The name does not let this delightfully cheery eatery down. Mr Eat me brisbane and I have dined here on numerous occasions and it never disappoints. The san choy bow is simply divine, full of delicious duck meat, crispy water chestnuts and perfectly seasoned I would be thrilled to make a meal just out of this. I also highly recommend the ginger and spring onion chicken, succulent and packing an awesome gingery punch- which is exciting- as too often the delicate zing of ginger is lacking in many other versions of this dish found elsewhere.

The service here is always friendly and attentive. The average cost of an entree is $8 and the mains around $16 making yum yum easy on the pocket without sacrificing good service and super tasty dishes. With two convenient locations in New Farm and in Darra, go forth and enjoy!

Flamingo is to the casual Brisbane dining scene like your offbeat smiling friend to your soul is; refreshing and pleasing!
This quirky cafe tucked away in Winn Lane wins on every level. A whimsical yet totally awesome and practical shop design- inside dining, outside dining, astro turf, bakerlite sugar containers is made perfect by equally fabulous food.

To some flamingo may appear to be all design and no substance, this certainly is not the case. The menu is full of temptations that makes deciding on your meal tricky- a perfect quandary.

I was at flamingo for breakfast, so i was deciding between avocado and labne on toast, a sausage roll (homemade, they look so very very good,i decided it was a bit too early) and was also tempted by the tasty array of home-baked muffins.

I settled on the avocado, tomato and labne on toast and a long black, although i also noted that the fresh juices and smoothies looked very appealing.

The verdict: I made a cracking decision, the fresh avocado on toast ticked all the boxes, a great serving size, the tartness of the labne cutting through the creaminess of the avocado makes this a well balanced and super tasty breakky item. Good coffee too.





Flamingo offers something unique to the needy valley casual dining scene, a bit of home-made loving feeling, honest inexpensive food and it goes far to remind us what the valley should be about- something a little bit different, surprising and thoughtful.

Love it

Hanaichi is a consistently good, value for money sushi bar with a convienient CBD locale to boot. I'm kind of always baffled how there aren't many good casual dining options in Brisbane's CBD- the choices are so limited.

Luckily - Hanaichi offers quick, tasty and satisfying japanese. My highlights here are the salmon, avocado, onion nigiri, those weird octopus balls, the mini sashimi plates (perfect dining alone option)and the fish tempura nigiri.

My only consistent gripe is how they cut the tuna for the sashimi, it's not always cut in a way that's pleasing to eat.

Service here is pleasant and exceptionally efficient. Be prepared to queue at lunch time, this place is always busy..

Good bread is here. Find it at Brewbakers, a nifty bakery cum café in Albion. Bread is arguably the most iconic and important element in the western pantry. It’s such a simple product yet it can be quite hard to find “real” bread. In his book, "Good Bread is Back" by the bread professor , Steven Kaplan he states that real bread -must have a certain inviting smell, unique taste, appearance and even intuition based on the look and the crack of the crust. I’m not sure about the intuition part (I’m no bread whisperer) but I’m sure even the bread professor would agree that the inviting loaves at Brewbakers fit the bill!

vonRosenlund Eat Me Brisbane and I ventured to Brewbakers to have a brunch graze. The menu at Brewbakers has expanded from when it first opened up the café side of the business. Once just bacon and egg rolls were on offer now the menu boasts your favourite breakfast moments showcased on Brewbakers bread products. I was tossing up between mushrooms and spinach on toast before my eyes spotted the breakfast ham cheese tomato bagel. Knowing how a good bagel is hard to find I went for that.. vonRosenlund Eat Me Brisbane, was struggling between avocado on toast vs a ham,cheese and tomato croissant. The HCT combo won us both over. As you approach the counter to order your eyes are enticed by a myriad of fresh loaves, tarts, friands, muffins, the most deliciously rustic looking jam donuts, croissants and almond croissants! Heavenly sights indeed. I’m weak willed when it comes to food and in the spirit of a good review also added; a light sour rye vienna loaf and an almond croissant to my order.

After ordering we found our way to cosy mismatched chairs and an old rustic table , our coffees arrived shortly after. The coffee here is ok- the flat white was lacking crema and the latte was lacking coffee. However the focus here is the bread. Both the bagel and croissant were fine examples ofbakery products so one can overlook the lack of great coffee.

After I got home Mr Eat Me Brisbane was served up a yummy ham, cheese, tomato and rocket sandwich on the light sour rye loaf. The verdict- perfect bread and actually filling compared to the insipid wonder bread recreations.

Boy the bread is good I sampled it by itself and it actually has personality a beautiful malty crust and perfectly airy innards – in all a perfect soured rye. When bread tastes good by itself you know you’re on to a good thing!

For the bread alone this is a must go culinary destination in Brisbane.

Ahh Jocelyn! Undoubtedly the fairy god mother of Brisbane providores. Walking into Jocelyn's Provisions (tucked behind the shops on James St, New Farm) is like walking back into your childhood- with the world as it should be, full of all that is good in life. Due to the sheer array of baked treats from the savoury to the sweet you will find yourself with the happy dilemma of which taste buds need the greatest attention. If your like me- you enjoy pleasing both sides and order accordingly.

Weekends and yum cha go together like peas and carrots for Miss Eat Me Brisbane. This is our second visit to Beijing house for yum cha and I have concluded that it is the leading destination for yum cha in Brisbane and the Fortitude Valley. Located centrally in the upper Queen Street Mall, Beijing house is the perfect destination for weekend feasting, conveninently you can shop with your tummy full of goodness after.

Our yum cha staples and benchmarks are as follows, prawn and coriander rolls, scallop dumplings, bbq pork rice noodles, steamed dim sim and sticky rice. On all dishes Beijing house kicks it.

The prawn and coriander rolls- chock full of delicioulsy fresh steamed prawns with a generous smattering of coriander, coriander roots and a touch of garlic. I would die for these they are that good-as the steam boat are always filled with 3 there is always a mexican stare off and high end negotiation for who gets the lucky third!

Ditto for the scallop dumplings- beautiful translucent melt in your mouth dumpling wrapper scrumptiously full of prawns and scallops with garlic chives. Yum

The BBQ pork rice noodles were steamed to perfection- not too sticky nor were they dry and cracked- the bbq pork and vege filling was generous and very moorish.

The sticky rice here doesn’t disappoint either and it is huge, so if you’re not ravenous and you have other yum cha favourites- maybe stay away- this will put you over the edge. The sticky rice is infused with delicious smoky flavours, chicken, prawn , Chinese sausage and chives. It’s a very good realization.

The service here is efficient and the yum cha is reasonably priced.

On a brisk brisbane morning i was drawn into the invitingly warm and cosy Tea Centre in the new Albert Lane precinct. I do declare myself to be a coffee person, however, i was drawn by all the cute tea pots adorning the windows of the shop. I settled on one of the functional and super comfy leather bench seats. I ordered a mumbai chai and fruit toast. You can order tea to have in or take away. Having opted to sit in- my chai arrived in one of those beehouse teapots. My toast followed shortly after, it was deliciously buttery and to my delight, full of fruit- sultanas, apricots, dates and a nice smattering of nuts. For this nutter a few more nuts would have made it perfect.

It’s another well-known fact that cooler weather makes you (or is it just me?) so very very hungry!

Mr EatMe Brisbane and I set out to warm up and pig out. After being very cheerfully greeted by the wait staff at Dragon Inn we were given our choice of tables. We sat outside to enjoy the newly refurbished china town mall. I ordered jasmine tea to start off. It arrived promptly, however it did have a dishwater flavour to it. Bummer.

After a short wait, our starter, steamed dim sims, arrived. They are served in a cute metal steamer and are accompanied by a perfectly sweet and salty sesame oil and soy dressing. YUUUM. These are seriously good and seriously cheap. As you would expect of a dumpling they have an amazingly flavourful pork and herb filling.

The main course- we ordered the chicken, mushroom and black bean hot pot and mussels in XO sauce. The mussels arrived first and were perfectly cooked and seasoned. They were NZ green-lipped mussels that were scrubbed clean and stir-fried through XO sauce. They were succulent and flavoursome and the seafoody, garlicky, chilli quality of the XO is the perfect accompaniment.

Next up what we came for- the hot pot. In a word it is fabulous. Braised chicken with giant gloriously dark brown shitake mushrooms and button mushrooms glistening with spring onion and black beans. The slightly thick braised sauce with it has a delightfully delicate flavor that work oh so well together. This dish epitomizes savoury comfort food for me. YUM.

Before leaving we are given the ubiquitous orange as a refreshment. We leave full and happy. Every time we have been to Dragon Inn we are never disappointed. Great service , good food and cheap. The feast cost only about 40 dollars (honestly it’s enough to serve at least 3 ppl).

Dragon Inn Chinese Restaurant

Chinatown Mall

Fortitude Valley

(07) 3252 4770

Little Larder is the little train that can! I normally visit Little Larder and eat breakfast. I'm totally devoted to the crispy polenta poached egg breakky. Those I know who go to Little Larder frequently have their staple dish too- like savoury mince (the way your nanna would make it) or baked beans (my close second favourite).

Best Mexican in Brisbane!

Tuckeria is a much needed addition to the casual food scene in Brisbane. Located on Brunswick Street in the Fortitude Valley, their catch-cry is fresh Mexican! They certainly do not disappoint. Hands down this is the best Mexican i have had. We headed to Tuckeria on a Wednesday night. I ordered a steak burrito with sour cream and black beans, Mr Eat me Brisbane opted for tacos. After a short wait, the burrito and tacos arrived. My burrito was perfect and huge!

The steak was so tender and juicy and the smoky flavours contrasted with lime and coriander worked a treat. The tortilla was so fresh and soft, heaps better then some of the tired dry ones I've had elsewhere. Tacos here are a thing of fresh zingy beauty. Mr Eat me Brisbane, chose the plate of 3 tacos, 2 with steak, 1 with chicken filling. The meat was marinated perfectly and imparted a gentle smoky flavour which complemented the tangy tomato, onion, coriander lime salsa on the tacos.

This was our first visit to Tuckeria, and it certainly won't be our last. Great value for money and friendly service. Tuckeria is a must eat!

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/337/1486164/restaurant/Brisbane/Tuckeria-Fresh-Mexican-Fortitude-Valley