West End, Brisbane · a short-menu bistro
A short menu, because the market is honest.
Twelve tables, an open kitchen and a list that changes on Tuesdays. We cook what came in good this week and we tell you what it is.
The board · changes Tuesday
Three ways to sit down
On the board lately: snapper with brown butter, lamb shoulder for two, tarte tatin.
Per person, bread and GST included. No service charge. The whole menu
- Open today
Open Tuesday to Saturdaydinner from 6pm
- Where
- West End, BrisbaneThe green door, no sign on it
- Ring the room
- (07) 2150 3678For tonight
- Walk-ins
- Two tables held backEvery night
Three ways to eat here
Lunch, dinner, or a stool at the pass
This week
What has been on the board lately
Snapper, brown butterWhile it lasts.
BreadBaked here, daily.
Lamb shoulderFor two, off the bone.
Tuesday marketWhere the board starts.
Tarte tatinIt never comes off.
The two cooks who own it. Demo portrait.
Who cooks
Two cooks who got tired of long menus.
Between us, twenty-six years in other people’s kitchens and one very firm opinion about how many dishes a kitchen can actually cook well. We wanted a room small enough to see every plate leave it.
What people say
Mostly to our faces, which we prefer
Sample notes, not live reviews
I asked what was good and was told, plainly, that the lamb was better than the duck that night. It was. I have never been steered wrong here.
Regular since it opened
Booked the counter for my father’s birthday without telling him. He talked to the chef for two hours and has since bought a fish kettle.
Counter, six stools
Small menu, no theatre, everything on the plate earns its place. This is the restaurant I send people to when they want to be looked after.
Lunch most Fridays
The board starts at the market.
Tuesday, early. One of us, with a crate and a list.
Private dining
The whole room, on a Monday.
We take over the whole room for parties of twenty or more on Mondays, when we are otherwise closed.
Come on a Tuesday
The board changes Tuesday. The tables go on Thursday.
| Tue, Wed | Dinner from 6pm |
|---|---|
| Thu, Fri | Lunch 12 to 2, dinner from 6pm |
| Sat | Dinner from 6pm |
| Sun, Mon | Closed (Mondays: private dining, 20 or more) |
Last orders at nine.
The green door with no sign on it.