Restaurants près de North Ipswich Reserve

Food was good. Wasn’t really the Melbourne Cup lunch we were expecting from the advertising. We didn’t receive Champagne on arrival, I later found these sitting on the bar to take yourself, would have been nice to be told this. We were never offered any Raffles tickets or sweeps. There was no real atmosphere to make it feel like an event at all, just the regular lunch buffet but everyone dressed up nicer.

What a gem! We live in the Scenic Rim so are lucky to have a number of fine dining places to choose from however my love of cocktails, good food and conversation is only satisfied when we make the trek into the valley for a popular wine bar or the exclusive IYKYK cocktail bar hidden down a dark lane way. The Rusty Nail would definitely hold its own in the fast pace of the Fortitude Valley, however selfishly I’m glad they’ve decided to make Ipswich their home. The holy trinity of places like this is hard to obtain but they have done it and all without pomp and ceremony. A range of alcohol and non alcoholic options to choose from, a cocktail list that is familiar but also exciting. Food that is not just the wing man but delicious in its own right. Ambience that leaves you with the familiar buzz only the valley usually provides. Most importantly and this usually is what lets places like this, outside of the city or valley, down and drags you back to the reality of its location, the service. The service is fast and efficient, it actually puts some big name places to shame. With the option of person to person ordering or QR code ordering for people who don’t want to stop their conversation to get another drink. The bar staff are not intrusive, they are polite and engage as much or as little as you wish. The place gets busy but they don’t ever lose their efficiency. This place definitely smashes the Ipswich stereotype right out of the park!

Great little venue beautiful atmosphere and excellent food and service highly recommended

On the whole, great value for money. Was disappointed that one of the desserts was not great but, great service and ambience. Quick and easy