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HOT: Black Forrest German Cafe Restaurant – 196 Gladstone Rd, Highgate Hill

By CazM ⋅ September 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s something extremely satisfying about a stein of authentic German beer accompanied by a kransky in a doughy bun and now that I know about Black Forrest, there’s no reason to wait ‘til October fest. Although I quite enjoy it, German fair would not be my pick of venues for a Saturday night dinner with [...]

NOT: Drift – 330 Coronation Drive, Milton.

By CazM ⋅ August 23, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Oxley’s on the River was a Brisbane icon for as long as I can remember. When I first moved to Brisbane at the ripe old age of 9, all I wanted was to go to dinner with my folks down at the cool pontoon restaurant – something to do with my love of food and [...]

HOT: SONO Restaurant Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St, Hamilton

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ March 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

SONO is a spacious and airy Japanese restaurant which makes the most of its location, with its enviable aspect of Portside Wharf and the glittering water and sometimes eye-level views of the huge cruise ships that moor at the dock. In general SONO is not cheap – it’s a restaurant for expensive and refined Japanese [...]

HOT: Urbane Restaurant, 179 Mary St, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ February 7, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Finally Brisbane’s laneways are starting to see some action. Melbourne is renowned for its utilisation of the funky laneways that branch from main streets of the CBD: bars, cafes, boutique shops…you name it, in the laneways down there they’ve got it. Brisbane, however, has been a little slow on the uptake. We have plenty of [...]

HOT: Aria, 1 Eagle St Pier, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ December 23, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

If you get a Christmas bonus from the boss this year, Aria is the place to spend it. I’m struggling to think of a better in venue in Brisbane when it comes to food, service and scenery. If you got sucked into the reality TV extravaganza that was MasterChef Australia, then you’ll know that the [...]

HOT: Top Gun Paintball, Glengarry Rd, Keperra

By CazM ⋅ December 4, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I’m not really an advocate of sports that involve hitting, punching, kicking, chopping and generally beating the crap out of other people….but throw me into the bush on a sweltering hot day, with cammo gear, a gun that fires pellets of paint and a bit of nervous adrenalin – it’s game on! Until earlier this [...]

NOT: Fifth Element Bar and Cellar, 1b/188 Grey St, South Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ December 1, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

I’ve bragged before about the beauty of my expense account, but whether it’s my money or someone else’s, I know when I’m getting ripped off. Fifth Element brings an air of arrogance to Southbank (not that it’s too out of place) and it’s wound to 11, as are the prices. I’d wanted to sample the [...]

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 [...]

NOT: Parking in Brisbane CBD

By CazM ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The cost of parking in Brisbane CBD is akin to daylight robbery. I heard a rumour that Brisbane was the third most expensive city in the world, and as I scanned the interweb for some substantial evidence, my initial source wasn’t far from the truth. In 2009 Brisbane came in at 7th in the world [...]

HOT: Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, Stamford Plaza Brisbane Hotel, Cnr Edward and Margaret Sts, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ November 8, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Teppanyaki isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and more often than not you’ll find that an evening in front of the Japanese BBQ plate will leave both your stomach and wallet feeling a little empty. My most recent teppanyaki experience was at Kabuki which is heralded as one of Brisbane’s best Japanese restaurants. Following my March [...]