I had the baked barramundi, I was really happy with the fish. Only thing I'd say it is a little expensive, the place itself is nice to go out and have a meal and a drink read more

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I've been to "The Paddo" more times than I care to admit, but I'm going to be completely honest, I like The Paddo... Dramatic? Well too bad.. I think it's gotten a bad wrap by Gen Y in particular. You can always rely on The Paddo, the drinks reasonably priced, the music is decent, there is always a free pool table, the restaurant serves above average pub food and it's in a great location. The smoking area is massive and equipped with screens to satisfy those watching a game, plus there is a gaming area out the back and decent parking lot. The service staff are always friendly and willing to help out, they do everything with a smile which is more than you get at a lot if restaurants in Paddington. The decor is pub meets theatre meets adult contemporary, strange combination, but it works with the cow boy hats the service staff wear.. All in all, a pretty cool pub. read more

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The Paddo hasn't ever failed me in serving up the good times. The rough as guts karaoke is always worth going to. Watching meat heads and bimbos get up on stage doing renditions of Flametrees won't fail to get a laugh out of you. Then it's your turn to get up to sing while you watch old toothless bastards and rotten wenches laugh at you. The Sit Down Comedy Club, located in the Paddo's basement, consistently hosts local and international comedians. Whether they're any chop is a different matter. I've seen some of the most god awful stand up here, and I've been happy to be able to upstairs, get a pint and try to reclaim lost time. If you're up for a game of pool, the Paddo has a small pool hall (six tables). My favourite time to spend in the Paddo is during lunch. The pool tables are free, the pub is practically empty, and you can sit down and enjoy a quiet jug with a mate. A jug of New will cost you $16.30, which is cheaper than a lot of pubs in the inner city band. The Paddo is better than it used to be. There was a time where they were really gung ho about the western theme, installing saddles, cowboy paraphrenalia, and making the female bar staff wear cowgirl hats and Daisy Duke tight denim cut offs. It's decidedly less skanky these days, but they've still got a couple of saddles to sit on as a throwback to rowdier times past. read more

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The Paddo Tavern is a place where you can spend an entire night out at one venue. It really does have something for every one. We started the night off at about 7 30 pm in the comedy club that is attached to the Paddo. It was great all the comedians were hilarious and the food was not bad either. When that part of the night came to an end at about 10 we decided to just go next door and give the Paddo a go. We were quite surprised but it was quite full, even outside. We were also followed by most of the crowd from the comedy club so it looked like it was gonna be a good night out and we were not wrong. Going in we thought we would stand in line for ages to get a drink due to the amount of people there but were surprised when we got served quite quickly. I think this was thanks to the staff who were very quick and the size of the bar. We then seemed to go in almost separate directions with some of us playing pokies, other playing pool and other hitting the dance floor. Before we knew it it was 3 am and decided to call it a night. It was a night to remember thanks to the Paddo. read more

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Boasting it's own underground comedy club, Suncorp Stadium as a next door neighbour and a name that's easy to shorten it's really no surprise The Paddington Tavern has developed a bit of a cult following over the years. On this occasion, however, I am just not drinking the kool-aid. For a pub that inspires such loyalty from its die hard fans the Paddo is curiously lacking in any defining characteristics. Large and spacious, The Paddo is instead defined by a distinct lack of atmosphere. Music will be too loud in some areas and non-existent in others which makes it a poor choice for those who like a dance. And unless you're there on two-for-one Tuesday there is usually a long wait time on meals. The Paddo's saving grace is the Sit Down Comedy Club located downstairs. One of the few places in Brisbane showcasing international and homegrown comedians on a regular basis, it's well worth a look. But if you just want to have dinner and drinks with a few friends it would be a better idea to walk the hundred metres to Caxton Street. read more

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Say what you want about 'The Paddo' but my opinion of it will not change. I think it a pretty darn good pub! Despite its corny 'Western Saloon' theme and "Jocks and Bogans" clientele (what's so bad about Bogans anyway?), this does not change the fact that this is a spacious pub that knows how to offer good pub food at great prices. I'll admit that the whole 'top 40 music' is not my kind of thing but if I can pay $15 for a "Monster Schnitzel" on a Wednesday night, I couldn't care less what music is playing. Not only do they have a goof Wednesday deal but the Monday and Tuesday deals are pretty good too- Monday night is 'Steak Night' and Tuesday is "2 for 1 meals". Since my last visit was on a Wednesday night, I ordered the schnitzel (which is normally around $20) and I must it was the best Schnitzel I have had at a pub in a while. While most pubs will give you a thin piece of dry chicken that needs to be soaked in sauce or gravy to be edible, the ones at 'The Paddo' are really thick and moist. The beer battered chips that accompany them are just so goooooooooooood and the salad, well, it's just a salad. This place is very clean and there are plenty of pool tables for those who are talented at that kind of thing (IE, not me). The bar staff where really attentive and efficient too. 'The Paddo' may have a bad reputation amongst Paddington residents and although I get where they are coming from, I just can not bring myself to hate this place. read more

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The first thing you'll see if you enter from the bar area are the horse saddles they use as seats next to the faux beer drum tables. Classy, I thought. But hey, it's a pub. The boyfriend wanted pub lunch (aka chicken parmy), that's why we came in. Then we discovered that they're having a roast lunch ($7.50 per person plus drinks, or $8.50 without drinks). It's a buffet style service consisting of cheesy potatoes, beans, roast pumpkins, broccoli & cauliflower, and a choice of pork rib BBQ, chicken parmy or roast lamb. The boyfriend ended with the pork ribs and I chose the lamb. He said his ribs are a bit too chewy, but my lamb was perfect. It looked tiny on the plate but actually was quite filling! Plus drinks, we paid $33 for two people rather than $30 per person at your average fancy restaurant. A bit of warning, the roast lunch is cash only. The music kinda sucks, but the servers were great and it's pretty quiet when there's no crazy soccer/football/rugby supporters around. read more

Everything you would expect from a QLD pub, chilled atmosphere, friendly staff and good food. The Paddo has some great entertainment going on and there's always a game on the numerous TVs. The food here is consistently good with plenty if options for everyone. read more

Ended up on caxton on a soccer night. Nothing really special here but at least they have enough tvs to watch the league Traveling alone tonight which is different but feel good within the environment. read more

The first time I've been back to the Paddo in 10+ years gave me no reason to come back again in the next 10. It's not my local so that's one reason, but the food is a better reason. It was a Tuesday night "2-4-1" (for half the menu), which included $30 chicken parmys (that are, funnily enough, $15 on Wednesdays)... I instead went for a pie whilst my partner chose the pork ribs. The pie was reasonable, nothing special, although a little bit of al-foil in the pie was an exciting surprise! The ribs were a shocker though. Ribs lesson 101 to the chef - the sauce does not do it alone - the meat should be soft and fall off the bone. These ribs seemed to have been cooked the day prior, was hard as leather and completely dry. Enough said. read more

One more old favourite to add to the list of venues to go before and after a game at Suncorp or to watch a televised sporting event on one of the many big televisions distributed throughout the pub. With a bottleo beneath and the comedy club adjacent this place sees a decent crowd pass through most nights of the week. Often hosting entertaining events such as the pig or toad races or mini golf day to mention just a few this place is bound to give you a good night out as long as you are prepared for a big one. Pool tables, pokies, live music, regular drinks promotions and some of the cheapest meal deals (don't expect too much, you get what you pay for) around, The Paddo will always be an option for a good time just outside the city limits. read more

I've gotta admit, I just don't get the Paddo. In fact, I'd dare to say that if Suncorp Stadium hadn't been built this pub would have turned into something rad a long time ago. The clientele is what I harshly categorize as football jocks (and their accompanying blondes) and the whole place is set out as a giant drinking barn. This might be some people's cup of tea, but it seems oddly out of place on a strip as hip as Latrobe Terrace. Sure, Paddington is no longer full of artsy folks due to rising rents, however the majority of young professionals who have replaced them tend to prefer cool, on trend venues such as The Lark - leading me to think that most of the Paddo's patrons are bussed in. I'd also like to note that when I applied for a job there as a young girl I was told I had the boobs for the job but they only like to hire blondes, a policy which still seems to be in place. read more

If you read about The Paddo in a Brisbane city guide book, it would be listed as an inner city pub - and given the chic turn pubs have taken in Brisbane, you could be forgiven for expecting a club-style pub tucked between the trendy Paddington boutiques. However - and in spite of a series of facelifts over the last decade - The Paddo remains distinctly suburban and very much a pub in its vibe. The Paddo draws a hosh-posh of people. There's generally a minimum of at least three despondent elderly gents drinking and smoking alone, regardless of the time of day or night. Then there's the local footy crowd, which The Paddo always pulls in in droves as Suncorp Stadium is a nearby neighbour. The footy crowd is usually to be found lazing around the pool tables or talking animatedly on the patio, unless the Annual Cockroach Race is on, in which case they'll be screaming and swearing at insects. There is the Friday and Saturday night crowd, which tends to be young Brisbanites drinking at the Paddo as a sort of pre-game meeting before moving onto somewhere swankier. (However, beer at the Paddo is fairly cheap, meaning many abandon plans to relocate before they know what's happening.) Then there's the occasional emo or alternative Paddington artist type who's new to the area and wonders what the hell they just walked into. The Paddo used to have a hip vibe about a decade ago when its interior design was defiantly cowboy. (The saddle chairs at the pool table were awesome.) Now the vibe is more apologetically RSL-like. There's that casino-style carpet crawling over half the club, a large pokies room, and a separate bar where they serve food that is pretty standard pub fare. It's pretty hip in Brisbane to be disdainful of The Paddo. But if you can shove your snobbier expectations aside, The Paddo is just straight-up entertaining. It's always full on the weekend and it exists, year after year, in spite of trends causing local businesses to fail. You can actually hear yourself over the music if you sit outside, and if you're with friends the atmosphere is downright cheery. It's also fun to go inside for drinks every hour or so to see how drunk the girls on the dance floor are going and which of the wallflower guys finally got lucky. There's still a lingering sense of character to The Paddo which makes it likeable, in spite of its faults. read more

Paddington Tavern. What's there to say about this place that can't be assumed immediately by just driving past. The commercialisation of the Australian Pub is at the heart of this place, which may sound like a negative but they have managed to stream line quite a few things that really make the place bearable. There is quick food and beer service, huge space, pool tables and a live comedy venue down stairs. So on paper this really is a great location to go for drinks and a good feed. But there's just something forced about the whole place. It's taken the best things from what you know and want from a traditional pub and dolled them up in a very standardised experience. It's definitely worth going if you don't feel like flexing your cultural muscles. Expect the predictable pub experience. Nothing special at all but worth a go if you can't be bothered going anywhere exciting. read more

$8 roasts every day you can't really complain. I got a good serving of beef and all the veggies( minus carrots you need carrots) and gravy all you need is a drink purchase. The crowd is quite rough and big groups of guys. They have pool tables and random comps like Fifa which make it interesting and it's quite a large area so you can chill in your own little spot. Sunday was pretty chilled for lunch but got a lot busier and noisier after 2pm... I would come back for the roast! read more