Awesome doughnuts! Loved the 'its always a gaytime' one, it definitely satisfied my sweet tooth…read more The doughnuts are on the pricier side, but worth it if you're wanting to treat yourself.

Like all three Doughnut Time shops I've visited it's small, no seating, but great doughnuts. On…read moreopening day the line was crazy, only because they doughnuts were free. Located inside the bus terminal at the entrance, this shop is very easy to find. Your usual selection of doughnuts including huge calorie count doughnuts and vegan. Nothing different than any other. Expensive, but darn good.

I had the best experience at the launch party at Chester Bakery and Bar. I really like the concept…read moreof bakery by day and bar by night. They were showing off a few items on their menu and gorgeous cocktail creations. My favorite was the rum punch. It is refreshing and before you know it, you need a refill. The food was incredible. Wagyu beef sliders with guacamole. Yes! I also loved the croquettes they were serving. For desert, the brought out brownies bites and strawberry tarts. I could have had a whole tray of strawberry tarts. The staff were SO nice!!! Even with so much going on and trying to keep up with the demands, the made sure you had a drink in your hand and you were having a great time. This made a great impression on me. I haven't been to the area so that made it even more appealing to come back. If this is just the preview of what kind of food and drink Chester B&B will serve, I will definitely be making the trek back real soon and bringing my friends!

It seems almost wrong 'updating my previous review' for Chester Street because the difference…read morebetween the same venue post-renovation and reformulation is vast. Seemingly as soon as they store opened under the hands of Damien Griffith, it shut for a little face-lift. While locals have been enjoying the fruits of a pop-up bakery while the renos were underway, the curtains were finally lifted this week in a series of test kitchen dinners and finally the grand re-opening on Friday. I was fortunate enough to attend one of the test kitchens (as a guest of the venue), and being on a table with other food bloggers meant we were able to sample almost 80% of the menu. From bar bites including a wagyu burger (my favourite), braised leek & bacon croquettes, fresh gravlax, creamy hummus with spiced lamb (which could have come with more than one slice of bread given the ample serving of hummus - it easily fed 6 of us), and a duck and mushroom pie (for the price, myself and others on the night agreed it could come with more of a ploughman's plate arrangement. The duck was moist and the side of pear chutney complimented it well). There's mains like the grilled barramundi (not amazing and a little dry in parts) or the lamb (this was the hero dish from everyone at the table). And, if there was still any room left there's a range of desserts by Jocelyn Hancock including my personal favourite the chocolate and almond cake with espresso creme fraiche. There's also a passionfruit tart, deconstructed eton mess and citrus cake. The space is beautifully simple with white subway tiles leaving way for the main attraction; the wood fired oven. Bakery by day, bar by night, this concept as are many born from Damien Griffith, is an ambitious one. But, if there's anyone in Brisbane to make it work it's this guy. It's novel to think that the same spot that can provide you a fresh loaf of ciabatta or sourdough at 7am can be feeding you delicious meals (either constructing a meal from the bar bites and sharing amongst a group or taking advantage of a main to yourself) and cocktails (try the Aperol Peach Spritz for a Summer refresher) at 7pm in the same day. I think this venue's versatility, location just a hop, skip and jump from James Street and combination of accessible fuss-free food with a focus on premium ingredients gives it an edge as the new "hot spot" in the area.

When I first moved to Brisbane, my partner told me this was the BEST bakery he had ever been to…read more And the best in Brisbane. I was skeptical - mainly because it was right in our backyard, and I figured his big-noting was due to not bothering to try the competition. Turns out I was wrong to second-guess his statement. This is actually the best bakery I have ever been to. In my life. Having lived in Melbourne and Brisbane and travelled reasonably extensively. The thing that makes this place so special to me, is its unassuming nature. It's not fancy. The owners haven't spent thousands of dollars making the place look modern and slick and trendy - instead they continue to display their delectable fare in regulation glass shelving with windows. The name cards are handwritten, and the sandwiches are made in the back in clear view of the shop front. This is where I should start my review. The sandwiches. OH THE SANDWICHES! Thick cut bread - white or wholemeal, or grain. Stuffed with all manner of toppings - my favourite being the Ploughmans. This comes teaming with moist roast beef, piled high with delicious fresh salads and lashings of spicy, sweet relish. It's a joy to behold, and I can only ever eat half of one despite my best efforts. The pies and pastries are all here in all manner of flavours, but at this window my favourite is the bacon and cheese. Unlike many pies of the same name, this comes with chunky slightly chewy bacon pieces that are cut into different imprecise sized squares. The cheese is a welcome surprise when it hits, as it too is random in its size and placement throughout the mix. It's always chewy and smooth and mixes with the bacon and delicious beef and gravy mix perfectly. The pastry is golden and fluffy and makes the fresh flaky sound when you crunch into it that I love. The cupcakes are second-to-none. I have yet to get past their simple small buttery vanilla cupcakes with white icing and pastel coloured hearts. I will order four in a white cardboard box as a 'congratulations', 'I'm sorry' or 'just because' gift as I know the recipient will give me one. ;) They are so moist, so fluffy and so soft in the mouth it's like they were made by a cupcake fairy. The icing is perfection - too often you have to fight your way through thick layers of tasteless sugary plates atop your cake, but this is different. The perfect thickness, this icing has a slight crunch to it and it perfectly blends with the creamy buttery cake underneath. The staff are always cheerful if not run-off-their-feet, although I often wonder how they do it with no air conditioning - especially in the humidity and heat of a Brisbane Summer. The prices are a little more than you would pay elsewhere, but 100% deserved. You can purchase a variety of cold drinks including a variety of juice and trendy sodas (my favourite extra treat is the cherry cola). This place doesn't need to advertise at all besides its time-honoured chalk board on the footpath. It has relied on word of mouth, which has clearly spread like wildfire all over the city as this place is almost always PACKED. And for very good reason. My top tip is to grab your savory and dessert items, pick out a beverage (I hear they do great coffee too) and cart your feast to the nearby park. The kids will LOVE it and you will be enveloped by the bliss that only quality, fresh baked goods can bring.

A great local bakery on Oxford Street in Bulimba. They sell all the usual tasty bakery goods -…read morefreshly baked bread loaves, bread rolls, pies and sausage rolls, cakes, cheesecakes, tarts and pastries. They also have a range of freshly made sandwiches and rolls for a quick and healthy lunch. The bakery is out the back and you can see through the windows and watch them baking. There are free tasting on the bench of the latest chocolate brownie or some other delicious treat. You can also buy whole cakes and cheesecakes, and they have a range of ribbons and candles and flowers for decoration of your special gift. You should also try a local speciality - Bulimba Bombs. They are delicious, light merengue with caramel and apricot. The bakery also sells and serve Di Bella Coffee, so you can pick up a bite to eat and seat in the arcade beside the bakery and enjoy a coffee and piece of cake.

Awesome straight up double cheese bacon burger. The smoke. The smoke. So good. Chewy. Way to go…read more On Mondays they also do $5 original buffalo wings. Franks hot sauce. No bs. Just buffalo all the way, all the way down under. Wish there were more pickles then the simple spear, but I'll forgive them that. Will be back for both. Almost went with the Jah chicken jerk burger/sandwich but glad I got the burger. Really wanted to go all in on a 3am burger but thought of my heart and said hellllll no. :-)

Ze Pickle, you legends. When I'm looking for gluttonous…read morefood, which is a lot of the time, with stellar service and great booze, I am 100% content with Ze Pickle. The burger joint has a surprisingly great selection of taps, spirits and cocktails. Whether people are drawn for that and stay for the food, or the other way round, it doesn't matter, because the guys are nailing it all. My first visit was hangover relayed. I dragged myself outta bed and into the car to get myself some crazy ass fries and a ginger beer. I have learnt that if that won't fix me, nothing will. My date took advantage of the $6.50 wings special and we chatted to the bartender as we worked our way through our food. I need to talk to you about these fries. Perfect thickness of chip with Ze sauce and maple bacon. Maple bacon. Like, come on! I was informed that the wings were perfect. Not too spicy and not at all oily. Ze Pickle is definitely my new recovery/prep/fun times venue. And oh how I love it.

It comforts me to know that there's still a small Krispy Kreme outlet at the bottom of the Myer…read moreCentre. I admit that at their peak, the prices were extortionate and all that hype about the quality of their doughnuts was simply ...well, HYPE! I remember a friend told me a story about another friend who flew down especially to Melbourne on the day of her birthday to import boxes of these glazed babies for her party. Hype! Hype! Hype! Krispy Kreme original glazed are the only doughnuts I'll eat. They are certainly better than donut king or Dream Donuts but they're not to die for, only a passing pick-me-up if I need junk food on my way to work. I don't know if Krispy Kreme will make it in Brisbane but we should all give it another chance otherwise it'll be reduced to being stocked at petrol station outlets.

I'm not a fan of donuts, but a really big fan of Krispy Kreme in the U.S., so when I found out…read morethere was one in Myer Center in the City (and stocked at 7-elevens), I was super excited! I don't eat donuts, except for Krispy Kreme's Original Glaze. It's the only one I feel worth the calories - so on this occasion - I downed two. It probably wasn't a smart thing to do, and I felt a little icky afterwards, but their dough is so fluff (for a donut) - so dense donut lovers - don't eat here. The crunch of the glaze along with a nice hot donut is oh so good once in a while! It doesn't taste as good as in the U.S. (as most make theirs fresh in store), but it was still decent - just a bit pricy.

Went here early morning after a run! It was delicious and amazing execution. Baked donut instead of…read morethe usual greasy oily fried kind! It was subtly sweet without being too strong. Very happy with my white chocolate raspberry donut :) and their great coffee was the perfect addition. A healthier version of donuts!

I love Nodo donuts and I do love their Newstead location, but the Nodo in CBD sadly fell a bit…read moreshort. They were busy that day as they were celebrating their 3rd year anniversary since opening, so there was a big line you had to wait in before being served, but the lady at the counter didn't have any knowledge about their other products that were selling. I quickly asked and pretty much got a "I don't know, I'm not sure." Plus a hurry up vibe. So I was just picking a drink and other food not knowing it's contents without properly looking because it was far away from the counter...once I picked out my drink and came back to the counter, my donuts were just pushed to the side and the lady just started serving the next customer, didn't say thank you or bye, didn't offer to print my invoice, so I was awkwardly picking up my items in the middle of them whilst the next person was ordering :| hoping it's just a one off because their donuts are great.

Staff are attentive and service is fast. Fantastic quality coffee. Clear focus on high quality…read moreingredients with a great range of dietary requirements catered for. Good range of seating options and large number of tables for a city Cafe.

So i am out to lunch with my two favorite girls trying to find somewhere healthy to eat to go along…read morewith the new year health resolution, when we stumble across this lovely little hole in the wall cafe. The place looks clean and has friendly staff, on a hot brisbane day the air conditioned climate is inviting. We grab a seat and peruse the organic menu which looks yummy. The specials are so special they are pretty much sold out, lucky i had my eye on the lamb anyways. Had to try the bullet coffee with butter from a grass fed beast - creamy and delicious... My teenage daughter grabbed the burger and my wife had the zucchinni pesto pasta with chicken. Has only been open for two months and already this cute little cafe is blitzing it with its delightfully healthy and organic menu - usually gluten free, sugar free equals taste free, however, pando cafe will have you re-thinking this association in no time...

Just got off the plane from Brisbane Airport and wanted a quick bite to eat after we enjoyed a ride…read morearound on the city cat. This was a decent bite eat with some good iced coffee before we went to a museum. We had some stomach trouble later, we think the chicken salad must have gone off. I'd say tables/seating is a little bit of a struggle and the public bathrooms are about a 7 minute walk away from the food options.

Stopped by earlier today for a coffee. Ended up ordering a mocha - milk chocolate, they also have a…read more70% dark chocolate option!- and a slice of sourdough toast with butter. Well anyway the toast was alright, not too sour and a very soft interior, with lots of seeds on the crust. As for that milk chocolate mocha? Amazing. Incredibly smooth, rich and beautifully melded flavors of coffee and chocolate. Creamy deliciousness, not too sweet. Definitely coming back for that.