Brisbane’s hottest restaurants booking out weeks in advance

Brisbane’s top restaurants are in the midst of a pandemic boom with eager customers on the end of long waiting lists and the eateries booked out for weeks in advance. Here’s the hottest spots in town.

Brisbane’s top restaurants are experiencing a pandemic boom, with tables booking out up to four weeks in advance.

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Restaurants such as Montrachet in Bowen Hills, and Fortitude Valley’s Restaurant Dan Arnold, SK Steak and Oyster, Maya and Same Same all have waiting lists for Saturday nights for up to four weeks, while Friday nights are being booked out up to three weeks in advance.

Modern Thai restaurant Same Same in Fortitude Valley is booked out up to four weeks in advance for Saturday night sittings. Picture: Mark Cranitch.

Reduced seating numbers with COVID restrictions are partly responsible, but restaurateurs say diners are desperate to eat out again after being locked up, and with overseas travel off the table, dining experiences are hotter than ever.

“We are really lucky and seeing strong booking all days with lunches being the strongest they have ever been,” said Simon Gloftis of SK Steak and Oyster, which is booking out between three and four weeks in advance for weekend sittings.

You’ll have to wait up to four weeks to get a Saturday night booking at SK Steak and Oyster in the Calile Hotel precinct. Picture: Mark Cranitch

Kitchen Confidential previously revealed new fire-powered restaurant Agnes in Fortitude Valley was booked out until the end of December, while nearby restaurant Joy, which only takes bookings once a month for the month ahead, booked out within minutes.