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    Les Bubbles

    3.8 (21 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Good for groups

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    "We regret to inform you, we are no longer a brothel" - Management
    Bianca R.

    Damien Griffiths has definitely hit it out of the park with this one. Les Bubbles is a quaint moderately sized French Bistro and Bar paying homage to its somewhat sordid past. Les Bubbles is on Wickham St in the Valley and was once an illegal casino and brothel back in the Fitzgerald Inquiry. The photos of infamous 1980's characters adorn every wall with red, yellow and blue neon signage on the exposed brick. The food: Les Bubbles has one main on the menu - Steak Frites. A cut of beautifully cooked well seasoned rib fillet and a side of salty frites - or French fries, served with an option of sauces. The Bearnaise, Cafe de Paris, and Green Peppercorn and Cognac and also a side salad served before the mains arrive. Did I mention that the frites are unlimited? Yes! You can have as many or as little as you like along with the sauce! Chip lovers rejoice! After a main each, with complimentary bread and butter, 2 glasses of Shiraz, and a perfectly airy chocolate mousse with vanilla chantilly cream it is safe to say we left quite satisfied. Go here if you love steak and chips, an epic dessert list, and to people watch - the clothing choices that patrons chose to wear were fabulous. The service was fantastic. Every single waitperson was bubbly (hehe) and friendly and the wonderful French accents of the males was music to my ears. The females in French lace trimmed maid style aprons was a bit tongue in cheek - a nod to the buildings history perhaps.

    The amazing tender steak with traditional cafe sauce.
    Shayna J.

    This is fast becoming our favourite low-key, low-fuss dinner spot. Where else in Brisbane can you get PERFECTLY cooked medium rare steak, the most amazingly delicious sauces and unlimited fries with a stunning array of cocktails? Oh and just in case you didn't know, it's ALL gluten free. Yes, you read that right. The chips. The Sauce. The majority of stunning desserts (including the gosh darn chocolate fondant, omggggggg). It's a coeliac's heaven. We have been here twice and each time we enjoy the food and drink and excellent service. We booked both times due to its popularity, and I would advise against turning up looking for a table. The earlier you can book the better lest you're stuck with a 5pm slot -- and they will churn you through quickly! The restaurant upstairs is dotted with smaller wooden tables and larger comfortable booths. We are yet to have enough people to warrant a booth, but the tables are comfortable enough (if not a little cramped). I LOVE the various pictures and paintings of Brisbane celebrities adorning the walls both upstairs and downstairs. It adds a lot of charm and humour abounds everywhere you look. The bar downstairs is a little more basic although it's not often you find a bar with a spa in it! All drinks are served in plastic cups and there is ample cushioned bench seating along the side of the venue. I would imagine it would get hot down there when it's full - thankfully you can jump in the spa and cool off at any point. All in all we will continue coming back and delighting in the reliability of such beautifully put together meals. I find myself getting cravings for that sauce on the regular and who can go past the chocolate fondant with ooozy chocolate sauce.... go easy on the fries though, you need to save some space for this delicacy.

    A bit weird having Sir Joh looking down on me eating! :)
    Anne-Marie S.

    I loves me a good steak and you cannot beat Les Bubbles for a good steak! Set in the old Bubbles Bathhouse brothel, it pays homeage to its seedy past in a comical yet classy way. Notorious figues from the 70's and 80's adorne the walls and it is quite funny to have someone like Sir Joh, Terry Lewis or Russ Hinze stare down on you while you are eating! The steak here is just amazing. Very little fat, cooked perfectly, unlimited frittes (chips) and the sauces ... WOW! Desserts are amazing as are the cocktails. The only downside to this place is that it would not be the right place to bring a vegan, vegetarian on non-red meat eater here.

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    Review Highlights - Les Bubbles

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    Char Char Char - beef wrap amuse

    Char Char Char

    3.8(28 reviews)
    1.3 kmCBD
    $$$

    Sorry Australia, but you suck at cooking steaks…read more After a few tries at a few places, I'm now convinced that you export all your good beef and force the leftovers upon your unknowing citizens. My last attempt of an Australian steak was at Cha Cha Char. The waitress assured me that the Wagyu rump had the best marbling of any of their steaks and it would be the fattiest. My cohorts ordered a couple of the other steaks, so we had a fair assessment of the spread. Opening up the dinner was an auto-amuse of beef wrapped around some stuff. Meh, nothing too fancy here; http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qKhgQa4HSqeYJyN26QqPIQ?select=7hdJuLedzLIvyT9Lm73gjA#7hdJuLedzLIvyT9Lm73gjA Then came my steak with a side of very well executed fried gnocchi. The side was the best part of the meal, each ingredient was there with a purpose and had my plate been full of just this, it would have been a much nicer dinner. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qKhgQa4HSqeYJyN26QqPIQ?select=FXH2o8O0XYecvAXIsTmrRQ#FXH2o8O0XYecvAXIsTmrRQ The steak itself had an okay crust and was seasoned well enough. But looking inside you can sympathize with my disappointment. Zero marbling. I've had "Australian Wagyu" all over the states and even the worst of that lot easily trumps what was on my plate. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/qKhgQa4HSqeYJyN26QqPIQ?select=d-M97RYS3NpQ8_3mpNp0Tw#d-M97RYS3NpQ8_3mpNp0Tw It was chewy, not that juicy, and really lean. Lean should not exist in a highly marbled steak. Neither of the other two steaks order fared much better. Overall, a miss and the nail in the coffin of my ever trying to enjoy steak down under again. PS - here's a great read on the lie that is Kobe Beef: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/04/12/foods-biggest-scam-the-great-kobe-beef-lie/

    Awarded National Restaurant & Catering Award for Excellence as Australia's best steak restaurant -…read morefor the fourth time in a row back in 2007 means that this place means serious steak business. I have on good knowledge that every year these restaurants bid on the prize cows that come from around the country. Basically they try and get the cow that will give them the best steak in a cow auction. It's very prestigious and the top cows have been known to have been bought for over $15000... back in the day, could be more now. To have won this cow, is to have claimed the title The Best Steak In Brisbane pretty much. MSA certified etc etc etc it is the cow to have ticked all the boxes, and now it was up to the chefs. Having said that, these guys know how to cook up the best steak. The prices are on the pricey side being in the fancy pants Eagle Street Pier and the waiters are very particular about the sides and side sauces you put next to your piece of beef. On a Friday night, it gets a bit loud with the business men of Brisbane crowding into their regular tables, opening up their expensive wines and sitting down for the 9:30pm service... the Saturday NIght crowd seems a little better in my opinion. Don't expect there to be many sides with your steak, and expect the steaks to be over $40. Yes, you can get steaks somewhere else for cheaper, but no you won't have had the Cha Cha Char experience that I need everyone to have. So check it out just because.

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    Southern Attitude

    Southern Attitude

    3.7(10 reviews)
    3.0 kmBulimba
    $$

    If you read nothing else of my review, read that this is a place best ventured to with a group. The…read moremenu is hearty and unless you have super-human eating ability you really won't be able to experience the best of the menu as a solo diner. Still with me? Okay let's begin. I stopped in for lunch and dined solo mid-week. Despite being school holidays it was relatively quite. This is definitely a place that needs the atmosphere of many diners to make it feel like (what I imagine) a true Honky-Donk American bar would be like. The waitresses on duty were so lovely and polite. She explained the flag system they have. Just pop the flag atop the menu holder and it signals to them you would like to ask them a question / order / ask them the meaning of life. This worked fairly well with but a handful of patrons, but I do wonder how it goes when they're at capacity. Defeating the very purpose of dining in an American-style venue, I ordered the Mad Dog Tortilla Salad - grilled chicken, mixed lettuce, smoky bacon, tomatoes, avocado, corn, beans (green), goats cheese, sour cream, house made dressing and tortilla chips. It's a hefty salad and it's probably an illusion to think it's remotely healthy, but I did figure it was more virtuous than a burger or hoagie. As far as salads go, it was filling, a good balance of all ingredients but, and this is entirely personal preference, something this robust needs to be served in a bowl not a silver platter. It's just easier eating. All in all: a solid addition to Bulimba and gives them a part of the Brisbane fixation on US-style eateries.

    Recently opened, they started 'quietly' with explosive flavours! I happened to be heading towards…read moreto cross Oxford St at the 'safe pedestrian' crossing when I noticed that the Thai spot is no longer and new seating and decor replaced it. I pursued the menu and the first thing I thought is "YES 'MURICA!" Eager to try them out, I mentioned to my DH when he was finally 'settled in' (and in the midst of removing his shoes) that I'd like to get drinks to 'celebrate.' He put back on his one shoe, and off we went! We ended up sharing a 'Southern Special' 10 Hour Braised Brisket with our chosen sweet potato fries and Bourbon glazed carrots. There's a few of those specials (it's on the second to last page of the menu, just after the BBQ page) - reasonably priced and they come with two sides. I'm not a big meat eater, but daaaammmn that brisket is fiiiinnnnne. And naturally, I came for the drinks - I got the Chipotle and Grapefruit margarita -- perfectly sea salt rimmed Mason wide-mouth jars. Yummily sweet with a nice heat at the back of the throat. I winkled my nose at my DH's choice of Long Island Iced Tea, because I was being a snob as that drink was my 'young, stupid, cheap, and often watered-down preferred drink' - but I am pleased when I tasted it -- good mix and definitely not watered down (just don't let the ice melt, k?). We also ended our meal sharing 'Mum's Milk Punch' (my original desire for one of their Chocolate Peanut Butter milkshake was denied by DH - he's looking out for me). I enjoyed looking at other people's meals, and had a giggle when I glanced at a pretty lady taking a bite out of one of their German hot dogs (...sorry, I know.) In all, we have been impressed, especially as it is a sister restaurant to La Quinta next door (we weren't terribly impressed with the food there). They have the same ordering system where when you're ready to order, put up the flag on the Longhorned cattle head at your table.

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    Root Beer Float :)

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    Southern Attitude - Smoked Short Cut Beef Ribs, smokey Jack Daniels Glaze. Sides of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Glazed Onion rings and Blackened Corn :)

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    Smoked Short Cut Beef Ribs, smokey Jack Daniels Glaze. Sides of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Glazed Onion rings and Blackened Corn :)

    Les Bubbles - french - Updated June 2026

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