Finally! Sandgate has been screaming for a super funky place to go on a Sunday afternoon, and now…read morewe have one. Formally an access alley to the bike shop next door, Cardigan Bar's atmosphere is laid back and welcoming. Cardigan had amazing beers on tap, fantastic ciders and really good wine. The service couldn't be more friendly and relaxed and the live music is great. It's not trying to do everything, which is what I love about it. Food options are limited to cheese and olives which is really all you need for a relaxed afternoon or evening. But if you do get a little more hungry, the Thai place next door is happy to deliver take away to your table, or you can bring in pizza from down the road. The location is central and easy to get to. Seating is inside, around the bar or out on the footpath. I absolutely love this place.

Rarely and very rarely do i squeeze five drops of cheer from my bladder of sunshine and happiness,…read morehowever I have been caught off guard by the Cardigan bar and am now a willing slave to its charms of eccentricities. With a range of craft beers to challenge even the most adventurous Bavarian and a variety of music and artists on any day ending with Y, it is good times on a stick and in a glass. If stale clinical commercial bars and bistros are what your used to then feel free to stay there, because the Cardigan bar is what a bar should be, not designed for seating capacity and bar stools are very crude and impersonal and you have to crowd and push your way to the bar and I for one love it. You wont find your typical dynamic in this place Kitty Kat, although you will find lots of colour and characters to suit and that included the owners and their staff. And watch out for the ceramic eagle.

The friendly staff and beautiful view created a great atmosphere for my girlfriend and I along with…read moremouth watering food I was impressed. A young woman greeted us at the service desk and presented us with seats outside, we looked out at the bay admiring the lights of the hornibrook bridge and further along to kipparing and woody point. The staff member behind the counter was able to describe what food we had queries about. The food was a little more expensive than what I would of liked to pay but the food made up for it in the end. All and all I had enjoyable night with my partner and I will be back to visit soon.

We decided that a great way to spend the end of the first day of 2014 was sharing some fish and…read morechips by the seaside close to home. We settled on either Sandgate or Shorncliffe but as we passed the local fish and chip shops we were put off by the 10 deep queues. We noticed the Full Moon Hotel, which is neslted along the beach road, high on a cliff overlooking the water and bushland. We were lucky enough to snag a table with a view, although the table wasn't clean it seemed a better prospect than being sandwiched amongst the other diners without a view. The tables are set very close together to the point where I can tell you the business of all the diners who sat near us. The menu is a little expensive for what I would consider to be bistro style food. We settled on the beer battered Fish and Chips for twenty-one bucks a plate. It was well presented and tasted fresh but it didn't stand out from any other fish and chip plate I have had in the past. The customer service was friendly but in a superficial kind of way, I didn't feel like my experience was really all that important to them. It was nice to be able to walk off the stodgy fish and chips along the boardwalk afterwards. Good option if all the fish and chip shops are closed or too busy.

This is our local restaurant/bar. They have live music on the weekends, Great food, great…read morecocktails, good place to go on a date.

The Phoenix bar is a mediocre bar, there are many aspects of it however, that can be drastically…read moreimproved with a bit of common sense. There is a lack of variety on the menu and the customer service was alright, but could be improved. Overall, the dishes and alcohol themselves saved this bar. So it's alright.

Went to the Bracken Ridge Tavern coffee shop in the pub on a week day morning. I think I seen 2…read morecustomers in the whole place, very slow. It took over 20 minutes to get our tea. I went inside to see what took so long, and they said it was coming. We continued to wait and eventually got feed up and left. Terrible customer service, they clearly don't care, and it shows. If they were busy with lots of people I could understand it.

Nothing fancy, just pub grub but a good example of typical pub meals. The nachos are especially…read moregreat. Steaks are a bit average. Tends to be a loud place to eat. Wouldn't go there on "date night" for example.

Both the food and the drinks are too expensive. If you have a lot of money to blow and really want…read moreto hear some horrible live music, the train station is only a short stumble away.

From the owner: Great food, great place in a great setting.read more