First of all, many thanks to the young Englishman from York who did a stellar job at looking after us. His efficiency and genuine interest was refreshing. His service helped make the night but so did the fact that we had a nice table in...the window looking directly at Story Bridge. We requested that when we booked and understood there was no guarantee but it’s nice when things work out when you are visiting another city and wanting to enjoy it through the various dining experiences. We tried to dine there on our first night but it was fully booked so we got a booking two nights later.
The food is nothing earth shattering cuisine-wise but it’s a nice place to enjoy a steak and the lovely Brisbane River view. The two different steaks we both had were cooked exactly to order.
I chuckle now that we were asked did we really want just one serve of fries to share .... as the bowl is enormous. There were enough fries for three people in fact!!!!
Only one point to make on the service: we had our wine list open right on the table’s edge when our steaks were delivered, ready to order our reds, and both the young wait staff were so oblivious they both just banged the two plates down and zipped away from the table so hurriedly before we could begin to open our mouths to ask for our wine. Presumably it was a ‘not their job’ moment, which is always irritating. So then we had to wait and go searching for our attentive Yorkshireman!!! That was the only moment that brought down the flow and quality of dining at Blackbird.More