The Balfour Kitchen & Bar

First-rate dining experience, from the friendly wait-staff who make you feel like you've been friends for years, to the 5-star dishes that make you want to try EVERYTHING. We decided to indulge in a four-course dinner and have zero regrets. All of the meat was cooked to absolute perfection, and it was fantastic learning about some of the cooking methods from our host.

Exceptional fine dining with high quality service to match.
We tried quite a few dishes, they all looked and tasted fantastic
Definitely a stand out restaurant in Brisbane and do make sure you head upstairs for a cocktail first.

Visited for both breakfast and dinner in 2019, very quiet restaurant with nice atmosphere! I love the bamboo screen lining the side of the restaurant!

The breakfast is very healthy avocado toast & salmon salad. Great coffee too! The starter for diner is nice but the meat of the main courses is slightly dry.

A stunning restaurant and hotel in a beautifully renovated old Queenslander. There a patio, balcony and indoor seating as well as a roof top bar. We ordered the tasting menu and loved every dish! My favourite was the beef brisket and the scallops were divine as well. We had our dessert at the roof top bar where there was views of the story bridge. Cocktails were lovely too! Thank you for a lovely dinner

We went here on Sunday afternoon for their all-day menu.
We had the tasting option, which was beautiful.
Asian food, each dish was delicious, a favourite of ours was the octopus, and the salmon pate.
Although, to be honest, everything that was served was very good.
Lovely wait staff and a stunning restaurant on the balcony of the building.
We will definitely be back when next in Brisbane.

We had a great night at The Balfour. Service and ambiance is lovely and the food, we choose the A Bit of Everything -menu, was excellent. We highly recommend a night here!
To give the host our best tips: the music didn't pair the place, give it a go with some smooth jazz, and it can not be better✨✨✨✨

I went there for my friend’s birthday and we ordered taste it all for the table to share. We three really enjoyed the food. Every plate gave us surprise especially the dessert. Thank you! We will be back definitely!

We enjoyed dining at the Balfour kitchen and bar as much as we enjoyed our stay at the hotel. Outstanding service and a very well curated menu with exceptional flavours and technique to bring you a great dining experience. We opted for the 'taste it all menu' at $80pp and we left very full and very happy. The beef cheeks are my recommendation.

Highly recommend on “taste it all menu”, enough for two foodies🤤 perfect combination of Asian food blended well in western style. Big thanks for unforgetable memory, chef!

Had a breakfast gnocchi and prawn crumpet.
Both were very nice.
Good amount of food!
Brekky gnocchi has mushroom inside! This mushroom has really savory, umami taste!
Prawn crumpet was also good. Salad? Was on the top of soft bread.
Cucumber, prawn and some other stuff was mixed all together. Combination was good.
Coffee was okay😄 all staff was really friendly and kind!
They have a hotel as well so, you can stay and have yummy food and drinks as well at night.

Nice mood and interior

The rooftop bar has fantastic views of the Story Bridge. The renovated queenslander gives a cozy, classy atmosphere. The food was tasty and interesting. It's not cheap, but worth the cost. Wonderful place to dine.

The new modern Vietnamese fusion menu was good. I had the pork entree, which was delicious; one of the best pork dishes I've ever eaten. My trout was beautifully presented and tasted nice and the dessert was well balanced. I tasted a bit of the beef entree and the lamb main, these were not amazing, but still good. Good for a special occasion.

Very romantic and lovely restaurant.
We haven’t heard about this place at all up until recently when stumbled across it on Google.
The garden is very romantic during nighttime.
The staffs were quite friendly and very welcoming.
We’re vegetarian and food options are definitely not lacking of variety!

Definitely recommend for a date night 😍

Called in for Sunday lunch and decided on the taste it all menu.
Couldn't fault the food at all, everything was tasty, fresh and delicious. Standouts were the duck bao bun and the pork belly.
The service was attentive without being overly so and the timing of the courses spot on, not too quick and not too long.
Will definitely go again.

Five of us had a wonderful breakfast here. Many interesting, breakfast dishes, we all enjoyed our food. The turmeric granola was probably one of the best granolas I’ve ever had. The coffee was okay. The setting is lovely on a Veranda of an old Queenslander, and it flows into the garden. The prices were average, so it was cheap for an upmarket establishment. There is a Sunday surcharge of 10%.

Balfour has amazing food. All of the food we ordered was devine. The highlight was the beef and duck pancake. All the staff were very friendly.

Our server Donna served us one of the best dinners I’ve had in a long while! Would highly recommend the beef. The perfect mix of savoury with sweet, these guys really know what they’re doing.

A lovely restaurant hidden in the midst of a quiet suburb

Pleasant Queenslander converted into a Vietnamese restaurant. Staff are friendly but sometimes hard to find. Food was sublime and drink menu is large. Would highly recommend for romantic dinner through to function.

One of the finest Vietnamese food we ever had. Starting from the ambience to hospitality to quality of food - everything was just perfect. We celebrated our anniversary there and they made us feel special. They have an elaborate all you can taste $80 pp and ala carte as well, with an wide range of drinks. We went for ala carte, had drunk chicken, twice cooked duck, Vietnamese coffee glazed pork ribs, whipped banana marshmallow. Each one was a masterpiece in itself. Will come back for sure.

Beautiful old Queenslander renovated to an amazing atmospheric restaurant. Very friendly and professional staff. Food was great also and the menu has a good selection of meals that cater to a variety of diets.

This is such a wonderful relaxed place for a fabulous lunch, overlooking trees on a quiet street and yet very close to the city. The service was outstanding and the food was excellent. The rooftop bar has great views over the city and the sunset. I would highly recommend it.