The general rule of thumb is that when you find an awesome fish and chip shop, you stick to it. I…read morecan tell you that my attachment to my local fish and chippery, Fish's in Teneriffe, might be a little unhealthy. And not just in the beer-battered kind of a way. It has gotten to a point where I turn my nose up and any other option for the combination of potatoes and barramundi. Now that's good fish and chips! Although I usually indulge in the takeaway variety, Fish's is also a restaurant and has a relaxed, family atmosphere. Along with the usual fish and chips, there are burgers, seafood platters, meals, mussels, oysters, prawns and calamari also on offer. If it comes from the ocean, chances are Fish's have it! And it's as fresh as fresh can be. If you are looking for somewhere to get excellent fresh prawns for Christmas or a BBQ, theirs come highly recommended by me! As does the cajun fish. I veered away from crumbed fish a little while ago and lashed out with the cajun (a big deal considering I'm a creature of habit) and it is awesome! For reasonable prices, Fish's offer huge portions of (in my opinion) the best fish and chips in Brisbane. The wait is never long and the food is fresh and delicious. Get to Teneriffe for a taste!

Fish's Seafood market to the kind of place I use to visit with my grandparents when we would stay…read moreat their place on the beach. Simple wholesome food which I could (and do) go back for time and time again. A recent refers has given the place a slightly more modern edge but it still remains the same at the heart. You won't regret a dinner at this great local takeaway.

Stopped in for a fresh seafood dinner of oysters and sushi. Always a great dinner spot. The service…read moreis through a QR code on your table and the atmosphere is lively.

Very fresh oyster! And oysters will have discount for only 2.5 each from afternoon to the evening…read moreof Friday and Sunday. Also, there will be happy hour for alcohol! And there is a wide selection of beverages. Love it! Yeah there will also be singing performance in the evening of weekend! Good service!

We chose to Jellyfish for dinner based on good Yelp reviews that included excellent service. We…read morewere misinformed. We got off to a bad start. When we walked up to the greeter she asked, "what do you want." I looked around to see if she was talking to someone else. There was no one else. And then I thought maybe she confused me for someone she knew. That was not the case either. I said, "This is a restaurant, isn't it?" And then my husband tried to defuse the tension by making a joke about turtles eating jellyfish. It was all just awkward and weird, but she was just the greeter, and we sat and ordered drinks and a pre-dinner appetizer. The waiter was not a particularly happy person either, so after the app, we paid our bill and went to another restaurant for dinner. Every place can have a bad day, and when staff is fighting with each other they can take it out on everyone else, but OMG, the service we received here was awful. P.S. That appetizer was good.

It's expensive here and the food is not nearly as good as I expected. It's not necessarily bad, but…read morefor the price it's disappointing. Got the scallops as a starter and they are very small - it's mostly a giant empty plate with sauce decoration. The barramundi was okay but there is better barramundi for much less. The fries were very ordinary. The kale salad was the best thing but for how much we paid for this meal, it's not good that the salad was the highlight.

We received a $40 voucher from a living social website entitling us to $90+ worth of food so we…read morewent. Gambaro's looks fancy from the website... but when we went there, it looked more like a glorified fish and chip shop. The array of old style cola drinks was really yummy and so was the seafood though, everything was fresh. We ordered the seafood hot and cold platter for 2 ($91 dollars) and what we got was more of a seafood platter for 2 that looked like it was worth the $20. So my family and I weren't too sure if it was worth going back there for the seafood platter if not for these vouchers we printed out via the social living website. The prices are very up there for what you see, but the fair is good... I guess that's what you want! Fresh fish, calamari and prawns. It's a very popular joint, I saw most of the tables fill up, and I asked the owner if it was a busy day, and she did point out to me that they were also all voucher people. Many of the regulars tend to get the bucket of prawns to share... but on a hot summers day... not really that great to sit at such a fancy shopping arena at a daggy looking seafood takeaway. Maybe in winter?

Here's the hot tip on this place: on Mondays and Tuesdays they do a fish & chips deal for $7.90…read more Bargain! They even let you BYO with no corkage. Double bargain!! But here's the catch: they charge to the hilt for the basic things like tomato sauce. RIP OFF!! So still it to the Gambaros and bring your own sauce. You might look like a bit of a stingy dag, but hey, you're eating you dinner and drinking cheap wine at a fish and chip shop. Let's not get airs about ourselves...

Have dinner here one night while In Brisbane and was not…read moredisappointed. I needed a steak fix and this place hit the spot with some big beautiful steaks. There was a variety of steaks on the menu on and off the bone, rib eye, scotch fillet and a big t bone. They all looked so good and was thoroughly satisfied. I ordered the 1000 Guineas Australian Short horn 500gm. These are aged steak and it was cooked to perfection. Beautifully soft and just melted in my mouth. I like my steak medium well done and was very pleased. The steak comes with a coleslaw and a sauce of your choice and you order sides serves of veggie to accompany your meal. These are big enough to share between two or three people depending on how much you can eat. All of the sides we got were delicious and we all left the table feeling very satisfied and delighted in such an amazing meal. The staff were very attentive and helpful and the Restraunt itself although a little noisy is very nice and a great place to take that special person for a great meal. Will be sure to come back next time I'm in Brisbane. Yum

Good food, seafood was excellent. Steak was well cooked. A nice restaurant, one worth a visit.read more

Been here a few times and it always amazes me how they handle the crowds. When they say "good for…read moregroups" that is an understatement. The place is big and on a Friday lunchtime packed. It's table service- wait staff are friendly, in uniform and efficient. You'll be seated menu in hand and them waiting for a drink order promptly. It's a seafood restaurant- so menu favours fish but plenty of other choices. Had the chicken parma for $18.50 and it was good. Put in order, short wait and our whole group got there food in few minutes. Efficient and fast. If there is one downside it is "one bill per table" - no split bills. If you're fast or prepared to sit outside the river views are excellent. Good for groups !!

Watch your bill! I ordered a dozen oysters Kilpatrick,…read morethought it was nice when the server brought out two plates of six for my wife and I. But they charged us for two orders of six at $15.50 instead of the dozen price of $20.50. I did not notice until we got home. Scam. Lamb cutlets were almost well done and tough. Beef fillet was decent. Except for the oyster scam, the food was decent but not great.

Well...we went to Kick'in Inn Surfers Paradise on Friday 13th Feb this year for a seafood feast…read more Needless to say we were soooo disappointed - the flavours were beautiful, but the servings were ridiculously small. I am not a big eater by any means, however I ordered 2 half mudcrabs and 5 half bugs. My husband ordered 2 half lobsters and 5 half bugs. The mud crabs were so small I complained. The bugs, well 1 mouthful out of each bug. The mud crabs were that small, I asked the manager if they were in fact mud crabs? because they were the size of blue swimmers. He said yes they were mud crabs, and the were very small at the moment. I contacted Dept of Fisheries on Saturday and made a formal complaint.... the minimum size of a mud crab to be caught in Queensland is 15cm across the body, I told the Dept of Fisheries that these mud crabs were not even 10cm across. The Dept of Fisheries advised they would investigate. They called me back this morning and told me that the mud crabs and bugs were imported from Fiji, and they don't have a minimum size requirement. so they can get away with it. Dept of Fisheries told me we were served blue swimmers - not mud crabs...although some of the claws were mud crab claws The manager gave us a $70 discount, and we paid $101. I would not have even paid $100 for what we were served. I am not a big eater by any means, and we left the restaurant still hungry. MY SUGESTION ...... if you do decide to go there, ask if they serve Queensland mud crabs and bugs, or are they imported. So incredibly disappointed.... Yvonne Kirby

We came to Kickin'Inn Woodridge for a birthday celebration, and it ended up being the most…read moreunprofessional and disappointing dining experience we've ever had. While seated, we repeatedly asked where our food was, as it took over 90 minutes to arrive, and our sides never came at all. The table next to us was also missing their sides. Despite us raising these concerns, the woman in charge never came to our table directly, instead, a waitress was sent back and forth relaying messages, which was incredibly frustrating and completely unprofessional. After we finally finished eating, staff did take away a few items from the bill, but for the long wait and the amount of food we never received, including crab, rice, and other items, it still wasn't worth what we were being charged. We tried to calmly work through the bill at the counter, pointing out what we hadn't received, but some items were still left on the bill. We went back and forth for at least five minutes just trying to get the final snow crab (which never came) removed from the bill. Instead of resolving the issue, the woman in charge told us she had been instructed over the phone by another manager to call the police, simply because we were trying to explain what was missing and make sure we were only charged for what we got. The situation was handled with zero professionalism and absolutely no attempt to de-escalate. And to make matters worse, we had brought THREE packets of birthday candles, and all of them were used on other people's cakes for other tables. While at the counter, I saw one of our candles in a cake in the back room, and when I asked about it, the staff member pulled it out of that cake and tried to hand it back to me. Completely unacceptable and unhygienic. What was supposed to be a fun birthday celebration turned into a frustrating, stressful, and embarrassing experience. Between the delays, missing food, poor communication, and the unnecessary involvement of the police over one missing item, this was by far the worst dining experience I've ever had. I absolutely would not recommend this place to anyone. They need serious training in communication, customer service, and basic hygiene.

Great service from the very knowledgeable staff, new look and decor, and the food was decent. If…read moreyou ordered crab the servings were a good size however ordering off the standard menu, you definitely need a side as they are a little small. Overall good experience.

The seafood chowder served in the Cobb loaf is probably the hero of this place. Went as a party of…read more5. Cheeseburger was fantastic. Entrees are small and the rack of ribs on plate with no sides and only a hint of suace was disappointing. Everybody seemed to love the oysters. Service is fast and friendly.

First time trying the buffet dinner in Thyme 2 Sofitel was 2 days ago for 2nd anniversary day with…read moremy partner. We had the best night every!! Location: the best location. Located in the Central Station. Easy access by train or bus. Price: dinner $69-$79, breakfast $59, not sure about lunch. The price doesn't include drinks. But the drink prices are normal and affordable. Food: huge variety!!! Believe me! My partner and I have tried other buffet package in other restaurants and hotels around Brisbane and Gold Coast. This has been our most favourite. The price worth what you get! I've posted many pictures of the restaurants and some of the food. Check them out! Huge variety in starters, main food, SEAFOOD, and desserts. I cannot mention each of the food because it's too many. Hehe Service: the best! The waitress was very friendly with nice genuine smile. She kept our table always clean every time and kept on refilling water without us asking for more. She always serve things for me first and then my partner. That is the correct manner of serving meal/drinks in restaurants, which is ladies first. My partner booked a table for this dinner and requested a special seating because it's for our anniversary dinner. And when we arrived, we were placed in perfect spot in the corner, with great view, and feeling more private. It was the first great impression of the night. They did not forget our request. At the end of the night when we were enjoying our desserts, a waitress came with a complementary sweets plate from the chef, with candle and plate was written 'happy anniversary'. That was really nice. (Check out the picture). This kind of amazing service will the one make us to keep coming back to this place. I'll update this review or write another review if I try their breakfast buffet next time. Hopefully it's as good as the dinner :)

DELICIOUS!!!! and SO Classy! Soon as we arrived The Sofitel is amazing from the smallest detail…read moresuch a beautiful place. And the service was perfect! Really nice customer service! We were so lucky coz I love to hunt for deals so if u book via Dimmi sometimes u get amazing deals like for example I believe it's normally $65 pp. And ATM (very limited time) it's 50% amazing!!! I loved the desert selection it was huge!! They had the tastiest prawns! Will definitely be back X

Fortitude Valley institution This Fortitude Valley…read moreinstitution used to be our go-to place for yum cha. The service is still good & the atmosphere is great with the staff wheeling the dim sum trolleys between the tables. But I thought the dumplings were a little bit too big and tasteless. We'll be going to Sunnybank for yum cha in future.

I've been lazing about for the past few days, which will probably come with consequences pretty…read moresoon since exam week is coming up - but we were craving yum cha, so we tried to "research" the Brisbane area. The choices are really quite meager, as we found a few places scattered around, but none that seemed to be particularly popular. Since we decided yum cha was what we wanted, we decided that we wouldn't set our expectations very high, and just go for the best one we could find [with best being most convenient and decent]. Our search landed us in the center of Chinatown in the Valley, at King of Kings Seafood, a place pretty much the epitome of Chinese restaurants - with the live fish and the big round tables. When we got there at about 1pm, it was actually rather packed. There were groups of families - both Asian and non [I mention this because it may just as well be a gauge to how authentic a restaurant is], and the place remained busy even as we were leaving since the place serves dim sum till late. Also, because there were constantly diners coming in and out, some of the yum cha that was being reeled around was pretty fresh! The food was as expected - decent - but not great. Everything was very standard, and the cha siu pastry was not too bad, but I don't recommend the taro cake (?-), which was way too dry and didn't taste much like taro. The duck that we had was also a bit dry, which disappointed me, since duck is a very forgiving meat. Overall, it was not a bad experience, and the waitresses were very friendly, but it was a bit pricey. We got quite a bit of food and were filled to the brim, but it was a bit over $20 for each of us - and I don't know if I can get used to restaurants here charging for tea per person.