Great staff. Child Friendly.
4. ANOUK. Breakfast with Attitude. Enough Said!

LUNCH:
1. ECCO. Loud & Busy.
2. BAR ALTO. One word, Isis! ( Good for Sunday drinkies as well.)
3. THREE BISTRO. Already has a Waiting List. But go for the food, NOT the interior!

DINNER:
1. ISIS. Superb Service. Awesome Food. Romantic.
2. PIAF. Little Sparrow, Little Bistro (Added 25.03.08).
3. URBANE. The City Dwelling. (Sarah D. Presides)
4. MONTRACHET. Viva La France.
5. SONO (Portside). Shoes Optional......kinda!

DRINKS:
1. THE LARK. Far from the Madding Crowd.
2. THE TROUBADOUR. Easy listening, Easier drinking.
3. THE ZOO. Live Music & Mixed Crowd.
4. THE ALIBI ROOM. Get Pissed. Go Back for Breakfast! (Resembles a refugee boat some nights with overcrowding).

All of the above are good quality establishments. Some may not be to your taste, but all of them offer excellent, sincere service as well as food and drink to make you quiver. Talk about Team Chemistry!!!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good Choices. And I have tyo agree, Anouk does have waitstaff with BAD attitude, which I find very funny.
Tamra, Bardon.

Anonymous said...

My husband and I adore Isis. Rachel gives us incredible service eveytime, and the food's ok as well....hehehe!

Lousie & Paul.

Anonymous said...

THE ZOO ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Anouk gives bad service, but the coffee is good.

Chep, paddo.

Anonymous said...

The Zoo - are you serious? Troubadour - when was the last time you went? It's awful!
The Lark is great this is the only one I agree with.
How about Emporium bar or Bowery? Or even the Normanby would be better than Zoo.

Anonymous said...

Emporium Bar AKA Club Pap Smear

BrisbaneStyle said...

I agree, The Bowery is Ok. Although too many Plebs are beginning to frequent this place. When it first opened it was Great!

The Bar at the Emporium Hotel (I think that is waht you mean) is nothing more then RSVP LIVE!!!
It's incredibly Try-Hard, not too mention UGLY, pretty much like it's Patrons! The Emporium Hotel in general should be knocked down.

Anonymous said...

I could'nt agree more. emporium hotel is a disgrace. the rooms are ok, but that foyer is godawful. and calling it the emporium hotel is just pathetic!!

karenp82 said...

The Normanby. What The? Yuk!

Anonymous said...

The Bowery has gone downhill. The Lark is great, so is the Alibi room for non-scene and The Zoo is a legend. normanby is for skanks/losers and the emporium hotel IS a pap smear!! hahaha.

max74 said...

the ZOO does too Rock!! the normanby is a great big sweaty arsehole!!

Paul Valentine. said...

has anyone been to that french place in emporium? well don't, it sucks!

Anonymous said...

the lark kicks arse!!

samuel71 said...
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samuel71 said...

all good choices!!

La Stupenda! said...

The Normanby is full of cheap scraggs and men, who are desperate!

Anonymous said...

urbane and the zoo are awful. the zoo's a firetrap!!