continental cafe

why is this place not more busy. fishing around for breakfast this sunday morning and i went to ponycat my staples selection in new farm only to find it very busy. starving i went in search of an alternative and came across thisrestaurantjust around the corner. i was concerned at first as it was not busy which is usually a bad sign. but my hunger won the debate and i sat down. coffee was perfect so i googled this place to find a 92% ranking on urban spoon. surprised and with lifted expectations i eagerly awaited my breakfast. it was of course excellent. highly recommend this place.

beautiful food with exquisite preparation and service. we have been coming for years and have never been disappointed. the cuttlefish, marinara, game, and specials always good. family owned and run and it shows - thisrestaurantis consistently good. merci.

consistently awesome food ! beau( ( owner ) always make you feel part of the family & i've never ever had one bad dish there & i've been going for nearly 15 years now . it's not overpriced & when it's super busy , they're always attentive ( no matter where you're sitting ) & the meals are never delayed & spot on ! that's what makes it an outstandingrestaurant...consistency, no matter what time of the day !

can't stop going back for seconds. my wife and i eat out 2-3 times a week. we go to places like il-centro, kingsley's, beccofino,restauranttwo and sono, but we love going back to continental cafe.
the food is always great and the prices are so reasonable. it is hard to find a good meal under $30(sarah's comments added on july 31, must of had to many cones) these days and this place has all but one meal below that and the wine is very reasonable. you must have the sticky date with the butterscotch sauce. will be there again this weekend!


-----13 dec, 2013-----

can't stop going back for seconds. my wife and i eat out 2-3 times a week. we go to places like il-centro, kingsley's, beccofino,restauranttwo and sono, but we love going back to continental cafe.
the food is always great and the prices are so reasonable. it is hard to find a good meal under $30(sarah's comments added on july 31,she must of had to many joints) these days and this place has all but one meal below that and the wine is very reasonable. you must have the sticky date with the butterscotch sauce. will be there again this weekend!

ordinary food. food was ok but nothing very special. therestaurantwas quite busy. i had cuttlefish and was a bit salty and steak looks like a pub meal. would need to improve the presentation of the food!

i booked a table for 4 with my friends on a wednesday night after seeing great reviews about this place. on entrance we were not greeted and eventually were seated in the middle of the room. therestaurantitself is quite sweet and has great ambience to it, however the bathrooms were disgusting for arestaurantof this price range. we ordered the escargots as starters which were pretty good- wasn't overly smothered in butter like other places that i've eaten escargots. i ordered the medium rare steak au pouvre with pepper sauce and french fries- the steak was tough and had some sinu which i did not finish even though i was famished. the fries were thick cut steak fries that you'd get from a pub. it actually tasted like a cheap pub steak to be honest. just really disappointed in this place all in all. expected a much nicerrestaurantwith staff who might have been at least friendly first and foremost- and also expected good food was but was greatly unhappy about my meal. all my friends agreed that we most likely wouldn't return here again, and at about $40 per person for the meal only, we would rather save our money for a decentrestaurantinstead.

amazing!! very friendly staff n food was fantastic!!!!! one of the bestrestaurantin qld! love it! duck liver orange pate is even better than the one i had at perigord france; 90days rump steak very juicy; seafood risotto was beautiful too~

really good food.... continental cafe has been on my "must dine" list for a while now. was looking for arestaurantclose to the powerhouse for a late show on friday night. dined here in a group of 4, and the waitress was very accommodating when we explained we were under a time budget, and if they could possibly serve us 2 courses in under an hour. after speaking to the kitchen, we were told it would be no problem, and true to form, it wasn't. food was lovely. we ordered the chicken and risotto (delicious), pork belly (very good) and the prawn pasta (good but a tad too salty). for dessert, we had the sticky date pudding (really good and not too sickly sweet), creme brûlée (above average) and the affogatto (above average).

i would recommend continental cafe and we will certainly be back. for a table of 4, our bill came to $195 (mains and desserts, and without drinks).

we went to continental cafe after doing a search on urban spoon, what a cute littlerestaurantthis was. great service, the food was very good. the bill was relatively inexpensive and we were out in less than 2 hours which is what i love in a good quality restaurant, fast, efficient, no mess. we'd definitely go back!

high standards as usual. i've had such excellent experiences when dining here before that it was myrestaurantof choice to celebrate my 70th with 20 close friends and family. we were not disappointed. service was excellent with staff going out of their way to accommodate our every wish. the food - divine! everyone was more than happy with their choices of entrees, mains and deserts with good wine to boot. try it for a truly special experience.

our favouriterestaurantin brisbane what more can u say. never dissapoints!

hands down the bestrestaurantin brisbane!. i have been going to thisrestaurantnow for over 7 years and recommend it to everyone i know as it is consistently superb. my favourite dishes would have to be the soy lime chicken breast or the seafood risotto which are so delicious it pains me that i can never eat it all. they also offer a seasonal menu as well which is exciting to see what yummy new dishes they have once the season has changed. the service is exceptional and the owners, oliver and beau and the rest of the staff are always very welcoming.

reliable and welcoming. not haut cuisine but if you like to be able to wander into arestaurantoften without a booking and be greated with a smile and enjoy fresh food well cooked, generously plated and well presented the continental will not disappoint. feels like your true european corner bistro with a menu of standards plus a lovely selection of seasonal offerings.