Put down the wine list – bring your best bottle to these top restaurants offering BYO
Got a fancy bottle of wine at home that you’ve been saving for the right moment? Perhaps you’re waiting for something to celebrate or, maybe, a setting that lives up to the bottle. Did you know some of Brisbane’s finest restaurants offer BYO? That’s right – a handful of the city’s best welcome their guests to bring in their finest finds to enjoy. Here’s a handy hit list next time you’ve got the urge to pop a cork on something stellar …
August, West End: This winsome West End restaurant is famed for its Sunday lunch menu, which sees head chef Brad Cooper flex his culinary muscles with dishes like mussels with caramelised leeks, roast Bangalow sweet pork with mustard and apple sauce, and albacore tuna with horseradish and green lentils. If those dishes sound incredible, imagine how good they’d be with something choice from your home collection to sip on? August offers BYO on Sundays for $25 a bottle, so break out the good stuff.
OTTO Ristorante, South Bank: When it comes to wine lists, few restaurants boast tomes as weighty and diverse as OTTO. It’s wild to think that a restaurant of this calibre allows guests to bring a bottle of their own to the table, but that’s exactly what happens at every service. Guests are free to bring their own bottle – wine and champagne only, one 750-ml bottle per person – and pop it with a $25 corkage fee. Our suggestion? Allow OTTO’s sommeliers to suggest an ideal pairing to match your bottle.
E’cco Bistro, Newstead: This multi-award winning restaurant has sat at the pinnacle of Brisbane’s dining scene since 1995 – a testament to chef Philip Johnson’s unwavering commitment to quality. Every visit to E’cco is a special occasion, which means you should enjoy some wine that suits. While E’cco boasts its own impressive wine list, the restaurant also allows guests to BYO on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, as well as Friday lunch and dinner. Corkage will run you $35 per bottle, so make sure you bring the good stuff.
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Marlowe, South Brisbane: Housed inside a set of sleekly refurbed Art Deco apartments, a visit to Marlowe already feels like dinner at your incredibly cool friend’s house. But now, every Tuesday, Marlowe leans into that approachable vibe by allowing its guests to bring a bottle plucked from their own carefully cellared personal collection. Got a weighty barolo begging to be tasted? Scored a bottle of bubbles that can’t be popped just anywhere? Marlowe will offer premium Riedel glassware and professional decanting, so you can do your bottle justice. Best of all, there’s no corkage fee!
Venner, West End: Instead of donning your Sunday best, dust off your best bottle and bring it to Venner in West End. Every Sunday, the Scandi-inspired restaurant opens its doors for brunch, serving the likes of potato rosti with taramasalata and cured ox heart, smorrebrod topped with egg salad and ocean trout gravlax, and rolled venison shoulder with pickled rosella. As of Sunday August 2, Venner will be BYO on Sundays, which means you can bring along something special and open it up for just a $10 corkage fee.
Deer Duck Bistro, Auchenflower: Fine diners don’t get much finer than Deer Duck Bistro. Raviolo filled with potato and majoram? Duck breast with confit duck leg rillette, apricot, roasted parsnip, balsamic gel and duck jus? Say no more. The institution’s a la carte menu can be enjoyed with BYO wine from Tuesday to Thursday. Corkage is $20 per person, with a maximum of one bottle per two people.
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