Top 10 of Brisbane’s best pub food

Looking for a good pub that also has good food? Here’s the top places around Brisbane that have the best pub grub, as voted by our readers.

THE CITY’S best pub grub may be hard to find, but thanks to our readers, we’ve found the best hearty steaks, massive burgers and all time favourite parmigianas.

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We put the call out for readers to nominate their favourite pub grub and today, The Courier Mail and U on Sunday unveil the top 10 in Brisbane.

Scroll down to see the winner!

10. Shafston Hotel

3 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane
Instagram: @theshafstonhotel
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With freshly made pizza, parmigiana, burgers and of course hearty steaks, the Shafston hotel offers something for everyone. Pork ribs, creamy carbonara, or eggplant melanzine are also on offer as some of the mains, as well as four different options of parmigianas.

Jarrett Bravo from the Newstead Brewing Co. at the Shafston Hotel. The hotel is hosting the Hops and Vines Festival on September 5. Pic: Josh Woning

9. Story Bridge Hotel

200 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane

Instagram: @storybridgehotel

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With four different restaurants and an iconic location under Brisbane’s most recognisable bridge, the Story Bridge Hotel does not disappoint. Deery’s Restaurant offers steaks, share plates, a wide range of mains including Duck Leg Confit, Moreton Bay bugs and Borrodale pork cutlets, while the Outback Bar & Grill offers a laid-back beer garden environment. The Shelter Bar, built from the remnants of an old WWII bomb shelter, has a menu that includes signature pies, salads, pizzas, steaks and the classic bangers and mash.

350g rib fillet with braised peas and smoked bacon at the Story Bridge Hotel.

8. Albion Hotel

300 Sandgate Rd, Albion

Instagram: @the.albion.hotel

07 3262 2733

A popular one among voters, the Albion Hotel has everything from creamy pastas and risottos to graziers steaks and tapas. For mains, there’s spiced honey duck breast, chicken parmigiana or Sicilian marinated salmon which is sure to have your tastebuds satisfied for hours.

7. Runcorn Tavern

124 Gowan Rd, Sunnybank Hills

Instagram: @theruncorn

07 3345 9622

Between the Bistro, R-Bar, or Lounge Bar, there’s no shortage of seats at Runcorn Tavern. Traditional bar snacks of wings, burgers, and wedges along with mouth-watering pizzas can be grabbed at the Lounge Bar or the R-Bar offers loaded, ‘dirty’ fries of Cajun pulled pork, cheese, sour cream and chives as well as fish tacos, burgers and pub classics of schnitzel, chargrilled rump steak or fish and chips.

6. The Glen Hotel

24 Gaskell Street, Eight Mile Plains

Instagram: @glenhotelqld

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Another popular one among readers, the Glen Hotel offers casual after work drinks at either Lily Restaurant (dubbed the hidden gem within the hotel) or Alphonsus Pizza (the heart of the hotel). You can watch the pizzailoli making your pizzas from scratch before they are cooked in a stone wood fired pizza oven that travelled all the way from Naples, Italy.

Owners Brian and Cathy Fitzgibbons at the Glen Hotel in Eight Mile Plains. Pics Tara Croser.

5. The Breakfast Creek Hotel

2 Kingsford Smith Dve, Albion

Instagram: @breakfastcreekhotel

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The infamous Brekky Creek continues to hold its title as one of the most iconic places to eat in the city, with both the Staghorn Beer Garden and the Spanish Garden Steakhouse great options to catch up for a laid-back pub meal. Guests can try premium and specialty steaks or even pork ribs, goldband snapper or bacon wrapped chicken breast.

Ellie Butler, Sue Butler and Grace Butler enjoy a steak at Breakfast Creek Hotel. Picture: AAP image/John Gass

4. The Morrison Steakhouse

640 Stanley St, Woolloongabba

Instagram: @themorrisonhotel

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Wooloongabba’s famous steakhouse continues to reign as one of city’s best places to go for a good steak. Nolan rib on the bone, graziers wagyu rump, graziers dry aged rib on the bone, sirloin, slow cooked sticky BBQ pork ribs, honey glaze duck breast … the choices are endless.

3. The Norman Hotel

102 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba

Instagram: @normanhotel

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Dubbed ‘Brisbane’s worst vegetarian restaurant’, the Norman Hotel dishes out a wide range of meats that would satisfy even the most carnivorous of eaters. There’s even an option to ‘cut your own’ beef if you’re feeling extra meaty.

Mastersteak class at The Norman Hotel

2. The Ship Inn

Cnr Stanley & Sidon Streets Southbank Parklands, Brisbane

Instagram: @theshipinnsouthbank

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A once rowdy sailor’s drinking den is now the perfect location for casual dining that includes filled chicken parmi's, steak and Guinness pies, beef and lamb kebabs, lamb shank, slow cooked beef cheek or sticky pork belly.

1. The Alliance Hotel

320 Boundary Street, Spring Hill

Instagram: @thealliancehotel

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Iconic burgers with fabulous flavours like crispy pulled pork, Wagyu beef and bacon or buttermilk chicken are some of the Alliance Hotel’s most sought after pub feeds.

Wagyu Burger at The Alliance Hotel. Picture: AAP/Image Sarah Marshall

With new owner Nicki Cedergren celebrating her one-year anniversary as owner of the infamous hotel, the chefs are reportedly continuing to try trial new dishes with the bistro offering more refined food and dining. Other favourites include crispy ham hock and dill and gin cured salmon, chicken parmi and crumbed fish and chips. Ms Cedergren said the restaurant has ‘something for everyone’.

The Alliance Hotel’s crispy ham hock. Picture: AAP/Image Sarah Marshall