The menu
It changes on Tuesday. This is roughly what to expect.
We do not print the board here because it would be wrong by Wednesday. What follows is the shape of it, and the three set prices are real.
Snapper, brown butter. While it lasts.
starters
5
mains
5
desserts
2
the board changes
Tue
What it costs
Three ways to sit down
Prices are per person and include bread and GST. Service is not added to the bill; if you would like to leave something it goes to the whole team.
Lunch, two courses
$52
per person, bread and GST included
A shorter version of the evening board, out inside the hour if you need to be.
Thursday and Friday, 12 to 2
Dinner, a la carte
around
$85
per person, bread and GST included
Five starters, five mains, two desserts, typically three courses a head. Last orders at nine.
Tuesday to Saturday, from 6pm
The counter, chef’s choice
$145
per person, bread and GST included
Six stools, six or seven courses, whatever the kitchen is most pleased with that night.
Booked at least a week ahead
The board
Not fixtures, but if they are on, order them.
Four things keep coming back. The rest is written after the market on Tuesday.
The board · Rosemary & Rye, West End
Five starters, five mains, two desserts.
Up on Tuesday morning, down on Saturday night. Dish prices on this card are demo figures; the three set prices above are real.
Starters
five
Bread and cultured butter
Baked here every afternoon. The butter is churned on Mondays and it is the reason people are late to their starters.
$9 demo
A vegetarian starter V
Always on the board. Written after the market on Tuesday.
Three more starters
Written after the market on Tuesday, and we tell you what each one is.
Mains
five
Whatever came in whole
One fish, roasted on the bone, for one or for two. Snapper with brown butter while it lasts. Ask what it is; the answer changes weekly and so does the price.
Market price
Shoulder for the table
Lamb, slow-cooked since morning, carved at the table, with whatever root vegetables were worth buying. For two, off the bone.
$78 demo
for two
A vegetarian main V
Always on the board. A full vegan menu is usually possible with a day’s notice.
Two more mains
Written after the market on Tuesday.
Desserts
two
Tarte tatin
The one dish that has never come off the board, and the only thing we would call a signature without wincing.
$16 demo
One more dessert
Written on Tuesday, with the rest.
The list
thirty bottles
Mostly from growers we have met
Everything is available by the glass.
Marks. V vegetarian (always one starter and one main) · vegan on a day’s notice · allergies: tell us when you book, not when you sit down.
Prices are per person on the set menus and include bread and GST. Service is not added to the bill; anything you leave goes to the whole team.
Shoulder for the table. Carved at the table.
Tarte tatin. It never comes off.
Bread. Baked here, every afternoon.
Before you come
Allergies, diets and the things worth telling us early.
Tell us when you book, not when you sit down. A short menu means we can cook around most things properly rather than handing you a plain plate, but only if we know in the morning. There is always a vegetarian starter and main on the board, and we can usually do a full vegan menu with a day’s notice.
We take coeliac and severe allergies seriously and will talk you through what the kitchen can and cannot guarantee in a small room where the bread is made daily. If we are not confident, we will say so rather than risk it.
Can I see the actual menu before I book?
It goes up on Tuesday morning and comes down Saturday night, so the honest answer is: ring us on the day and we will read it to you. Booking without seeing it is how most of our regulars do it.
Do you take walk-ins?
Yes, and we keep two tables back for them every night. Early is your best chance, and one of us will always tell you truthfully how long a wait is likely to be rather than parking you at the bar in hope.
Is there a children’s menu?
No, but children are very welcome and the kitchen will happily do a smaller plate of most things. Early evening is easiest for everyone.
How far ahead should I book the counter?
A week for a weekday, two or three for a Friday or Saturday. It is six stools and it goes first. If you are flexible on the night, tell us and we will ring you when there is a cancellation.
Do you do private hire?
We take over the whole room for parties of twenty or more on Mondays when we are otherwise closed. Message us with a date and rough numbers and we will tell you what is possible. Private dining
The board changes tomorrow. Book anyway.
Every regular we have booked for the first time without knowing what would be on it.
Or ring (07) 2150 3678. Tuesday to Saturday, dinner from 6pm. Lunch Thursday and Friday. West End, Brisbane.