Certainly more than a cafe. A broad food menu and wine list reasonably priced with professional, pleasant service. Everyone was more than happy with their meals and we took along two children who were generously catered for from a great kids menu. With the added bonus of full air conditioning! Highly recommend.
Came here for an anniversary dinner. It was so old school delicious. I had the bruschetta for entree and prawn pasta for main. Both were epic. Service was great, as was the wine selection. Will I be back? For sure
Beautiful food with exquisite preparation and service. We have been coming for years and have never been disappointed. The cuttlefish, marinara, game, and specials always good. Family owned and run and it shows - this restaurant is consistently good. Merci.
Had lunch at Continental cafe on Friday, the food was fantastic and full of flavour. I ordered the mussels with white wine and garlic sauce. Definitely will visit again!
continental cafe is classic dining . Lovely food and beautiful service. Great desserts as well.
Its been running for a while and there is a reason for it.
I've been eating at Continental Cafe for YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS and it has NEVER disappointed. The service is schmick, professional, friendly, prompt. The food is always absolutely delicious. Ambience is authentically European/Melbourne, without any pretence. Not crazy expensive at all. I've always felt as though I've gotten a 4-5 star experience/meal here, with a 3-4 star price. Just don't know how this place keeps up the quality year after year. A Brisbane classic.
Such a beautiful intimate restaurant. Service was exceptional. The chef was very friendly, he personally came out and assisted us with our menu requests and offered to accommodate any needs. The food was exquisite! Each meal had many exceptional twists and flavours. They were also of decent portion sizes, so we definitely didn’t go home hungry. All in all i highly recommend.
New Breakfast is Amazing. This place is the newest breakfast option for new farm. The food is high quality and delicious. The staff are friendly and fast. I see why it has such a good rating on urban spoon.
Why is this place not more busy. Fishing around for breakfast this Sunday morning and I went to PonyCat my staples selection in new farm only to find it very busy. Starving I went in search of an alternative and came across this restaurant just around the corner. I was concerned at first as it was not busy which is usually a bad sign. But my hunger won the debate and I sat down. Coffee was perfect so I googled this place to find a 92% ranking on Urban spoon. Surprised and with lifted expectations I eagerly awaited my breakfast. It was of course excellent. Highly recommend this place.
Krystie Joy Beaumont
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Service was great and coffee was amazing. I ordered the seared tuna and pork belly which was nice too!
Brilliant. I've eaten at Continental Cafe three times now and the experience never gets old. The service is unbelievably warm and eager to please and their decor befits the comforting, authentic and ultimately delicious food they serve. The menu has a very wide range and when you find yourself spoiled for choice, you can leave it to whoever's serving to recommend the perfect compliments of food and drink. I feel a fourth visit is just around the corner.
Awesome, real food. This is what a real food is. Try here you'd know it's better than Aria, Stoke House or any if those places call themselves 'fine food'. My favourite is chilli prawn pasta!! Hands down the best in Brisbane.
First time. Came for dinner had a good night. Meals were a good price and good size portions. Unfortunately we were seeing a movie and couldn't have dessert. Will be back, nice one.
YES!. Been living in Brisbane for many years and safe to say this will always be my go to restaurant!
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Oh My - Fantastic!. My wife and I have lunch/dinner with 8 others every couple of months. We take turns to pick a restaurant. Last Saturday night we came here. It was the best time we've had so far. I always try and have the meal that no one has chosen and I always seem to pick the best. Well this time I was wrong. Not that mine wasn't fantastic but looking at all of the empty plates I think all the meals must have been the best!
I had the soy lime chicken breast in coconut risotto with steamed bok choi - sensational. Everything was perfect, the meals, the service, the atmosphere and the price - very reasonable.
We will be back and I've already told so many people about it. I told the staff at the coffee shop I visit every morning and one of them booked for yesterday. I'll find out tomorrow if they liked it. I'm sure they will and as a result I bet my coffee will taste extra special tomorrow.
This is my very first review, so that says it all. I often wonder if staff go on these sites and give the reviews. Rest assured these are well deserved compliments from one very satisfied customer. Thank you for a wonderful experience.
I love this place. I live nearby and this is our old faithful; it's always open and food is always high quality. I've probably eaten here around 15 times and I can't think of a time I've been disappointed. Goats cheese soufflé is a highlight, as is the chilli and line cuttlefish. Highly recommended :)
Consistently awesome food ! Beau( ( owner ) always make you feel part of the family & I've never ever had one bad dish there & I've been going for nearly 15 years now . It's not overpriced & when it's super busy , they're always attentive ( no matter where you're sitting ) & the meals are never delayed & spot on ! That's what makes it an outstanding restaurant ...consistency, no matter what time of the day !
Always Good. Can not fault this Café. If having family or friends visit always take them there as I know it wont let me down. Try the Pate YUM.
The most consistent place in Brisbane. We have been going to Continental for almost 20 years and have never had a bad meal. Sometimes when we cant get in at many other places we swing by on the off chance and sometimes despite being packed they always manage to squeeze us in.
The portion sizes are generous and the prices are very good. Service is always very professional and their signature dish, the chicken in soy with coconut risotto is truly to die for. We have probably spent thousands there over the years, including a number of private functions in one of the private rooms ( no extra charge) and it was worth every single cent.
If Continental every *gasp* closes down, I'm not sure we would ever recover !
Superb - flavourful food and intimate atmosphere. My friend had the pork and I had the turkey. Both seasoned well and perfectly presented. Well priced for the amazing service. Will definitely come back.
I enjoyed dinner at the Continental with my wife and daughter, the food was delicious, service and atmosphere impeccable. Try the duck parpadelle.Highly recommended.
Consistently good. I've been going to Continental for years and it's an old fave of mine. Food is consistently good, great flavours, good sized portions, seasonal menu as well as the old Continental classics. I love the way you often see multi-generations dining together. Bustling, can be noisy when full. An institution!
Old Classic. Every visit to the Continental Cafe is a great one. Food is always delicious, service is typical french, you sometimes struggle to get some but other times, it's too much. But with such a place I'm happy to wait for a bit of service. It always friendly there, it's also pleasing to see into the kitchen as well. Some items on the menu haven't changed since it first opened i hear, and i understand why. Soy lime chicken breast, coconut risotto, steamed bok choy, chilli, the best dish on the menu for me. I seem to have it every second time I am there. I try and taste a different dish every time, but sometimes you just crave a well put together dish, that all the flavors complement each other and melt in you mouth.
Love it love it. We had a large group and our waitress Lana handled the rabble really well. Everyone said they loved their meals. I had the seafood risotto. Beautiful. It had bones (caught one, swallowed the other :-/ ) so keep an eye out for them if you get this dish. Wine was perfect. Dessert gorgeous. All agreed ... we'll be going back there again and again. Some perfect winter meals on the menu. Delicious!
I must say this is one of the very best in Brisbane. All dishes were amazing from entree, autumn special, main, desert to a selection of wines. Such a hidden gem I would take any special guests to. I will go back to this place by making special days out of nothing. Thank you for a wonderful experience!!! Kudos to chefs ;)
Add me to the fanboy list. Really great dinner here...I had lovely pate, which serve was so substantial I had to cancel my mains order! Hubby had an awesome seafood pasta and friend Mike had the lime chicken (the coconut rice was ridiculously good). Service was great, requests handled promptly and with grace, and we were glad we came early as even on a weeknight this place was full at 7.30!. No room for dessert, though I compromised and had the burnt caramel affogato...lattes were good too. Will definitely be back, had trouble choosing what to eat. All meals out of the kitchen looked scrumdiddly and happy diners surrounded us.
Amazing!! Very friendly staff n Food was fantastic!!!!! One of the best restaurant in QLD! Love it! Duck liver orange pate is even better than the one I had at Perigord France; 90days rump steak very juicy; seafood risotto was beautiful too~
Great service. We went on a busy Saturday night and sat at the back of the restaurant. The service was very good and we never felt like we were forgotten about at any time. The waiters were very attentive. The food was fantastic. All in all a very enjoyable experiece.
Really good food.... Continental Cafe has been on my "must dine" list for a while now. Was looking for a restaurant close to the Powerhouse for a late show on Friday night. Dined here in a group of 4, and the waitress was very accommodating when we explained we were under a time budget, and if they could possibly serve us 2 courses in under an hour. After speaking to the kitchen, we were told it would be no problem, and true to form, it wasn't. Food was lovely. We ordered the chicken and risotto (delicious), pork belly (very good) and the prawn pasta (good but a tad too salty). For dessert, we had the sticky date pudding (really good and not too sickly sweet), creme brûlée (above average) and the affogatto (above average).
I would recommend Continental Cafe and we will certainly be back. For a table of 4, our bill came to $195 (mains and desserts, and without drinks).
Terrific Bistro. The food is consistently good and the service is excellent too.
Highly recommend the Continental Cafe.
Food: 8.0 / 10
Service: 8.5 / 10
Ambience: 8 / 10
We went to Continental Cafe after doing a search on Urban Spoon, what a cute little restaurant this was. Great service, the food was very good. The bill was relatively inexpensive and we were out in less than 2 hours which is what I love in a good quality restaurant, fast, efficient, no mess. We'd definitely go back!
A Good Oldy!!!. Small and interesting restaurant. The food is constantly very good over the years. Well priced and opened conveniently early and late. They have the European sense of Hospitality. I recommend!!!
Food is delicious here. In particular the sand crab croquettes for entree. My only complaint is the main meal I had (moreton bay bug fettuccini) was quite small - not enough pasta.
High standards as usual. I've had such excellent experiences when dining here before that it was my restaurant of choice to celebrate my 70th with 20 close friends and family. We were not disappointed. Service was excellent with staff going out of their way to accommodate our every wish. The food - divine! Everyone was more than happy with their choices of entrees, mains and deserts with good wine to boot. Try it for a truly special experience.
Reliable in every way. Always enjoy Continental Cafe. Food and service is always reliable. Busy place- glad we booked even though it was a week night! The food is mostly quality homely with plenty of meat and carbohydrates on the menu, not alot of choices for the vegetarians. Lots on the plate too.
Late Late Lunch. Being a big fan of the Sunday sleep-in I'm usually struggling to find a nice place for a late lunch on a Sunday Arvo. The Continental ticks this box perfectly, great staff and this trendy yet old fashioned looking place serves good food and reasonable prices. Overall a good dining experience.
Very reliable local bistro. Our group of four enjoyed another all round great meal at Conti last night. we all sampled a main from their "winter specials" menu. all were delicious with the melt in your mouth beef cheeks and white polenta being voted best on ground. desserts are always a highlight here. the sticky date pudding was deliciously moist with decadently sweet butterscotch sauce; the creme brulee was, as always, perfectly executed; and the apple and rhubarb tarte tatin with its wafer thin caramelised pastry and tender fruit was a real winter treat. i generally don't have any criticisms of Conti but I was slightly disappointed that there was no soup of the day on offer on this visit as it would have been a perfect entree on a cold rainy winter night.
I was given a voucher as a thank you from my friend. My partner and I were very excited about going. A long story short, the food was good. Generous portions, homey food. I had the beef cheeks with polenta. I loved the polenta. It was a bit too much noise, it was overly warm (my partner started to sweat) and we kept getting new napkins but the old ones were not being taken away... We will go back but dress more appropriately..
Excellent. I went there for brunch with friends on a sunday, it was quite busy but the service was outstanding and very classy, it is not too exensive for brunch and dishes are varied and taste awesome.
We also went for dinner with a group of colleagues, we were seated in te side room, great experience, looked like being at home with great food and excellent service.
Good Food. We went to this cafe last week and it was conveniently opened all day. The decor is a bit old but it adds to the French cafe style. The food was nice and tasty and well protioned. We were the only ones but service was still good. Prices are correct and not at level of most restaurants in Brisbane. I haven't tryed it for dinner yet but recomends this place for lunch.
This is classic French faire. Great value and friendly staff. This one is a regular for us and it's local . Perfect
Consistently great!. Every time I visit Brisbane (once or twice a year) I try to get to this great place. There are some fantastic long-standing dishes on the menu (best sticky pudding) and usually something novel worth trying (venison ragout recently was just amazing). I hope this place flourishes for years to come, as its always great to visit a place and know that there is a reliable and wonderful place to eat.
Outstanding!. Now here is a true Continental style bistro that have got it right in every sense. I hired the private room for a function and my guests were well impressed! the goats chese souffle is par excellence!
Our favourite restaurant in Brisbane what more can u say. Never dissapoints!
Hands down the BEST Restaurant in Brisbane!. I have been going to this restaurant now for over 7 years and recommend it to everyone I know as it is consistently superb. My favourite dishes would have to be the Soy Lime Chicken Breast or the Seafood Risotto which are so delicious it pains me that I can never eat it all. They also offer a seasonal menu as well which is exciting to see what yummy new dishes they have once the season has changed. The service is exceptional and the owners, Oliver and Beau and the rest of the staff are always very welcoming.
Year after year of great food and better service. This cafe is as all cafes should be. Highly recommended!
Consistently Good Eating. I have been coming to Continental Cafe for over fifteen years and it's alway a good experience. The secret is great service: present, warm and attentive, but never obtrusive. Plenty of variety in the menu for any occasion: never had a poorly prepared or presented meal there. Timeless European cafe ambience. The only place I've found that makes "café renversé" (although I'm sure there must be others).
Brilliant. The food and service is always spot on here. The goat's cheese soufflé is so good, I could marry it! Great wine list and knowledge of wine by staff.
Always a favourite. Love this place. Whenever we are back in Brisbane we head here, so cosy and consistent. Real comfort food, great servings and reasonable price. But don't come, let's keep it a secret.
Lovely food, Cosy atmosphere, feels like a real French bistro. Loved it!
Randomly wandered into this place for dinner one night and was very pleasantly surprised. Awesome food, good service. I'll definitely be going back!!
Consistent quality and service.. I have been eating here for some 10 years plus - the standard of cooking and service has never faltered in that time, and with a realistically priced menu. The small kitchen means wait times are occasionally longer than you'd like during a busy service, but there's a reason this place is still running strong after all this time. One of Brisbane's best bistro style restaurants.
Continental Classic. I've been eating here for many, many years, and have simply never had a bad experience, either for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The ambience is, as the name strives for, very much European. The food is always good, prices reasonable and service friendly and efficient. Really I haven't had a bad experience here ever, and that is saying a lot given the dozens of times I have dined here. A Brisbane gem!
Reliable and Welcoming. Not haut cuisine BUT if you like to be able to wander into a restaurant often without a booking AND be greated with a smile AND enjoy fresh food well cooked, generously plated and well presented the Continental will not disappoint. Feels like your true European corner bistro with a menu of standards plus a lovely selection of seasonal offerings.
What's not to like?. Great food, attentive service, good, unpretentious atmosphere, reasonably priced food & wine, big portions...winner.
Great service, very good food. Popular on a Friday night. I would recommend this place without hesitation
Absolutly loved it. Great value for money with large portions beautifully prepared at a good price. Nice atmosphere one of my Brisbane favorites.
Great entrees, generous portions, attentive yet unobtrusive service
As for the fries, let's just say we were coming up with innovative ways to decide on who was going to eat the last few! Don’t be fooled by this French bistro’s dated exterior, inside you will find classic French food served by a friendly team.
Quaint little restaurant in New Farm. Large serving sizes, wonderful service and great atmosphere. Very reasonably priced for the area also. We had the bouef bourguignon, eye fillet, seafood risotto and prawn spaghetti. All were delicious and would recommend them all. Shared the decadent crème brûlée for dessert. The wine list is extremely well priced and features mostly Australian wines with a few French wines dispersed throughout. Highly recommend.
Great food, generous portion and friendly staff members! Recommended 👍
From the streets of New Farm, you step through the doorway, into European dining delight. My elderly Fathers favourite restaurant in Brisbane. The owners treat him like he's their own father. The staff welcome him with a kiss on the cheek. Hospitality at top level. Oh, and the food is divine!
Simply a most spectacular and enjoyable experience!!! Have had the privilege of wining and dining here many times and always leave looking forward to the next time!!! Beau and Nadina and team really put their heart and souls into this place and the atmosphere and food…….well it’s just out of this world and I highly recommend everyone goes there to experience it for themselves!!!!
I’m very proud to recommend this as the best restaurant in Brisbane!!! You don’t always have to pay the most to get the BEST. Thanks guys, see you soon!!!! Greg
We had a Beefsteak and Burgundy meeting at CC. The food was magnificent without being over the top. The cream brulee was the best I have tasted, unctuous and creamy. The Beefsteak was divine and didn't need a knife. A place I recommend without reservation.
Very unassuming, but fabulous. Been regulars for 15+ years. Having the same meals almost every time - Bruschetta/ Spaghetti Prawns. When something is that good, there's just no reason to change! Excellent service too.
We spotted this little gem when out for a walk and it looked so good we had to try it, even the booking was a pleasure as the owner was so friendly - having been there now I can honestly say it was utterly delicious in every way!! Will definitely be going back and would recommend it to everyone!!
We celebrated our 6th Wedding Anniversary dinner here, the food was delicious!
Do not be fooled by this unassuming cafe located in the middle of New Farm, from start to finish the service was exceptional.
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