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    Botero

    4.1 (10 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Cafes
    Open 6:30 am - 4:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Trendy
    Good for groups

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    Sandra E.

    So where do I start? I arrived the day after Joe Jonas came here for his morning coffee!! Thank goodness for Snapchat :) The hosts were totally nice and welcoming. I came here a few days before my bf had to leave for the army! So yeah pretty cool date place. They have access to a three-storey area which is pretty cool. We went for the special burgers and beer night. The burgers were totally yum and filling which we didn't expect. Probably shouldn't have worn the skinny jeans for the meal! The only regret for the night I think. We got a couple of types of beer with our meals, I just don't think my tummy was totally keen for the beer though. Should've stayed with my usual vodka coke! I'm keen to come back and see the dealio with the coffee... I guess if Joe Jonas has posted about it then it should be good!

    My delicious omelette with soft proscuitto and raclette.
    Lily O.

    I am quite cynical with trendy new brunch spots, but Botero actually surpassed my expectations. The menu wasn't extensive, but rather had a good range that was just enough to give a small variety but focus on high quality. The prices were great for such good quality ingredients and preparation, and you get a decent size serve for $20 and under. Staff were very friendly, polite and not at all pushy even if our friends were quite late and we took up a table for quite a while. When one friend forgot to pay for an item when we split our bill, they were extremely polite and handled it well. The food - great! They had a range of gorgeous pastries from Sprout, and the almond croissant was perfect - a good amount of almond filling without excess, but at the same time a moist yet crispy pastry. My omelette was delicious, with a lovely chimichurri and raclette topped with proscuitto. The only loss in points to get a perfect score was because my raclette only appeared a third into my omelette which was melted but barely warm, and the proscuitto was quite soft and warmed rather than cooked. This may have been the way it was meant to be (I'm not sure) but it was very soft like barely cooked bacon so it would have been better just served cured or fried rather than just warmed. It was still quite nice and I really enjoyed it. The bread wasn't the freshest either - in particular the crust was so chewy I had a lot of trouble cutting into it. The serve of hash browns was stunning though - extremely crispy yet still moist and a complex herbed flavour. OMG! Coffee was lovely and served in the prettiest crockery. Definitely a great spot that gives many overrated city cafes a great run for their money. About bloody time!!

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    10 years ago

    These guys do fantastic coffee and great pastry! I really like the Northern NSW vibe of the place too.

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    For the best coffee, service and atmosphere head to Botero! Beautiful people and beautiful times

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    The menu wasn't extensive, but rather had a good range that was just enough to give a small variety but focus on high quality.

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    Down Under Bar & Grill

    Down Under Bar & Grill

    3.9(29 reviews)
    0.3 kmCBD
    $

    Nice place good beers, hidden away lots of soccer games on…read more Not much more to say, not a soot I'll make effort to patron however, nothing wrong with place.

    Conveniently nicknamed the 'dub dub' by my friends back in our clubbing days, there are memories…read morethere that we will always remember for the rest of our lives. This is a backpacker joint. Jam-packed with people of all ages from all the countries the beautiful world has to offer. Only catch is, you can only get in if you're a traveller or student (ID/Passport required) and if you're a girl. Although we have snuck the odd guy in with a bunch of girls with much success. It helps if you know the bouncer. They play music with the likes of Love Shack, Horny, Addicted to Bass and a lot of songs popular all over the world with the kids in the 90s era. They do go back to Dancing Queen and Mr Wendal as well and boy can you boogy to the tunes of this place. Be prepared to have some form of alcohol spilt on your fancy clothes every time you go there. Be prepared for people dancing on tables (even though they've banned it). Be prepared to body squish your way from the dance floor to the toilets and then back to the dancefloor with very willing body squichers - usually from Braz-eeeel (Brazil) and write a note on the wall to your ex-lover in the toilets and pretty much throughout the whole bar, on the walls, on the furniture... everywhere. Leave your memory here for free. This place will always hold a special place in our hearts, yes it's not posh, it's rather backpackery... but that's how we would like it to stay. Join in the songs with your hearts and hands and sing and dance to the wee hours to an awesome DJ with various glow in the dark articles through his hair. People have fun here, and that's what being young and travelling the world is supposed to feel like. Footloose and fancy free.

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    Criterion Tavern

    Criterion Tavern

    3.3(6 reviews)
    0.7 kmCBD
    $$$

    This place is perfect for what you should expect: A bar/grill in the middle of the city…read more Firstly and probably its main attraction - it's got crazy good location! But the layout of the place is even better! It is a basement bar, half of it outside and the other half kind-of-inside. Very spacious, clean and with good selection of beer (albeit mostly mainstream beers, but a lot of them). Very comfortable, with some big TVs and also music. Good people watching too. The food is good, not amazing, but you can't expect amazing in such a central, tourist-y area. I had the wings and they're a solid 8/10, at least. Service was great too. Shout out to Elise behind the bar.

    I have to say that I really like basement bars, and the Criterion is not exception. I have been…read morehere a few times, at least when I was previously in Brisbane, namely because I thought that their beer garden was really cool. However, like most of the pubs in the CBD, this one does close quite early (though late enough that I was able to slip in here for a drink one night). There is nothing fancy or flash about this pub - expect the standard beers on tap - no craft beers. It also has a pokies area and a bistro, though there is a pool table tucked away in one corner. The beer garden is pretty cool as well, but unfortunately for the smokers it is not the designated smoking area. During the day it does get fairly crowded (though I have never noticed anybody out in the beer garden, despite it being a pretty nice day), but it was fairly quiet when I was there.

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    Criterion Tavern - Ordered the eye filet, this is supposed to be medium.  Did not taste seasoned at all. Dry dry dry

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    Ordered the eye filet, this is supposed to be medium. Did not taste seasoned at all. Dry dry dry

    Irish Murphy's - Ice cold Bulmers cider!!

    Irish Murphy's

    3.2(13 reviews)
    0.7 kmCBD
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    I went here one time with my legal teachers party on the veranda one after noon and it was nice old…read morebuilding and the food was good.

    Now, depending on my mood, I can be a sucker for dive bars. Don't get me wrong, I relish the…read moreopportunity to dress up and act like a lady. But sometimes it's good to get reckless and a bit silly over some beers and some really, really terrible love music. Irish Murphy's doesn't necessarily have bad music (I'm also a sucker for an accent, especially Irish) but they certainly have the collective crowd keen on getting drunk and roaring along to an inaudible and stereotypically perfect karaoke song. Maybe it's the fact that Irish Murphy's adopts an appearance actually like an Irish pub, but I can't help but have a little fondness for it. I have to search for the fondness a little but believe me, it's there. It's just an ideal place to gather around a table and sling back a few casual (or not so casual) beers and get a little messy and fun. And when you've had a few, who can't join in with the crooning and tuning of the blokes on stage? The beer's fairly cheap, the company's not half bad, and the entertainment isn't sot stale either. I'm not trying to sound begrudging here, because like I said, I do have a soft spot for Irish Murphy's. I just like to be with a larger group of people and get a little silly in the name of fun. If you're after slurry banter and Irish accents, Irish Murphy's is the place to be.

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