Royal Exchange Hotel

Last of the original normal pub" good meals

Came in for one drink on the new Trivia night and stayed for four hours. The funniest Games night I've ever seen!

Our first visit to the Royal on a quiet Sunday night in April, was for drinks and a meal, and we couldn’t have been happier with the experience. It was good to see that these guys take their Covid-19 safety responsibilities seriously, with sign-in required and masks “de rigueur” at all times while moving around in the pub.The staff are friendly, helpful and efficient, and everything ran smoothly for us from beginning to end. After drinks, we went back to the bar counter, where Chloe took our order of beer battered fish and chips, a rump steak with chips and vegetables and a serving of garlic bread for an entree. It took only a few minutes from time of ordering, until the meals were delivered to our table, in the correct order, and nicely presented on stylish, modern crockery. First came the garlic bread, followed by the two main meals. The garlic bread was a generous serve, with four chunky pieces of light and fluffy bread, smothered in creamy, moist garlic butter. The perfect way to start a meal. My fish was succulent and tender, and served with a nice selection of colourful vegetables and crispy chips. My wife’s rump was tasty and well cooked, just the way she likes it, and accompanied with a tangy mushroom sauce to spice it up, plus chips, and a serving of fresh, wholesome salad. We both enjoyed our meals, and at $53 for the lot, excellent value for money.The Royal is a spacious and airy venue, with lots of room to spread out and large comfy tables with high bar-stool style seating. There are plenty of TVs around the place for those who like their sport, but overall, although not sports-lovers, we still found the ambience to be perfect for us: casual, laid back and relaxed. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves in this pleasant, homely and safe atmosphere.There are two lots of toilets, both clearly signposted and easy to find. Like the rest of the place, they’re clean and well provisioned.Having just recently moved to this area, I’m pleased that we’ve discovered the Royal, which will be our local pub from now on! And it’s a breeze to get to by public transport or car, being conveniently located just a few minutes walk from the popular Toowong Shopping Village, where you can enjoy two hours free parking any week day, or unlimited free weekend parking after 6.00pm.

Has been my go to pub. Very convenient and good spot. Parking available. Good customer service and food.

Positively surprised with well priced food and drinks. Decent variety of vegetarian and vegan options. Food was of a pub standard but that's what this place is.Staff was really friendly and we even managed to get ourselves into karaoke night. Would not mind coming back.

Friendly place and nearby to Toowong train station. Food is good

Dinner was great. Tasty, fresh, yummy.A bit dark inside but if that's the mood you want RE has it. Sports screens abound but not overly noisy.

Great old fashioned pub. Reasonable meals; Steak Sandwich is the best. Drink price are very acceptable. Bar tender was very professional. Catch the train to Toowong.