Classy type of restaurant that serve great food! Amazing ambience and nice staff. Thank you for the…read morewonderful experience.

Great atmosphere, staff are incredible. Came here for the first time on NYE, being new to Brisbane…read morefrom Melbourne it was really enjoyable and the staff are very friendly, offering great service. The food is really good, we got a share cheese platter and samosas and they were so nice. Also the sangria is really good too! We will definitely be returning!

absoloutley stunning view, i loved busting my moves whn they played that one justin bieber song,…read more"ooo i see you see you see you every timeee !'" i loveeeed the food and drinks too bad i dont remember what i ate or drank all i remember is slipping over in my warm bubble bath and hit my head (knocked some knowledge into me). i must mention the service cause oh my golly gosh they deserve the best life and have the best luck. they were so friendly and gave me a heart warming sensation, atleast thats what i remember.

Didn't eat there but the cocktails were delicious and the view was beautiful! Stop in on a pleasant…read morenight for drinks. It will be a highlight! Service was order at the bar.

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 Royal is a restaurant that I personally find different than any other restaurant I've been to,…read moreThe service was pretty good and the bowls are so cute and look like baths! I recommend getting the lemonade and one of the pizzas, I've been here 2 times and the pizzas tasted different both times. Oh and I forgot today we only had to wait around 5 minutes for our food!

The royal was a nice surprise. It used to be a dodgy looking fake Tudor pub but is now a lovely…read moreItalian restaurant and bar. We grabbed lunch here en route to a wedding on New Year's Eve. I had a gamberi pizza which took me back to my first ever t al Italian pizza in Lazise, Italy. My husband had steak and rosemary potatoes, the steak was rarer than he ordered but he really enjoyed it. The coffees came with ameretti biscuits and big lumps of sugar. And the prosecco was a great start to New Year's Eve!

I recently learned that Howard Wright-- a major investor and director of this establishment--was…read morefined for driving "in a dangerous manner" in an incident that involved a 12-year-old boy on an e-bike. A joke of a punishment for the crime. On video you can see this sick man speed up in a Audi, intentionally, to hit a child on a bike on the side of the road out of traffic. He proceeds to scream at the child, while the child pleaded for his life. I hope karma does her magic. Even more concerning is how Mr. Wright seemed to justify his actions by blaming the child's bike as "illegal," rather than genuinely acknowledging the danger and illegality his own driving posed. I expect higher ethical standards and community responsibility from anyone at the helm of a hospitality business. While the restaurant itself may serve somewhat average food or drinks, I personally cannot support an establishment whose leadership shows such disregard for safety and empathy--especially when a young child's wellbeing is at stake. Until clear accountability and genuine remorse are demonstrated, I'll be dining elsewhere. If you care about patronizing businesses that reflect your values, I would encourage you to consider taking your money and support elsewhere, too. The experience at these venues sucked before these events occurred too, every other option nearby provide a way better experience. Terrible for family photos. Terrible lighting

Stumbled across this cafe bar by accident, as we approached the door we didn't know what to expect…read morebut oh my god. This place was gorgeous inside, real leather lounges which were comfy. There are heavy curtains hanging and behind one lot of curtains was the pool table. Tables and chairs a plenty so your sure to get a seat. They have a small nibble menu and the Italian meatballs were full of flavour and came out in this cute cast iron frypan with bread on the side. I ordered a Peroni beer and fell over backwards as it arrived in a 500ml glass. They also had a special going that is you order a pizza and two 300 ml Peroni beers you pay $25. This cafe wine beer bar had friendly staff and is an Italian bar. Definitely worth a visit if you want to meet up with friends over a quiet drink.

Pros The staff are…read morequite friendly and approachable. The location is conveniently accessible with ample parking spaces available to the customers. The food, bar and gambling areas are well maintained and of an acceptable quality. The food is rather nice, with great prices and good flavour to go along with it. Cons The quality of the rest rooms is quite disappointing with minimal maintenance and funding provided. The tables, while wiped over by the staff, remain sticky and not pleasant to touch. There is an incredibly long wait to get food, with an approximate hour wait for this meal in question. Despite the good tasting food, when ordering a medium steak (as recommended on the menu), upon receiving the steak it was beyond well done which was disappointing.

Great pub meals are very good prices. We came here as it was close to our accommodation.. Happy we…read moredid, the bistro was clean and tidy. The beer was cold and the staff where excellent. The kids room is small but the will the kids still had fun. Would come back if down that way again

Good for a beer or steak or both. Eat from 5am-7:30pm Cheese…read moreboards/hot dogs Staff always friendly here. Food ready quickly!

The Hammy, as the locals know it, is just down the road from Doomben Race Course. It's a great…read moreplace do meet up with some mates for a few drink specials before heading up to the ponies. However, if you're not into the races, it's a pub that's casual enough for a weekend afternoon session of drinking with your friends. After a few largers you should then head out the back for a decent steak and chips. You wont be disappointed. Through out the Hammy, there is a consistent décor that runs through that gives the place a "please refrain from going too hard" feel. Perhaps it's the rather large games section with its grey crowd of punters on the pokies, or the middle aged families dining in the restaurant. One thing is for certain, it doesn't really invite the younger generations. It does try mind you. In the Hammy there's a pretty decent sized live venue with a PA system that would be envied by some clubs in the valley. Over the past few months the Hammy has played host to USA Hip Hop and RnB acts Naughty by Nature and EVE. It's a good start, but these efforts have proven fruitless. It's up to the Hammy really, either loosen your rather stiff image, or just keep with the pokies.

Hamilton Hotel is not a bad place for a meal, I have had a decent meal here from time to time. A…read morefew weekends back I went into Portside for dinner with a girl friend then we wandered down to the Hamilton hotel for a couple of drinks (I know what you are thinking and yes, I soon realised that this was a bit further than I thought on foot). It was however a nice night. We had an enjoyable few drinks before heading home. It was busy but not too over crowded and there was a broad range of ages and people. I have also been here once for a coffee on afternoon which was enjoyable too.

It turned out that this pub was better than I expected, especially since in my mind it happened to…read morebe one of those suburban Brisbane pubs. However, upon wandering inside I discovered that they actually had a nice tap beer available. That, to be honest, was pretty cool. In fact, it made this place feel much better. Mind you, I do remember coming through here ages ago, so it certainly did seem to be one of those places that I enjoyed visiting again.

Having driven past the Aspley Hotel many times we decided to give it a go and use another…read moreEntertainment Book voucher. We were seated and had a look at the menu and were told that when we were ready we should order at the bar. So we headed to the bar to order our meals and grab a couple of drinks and when we got back to our table another couple had been seated there...not happy. We found another table and awaited our meals but the mix-up put a dampener on my mood. We ordered the Roast Duck and Eye Fillett to share. The roast duck was described as orange and madeira oven roast duck with braised cabbage and creamy potato. It was a very pretty dish but let down terribly by overcooked duck and an undercooked potato stack despite the menu promising creamy potato.. Very disappointing. The medium rare Eye Fillet with mushroom sauce was very well cooked and accompanied by a side of delicious chips. The salad a bit bland and boring but who orders a steak for the salad anyway...