The Dalgety Public House

Over from NZ for Christmas , what a great Pub . Food was great and staff very friendly . Would recommend it to anyone . We will be back next year.

Staff are so lovely and approachable.Food is a bit pricey for what it is but the atmosphere is nice enough to get past it. Would recommend it as a local gem

Solid pub. Nothing crazy or that innovative but the beer is cold, the food is as good as you'll get anywhere and there's a great buzz to the place. Can see why it's killing it.

The partner's choice of venue to celebrate my birthday tonight! <br/ <br/ Lovely setting in a historic part of Brisbane. Easy to find and clearly popular, hello Dalgety!<br/ <br/ For entrees, we ordered the shared platter of Arancini (mushroom and parmesan topped with tomato sauce and sitting on a bed of garlic aioli) and the Slow Cooked Crispy Pork Belly (with twice cooked chat potatoes, greens and apple sauce). Firstly, the arancini was lovely golden, crispy shell and gorgeous, cheesy, earthy goodness inside. The arborio rice was cooked perfectly. Great portion size too! <br/ <br/ My pork belly was a little on the dry side. Very crispy exterior but the meat in places, was quite stringy and dry. The fat melted in my mouth but overall, I was relying on the apple sauce to provide some moisture. There were no greens on my plate which was what the menu specified. Instead, I had baby carrots (which I love anyway). The carrots needed more seasoning, there wasn't a lot of flavour unfortunately. The potatoes I was expecting a crispy outside and fluffy centre. I got the fluffy centre but when I went to cut the potatoes, the skin folded with the knife and didn't crunch at me.<br/ <br/ The staff hands down, 5/5 the ladies that served us were super friendly and helpful. Even the staff that didn't serve us just watching them interact with other patrons/diners, they were always smiling, pointing something out on the menus or just engaged in conversation. It was lovely to see.<br/ <br/ I would return eventually I'm intrigued by the Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks!

This is a beautiful venue inside and out. Great mood lighting and beautiful light fit-out. Very solid bar menu, more restaurant-like really. Will certainly be back.