Style with sensational food

Style with sensational food

The Barracks complex includes a grand old building that has retained a certain character and charm in the transformation from very austere days as the Queensland s Police barracks.

The Libertine Bar and Restaurant, one of the restaurants in this beautifully restored building, manages to retain the late 1930s architecture and produces a casual, comfortable and very welcoming restaurant.

When you enter Libertine there is a sense you are somewhere special and have an expectation of a memorable experience.

Our visit was for a pre-cinema dinner, and we weren t sure what to expect, but we knew the style was French-Vietnamese and there was a range of styles from snacks, street food and share dishes.

We opted for all three styles and shared dishes from the three sections. There are also banquet options.

The food was creative, exciting, edgy, had sensational flavours and was well presented.

Check out the menu online for details, but do try the zucchini chips, the Vietnamese fried chicken and the green wrapped lamb bundles.

Because of the variety and style of dishes on the menu, you could stay with the snacks, or just us street food, or go bigger with the shared plates.

The staff are attentive, and informative and friendly and make you feel welcome.

The wine and beer and other beverage selection is wide, although we only tried wine by the glass and on tap beer.