aquitaine brasserie

pretty good!. we went for a birthday lunch. bloody mary was amazing and spicy!
friendly staff but a bit disorganised. they forgot specials board, side dishes, and gave us other customers food and coffee.they were friendly though.

steak was amazing, snails were great and right amount of garlic, homemade breads were excellent, fries yummy, vegs perfectly cooked and brussels sprouts were actually amazing..roasted in oil.

didn't like which way we were facing..towards the ally. they need to make this look nicer if you don't have a seat with a view. so that is really the only negative, even though we pre booked a table and asked for a nice one. they also made out they were fully booked, but upon arrival it was 40 percent full. so having lunch at preferred time would have been nice.

great food especially the pork belly. good service and nice views too. recommended!

went with a party of 4 for a birthday lunch. the starters never arrived. apologies were forthcoming. the pommes frites were vintage and slow cooked and were returned for something slightly better. beans and brussell sprouts were raw. fish of the day was good, as were sliders. the 2 lamb racks were raw although wait staff, who were friendly but incompetent, advised they were 'sous vide' . psychologically they threatened serious alimentary disorder. free desserts were offered however we thought we had taken enough risks. wine and view good but wont go back and won't recommend. seriously disappointed.

favourite restaurant. beautiful food, both lunch and dinner, we've been back many times. great atmosphere - always buzzing with lots of people. gorgeous outlook onto the river & staff were excellent. favourite restaurant by far!

the waiter chitchatted with us for a while we were waiting for our light lunch, a salad nicoise w confit tuna ($18) and a warm confit duck salad, rocket, kipfler, onion jam, fetta ($18). i wouldn't have chosen a different place for lunch on that day.

with a $700 bill i left feeling a little underwhelmed. prawns were nice but cooked in the shell with the head juices oozing into the meal - some might like but not for me. fish was ok - but not sure of the combo with ham hock and fennel. service was pretty bad - as seems to be the case with most of the restaurants in river quay. it was ok but not mind blowing by any stretch and wouldn't rush back.

great food and service. second visit to aquitaine...confirmed what i thought the first time that this is a classy palace. great food, reasonable prices (not cheap but value for money) and mostly excellent service. our waiter was sensational...there was a waitress who was either new or just living in another dimension (passing plates across people, not knowing what went where, tried to give us another table's wine) but she was the exception. definitely recommend for a romantic night out or dining with friends.

what a gorgeous day! the service was lovely, they were a little rushed but they were busy so it was understandable and even being busy remembered the smallest detail about my intolerance to gluten and diary.
the chef was happy to help. good to see venues picking up the game in this area.

the food was delicious (a little small for the price but tasty) and the wine list is outstanding!! you learn as you read it! love that!

the view, the service and the food.... i say "a big win"!!

had a wonderful valentines at aquitaine! half dozen scallops were beautiful, mains of lamb rack and fish of the day (red emperor) also fantastic. would recommend choosing an accompaniment, the beetroot with maple bacon and hazelnuts - simply divine. desserts were inventive and appealing on all levels, we chose the peach brioche and chocolate cork.

for 2.5 courses, 2 cocktails and three spirits the bill came in just over $170. very happy with that! service was hit and miss but the view, atmosphere and yummy food made up for it in droves.

will definitely be returning.

will be returning. after checking out the menu of other near neighbours this grabbed our eye. service was great and the food fantastic. flavours married together and for a small menu plenty that took our fancy. will return, all in all great food and a lovely setting. well done.

disappointing. the food was quite average for the expensive price tag. service was very much in your face, kept coming back every 2 minutes and hovering around and made the whole process very rushed and was unable to sit back and relax.
wouldn't go back.

classy tastes. partner and i dined on a friday evening. pretty vista with a water front table. once seated initial service was a tad slow however after that was friendly and professional. starter was onion soup which was lovely and sweet. entrees were beef tartare and absinthe cured salmon. both were lovely and well presented. mains were pork belly and spatchcock. again, both tasty and well presented. wine selection was lovely. we both did feel that the menu had a slightly heavier winter feel then we expected in summer though. would definitely return.

disappointing. we booked in advance asking to be seated overlooking the river but were told upon arrival that there were no tables available in that section (in spite of being told when booking that we would be receiving such a table.
we were seated at a table with a bench on one side which was just wood with no cushioning and too high to be able to sit comfortably without the wood digging into our thighs.
the chips arrived burnt and the excuse was that the potatoes contained a high sugar content and therefore burnt easily! a novel excuse to say the least and when the replacement chips arrived they were just as burnt and included all the little pieces of burnt chips that even a fast food outlet would have been embarrassed to serve. the bouillabaisse was no such thing. a small bowl of fish soup with a few little slices of baguette and the roue was also not the genuine article. the duck was flavourless.
all in all a disappointing experience and very overpriced for the food and service.

nice. great outlook, good food. bordering on too high price tag for menu/meal/wine etc. the constant bogan on the southbank foreshore remind you that you are in brisbane, which distracts from an otherwise nice restaurant.

beautiful food but bad service; i had to repeatedly ask for water! i don't know of they're deliberately doing french arrogance for service but at the expensive cost of the food, they'd want to clean up their act.
yummy food, but rubbish service for a very costly restaurant.