Brek

Brek has written 10 posts for BNE: HOT OR NOT

HOT: La Boheme, Palace Opera & Ballet, The Barracks Palace Theatre, 61 Petrie Terrace Brisbane

By Brek ⋅ June 21, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

It was a lovely winter’s day, one of those days when you love Brisbane and just want to dance around in the sunshine. So it was with some reluctance that I attended this early afternoon screening of La Boheme at The Barracks Palace Cinemas. Until 10am that morning, the other half of Brek had thought [...]

HOT: Azafran, 97 Ekibin Rd, Annerley

By Brek ⋅ May 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Azafran manages a nice blend of sophisticated modern Australian food with a private, homely atmosphere and friendly, attentive service. The menu is par for the course in modern Aussie cuisine these days – meat-centric, with some reasonably inventive accompaniments and a rich and delicate jus or similar kind of sauce. To their credit, Azafran also offers [...]

HOT: Mondo Organics Restaurant, 166 Hardgrave Rd, West End

By Brek ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Mondo Organics, tucked away in the bottom of west End, seems to divide its patrons and reviewers. I’m surprised at their mixed reputation, as we had a good experience there that is well worth repeating. Perhaps it is because specialty organic restaurants are not that common, and tend to attract the more discerning diners. Organic [...]

HOT: Bamboo Basket, 189 Grey St, South Brisbane

By Brek ⋅ February 8, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

Bamboo Basket is new addition to the increasingly vibrant and unapologetically modern South Bank precinct. Located at the eastern end of Grey St, there was always the danger that when this Chinese restaurant opened a few months ago it would be a little far from the action. But it hasn’t taken long for it to [...]

NOT: Dakbla Restaurant, 65 Hardgrave Rd, West End

By Brek ⋅ February 5, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

We try to have a new food adventure at least once a week. But there are some times when you just need the old locale, a place where you can be guaranteed a quick, cheap and tasty feed. And then you arrive at 8.15pm and find the place packed to the rafters, so you go [...]

HOT: Desmond and Molly Jones, 615 Stanley St, Woolloongabba

By Brek ⋅ January 20, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

This little café on Stanley Street, half a block from the Mater Hospital, is a favourite breakfast place of ours. Decked out with eclectic vintage furniture and a lively and down-to-earth staff, it is the atmosphere that keeps us coming back to Desmond and Molly Jones, as much as the food and the coffee. On [...]

HOT: Gusto da Gianni, Portside Wharf, Remora Rd, Hamilton

By Brek ⋅ December 14, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

Gusto da Gianni is an Italian restaurant, located on the river in the stylish but unpretentious Portside Wharf precinct. Although we chose it more for its location than for its reputation, we were rewarded with a pleasant experience. The first thing we noticed on arriving was the funky chandelier made from about 20 desk lamps, [...]

HOT: Sprout Cafe, 111 Haig Rd, Auchenflower

By Brek ⋅ November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sprout is a little restaurant in Auchenflower, not far from the Rosalie shops, which has a reputation for innovative, excellent food. On our visit we certainly weren’t disappointed. I had the confit duck leg with white bean and porcini puree, red cabbage marmalade and duck neck and pistachio sausage. Sounds good, right? It was divine. [...]

HOT: The Hi-Fi, 125 Boundary Street, West End

By Brek ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Brisbane has always been depressingly short on decent music venues. We’ve been to venues that were ridiculously hot (The Zoo), with sticky floors (The Arena – reportedly closing down), that are as big as our living room (The Troubadour, and we have a small living room), and worst of all, venues with ear-splittingly, head-crushingly loud [...]

NOT: Salon, Shop 5A, 110 Macquarie St (Cnr Florence St), Teneriffe

By Brek ⋅ November 16, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

We wouldn’t normally think of going to Teneriffe for dinner, but we were looking for something with a bit of quality, and thought we’d give Salon a try for a dinner for three. I called on Saturday afternoon to book for dinner, and was told we could come at 8. It was a tad late [...]