The day I walked into Uptown, my life got a little bit better…read more Uptown is everything I could ever want in a bar. It's small, it's relatively hidden, it's only open two days a week (unless you book it for a function) and it's unique. With a wood-panelled bar, staff that know their cocktails, kitschy paraphernalia and a dude playing honkey-tonk piano I fail to see what more you could want in a bar. To be sure, you don't come here to dance. You don't come here to pick up or meet people. What you come here for is a gathering with friends. Pre-dinner drinks. A cozy corner on a Friday night. If I had the money I think I'd actually buy this bar and make it my own personal venue. It really is THAT good.

Recently opened bistro in Cooparoo that has great service and food. Good selection of win, craft…read morebeer and spirits. They have some inside seating but most of the tables are outside either covered or covered. Good for groups of 4-10.

Yesterday evening I attended a birthday dinner at Factory 51 at Coorparoo. This visit really…read morehighlighted how far Brisbane's foodie scene has come in the last couple of years; you can now find gems such as Factory 51 in areas previously limited to a handful of fast food stores and a fish'n'chip shop on the corner. Instead of the cod and chips bundle, however, I was treated to a snapper fillet, creamy mash potato, charred kale and burnt sage butter. As an avid fisherman, I can safely say that the snapper was so fresh that it was probably helping find Nemo earlier that morning. When you have a piece of fish of that quality, all you need is a simple supporting cast and some TLC, and Factory 51 definitely ticked those boxes! Whilst I didn't indulge in dessert, the vegemite and creme anglaise ice cream was a hit with the birthday girl. We will definitely be back!

This place is very basic. The public bar is a bland expanse that seems to be stuck in the 1970s,…read morebut not in any aesthetically pleasing way. The building itself is an eyesore, and the interior is no different. You can buy a cold beer, and you can place a bet or play the pokies, but that's about the extent of the excitment. There is a good drive-through bottleshop on the pub's lower floor, but the rest of the establishment either needs a good refurbishment or to be replaced. I would have thought that, given its exposure to passing traffic, and with the property prices in the area skyrocketing, this hotel could attract a more affluent clientele. As it is, turn up on a Friday night and you'll either fall to sleep from boredom, or be knifed. I suppose it's not a bad place to finish a working work, and there are elements of an Australian tradition at Chardon's Hotel that aren't present in more modern premises, but there's something really truckie about this place that doesn't make the place very hospitable. Until the company who owns it does something drastic, I'd stay away.

Yesterday I came home bursting at the seams with joy because I realised my new local was going to…read morebe the Chardons Corner Hotel. This is one of the quietly celebrated shit hole pubs in the inner south west. There is NOTHING attractive about this place, but it's still one of the best places to have a drink, and I'm not even sure why. I think it's just because it's a no frills, no nonsense kind of pub. It's easy to think it was especially designed for bar flies. Those who have 'their machine' in the pokies room, and those who spend their pay check at the bar as soon as they get it. The majority of people who inhabit the Chardons Corner Hotel are such folk. There's no decoration about the place. The focus here is beer and pokies. It's got the basics and nothing more: a fully stocked bar, some tables and chairs, a pokies room and your stock standard garish pub carpet that is ugly enough to disguise any mishaps with spills. Smokers are well catered for too. They've got your standard pub events. There's FREE POOL on Tuesday nights, a pool competition on Wednesday nights, and you can blind people with your smarts at Trivia on Thursdays. I know where I'll be spending my evenings as soon as I move my gear to Annerley.

Nice view, serve very nice, great music in the back ground. Music not to loud, just right. Loving…read moremy drink Aperol Spritz.

Walking into this place, is like stepping back in time to Cuba in the 50's the decor and setup is…read moreamazing, Saturday nights they have DJ spinning vinyl records, pumping out Latino music, there's plenty of to dance if you wish. The cocktails amazing, the service was good as well, prices are what you would expect. I will be definitely coming back. If you stay long enough, you almost forget we live in Brisbane.

The Stones Corner Pub located right under the Stones Corner Hotel is a great bar/bistro. There are…read more16 beers on tap, a great wine selection and a great cocktail selection. They have daily happy hours and other deals on food and drinks that vary depending on the day and the deal, some of these include buy one main meal and get the second one for 5$. The bar/bistro is great for a few drinks after work or for a romantic meal for two. The outside area is perfect during spring and summer nights when the weather is good and for those who enjoy people watching it's the perfect winter daytime spot. They have live music nights on Thursdays and Fridays from about 7 pm onwards boasting some great local acts. They are open from 7 am to 2am daily so really any time you want to stop in is fine. It's also located right across the road from the Stones Corner bus station so is great for public transports which you might consider taking as parking is not all that abundant. So if you are after a nice night chilled out night or some afternoon drinks this could be the right place for you.

This was my local for two years. The food is great quality, and the building facilities itself are…read moregreat. It's however, owned by Woolworths, at time of writing, which destroyed it. When they bought the business, it essentially became one part fancy restaurant (which is great), one part sports bar - the T-Bar. This is where non-dinner patrons mostly hang out, and you'll find your locals having a laugh with each other here. There's something wrong if 95% of your T-Bar customers are outside in the smoking area. It could be that they're socialising, but another key reason is to avoid the music and saturation of "the games." The bar is coated in advertising too, which makes me sad, and the last bar area to close where you won't annoy diners is the pokies room. The bar closes at midnight, I'm fairly sure. Seems I'm always still there when they want to close. Once during the week (Thursday, I recall) we were there celebrating my birthday in the T-Bar when we were told to move into the restaurant at 9pm! That was disappointing, as then we didn't feel that comfortable sitting among diners when we just wanted to have drinks and be ourselves. Maybe that was just my reflection.

Underground bar / restaurant Very cool find. Grunge vibes…read morewith an amazing kitchen. Highly recommend the two dishes we did try. Carbonara and the barramundi. Table service with QR taps makes it easy to order. Different special each day like WINGS Wednesday and bottomless brunch weekends. Definitely come for the unique atmosphere and food.

Great food, drinks, and staff. Check it out! A very chill vibe. Their schedule rotates through the…read moreweek so there's something for everyone.

G's Wine Bar located on Griffith University's Nathan campus is a refreshing take on the restaurants…read morethat one would normally associate with students or universities. It's a far cry from regular sandwiches and burgers and instead replaces them with good meals like wild mushroom risotto or sirloin steak. The wine list is also quite extensive so matching the right wine with your food is quite easy even for those who are not that familiar with wines. Although G's is primarily a wine bar they do cater for everyone as they have a fully functioning licensed bar as well. The service is quite good and the staff is friendly and although they are students they have a very professional work ethic. The prices are a little bit more than the norm for "student" meals but it is well worth it. G's proves very popular for lunch, this might be slightly attributed to the fact that they are only open for lunch and breakfast however.

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.

Part of the Graziers steakhouse chain of pub venues. What makes this one stand out is the quality…read moreof the chefs they hire, they really are perfectionists with personalized touches to the meals. Can't go past their steaks always cooked to your requested level of done-ness.

I will start with the positives. The food was excellent. What you expect from a good quality pub…read moremenu. We had not eaten at the HP for quite some time, and were quite impressed with the quality of the food. The chef/s did a great job. Now the negatives. I decided to book because we wanted to get in early so as to be home early. I booked a table for 6pm. When we arrived the place was almost full. But that was ok because I had booked. We stood in the middle of the bistro waiting to be directed to our table, but there was nobody around. A young waiter eventually came to us and I told him we had a booked for 3. He eventually found our booking, but the table had been taken by somebody else. We eventually were shoved into the very far corner, which did have a reserve sign on it, so we must have got someone else's reserved table. We then ordered our meals and a round of drinks through the app. It took so long to get our drinks, so we went to the bar and got them ourselves. The food took almost a hour to arrive. There were not enough staff. Not enough waiters. Not enough bar staff. Not enough kitchen staff. The whole idea of booking was to get in early and get home early. I visited the HP about a month of so ago with a group of workmates. We sat in the bistro bar area. The bar service was extremely slow that night also. There was one lady whose English was very poor and a young lad who said it was his first night. Patrons were waiting a long time that night and were getting quite agitated. That night I put it down to teething problems with the new reno. But a month and a half later ... and staff issues are still apparent.