Brents the Dining Experience

Ph: 3371 4558; 85 Miskin St, Toowong 4066 www.brentsrestaurant.com.au

Modern Australian, $$ +
Open Mon-Sat 6pm-late; Licensed, BYO, Corkage $8 bottle; AE BC DC MC V
Chef Brent Farrell (24-06-08) Owner Brent Farrell & Graham Soady (24-06-08)

Mietta's Review
This restaurant site has had its share of great chef/owners - Russell Armstrong (Tables at Towong) and more recently Bruno Loubet (Bruno's Tables). Now Brent Farrell and his (about to be) father in law, Graham Soady have taken over. Brent has good classical experience and his dishes follow the French mould set by his famous predecessors. The room looks good with low key refurbishment. The food is well done if it lacks a little of Bruno's genius, but the cost is towards the top end of the Brisbane price scale. Mains average $30.

Other published opinions

Courier Mail Lizzie Loel, 24-6-2008 Score: Food 15.5 Wine 15 Service 15 Ambience 15 "PRESENTATION is important to chef Brent Farrell who, with business partner Graham Soady, runs Brent's, The Dining Experience in Toowong. Great emphasis is placed on flatware and elegant offerings sit snugly within large rimmed bowls or arranged artfully on fine rectangular plates. The dining room, neat and colonial in style, is about to have a makeover with a fresh colour scheme and other additions"

Brisbane Times Score: 14/20 "You could be forgiven for driving by Brent's and completely missing it, tucked away inside a quaint house among the trees on a suburban Toowong street"

Courier Mail food and wine guide Queensland 2008 Score: 14/20 "There are touches of elegance in this converted Queenslander at the foot of one of Brisbane's notorious steep hills"

Brisbane News Dining Out Guide 2007 "With mushroom-coloured tongue and groove walls, high ceilings and a fireplace, this boutique restaurant in what was once an old Queenslander, has retained all its charm"

Courier-Mail Good Life Restaurant Guide 2006 "Brent Farrell worked in England for two years before returning home and, in partnership with Graham Soady, has taken over the famous restaurant site of Tables of Toowong and more recently Bruno's Tables."

Brisbane News Eating Out Guide 2006 "Chef Brent Farrell (ex Royal on the Park in Brisbane) promises to retain hints of French in the menu, but the influences will be more eclectic. "

Courier-Mail GoodLife Restaurant Lizzie Loel 6/9/05 score Food: 13 Wine, Service: 14 Ambience: 13 "This is a menu that tries too hard. There are obviously deft hands in the kitchen but with the addition of housemade palate cleansers and little beginning treats, there's a great deal going on on each plate. More simple preparation might render more pleasing results."

Courier Mail Good Life Lizzie Loel 6/9/05 "The menu reads ambitiously with several intricate assiettes or tasting plates featuring one main ingredient served several ways, as well as some rich, French-influenced dishes such as pan-fried foie gras with truffled boudin and mushroom fricassee, duck breast on de puy lentils, and venison fillet with a vegetable pave. ... The score Food: 13 Wine: 14 Service: 14 Ambience: 13"

Brisbane News Natascha Mirosch 20/7/05 "Brent's has been left big shoes to fill but even at this early stage, it seems locals mourning Bruno Loubet's move to Noosa may be somewhat mollified by the restaurant's new incarnation. food: 7, wine: 8, service: 7, ambience: 7"