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Hours
Sun
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Mon
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Tue
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Wed
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Thu
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Fri
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Sat
10:00 am - 4:00 am
Ratings and reviews
3.5
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PRICE RANGE
$12.00 – $90.00
CUISINES
Bar, Pizza, Vietnamese, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
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About
Welcome to the destination of choice for Dining, Gaming, Entertainment and the industry leader in leisure and luxury in the heart of Richlands, Brisbane. Centered around customer service; The Lion Richlands offers a friendly, safe and pristine environment for you to enjoy in all its glory, with exquisite food, exceptional service and entertainment for all ages. Built on and backed by a love of football spanning over 60 years, The Lion Richlands connects members, guests and the football family to a vibrant venue that advocates the beautiful game — where all feel safe, welcomed and valued. Discover a whole new world of dining at our full table service Restaurant and Terrace, designed to embrace the main sports field, with a relaxed vibe and plenty of natural light. Our spectacular Wine & Cocktail Bar situated within our restaurant has a cool, easygoing vibe where you and your friends or colleagues can unwind as you sip
PRICE RANGE
$12.00 – $90.00
CUISINES
Bar, Pizza, Vietnamese, Australian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Family style, Sports bars
Top 3 reasons to eat here
Sponsored by: The Lion Richlands
1. Lovely Dinner with Family
"The staff were friendly and welcoming and very efficient."
993anitat
2. Great cheap lunch deals
"these days it’s cheaper to eat a good steak here then to cook your own"
bysueharts
3. Fantastic lunch
"Great sized servings of well cooked delicious food."
strawbwood
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3.5
92 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
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Average
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Poor
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Terrible
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Paul O
Brisbane32 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Friendly wait staff and bar staff - who smile and chat.
Typical Club atmosphere with crowded dining area, but that is what it is, and it doesn't pretend to be more.
Food is always cooked as requested and the servings are proper size (not too small or oversized)
Being a Club Member (minimal cost) brings prices down a bit and makes the meal better value.
Written 11 February 2020
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Debbie T
Brisbane778 contributions
Jan 2021 • family
If you are not a member you need to join for $5 to get the special. The line to get in took a while in the heat and you need to provide identification.
The place is huge and therefore feels a little impersonal. The staff we had were attentive to our needs and respectful.
We had the steak special. The steak was great. I didn’t really like the bernaise or hollandaise sauce though.
Deserts were good. I would go back again and can imagine if the same food was served in a little restaurant would have been more ambient but it is what I expect of a club.
Written 15 January 2021
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MeanderingMagie
Malmesbury41 contributions
July 2021 • none
Excellent, efficient service. The wait staff was polite and helpful. The menu choice was sufficient for lunch. The portion size was plentiful, the food attractively plated and the steak cooked to exactly as asked, 'rare'. The meal was delicious. Overall a very pleasant dining experience.
Written 10 July 2021
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travelwellmore
Brisbane Region301 contributions
Favourite Review
Jan 2024 • couples
We were introduced to The Lion by friends who live locally, just over 1 yr ago and we've been happily visiting for occasional lunch and dinner get-togethers ever since.
Most recently, we thoroughly enjoyed our New Year's Eve dinner with friends and just two days later, another dinner with family visiting from Sydney. We could not fault a thing, from beginning to end on either visit.
From entering the club to the restaurant and bar, staff are always spot-on with friendliness, efficiency and helpfulness and the restaurant food is consistently fresh and delicious!
Lunch specials are always value-for-money as are the regular meal/dinner and drink prices.
There's nowhere comparable in the area and the overall experience is far better than a lot of city and local restaurants. We wish we lived closer so we could dine here more often.
Written 3 January 2024
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Kerri Ashbrooke
Thank you for your lovely review. We hope to welcome you soon for your next visit to the area. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Written 7 January 2024
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Norman M
2 contributions
Dec 2020 • none
My wife and I went to the club for lunch on Friday and left extremely disappointed.
The garlic bread was microwaved and soft and floppy. My rib fillet steak ($38 member price) was very thin and tough as boot leather and my wife's Gnocci was avery small serve for $22. All in All our lunch bill came to $78 for two drinks one entry and two meals
Written 12 December 2020
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Vivian O
2 contributions
July 2021 • family
just nowNEw
Where do I even start it took 20mins to get through the door. We had a booking outside yet no one could instruct us on where that was or how to get there. Finally found the desk where your seated again another line. Taken to our "table" which was actually two tables meaning the family had to be split up which being a birthday for twin sisters wasn't very nice having the two twins at seperate tables they couldn't even share a meal together on their birthday!!! Heat was not on. Even though staff was asked multiple times. Waitress told us that we couldnt move the tables together as it would confuse the kitchen so I went to find a manager who quite frankly was rude and told me that whomever made the booking was told two tables but they were definitely not told that. Again asked for the heating to be turned on. Our table was first to order yet the second tables meals were served first while we waited? Menu was bland food was below average. Asked about the prawn topper was told 8 prawns but got 5? Waitresses were flat out plain rude, no cutlery or salt and pepper was provided and had to ask multiple times for each table cause they couldn't count even if their lives depended on it! We were told if we supply cake, the serviettes and a knife we could cut our cake at the table after dinner then they decided no we would have to pay $1 per person if we wanted cake and considering that there was quite a few of us that wasnt happening any time soon. Way to ruin a birthday!! Couldn't get seperate bills which Is clearly stone age. Their WiFi doesn't reach outside for eftpos machine (might wanna get some real technology) plus apparently was down most of the day. I actually want a refund for my membership cause it's 100% not worth the $5. Hands down worst Service, Staff, Food and Atmosphere. We wanted to hurry up and leave!
This place is absolutely run by monkeys.
Do not go to this overpriced, unorganised bland venue cause it's like a pretty girl with and UGLY personality!
Written 25 July 2021
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Julie H
1 contribution
Feb 2021 • family
Had a dinner here for my daughters birthday and was separated and seated on 2 tables. Upon asking the staff to move to one table as it was more appropriate for our family event we were told that the place was fully booked and not an option. As we had our dinner we sat next to the many empty tables that would have seated the whole family, though the staff were unwilling to make a simple change to accomodate my daughters birthday. They also wanted to charge us $1 pp to serve cake to people they knew who weren’t going to even eat it.
Written 1 February 2021
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Fluffy KitKat
Australia13 contributions
Dec 2020 • friends
Firstly you have to let them scan your drivers license to gain admission which is ratyer inavsive of privacy. Even for an 18+ venue and covid safe tracing this is still going too far!
Secondly dining at reataurant, the service was disappointing. We got members' discount because one of our party joined on the spot but it was still pricey considering poor service and small portions. We were charged for items we didn't order and waitress argued that we had ordered. They had to check with the kitchen before issuing refund. When asked, the girl at the checkout counter knew nothing about the pokies system.
Thirdly being our first visit we visited the gaming area out of curiosity and were ignored entirely.
Definitely not worth going back.
Written 28 December 2020
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Raechelle
1 contribution
Jan 2021 • none
Firstly i put myself in short break to go and eat, when an asian barged past me and ordered when i approached the counter the staff member yelled and said put your mask back on, then said wait in line, i said did you just not see what happened, she said i did but she is a regular, whipty bloody doo, i go back to my machine and a staff member unlocked the machine and someone spent my money, disputed that and she said it is what it is and thirdly i signed up in november and when i got to the door last night they said my card had expired you'll need to pay $5 i said i only joined in november, staff member do you want to come in or not.
Very rude staff members there food is prison class and they allow people to take your money. I got the last laugh a won big and excited will never go back ever.
Written 20 January 2021
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Anita T
Forster12741 contributions
Aug 2022 • family
We went to the Lion at Richlands for dinner . The menu was excellent. The staff were friendly and welcoming and very efficient.
The staff were great allowing us to immediately order our young granddaughter. The lady gave her a colouring in book with crayons which kept her nicely entertained. The sausage and mash with peas and gravy arrived quickly which she thoroughly enjoyed.
One ordered the Porcetta which she found very tasty. Three had steaks which were cooked to perfection and served nicely with either vegetables or salad and chips.
My husband and I shared a wood fired pizza which was brilliant. It had a wonderful base with pesto with jalapeño, chilli flakes and prawns.
The $10 cocktails were a treat and the on tap cider was very nice.
Written 28 August 2022
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Amanda L
1 contribution
Feb 2022 • none
Recent members, we went both Saturday and Sunday night to see if it was different. Both nights the food was lovely. Certainly, for dinner, meals are slightly above average in cost but I hear they make up for this by offering cheaper lunch specials throughout the week. Table service is nice so you are not needing to hover in the bar area. Saturday was a better all-around experience than Sunday (ie. slower table service). but would currently recommend The Lion.
Written 20 February 2022
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austravellers303
Brisbane65 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
Came for lunch during school holidays, so the restaurant was very busy and noisy.
We had pre-booked so no problem being seated. We will book for future lunches now. All staff were very welcoming and helpful. The wait time for our meals was a little longer than usual, not surprising due to the amount of guests, but each dish was delicious and well presented. Thank you to all staff for your service.
As this is the restaurant and not the cafe we were surprised that the dress code is quite lax regarding footwear. Even saw high-vis workwear at one table.
Written 29 September 2022
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Kerri A
Hey there, thank you so much for your great review. Our dress code is smart casual, but I guess that's open to interpretation these days unfortunately. I have attached the policy below which is outlined on our website for your reference. https://thelion.net.au/house-policy-2/
Written 20 December 2022
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Tracy R
Brisbane306 contributions
Aug 2020 • couples
Great sports bar, drinks and bar menu is not too bad at all
Restaurant meals are good value. Courtesy bus is a bonus.
Staff are the stand out whether reception, food & bev, security or bus driver can’t fault.
Written 1 August 2020
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ljm3111
Brisbane7 contributions
Dec 2021 • none
Lunch today. Ordered prawn cocktail as a main- disgusting. 8 prawns a squirt of avocado and a squirt of some kind of sauce. Not even a lettuce leaf or lemon in sight. Cost $31. What a rip off! When queried staff said it was correct and was definitely the menu item. Never again.
Written 19 December 2021
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Barbara S
Logan City485 contributions
Sept 2021 • friends
This is a hidden jewel. It was fairly busy and our experience was great. We were checked to have used the QR Code and waited for friends to arrive.. This place is dine in, and we were waited on for all drinks & food. We had the lunch special and at $10.90 is was delicious…great food and friends..
Written 1 October 2021
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