Dropped in there for lunch yesterday after visit to Nectar. We were the only ones there.
Looks like a top little spot. Trendy but clean "industrial" style look, with a mix of tables (inside and out) and couches/armchairs plus a couple of pool tables. Very comfortable and relaxed feel; could have easily whiled away the day there if I didn't have other things to do.
Very brave in terms of beer selection - not a XXXX, VB or TED in sight. Only thing low carb was Burleigh Brewing's Big Head on tap. Beer selection was exclusively Australian "Craft" beer (if you count Squires and Matilda Bay as craft), with about 8 on tap, and 60 bottled to chose from. They even had bottles of the limited release Little Creatures IPA.
The food seems to be typical Bistro/Gastro Pub style, and there is some attempt at pairing with the beers. My son had the Steak Burger, which came with beer battered chips; he enjoyed very much. I had bacon and eggs, paired with a pot of White Rabbit (on tap) :icon_drool2: .
In terms of price, I have no idea what is reasonable for beer nowdays, but the tap prices were between $3.50 and $4.00 a pot and around $6 for a schooner.
The staff was pretty enthusiastic about craft beer, although it seems that they know they have an uphill battle, and treat every punter as if they know nothing about beer. My only real criticism of the place was that they served the beer too cold. I passed this on to the bar tender, who was very receptive to feedback.
I hope that they make a success of it; the more places like this serving and advocating craft beer in Brisbane, the better!
