Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2016: hats up, hats down
Brisbane's Esquire has retained its title as Queensland's highest rating restaurant, collecting three hats for the fourth year in a row at the Brisbane Times Good Food Guide awards on Monday night.
There was a significant increase in the total number of hats awarded, with 61 compared to 50 last year. The regions just pipped Brisbane with 32 hats compared to the Brisbane's 29, with a very strong performance from the Gold Coast.
Hot on Esquire's heels is its own progeny, Esq, which boasts its own kitchen, staff, and menu, and as of this year, two hats. GOMA restaurant at the Gallery of Modern Art also received a second hat, as did The Peak at Maryvale. Aria Brisbane retained its two hats, while Stokehouse lost one.
Hats up
TWO HATS
GOMA Restaurant
Esq
The Peak *compared to 2013
ONE HAT
1889 Enoteca
The Catbird Seat Bistro (new)
Deer Duck Bistro
Thomson's Reserve (new)
A Touch of Salt
Homage (new)
Kiyomi (new)
Ricky's Riverbar & Restaurant
Room 81
Social Eating House
Veraison
Verve
Hats down
TWO TO ONE
Stokehouse Q
ONE TO NONE
85 Miskin Street
Chill on Tedder
Jellyfish
Restaurant II
Tartufo
Vintaged
Pick up your copy of The Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2016 from Tuesday, June 30 for $7.99 from participating newsagents or online at brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfoodguide for $9.99 including delivery.