Yum, yum, YUM! Phatboys food is excellent! Their food is always, fresh, super delicious and cooked…read moreto perfection. The staff are super nice and always make me feel welcome. You can find them regularly at the markets at Lone Pine or Green Beacon Brewing - plus they frequent many of the food truck events around Brisbane. Definitely try them out!

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I had heard great things about this place and decided to visit with the kids this morning. Now…read morehaving visited, I can definitely recommend it too! It has such a fantastic space for parents or carers wanting a coffee and kids wanting a play. It features a fenced playground for kids aged 0 to 5. The playground is fenced in glass, so the parents can sit just outside, drink their coffee and visibly see the kids. This area is shaded. They make a great coffee too! High chairs are available and there's a nappy changing area. Definitely one of the best kid-friendly cafes in Brisbane. Many thanks to the friendly staff too...we will be back.

A fantastic toddler playground, worth the drive will definitely be back. So good to be able to feel…read moresafe without worrying what the little ones are upto as all the playground equipment is so low to the ground my little one loved it. Great small Cafe only wish they had breakfast or lunch too.

Just as good the second time around. I wish these guys would open up a place in oahu. I expanded my…read moreselection to include a milkshake this time. I ordered the OG burger with aioli sauce and a GF bun. GF is typically stale and that can take away from the overall taste, but the burger was great and made up for that. I ordered the Elvis Presley shake as well, which is pretty much a peanut butter overload shake. It was awesome! Still a great place, great service, great attitude. 5 stars!

I love the atmosphere and the buzz that this place has brought to Blackwood Street from the day it…read moreopened, especially at night when the street used to be eerily quiet. Not anymore, with tables packed and people queuing out Miss Kay's door. So there's many things to like about this place, sadly the burgers isn't one of them :( I've tried 3 different burgers and they all lacked some kind of sauce or marinade for my liking. I don't really mind what they put on it, I'd be happy with ketchup, BBQ, mayo, aioli, satay, sriracha - my palate is a broad church. The burgers just need something in my opinion. As for the sides, the fries are good but they really need a smaller sized option for those grabbing a solo weekday lunch. The $8.50 milkshakes have cool names, and they would be fine if they were half the price or twice the size. Overall, unfortunately it doesn't look like this place is for me.

This cafe, awkwardly positioned in a pocket of Pickering Road, might seem familiar. Their interior…read morehas been done before - mismatched plates and cups, famous people as table numbers, kitsch china figurines and oddly, many lifesize jars of Nutella. But give it a chance. What gives this spot a point of difference, in my opinion, is their choose-your-own-adventure style breakfast menu. They give you the base (eggs and toast - $8.90) and the rest is up to you. Pulled pork (china town style, hoisin meets char siu and dances with soy), vegetable fritter, Haloumi, mushroom, hollandaise? The list is seemingly endless. I arrived to try it all out at 11:30ish on a Friday. It's not overly busy but noisy. You've been warned. The concrete shell of this store means sound proofing isn't an option. Their specialty drink appears to be a cappucino (Genovese beans) with weird and wonderful flavours like nutella or such mixed through. I stick with a flat white that's easy to drink but lacking any oomph. I had read a review previous to going that said ask for a double-shot if you prefer a real coffee kick and I'm inclined to agree. As tempted as I was by the sides menu, I opted for a 6-in Steak & Philly Sub ($10). I've never had a philly steak before but when my plate is served I'm a little lost as what to do with the second slice of baguette. Served as an open sandwich, I'd happily pay a little less for not having the lonesome slice of bread or pay a little extra to have more topping to use on the other slice. I'd actually also love to know if I could have swapped the baguette out for it all served on a bed of spinach. I quite like what's going on at Hansell & Gretel. It's not new but it is a new take on breakfast for this particular area which (and they're directly across the road from iconic Grub Street) I think makes it an interesting game of play for locals! I liked that it wasn't stuffy or pretentious, just familiar food done reasonably well.

Hansell & Gretel is a fairly new spot in Gaythorne, open for breakfasts and lunches every day of…read morethe week. It's small, unpretentious but a bit quirky, and does good food and coffee with friendly service and reasonable prices. The menu selection has some interesting things on there (each has a fairytale-themed name - cute), with a mix of savoury and sweet options, but what is excellent is the long list of extras that means you can tailor your meal to suit. I like being able to add avocado and haloumi to everything! There is also a small, slightly more lunch-focused section of the menu which has things like a burger, philly cheese steak sub, and banh mi. I'm told the philly cheese steak sub is good, it definitely is big! I haven't tried any of the sweet menu options yet, but so far the savoury things I've tried have been yum. They have a decent looking selection of cakes/muffins/etc, many of which are gluten-free or dairy-free (or both). Hansell & Gretel is right next to train (Gaythorne station) and bus (390), but free street parking is also available down nearby side-streets. Seating is both inside and outside, I just wish the outside seats got sunshine in winter! It should be a cooler outdoor spot in summer though to make up for it. Latest update: something has changed, and it's more than the refreshed menu with higher prices (that now exceed the value for money tipping point in my opinion - I know the Woodchopper's Breakfast is huge but it's also $28 and for breakfast I just can't bring myself to pay that). I can't quite put my finger on it but H&G is definitely not as great as it used to be, unfortunately. The coffee is still good, they still play good music, and the sweet treats cabinet still rates highly, but my brunch devotion has waned in favour of other places in the area.

We were looking for something to eat for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. This was one of the only…read moreplaces open during the lunch time period and it had all the Thai food that we were craving. Our host was super cheery and nice. She made us feel invited - which is great these days! The food was really good, and filling. You can tell the food had homemade ingredients in it - not just the same way it's made in every single restaurant. We'd love to come back soon :)

Inside, Chinpala Kitchen doesn't look like much. Tables are adorned with plastic covers and…read moresurrounded with humble looking seats. Past the makeshift counter, you can see directly into the kitchen where the cooks prepare meals with a relaxed and carefree smile. Don't worry, its all good. If there's one thing that I've learned about Thai restaurants and takeaways, it's never judge the establishment by the way it appears. When I first arrived, my initial though was, I knew it was too good to be true. It was only that afternoon when my wife and I oow'd and ahh'd over a new thai menu found in our letterbox. We'd tried everything around the area and were happy to find a new place to indulge in. We ordered and were told our pick up would be ready in twenty minutes. This was great. When served at the counter, I was told that our food would be another five minutes. This was forgivable. When the plastic containers came out, steam building in the transparent containers, I took notice of the vibrant colours of the curries and warm beef salad we had ordered. That was reassuring. Arriving at home and opening our dinner, we were surprised that there was a genuine fresh look to the meals. The aromas themselves indicated that our meals hadn't been taken from some big pot of premade food. Compared to similar takeaways Chinpala Kitchen, doesn't serve as much, but makes it up in pure contentment through oral satisfaction.

Great service here last time I went in. Forgot the name of the dish I had but it was really good…read more The decor of the place is also pretty cool!

The uber was worth the effort! A nice and clean place with friendly staff. I ordered the spicy pork…read moreriblets with a spicy glaze along with an order of delicious chicken friend rice with a starter of an egg drop soup with Bang bang chicken! I took this one home and the packaging was absolutely perfect! No spills or leaks. The pork was tender and juicy while the sauce was so delicious and 'sticky'. The soup was excellent - finally a place who makes a great tasty soup. And finally, the fried rice was fresh and full of flavour. I definitely plan on going back! Next time, I plan on trying the spicy green beans and spicy beef!

Super delicious, extremely fresh, and the menu varies. It seems expensive when you look at the…read moreprices for the portions but it's extremely filling and ends up being excellent value. Beautiful cupcakes.

You heard it here first: Red Hill is about to become seriously cool. Secretly I've always thought…read moreit already was. I think I was already in lust with Botanica before I walked through their doors with perfectly spaced and aesthetically pleasing typography, but it was definitely love when I walked out with a fresh loaf of sourdough and freshly-made-that-morning Beetroot Slaw. The brainchild of two ex-private chefs for the Packers amongst other Australian celebs, Botanica is about one thing: Real Food. Daily made fresh salads, fresh loaves of bread, and small cakes. All take-away and all presentable on a dinner plate to either proudly boast where acquired or past off as your own divine creations. My small beetroot slaw was a neat $10 and fed two as a dinner side as well as enough left over to make friends with an egg and some fetta this morning for breakfast. Best of all they're open til 7pm, meaning you can pop in on your way home for those times when cooking seems too much but a oil deep fried takeaway dinner is equally lacking in appeal.

Everyone needs a handful of restaurants that offer solid take-away options for those nights you CBF…read morebut don't want to sit hunched over a brown paper bag from a place with golden arches or an elderley gent with hipster glasses and a cane. Thankfully, in these neck of the woods Amazing Thai is just one of those places. With an equally strong dine-in game, their takeaway is as easy as checking out the menu online, calling ahead and being greeted with a pleasant, "Give me 25 minutes please." If you've planned ahead you can pick up on your way home and faster than you can get into your jim jams you're eating freshly made meals like Pad See Ew (pick your protein - beef, chicken, pork or seafood) and a perfectly sweet and sour Massman Beef Curry.

Driving around ye old Brisbane, you see some brilliant names for Thai places to eat. You have the…read moreBow Thai, the Thai Mountain, the My Thai, and the Royal Thai Orchid. Brilliant, whoever came up with those names, I love it. So when I was puttling around the northside of Brisbane, didn't even know that there was a suburb called Gaythorne by the way, and when my boyfriend now husband at the time told me, I actually asked him if he was joking. True story. So being fans of the Thai cuisine, I was out to search for a mean Pad Thai, my weakness. Always with chicken. Amazing Thai sits perfectly on the corner of Samford and Gaythorne road. The owner is this cute little Thai lady who really does do everything. There are a few wait staff sometimes, but the shop isn't that big and they can get away with just 1 or 2 extras on busy nights. The Money Bags in this place was my first experience. The water chestnuts, the minced chicken meat, the crunchy fresh ingredients wow. Then we had the Pad Thai, a Green Curry with Chicken and a Beef Stirfry. There is a difference between throwing things into a mess together and frying them at a high heat to throwing the ingredients at the right times to make the perfect flavour and combination. Amazing Thai do serve amazing food. The food tastes fresh, tastes quality and tastes like Thailand. You can usually get a table here, but on a busy night, try making a booking first as the restaurant only seats a small amount of people. True to their name, gold star all the way.

OMG breakfast here is amazing. Coffee is on point…read more I had the Pork Belly Benny, it was amazing. Good size portion, but not too big. Definitely a great Breakie Spot.

Nice atmosphere, the staff were friendly and music choice was…read more Food looked and smelled great and the prices weren't too bad (I paid $19 for the meal) Winning factor is the late night option. So hard to find a good place to have dinner after 8:30pm! Going to pubs and bars to drink can quickly turn bad if you can't counteract that alcohol consumption with some food!!

Awesome authentic Greek food. Irene & Bryan are a lovely couple. Very accommodating. Even…read morea bit of Greek dancing happened.

From the owner: Delicious Greek food , cooked from scratch. Charcoal grills and delicious deserts. Byoread more