blackbird bar & grill

only had a beer here but reallygoodview, the bartender was friendly, atmosphere was really good. the menu was abit small and price were a bit high for bar food.

i have dined at black bird's many times and always leave satisfied. the menu is fantastic and well balanced, the food itself is fresh and seasonal.goodquality protiens cooked perfect on their beast of a grill. the chefs here are great but i can't say the same about the front of house staff. i understand that it gets very busy here but they seem too rushed and often make mistakes. on my last visit our waitress was very rude and i sensed some sarcasm too. i guess you need to take thegoodwith the bad.

returned here tonight and again awesome, the steak was asgoodas the first time. great value for money and the sides are amazing.. looking for agoodnight and value this is the place


-----24 apr, 2014-----

what an awesome view, great place for a drink with a view and the food is amazing so fresh and service was great, they made very effort to make us feel happy and welcome.. the wines are very detailed and i will return

prettygoodbut not great.  good location with a great bar overlooking the river.  my meal was ok but my wife's was very nice (sorry cant recall what she had).   considering the price i expected better and you will find better in brisbane

the ambience of the actual restaurant was good, with a somewhatgoodview of the story bridge. the food wasgoodbut inconsistent - my steak, the black angus scotch, was cooked well but my friend's black angus sirloin was undercooked. we also got the pork belly and the serving was much smaller than expected, the crackling was soft. for the sides, we got fries and baked potato which were average. food was not really worth the price, you can probably get similar food at a lower price elsewhere.

the staff weren't very friendly, perhaps because we were younger than the general customer. and even though we made a booking, we had to wait another 40 minutes after our booking time before we could get to our table.

overall, would recommend to go once to check it out but probably not again.

in summary, delicious food and reasonably priced for its quality withgoodservice in luxurious surroundings. i definitely recommend the chef’s table. there are two seating times for the restaurant on friday and saturday nights however i think the private rooms may be exempt from this.

we ate until or bellies couldn't handle anymore expecting to pay approx $300! we ended up with a bill just under $150 and we couldn't even finish the food. nice venue,goodfood and friendly staff, perfect for events.

food 4 0
service 3.5
ambience 4.0

the bar and casual dining area are a great place to hang out. great views to the city and cosy atmosphere. great on the weekends withgoodmusic as well.

the resteraunt offers a fine dining expwrience, away from the hustle and bustle of the bar side of things. its been decorated well and has great views to the story bridge. the staff are friendly and welcoming and offer agoodservice.

they do the meats well and are a great place to come back. the share meals are large enough and cam be shared between 3 people. the flavours are done well and presentation isgoodtoo.

overall agoodexperience.

i came in with a few of my friends earlier today for a birthday celebration and was astonished over howgoodthe service was at this venue. the food was absolutely amazing and the staff was accommodating and very knowledgeable.

the venue has a nice ambiance and the cocktails impressed as well. i will visit this venue again next time i am back in brisbane.

would never go back. my sister and i reserved a table here for my last night in brisbane a couple of months ago and i was very disappointed. after living in brissy for 2 years and having frequently dined at many restaurants in the city, blackbird has got to be at the bottom of my list.
upon arrival we were told that there would be a wait on our table and would be notified when it was ready. after half an hour i had to approach the staff to ask what was happening and we were told to have a seat and wait. finally , after 45 minutes we were seated. we ordered a bottle of wine. we watched for up to half an hour while those who had come after us were served their bottles. it seemed that the staff at this restaurant seem to favour serving their friends and indulging them with freebies while paying customers wait.
we had a lump of butter on our table and was not even served bread until we pointed out that other diners who had come after us had been served theirs.
to make matters even worse, the lamb,one of the 3 mains on the menu was not available. professional staff would have made the diner aware at the start and not wait until mains were ready to be ordered.
the whole night left a very sour taste in my mouth.
the manager did come out to apologise but giving us 2 free glasses of moet is not going to give me back the 3 hours i wasted at this restaurant.
the meals weregoodbut not great.
if you want to have a great night out dining don't waste your time at blackbird!

really yummy steaks withgoodrecommendations from the knowledgeable staff. the angus was a perfect medium rare and such great value. the potatoes in dutch cream was lovely too. goodbread and wine to top off a lovely dinner overlooking the bridge.

last wednesday, i had the privilege of being invited to an  exclusive dinner at black bird bar and grill. the theme of the dinner was the farmer, the chef and the winemaker and it was an unbelievably opulent night of gastronomical indulgence. . being seated in the private function room, our eyes were first to feast on the breathtaking views of the brisbane river and storey bridge. as a long table event, i was really pleased to have great company of a fewgoodfriends that night.

bizarre ending to a lunch party at blackbird bar & grill...we had prettygoodfood and fair service (but heavy prices) for a relatives birthday lunch until we went to leave. a couple of the birthday presents were missing....one of the presents being an expensive pair of earrings...so we looked around and still couldn't find them. we rang others who'd already left, and no, they hadn't picked them up accidentally, so we spoke to the manager who didn't seem too interested. my sister (recipient of the earrings gift) started to press the staff a little harder and asked about their cctv footage. yes they did record via cctv, but promptly told no, we couldn't see that, and no they wouldn't take the time to look on cctv. well, we mentioned maybe the police might need to see the footage if we called them, and finally, the manager went away, and some time later returned from out the back with the earrings, a missing birthday balloon (wt??)...yet no explanation of what may have happened or who may have been responsible, no apology, just a quick settlement of the bill, and an encouraging arm out the door!......speechless

upon reflection, we realised one of the waitresses kept dropping cutlery in the same spot at the vacant end of the table which just happened to be where the presents were located. i still can't believe how it all ended...quite surreal how calm and unconcerned they seemed that we'd been "gypsy thieved" by one of their staff. it tainted our celebration, and in retrospect we shouldn't have paid the quite considerable bill, or at least stood up for ourselves a bit more.

obviously won't be returning, and will happily post this on multiple platforms

i think this place is overrated. food is good, but for the same price point, you can do better. predominately steak focussed menu, the entrees are excellent but mains let the show down. wine list decent, but surprised to see it’s (apparently) award winning.goodnot great.

great spot for both a sit down fancy meal and for after work drinks. i’ve been to the restaurant and bar and both have very different vibes. restaurant is fine dining and great view of story bridge. food isgoodbut wasn’t that impressed. bar area again has a fantastic view of bridge and staff always seem to be having fun. great music and drinks are very affordable. i’ve had food quite a few times at the bar area too. just standard bar food. nothing to exciting really.