malt dining

loved it!. i had been wanting to go to malt for ages and finally got the excuse late last month as my husband and i were in the city to see a friend's show. we didn't have time for dinner beforehand so we were pretty hungry by the time we got to malt (at around 8:30pm). the service in the attic restaurant was wonderful and our waitress recommended a delicious wine! the food and atmosphere were alsogreat- we will definitely be back!

great again. we had eaten here a while ago now with some friends, they suggested we go again before this year’s ‘entertainment book’ had finished, remembering how good it was, we decided to go again.
same excellent food and service again, our pre-dinner cocktails in the bar were also great.
would definitely return again,greatfood andgreatservice, even better with a discount from ‘the entertainment book’.


-----30 jun, 2013-----

great food & service. had wanted to try malt for a while as the food got good reviews and the menu sounded tasty.

booked in with some friends for a saturday night, had a quick drink in the bar first. cocktails were good, we were surprised the bar wasn’t busier being a saturday night. the restaurant upstairs was busy, so a good job we booked.
the restaurant upstairs was nice, a nice atmosphere with some piano music being played.
the food was service was all excellent, couldn't fault either. value was made even better as it features in the ‘entertainment book’ so we scored a nice discount too!
having waited so long to try it, we won’t wait as long to return!

great food and atmosphere. thegreatexperience started the moment we arrived. the food was beautifully presented with deep,and rich flavours. service was outstanding and the wait staff were knowledgeable a friendly.. the piano player andgreatmusic rounded out the night.....definitely a place to come back again and again......keep up thegreatwork.....

beautiful!!. ate dinner here last night on a short business trip to brisbane, absolutely amazing food, quality service, coffee wasgreatand a drinks list to match.

looking forward to returning here on my next trip up!

thankyou!

a well hidden place, interior would make you think your in france foodgreathad the lamb shoulder with roast vegetables with a jus , brownie wasgreatto , will be back soon!.

great food and service wa....greatfood and service

waitress was very knowledgable. food was top notch.

4.5/5

only spoiler was the bouncer who seemed to want to harass the female members of our party for ids and paid particular attention to the details on them.

i loved the staff, the atmosphere and the food. i've eaten all over the world and this definitely rates as a fabulous dining experience. my one tiny criticism would be that vegetarian options are a bit limited, but the staff were wonderfully accommodating and i ended up with a really memorable dish! i have been highly recommending it to everybody i know!


-----29 apr, 2013-----

we hadgreatservice, the food arrived surprisingly quickly and tasted incredible. the menu was varied, the atmosphere was wonderful and all the staff (not just our servers) were attentive and courteous. i would definitely eat there again and have been recommending it to everyone i know!

we came with high expectations and were slightly disappointed. we had the 6 course menu, the food was fine.. nothing amazing or spectacular and portion sizes were tiny. there are many other restaurants who producegreatdishes with better value. at $99 pp we expected at least more quantity if not better quality.
service was wonderful tho.

the service was amazing!! food was delicious with lots of flavours and suited perfectly for our dietary requirements. we started with

entree’ - scallion crab on corn tostados with kimchi and stuffs - such a delicious start for our dinner - so much flavours and amazing textures!!

lamb ribs - the best lamb ribs we have ever tried with an amazing sauce and greens -greatbalance.

xo noodles with king prawns - the prawns itself was so perfectly cooked but the noodles was a bit too citrusy and we didn’t really feel the kick of xo flavour.

side - potatoes with truffle mayo - one of the most delicious potatoes we have tried - sogreatwith flavours and perfectly cooked with consistent sized potatoes and sauce was the best!!!

finished with a beautiful dessert - torta caprese -greattextures with well balanced chocolate flavour with peach gelato, chocolate crackle and peach sauce - perfect way to end the dinner!!! definitely recommend this place and can’t wait to be back and try new dishes!!!

i wanted to try this restaurant for a while from agreatword-of-mouth recommendation, however my experience was very underwhelming. firstly, the service received left much to be desired and the food was on the average side. i really wanted to like this place based on all thegreatreviews on zomato and google.

to start, the senior waitstaff didn’t look up unless you approached them and were more interested in chatting at the bar than attending to customers which was a major turn off for me. simple things such as topping up table water was like pulling teeth and the courses were also slow to come out.

we ordered the kimchi pancake, crab and heirloom tomatoes and the sugar snap dishes for entrees. mains were confit duck and the pork jowl. the crab tasted like it came out of a can, duck wasn’t crispy-skinned, pork jowl was more fat than meat and by the end, we didn’t even want to bother with dessert.

i don’t like leaving negative reviews but for the prices charged, and a $100+ bill at the end of the night i would recommend going somewhere else where your money and tastebuds would be more welcomed.

service and bar staff here are so lovely and welcoming withgreatrecommendations. food was incredible with an impressive whiskey selection. even the bread was amazing, fresh out of the oven. seasonal menu changes and are consistently creative

high expectations - let’s hope it was an off night ...

been looking forward to getting a chance to ditch the kids for a trip to malt. the bar downstairs had stacks of options if you are a whisky lover.greatatmosphere / pictures of the place definitely taken with a wide angled lens but no worries we still got a seat!
heading upstairs for dinner we were surprised by the pianist (who, bless her, played non-stop for the majority of the evening) and the dining room -greatatmosphere.
got slightly concerned when met with a server who said “hi sorry we are totally swamped tonight” ... umm ok good thing i can see empty tables and i booked a week ago! most of the staff were attentive but sadly one seemed totally off all night. took till course 2 of our 9 course degustation to be asked if we would like a drink...
but the water glasses were always full so that’s a big plus in my book
the standout dish was a mushroom course - from memory jerusalem artichokes and soft egg yolk. lovely.
then came some big problems with over-seasoning. a seared kangaroo which tasted more like sashimi dipped in too much soy and wasabi (neither in the dish - not sure what was going on there). noodles with bottarga. almost inedible. (when we mentioned this dish as super salty when paying the bill we were looked at like we obviously didn’t understand bottarga - yes i understand and this was waaaaaay to salty - (if you can’t taste the clams you’ve maxed out your bottarga / salt points). a duck course required the skin to be removed - again far too much seasoning.
having said that - the concepts aregreatjust some challenges with execution. portions are generous (almost too much so for 9 courses) and the atmosphere is great. as i said i had high hopes and was disappointed - but given what the rest of brisbane says about malt - i’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and chalk this experience up to a bad night.
you give it a go - i’ll probably go back to deer duck
(sorry about the pictures - took them for my 7 year old who wanted to know what we had for tea!)

we had 6 course degustation dinner with matching wines. it was such a special dinner and food was extremely delicious. customer service was good and staff were very attentive. the restaurant atmosphere wasgreatwith live pianist.

malt has agreatlocation, and hearing a cut from bloomfield's super session as i walked in impressed me as that album has always been a deep cut favourite. sadly, the restaurant upstairs had a live pianist (that was a bit on the loud side) so the music wasn't as good (although his version of black hole sun was still on point). the dining room is otherwise comfortable and pleasant. 

the server was attentive, although she seemed a bit annoyed that we ordered the starters prior to the mains (we weren't in a rush). the wine service was well presented, although the server left the bottle on a window sill directly beside another table of strangers which came off as a bit awkward when our massive table had plenty of room. 

the food was a serious let down, as the market oysters were the only good thing we had (and i am not an oyster guy by any stretch, so you can be assured the oysters were good). the steak tartare was without doubt the worst i have ever had and we sent it back mostly untouched. i have never had a bad tartare in my life, but this was chewy to the point that i swallowed it whole as it lacked any flavour aside from a mild bitterness.

for mains, the charred beef was adequate but unremarkable and the duck was quite chewy (although not as bad as the tartare was, thank god). the duck and steak were both cooked correctly for medium rare but definitely needed more seasoning. the sauce that came with the duck was essentially a garnish as it didn't provide a noticeable flavour. the butternut that accompanied the duck was likely the best of the mains as it came with a candied nut that made for a really nice combination. 

overall the dinner could have been a 3, but the tartare was so bad that it dragged down the entire experience. i doubt i will return as my experience has reflected that of a few other legitimate reviewers on zomato, so my money is clearly better spent elsewhere.

for a special occasion required some fine dining, and after hearing of the new 9 course degustation menu, we headed off to malt dining. on arrival, we had a pre dinner drink of a woodford whiskey neat each at the bar. sitting down to the degustation adventure, the waitress explained wonderfully the coming dishes and matching wines that we would be trying. 1st dish was a cured cobia and cucumber, followed by goats cheese and carrot with buckwheat. both of these beautifully presented andgreatflavours. we now jumped straight into the 3rd dish mount tamborine yabby with tomato and jalapeño, this was my least favorite, as the yabby and tomato just didn't taste like agreatcombination. moving right along to our 4th course, rye pasta with watercress with a soft egg on top, a wonderful flavour combination. 5th and 6th course was chicken with peas and gem, then roasted duck breast with butternut, rye and citrus. both beautifully cooked and prepared. loosening the belt, we went onto course number 7, charred beef with mushroom ketchup, asparagus and mustard greens. to finish off this taste sensation, came strawberry white chocolate with rose, yoghurt and lemon myrtle. this was so refreshing and cleansing to eat, and to prepare you for this finishing course of carrot and beetroot cake with blood orange and goats cheese. all the wines i thought were matched beautifully with the dishes. all in all, it was agreatdining experience at malt dining.