Brisbane Restaurant Tips by Aleyd

Restaurant Name: Amici's Italian Restaurant

Lively atmosphere, family friendly. Seating available inside or outside. Reserve a table if possible, as it's very popular with locals. Wide variety of dishes available including entrees, desserts, Italian pasta and pizza, seafood (crumbed fish, calamari etc), steaks, veal, chicken and more. Wine is relatively cheap.

Favorite Dish: Have a lot of trouble deciding, so the group I'm with often shares their dishes.

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (07) 3844 8806
Address: Shop 26b/ Grey St South Bank 4101
Directions: South Bank, Brisbane.

Restaurant Name: Fez Bah

Small Turkish restaurant with fantastic food, great atmosphere & excellent service.

Located in a trendy section of Teneriffe.

A couple of small tables inside, with the bulk of the tables outside, but under cover.

Favorite Dish: My favourite dish is one of the Turkish Pizzas - the one with the lamb and yoghurt sauce.

The red wine complemented the meal beautifully, but was more expensive than you would expect in a Brisbane restaurant.

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Theme: Middle Eastern
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: 07 3257 0866
Address: Shop 3, 110 Macquarie St, Teneriffe, QLD 4005
Directions: May take a bit of hunting to find a street park at night.

Restaurant Name: Bali Grill Restaurant

The Bali Grill always presents its food very well. It offers a wide variety of South East Asian dishes.

There is both indoor and outdoor seating available. As it is quite popular with locals, I would definitely recommend booking in advance.

A la carte menu. Fully licensed (offers a large range of Australian and New Zealand wines), and BYO bottled wine only (corkage is A$3).

Open Monday - Saturday, 5:30pm till late (closed Public Holidays + Sundays). Is available Sundays for group bookings.

Wheelchair access is provided.

Favorite Dish: Any of the seafood dishes.

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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: +617 3369 7707 or 3369 0877
Address: Level 1, Shop 6, 164 Baroona Rd, Rosalie, QLD 4064
Directions: Has its own parking, and there is generally street parking available only a short walk away.
Website: www.baligrill.com.au
Other Contact: baligrill2004@yahoo.com.au

Restaurant Name: Pepe's Mexican

Very cosy, fairly small restaurant with great atmosphere & great service.

Inside are group tables with bench seats. Outside smaller tables for couples, threesomes etc.

They do dinner each day (I think - check before going on a Sunday) and lunch Wed-Fri.

Favorite Dish: We have been happy with each type of dish we have ordered.

My favourite thing to order is the Mexican Punch (non-alcoholic). Very tasty & goes a long way.

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Theme: Mexican
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 07 3369 6726
Address: Shop 18 Milton Shopping Village, Baroona Rd, Milto
Directions: Should be plenty of parking at the shopping complex at night. During lunch time it can be busy, but if you're patient you should eventually get a park.

Restaurant Name: Montezuma's Mexican Restaurant

Lively restaurant popular with locals.

Has both indoor & outdoor dining.

Is next to a large road. I could not hear the traffic from inside, but am not sure about the noise level outside. I don't remember seeing the traffic from our table inside.

Great friendly service.

You have to order & get your own drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) from the bar.

Favorite Dish: My favourite dish is the Seafood Enchilada dish. Comes with rice. Presented beautifully.

Offers combination meals which is cheaper than buying one of each item. Eg (making this combo up!) 1 x Chicken Enchilada & 1 x Bean Burrito.

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Theme: Mexican
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (07) 3870.3900
Address: Taringa Central, 165 Moggill Road, Taringa 4068
Directions: Shares off-street parking with the other local businesses.
Website: http://montezumas.com.au/taringa.htm
Other Contact: aklatt@bigpond.com.au

Restaurant Name: Forever Thai

Great atmosphere & yummy value-for-money food.

Most main courses = A$12-15 + rice A$2.

BYO & Takeaway available.

Lunch Wed-Fri 1130 - 1400

Dinner Mon-Sun 1730-2100

Major credit cards accepted, as well as Eftpos

Favorite Dish: My favourite dish is the Garlic & Pepper Beef, with white rice.

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Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 07 3379 1500
Address: 1/660 Sherwood Road, Sherwood
Directions: Short walk from the Sherwood railway station and Woolworths.

Restaurant Name: Little Lilly Restaurant

Small restaurant with Sushi Train inside. Some small tables outside. Open Mon-Sat 1130 - 2200. Takeaway available. Fairly simply decorated.

Favorite Dish: Have only tried the Sushi and the Chicken Laksa.

Sushi comes around on the Sushi Train. Very fresh. Variety of sizes & types. Eg 4 small Sushi per plate, 2 large Sushi per plate. Most plates seem to be A$3.50

The Chicken Laksa is $7.90

Other Asian dishes and soups range from $7.90 - $8.90

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Theme: Japanese/Sushi
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 07 3511 7877
Address: 5 / 1 Park Road, Milton
Directions: Close to Milton station. The building the restaurant is in has its own parking. Also, the area has a lot of 11hr street car parks. 2 hour parks are also available, so keep a good look out as you are approaching Park Road.

Restaurant Name: Sizzlers

Sizzlers is a 'no frills' family restaurant, most famous for its salad bar. Ideal for tourists on a budget. The salad bar includes soup, bolognaise and pasta, a wide variety of salads, vegetables and fruit, and a variety of desserts. There are special kids meals too. Sizzlers can get very busy, so be prepared for a queue. My girlfriends and I love going to Sizzlers, as everyone can find something to eat, no matter what their budget or appetite is that day.

You can order the salad bar alone (A$16.95), salad bar with bottomless soft drinks/tea/coffee ($18.95), or salad bar with a main meal &/or entree.

Main meal and salad bar prices are as follows:

steak = 21.95 - 27.95
seafood = 19.95 - 23.50
chicken = 18.50 -20.95
burgers = 19.25

Favorite Dish: I really enjoy the seafood meals and entrees combined with the salad bar (with dessert) and bottomless soft drink.

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Theme: Steakhouse
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 1800 807 076
Address: There are 19 restaurants located in Queensland.
Website: http://www.sizzler.com.au/content/home.asp
Other Contact: info@sizzler.com.au

Restaurant Name: Caravanserai Restaurant

Caravanserai is BYO, and has seating inside and out.

There are banquets available for groups of 4 and over.

Most main meals are A$19.80, and are a decent size. A wide variety of entrees is available. Hot drinks are A$3.00-4.00. There is a variety of desserts to tempt you, including desserts for a group to share.

The only downsides seem to be that the toilets appear to only be accessible via a flight of stairs, and there is only 1 kids meal on the menu. If your child is not a super fussy eater I am sure they could find something on the main menu to suit their tastes.

Favorite Dish: The entree breads are devine. We had the herb bread, and the garlic bread on our recent visit.

The Chai Latte hot drink was delicious.

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Theme: Other
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: +617 3217 2617
Address: 1 Dornoch Terrace, West End, Brisbane