persone

the food and service are very good. steak is tasty. also, cocktail is nice. the view is beautiful too. you can see brisbane river and the wheel of brisbane.

customer service was fantastic. ordered 10 oysters. followed with arincini balls which were fantastic. oysters were a bit off because they did not taste right. we sent them bsck.
pasta mains were incredible but not great value for money after having average oysters. they should be fresh when you spend a few hundred on a meal.

thursday night dinner and we went to persone after a along night's work. having seen that it recently reopened after a long shutdown, we were keen to finally tick it off our list. going on the first week of opening meant we made sure to book beforehand. arriving at our scheduled appointment, the restaurant was roughly at half capacity, but we were unable to secure a window seat unfortunately. 

we went here for friday lunch and had a great time. the food was excellent and you could tell the produce was fresh and of high quality. we shared some antipasti for entrees which included calamari with fennel salad (exceptionally fresh and delicious) polpette (meatballs in tomato sauce), baked mushrooms, burrata and arancini. i had the porchetta for main which was delicious. my dining partners has the ragu pasta, eye fillet and squid ink gnocchi. everyone enjoyed their meals. the service was very professional and attentive but not intrusive. a nice place to have a special lunch!

well what do you expect from the gambaro family. well presented and located, with a fitout and seating that meets a very comfortable, modern and relaxing standard. while very large, the service was efficient, friendly and professional. the wine list must be one of the better ones in brisbane. the food is of course, casual italian dining variety. lovely. great flavours and a good selection. a location that is great to do business and easy to entertain in - maybe a little large for the more discrete romantic dinners - but the food and wine will cover that off nicely. a great brisbane restaurant.

best fine dining experience i have ever had in brisbane. firstly, the staff here are fantastic. great knowledge of the wine list, menu and all extremely attentive. the restaurant itself is exquisite, looking over southbank. we started our night off with the fried squid to share, 10/10. we didn't want to feel full before our mains! i ordered the seafood risotto...oh my god. this risotto was next level it was incredible. fresh seafood and lots of it, this has to be one of the best meals i have eaten. the rest of my table ordered the market fish (swordfish), lamb cotolette and the porchetta. all dishes were faultless, my whole table left extremely happy. however, 2/4 of my dining party were gluten intolerant so it would have been nice to see a gf pizza base or gf pasta. would have loved to have gotten dessert but none were gluten free :(

3-4 stars. i'll start with the positive and then go through negatives. great burrata starter, one of the best i've ever had, just needs to come with bread. rabbit ragu rigatone was flavourful but heavy on the butter and i got a few bones which really ruins the experience, especially in high end restaurant. tuna crudo left a bit to be desired, it had a metallic aftertaste with the tuna and negroni syrup and pickled cucumbers and orange. i thought it was a risk when i ordered it and yes it was all too acidic and harsh to leave any respect for the fresh tuna. could do better.

exquisite hospitality and service. hervey bay scallops fresh tasmanian oysters and granita wonderful with pepper; spatchcock superb market fish as good as expected from gambaro; pork spare ribs lean and delicious; beautiful sides plenty of greens service a standout strawberry dessert a standout. slightly noisy on the verandah but inside is cosseted and quiet
well done

dinner at persone will definitely make for a memorable occasion. beautiful spot for afternoon drinks by the river watching the cars zoom by on the m1 makes for quite the setting for a romantic meal or after work drinks with friends. i thought the rush of cars would lead to a noisy environment however, it was quite the contrary. the ambience was perfect and set the scene for a very enjoyable meal. i would definitely recommend this place for my friends to try. modern and sophisticated italian style food is what to expect. not quite at the level of what nona serves up on a sunday afternoon (is anything?) yet still plenty of positives to indulge in. service was very good and the only fault was that they did not get the memo we had a vegetarian amongst the group. however, to their credit they did their best to rectify the situation as soon as they found out.

bitterly disappointed. will not go again – there are many other fantastic italian themed restaurants with much better service to match the great food and better prices.

food 8.5 out of 10 - the only reason for 2 stars

service 1 out of 10 – annoyingly over serviced or have to call people over to order another drink – far too inconsistent – particularly for what is supposed to be a high end restaurant.

made the booking a month in advance to ensure table near the window. called 1 week in advance to confirm booking and request to be placed outside, was advised this would depend on the weather. when we arrived we were placed at a table inside right near the window overlooking a completely empty table outside – minor disappointment. i must note there were a lot of staff walking around too, both maître d’s, wait staff and floor staff.

we ordered 2 of the same drink to have them arrive and it was wrong. had to send the drinks back to be re-made – strike 1.

whilst considering our entrées we enquired about the ingredients of some of the mains to a allow for broad selection. the mains we enquired about we were advised were tomato based, so that altered our entrée choices.

entrées – amazing!! – bravo!!!

had to call over a staff member to order another 1 drink and was then provided with 2, so had to get up and advise a staff member because of the wrong order and sent one back – drinks order incorrect again - strike 2.

ordered our mains and then proceeded to wait almost 40 minutes before calling over one of the wait staff to ask where our mains were. they never came back to say it would be “5 minutes” but we did receive them 5 minutes later.

the dish we were told was “tomato” based was actually cream based, luckily not dairy intolerant and was only asking for flavour reasons, although not what was expected still amazing and flavourful, however meat was minimal. the other dish was the pesto gnocchi, the gnocchi were like pillows and light and fluffy as gnocchi truly should be – so very perfect, however the pesto sauce was very boring and flavourless.

during eating our main meals our dedicated wait staff member came by and asked how was the food. we only had it for about 2 minutes and advised all good. then just a few minutes later the maître d' came over and asked how was the food, again fine (thinking please leave us alone to eat). then what seemed like not that many minutes later whilst one of us was still eating our food another staff member that we had not seen all night, came over asked about the food, we said fine, and then attempted to take one of the empty side dish plates away, to which we said “please leave them until we are both finished” she said “i’m just going to take this away” and we said “no please leave the plate and leave us until we are finished”.

we couldn’t wait to get out of the restaurant so did not order dessert.

amazing dinner here tonight and considering they are newly opened, we were left impressed. definitely no teething issues. the view is sensational, the fit out sleek and the food just the right amount of experimental whilst keeping that homely and warm feeling that we all want with our italian food. the service is also top notch and befitting of the locale. i look forward to the rest of this precinct being finished and coming alive as along with the w hotel, it breathes life to this end of the city.

persone is definitely one of the best restaurants i’ve visited in brisbane. we went there for dinner on saturday night and the food was fantastic. i had the lamb ravioli with sage butter sauce, the fresh pasta was perfectly cooked and the lamb tender and full of flavour. then for dessert i ordered the poached strawberries w lemon granita and mascarpone which was very nice. others that i was with ordered the spaghetti, pork and beef ragu, pesto gnocchi. we all really enjoyed our meals. the restaurant has great position with a view of the brisbane river and city.

delicious food, great service and they will let you split the bill! will be definitely be back. had the arancini and parpadelle - both delicious.

the fitout is superb! i had an enjoyable time seeing the brisbane river while having my meal.
being a new concept restaurant of the gambaro group, their wine and oysters still never disappoint me. surprisingly, the limoncello granita is a perfect match with the oysters.
my favourite is definitely the pappardelle al ragu, the flavour was rich and the braised beef was succulent. a must try!

what's good: the pasta (duh)! the pasta is made fresh, in house, and it shows. we enjoyed the spaghetti al granchio and the pappardelle al ragu (pardon the all-caps), finding both to have perfect pasta and well flavoured sauces (although the meat was scarce and likely an after thought). we started with the fried squid, which was good (just slightly chewy) but vastly overshadowed by the accompanying fennel salad, which was lovely. the portions were on the small side, so i would recommend a starter and a main for the average appetite. 

what's ok: the atmosphere. my uber dropped me off a block away fearing he wouldn't find a loading zone... i did a full lap around the building before i found a door that was open... the building is very much still under construction... and it was shouting-across-the-table loud by the time we left. it reminded me of a budget conscious version of vegas.

what's bad: the service. the waiter didn't know any of the dishes, the mains arrived before the starter had been cleared, the food runner asked us to move our plates, he placed the mains, then left without taking the dirty starter plates. we ordered the wine, 10 minutes later were told it was sold out, and the manager simply dropped off the wine list without recommending a similar bottle. i had an old fashioned, which arrived well watered down (i assume it sat too long at the bar, as much of the ice melted before it hit the table) and without much of a boozy kick. they meant well, but executed poorly. 

overall rating? the food is an 4/5, while the service was a 1/5, so i will give them a generous 3/5 (they are new, and obviously have some glitches to work through). at $200 for two, i expect a lot more than decent pasta.