River Canteen
- Address:
- 39CA, The Boardwalk, The Parklands, South Bank
- Contact:
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Phone (07) 3846 1880
Web http://www.rivercanteen.com.au
- Description:
Relaxed dining at its very best on the river with sensational city views. Modern Australian cuisine with an international flavour. Vegetarian meals available. Fully licensed. BYO bottled wine.
- Open days:
- Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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I have to agree with Mike that the prices at River Canteen aren't quite reflective of the quality of dining.
I have dined there three times now and the meals just aren't up to scratch.
Compared to other Brisbane restaurants that have the similar pricing - such as E'cco, Brett's Wharf or Two Small Rooms - at which you can taste the quality in each gorgeous bite, the River Canteen menu is great on paper, but something is lost in the transition from menu to kitchen to mouth.
I think this is another case of using a great location as an excuse to charge top price for meals.
When ever im in town river canteen is one of the few restaurants i dine at the service the food is always fantastic, last time i dined i had the squab pigeon it was soft pink and tasty with salty speck and sweet apple chutney yum, my partner and i both had the wild venison special with pom anne, chocolate sauce and pumpkin puree for mains, and shared a passion fruit souffle with passion fruit and white chocolate sundae for dessert very cute we will always be back !!!!!
This was honestly the most dissapointing meal we've had in Brisbane in 2 years. Booked online via their website - needless to say they didn't get the booking and even claimed they don't have a website!
Waited 10 minutes and got a great table.
We had 2 main meals: Duck with a potato block. The duck was cooked nicely but no sauce no taste , no excitement. My wife had spatchcock chicken. It tasted considerably less tasty than a Coles hot chicken. The spinach accompaniment and the fried courgette flower tasted as if they'd sat in oil all day. Horrible, so maybe the fact the portions were smaller than most restaurants starters was a blessing. Cheapest wine was $39, total bill $109. Instantly forgettable and we even considered going to Satay Hut on the way home as we were starving.
Service was good. Food 2/10 at best. At those prices thats not good enough.