Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day 13th Edition - To Parent Directory

GREAT DEALS ON DINING 231
IN EAST BRISBANE
Green Papaya Value NORTH VIETNAMESE Clean, fresh, and simple
are the key words to describe owner/chef Lien Yeoman’s approach to her native
cuisine. Two cheerful rooms—painted yellow and blue—are usually crowded
with a faithful clientele. If you don’t know your Bo xao cay ngot (spicy beef) from
your Nom du du (green papaya salad), the staff willingly gives advice. The restaurant
is licensed, but you can bring your own bottled wine only (no beer or spirits)
for a corkage charge of A$3 (US$1.95) per person. Cooking classes are also
run from time to time, so call for a schedule. They also do takeout.
898 Stanley St. East (at Potts St.), East Brisbane.& 07/3217 3599. www.greenpapaya.com.au. Reservations
recommended. Main courses A$12–A$30 (US$7.80–US$20); banquet menus (for minimum of 4 people)
A$35–A$40 (US$23–US$26). AE, DC, MC, V. Tues–Sun 6–10pm. Closed Good Friday, and from Christmas to
early Jan. Located a 10-min. drive from town and 1 block from the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground. Train:
Woolloongabba station. Parking at rear of restaurant and on street.
IN ALBION
Breakfast Creek Hotel STEAK A$4 million (US$2.6 million) renovation
and restoration has given fresh life to this Brisbane treasure. Built in 1889
Kids
Family-Friendly Restaurants
Cilantro, Novotel Brisbane Hotel, 200 Creek St., in the city center.
& 07/3309 3364. Daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All major
credit cards. A special kids’ menu, designed by a nutritionist to be
healthy but appealing, is good enough for adults to eat, too. You
won’t find fish fingers or frozen fries on the menu here, more likely
tender lamb cutlets with green beans and carrot sticks—and kids love
every bite! Desserts include fresh fruit with ice cream, frozen yogurt,
or apple crumble with vanilla custard. They also get a free placemat,
cup, and puzzle when dining from the kids’ menu in the restaurant.
Main courses are A$7.50 to A$9.95 (US$4.90–US$6.50), desserts A$3.50
to A$4.50 (US$2.30–US$3).
Summit Restaurant, Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Mt. Coot-tha. & 07/3369
9922. Fax 07/3369 8937. Daily 11:30am to late, from 8am on Sundays.
All major credit cards. Children’s menu features several choices including
chicken fingers with honey dipping sauce (A$8.70/US$5.65), sirloin
steak burger with fried onions (A$9.80/US$6.40), and an old-fashioned
banana split (A$4.70/US$3.05).
Morgan’s Seafood Restaurant, Bird o’ Passage Parade, Scarborough.
& 07/3203 5744. Fax 07/3880 1844. Daily for lunch and dinner. All major
credit cards. A Brisbane institution, Morgan’s offers great views across
to Moreton Island and is paradise for parents and kids. The restaurant
has its own fleet of trawlers which dock nearby to disgorge mussels,
mud crabs, prawns, oysters, and the freshest reef fish. Classic seafood
platters and Asian style dishes are available, and kids can choose anything
they like for a “pint-size” special price of A$9.90 (US$6.45). Even
the Teppanyaki grill has a kids’ menu which includes yakitori, fish furai,
and chicken kara age (A$9.60–A$10.50/US$6.25–US$6.85). All children’s
meals include steamed rice, and ice cream for dessert.