Brunswick Hotel

Had a great steak here, first time back here in 10 years! Reno's are tops and still an awesome welcoming atmosphere!

I met dear friends at the Brunswick Hotel for beverages on a Saturday afternoon. We had the most wonderful time in the beer garden. The bar staff were friendly, helpful, and made wonderful cocktails. I highly recommend the Brunswick Hotel for the atmosphere and great customer service. Superb!

FOOD & DRINKThe Brunswick is part of the ALH Group, whose stable includes the Indooroopilly Hotel, the Newmarket, the Morrison and many other pubs around Brisbane. We’ve dined at a number of them and always found the standards to be consistently high. We’ve never been disappointed at an ALH Hotel, and the Brunswick was no exception.My wife and I dined on a quiet Sun night. We started with the beer special, a schooner of Great Northern Super Crisp at $6, and a glass of Prosecco ($8). Great way to start the evening. As seniors, we were able to avail ourselves of the discounted seniors menu. For entree, we choose the calamari, with chips, salad, lemon and aioli. It was delicious and chewy, and came with a generous serve of crunchy chips and salad. For our main meals, we both chose the 250g rump steaks with pepper sauce for me and mushroom sauce for my wife. Unbeatable value at just $16. Steaks were beautifully prepared and well cooked just the way we like them, but still tender and full of flavour. Steaks come with a choice of two sides, I chose chips and caesar salad, my wife went for the garden salad and mash. It was all perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed our meals, so thanks to the hardworking chefs. We couldn’t have been happier. For dessert, our all-time fav, the sticky date pud at the reasonable price of $8. The pud was sweet and moist, and came with fresh cream, a dollop of ice cream and finely sliced strawberry to top it off. Perfect way to end a fine meal.AMBIENCEWe both loved the relaxed, casual, laid back ambience of this place. The bistro space is large, spacious and airy with stylish, trendy decor and comfy chairs. It’s carpeted throughout with colourful artwork on the walls and low mood lighting to give it a perfect atmosphere. It’s the kind of place that you’ll feel happy to be in. On the night that we dined, it was fairly quiet, just a smattering of other diners, but that added to the calm and unhurried vibe. Acoustics were good and we were easily able to converse.SERVICEOur server, Morgan, was neatly turned out in a smart white serving jacket. She greeted us warmly and throughout the evening, she was friendly, efficient and attentive. Orders were promptly taken and drinks came out quickly, followed by the entrees and shortly after that, the main courses and then dessert. We arrived at around 6.00pm, by 7.30pm we were done, and that’s just how we like it. There’s also the option for electronic ordering, using a barcode affixed to a little disc on your table, but being a quiet eve, we found ordering with the waitress the easier way to go.TOILETSThe toilets are sparkling clean, modern and well provisioned. They look pretty new too, or recently renovated, with ample male and female cubicles, strong lighting, rows of shiny basins and fast hand dryers. They’re well signposted and easy to find just behind the bistro.COSTTaking advantage of the seniors' menu, we paid a modest $74 for two glasses of wine, a schooner of beer, an entree, two main courses and dessert. That’s outstanding value for money when you think that a humble cup of coffee now sets you back almost 5 pesos, so thanks to the ALH Hotel Group for this generous initiative to help out long suffering seniors.PARKINGWe found easy street parking on Brunswick St, opposite the hotel, where there were no weekend or after hours restrictions. The hotel also has its own car park, which you can access via Brunswick or Kent Streets.SUMMARYWe had a fab evening and everything ran smoothly. Food was outstanding and served in generous portions. The cool ambience is perfect for a relaxing meal with family and friends. Service was efficient and polite. Add to that, clean and modern toilets, free parking and modest prices and you have an ideal evening out. They have poker machines too, if you want to have a little flutter after your meal. Thanks guys, we will definitely be back!

I was after a lunch rump special. On a week day, it was quiet and peaceful.I ordered the steak and a glass of red. They all looked fresh and yummy.It is good to be alone sometimes. This place allows you to be so if you are interested.It was a reasonable price for what you get and tasty for sure.It is no comparison to the Gilhooleys' rump special for instance.I can't wait to go back for my lunch again.

Went for the lunch special. Chicken Parma was cooked right, not dry. The coleslaw dressing had a sweet and garlic taste. Sree's service was great. He did not shy away from serving like others that avoid eye contact and pretend customers dont exist. Will be coming back for sure!

Biggest surprise ever. Shame on me that I had pre-judged this venue based on it's location and me preconceptions. Went there for Balls out Bingo, no expectations.Enter a great beer garden style outdoor area. Ordered rump on the 'seniors' menu expecting average pub meal. Well, best steak I have had in forever. Last time was a club 4yrs ago in Bargara. Exceptional flavour, moist, succulent and loved it. The people I was with equally loved their meals.So many of my favourite beer choices on tap and schooners were just $7.20.Service was friendly, prompt and faultless.Congrats to the Brunswick. You have a lot to live up to now as i will be back with high expectations.Glad to finally get a chance for another good review. Tired of so many poor ones lately.

We dropped in for lunch. Paul was amazing, food was fantastic, great portions, tasty and well presented.The rest of the staff were super quick and friendly.

Popped in tonight for a late night drink and was surprised to find what a great venue the Brunswick has become. There is certainly lots of space with a couple of different bars and really friendly staff. We really enjoyed the outdoor venue with a bit of greenery. They is also a small area with a streetscape, then upstairs there was another terrific indoor bar area with stools and tables. And yes worth a mention, some really great toilet facilities!There is also poker poker machine faculties.The downstairs bar featured shelves loaded with bottles of gin, vodka, various whiskies and even some Japanese style unique bottles of spirits. It's a really great atmosphere at this hotel with lots of different areas to spend time enjoying depending on whether you're just a couple or a group of friends.There are some great old paintings and photographs of the Brisbane area and the hotel on the walls which really add to the feeling of nostalgia in the venue. See photos. The decor is modern and fits the Brisbane/ New Farm vibe. Open until 11.30pm on a Thursday, so if you're out and about when other venues in New Farm are closed, this is the place!.... we will return.

Jorge and Kai were absolutely amazing, I had my birthday here and it was such an amazing night and all of the bar staff were kind and funny and all around it was an amazing atmosphere and food was delicious. Would highly recommend for any night out and or celebration!Thank you again to all the bar staff that worked last night you made my night!