Best Steak Restaurants in Brisbane

Boasting 180 degree views of the Brisbane River, from the iconic Story Bridge to the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, Blackbird Restaurant is one of Brisbane’s most popular restaurants. The sustainably sourced menu has a strong focus on local, Queensland produce and an impressive selection of beef. Imported from America, the kitchen utilises a one-of-a-kind wood fired grill that delivers results on the dry aged beef. With two intimate private dining rooms, plus various other rooms, including the option for exclusive hire of the venue, Blackbird is a popular option for functions and events.

Just inside the Homemaker City at Aspley, you’ll find a great option for lunch while shopping. Outback Steakhouse Aspley has a menu offering delicious juicy steaks, good portions and great atmosphere. Don’t fret if you’re not in the mood for steak – Outback offers seafood, salad and poultry options so you certainly won’t miss out!

Don't like tapas because you often leave still hungry? Black Hide Steakhouse by Gambaro, in Petrie Terrace, will change your mind. Combining the best of Spanish small-bites and quality Stanbroke steaks in one contemporary space, guests to Black Hide can design their own meal with dishes from both sides of the menu. And, if you're still not convinced, rumour on the street is they serve Brisbane's best BBQ ribs. Sold?

SK Steak & Oyster is in The Calile Hotel in Fortitude Valley, 5 minutes from Brisbane's CBD.

The place to go for martini's, freshly shucked oysters, steak, sushi and pasta. A beautifully designed restaurant with a piano bar in Brisbane's boutique Calile Hotel.

Open for lunch Thursday-Friday 12pm-3pm and dinner Tuesday-Saturday 5.30pm-late

Walter’s Steakhouse is located on the ground floor within the Old Mineral House heritage building in Brisbane. Walters is famous for serving premium, dry-aged sizzling steak in their charming, old-world restaurant with loads of charm. The expansive restaurant has a warm and inviting bar room, as well as three dining rooms laden with booths, long tables and intimate tables for two. Walters prime Australian grain-fed beef, dry-aged and cut in house is recommended and designed for sharing

Located in a culturally significant historic landmark, The Port Office Building, Moo Moo Wine Bar and Grill draws diners to the Brisbane CBD with the allure of great steak and wine. Not only does the rare and luxurious Cbassi and Rea VIP Wagyu feature on the menu, but the restaurant boasts an extensive wine list of over 900 drops. A typical steakhouse can be stuffy, smoky, with predominantly male crowds and a rowdy atmosphere. Moo Moo, however, is not a typical steakhouse, and challenges the stereotype with smart style.

What was once a notorious Fortitude Valley bath house, illegal casino and massage parlour is now a Parisian steakhouse and bar, Les Bubbles. The owner has embraced the building's sordid past, which makes dining an entertainingly tongue-in-cheek experience. Diners can enjoy a steak cooked to their liking, along with salad, bread and bottomless fries. There are a couple of pescatarian and vegetarian options too, plus a series of retro French desserts.

Boasting a steak menu that's seen more Australian countryside than middle-aged Winnebago owners, Graziers Steakhouse invites Hamilton locals and visitors to indulge their meaty cravings in its rich, bygone-era cigar bar style interior or contemporary al fresco area. Vegetable and non-cow lovers need not despair; the rigorous menu also offers appealing salads, pastas, risottos and more.

Older than your oldest mate and just as loyal, the Breakfast Creek Hotel is an Albion stalwart. This humble pub has been pouring drinks and plating up restaurant quality food since 1889 and is still going strong. Loved by locals and visitors alike, guests to this French Renaissance pub can enjoy a steak or parma on the tropical deck with a cold beer from the bar.

The Regatta Hotel, grand dame of the Brisbane River, is best known for another grand dame chaining herself to its bar in 1965 in protest of its then-ban on female patrons. Its latest refurbishment takes the iconic building back to its original state, with a modern twist. The Hotel's Boatshed restaurant, a modern steakhouse, specialises in dry aged meat and other pub classics.