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The Dalgety Public House is open for Casual Dining and Bar. The Dalgety Public House serves Modern Australian dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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10 Reviews on “The Dalgety Public House”
Staff are so lovely and approachable.Food is a bit pricey for what it is but the atmosphere is nice enough to get past it. Would recommend it as a local gem
Solid pub. Nothing crazy or that innovative but the beer is cold, the food is as good as you’ll get anywhere and there’s a great buzz to the place. Can see why it’s killing it.
What a disappointment My family took me there for Mothers Day dinner last night, four out of six meals were over cooked. They ran out of the steak that both of the boys orderd and said they would give them 300g eye filit instead I think they need to check their scales a little under weight I think. One steak had to be sent back because of being over cooked to almost shoe leather. The pork Belly was over cooked and dry, the batter on the fish and the onion rings was dark brown not golden. The mushy peas lacked the mush it also was dry. The bar staff mixed up the drinks. On the plus side the live music was good. I think they need to lift their game big time. We were not the only people to not like the food the table next to us left almost half on thiers.
Went out for a special someone’s Birthday and the Dalgety was the choice of the night, was nervous about this place due to previous reviews but was so confused about this because we experienced little of what others experienced.The girls that served us and looked after us tonight were great, polite and attentive, well done ladies. Entre was Arancini balls, came out quick but they weren’t hot, especially in the middle, warm exterior and just not hot in the middle. Taste and presentation good but let down was the temperature.Main, 400g wagyu steak cooked medium-rare, this to came out quick and the only change I would make would be to lay off the dressing on the salad and the pepper sauce needs more flavour- lack of pepper taste, the chips were crispy and not over cooked. Would I order this from here again? Yes. Would i revisit the Dalgety? Yes. This place is relaxed and has a high end feel to it without being over the top, great wooden walls with plenty of beautiful plants around the place to top it off. Choose either a beautiful indoor setting or sit outside, relax and watch the world go by whilst enjoying a good meal.
The partner’s choice of venue to celebrate my birthday tonight! Lovely setting in a historic part of Brisbane. Easy to find and clearly popular, hello Dalgety!For entrees, we ordered the shared platter of Arancini (mushroom and parmesan topped with tomato sauce and sitting on a bed of garlic aioli) and the Slow Cooked Crispy Pork Belly (with twice cooked chat potatoes, greens and apple sauce). Firstly, the arancini was lovely – golden, crispy shell and gorgeous, cheesy, earthy goodness inside. The arborio rice was cooked perfectly. Great portion size too! My pork belly was a little on the dry side. Very crispy exterior but the meat in places, was quite stringy and dry. The fat melted in my mouth but overall, I was relying on the apple sauce to provide some moisture. There were no greens on my plate which was what the menu specified. Instead, I had baby carrots (which I love anyway). The carrots needed more seasoning, there wasn’t a lot of flavour unfortunately. The potatoes – I was expecting a crispy outside and fluffy centre. I got the fluffy centre but when I went to cut the potatoes, the skin folded with the knife and didn’t crunch at me.The staff – hands down, 5/5 – the ladies that served us were super friendly and helpful. Even the staff that didn’t serve us – just watching them interact with other patrons/diners, they were always smiling, pointing something out on the menus or just engaged in conversation. It was lovely to see.I would return eventually – I’m intrigued by the Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks!
Saturday evening with three friends started with cocktails here. There were a couple of two-for-one specials before 6pm so we took advantage of this!Bellini and a variation on an Aperol Spritz- really liked the peach cocktail. The other was a bit potent for me but the others enjoyed it. I also had a traditional Aperol and a couple of glasses of sparkling. The drink prices here are really competitive. We asked the waitress which were the best appetisers to order and followed her suggestions- they were all sensational.I then ordered a main which was a vegetable stack and salad- delicious. I left but the others stayed and apparently ordered an excellent fish and chips , steak and a serve of sliders.
We stopped into the Dalgety Public House in search of cold beer and were tempted into a lite meal. We began with a Blonde Moment craft lager and an Asahi. I then ordered the Slow Cooked Pork Belly Bun with Skinny Fries and Lady Meatball had the Broken Brownie.When I think slow cooked pork belly, I envision tender pork with rendered fat that melts in your mouth. Instead, what I was served was a sandwich with thin slices of dry, brittle pork that resembled overcooked bacon. What was advertised as apple slaw and truffle mayo turned out to be mayo and applesauce on one side and a wet cabbage coleslaw on the other. Overall, the ‘bun’ rated a 2.5. Fortunately, the skinny fries were quite nice – 3.5.The Broken Brownie was good – quite sweet, but good. I particularly enjoyed the fact that it was garnished with grilled fresh peaches. This rated a 3.I really like the atmosphere – the bar and the tables were beautifully appointed. Unfortunately, despite being a quiet evening, the service was quite slow.Would happily return here for a beer and some fries, but would choose to dine elsewhere.