NORMANBY HOTEL Review

Great menu and lovely service- really enjoyable afternoon

The food was awesome and the staff were really lovely. I was also really impressed with how Covid safe their venue was. Will definitely be coming back

Nice bar with a nice atmosphere, but overpriced and the food quality was poor. $17 for two schooners of draft beer is over the top. At $62 for a fish and chips, a steak sandwich and a bowl of chicken wings we were expecting some tasty pub food. I had the steak sandwich - the turkish bread was the kind you get pre-packaged from Woollies and it was not toasted properly so it was an effort to chew through. The steak itself was decent enough, but the rest of the sandwich filling was average fare and topped with a basic store brand BBQ sauce. Chips were under seasoned and did not come with any kind of dipping sauce but otherwise OK. My partner said the tempura battered barramundi was decent, but again the chips were under seasoned and the side salad was a bit juvenile: huge wedges of tomato that had to be cut up to be eaten, way too much onion and the dressing was not enjoyable and not correctly paired to the meal. Won't be going back.

Beautiful old renovated pub, big areas to hang out and nice atmosphere and a bull in the house

I had a few meals here while on a business trip to Brisbane. Friendly and efficient service with helpful staff. Loved the rump steak and the Ceasar salad. I was told the hotel had recently been renovated and it certainly is in good condition. I'll be happy to eat there again

Fine for a catch up with others but it doesn't have a lot of personality

Nice atmosphere but the zucchini and quinoa fritters I had were tasteless and greasy, I couldn't eat them. My husband's ribs were okay

Unimpressed with the food don't go there to eat stick to the Sunday sessions!

What an awesome deal. Very good food, excellent service and special price throughout the week. We've become regulars.

Danielle is the most charismatic waitress ever! Made our experience extremely pleasant. Will return just for Danielle. I think we should start a Danielle fan club. She also rides the bull better than the men and if that's not the best thing ever then I dont know what is. Thanks Danielle

On this occasion, Not only was the steak cold and undercooked, the jus burnt and the chips cold, the staff were ill-equipped to deal with these simple issues, the venue is in a state of disrepair (torn seating, lights blown/missing) and the lighting was poor (we relied on street lighting to see our menu/meals)

Had a great night friendly staff who know their job

Great atmosphere inner city parking, what's not to love

Mmm its okay service good food and drinks a bit on average side not bad just average.

Such a great place, super friendly and very good service and food!

Good pub, with nice good and excellent food special (good value for money) and special events rooms for those special occasions.

This place is now an overpriced shell of what it once was. If you are looking for a pub with nothing special then this is your place.

A great selection of dishes and now lunch and dins are on offer at half price - way to go... :D

Food is really tasty for 'pub grub' and always on special too! Staff can be a bit blunt but that's expected in a busy place! Pity the tree is gone though

Great old world building with lots of modern additions, including a great beer garden on the downstairs level. Has a kitchen that serves up cheap food and a separate restaurant for more serious food. Has a pokie room and various bars. Usually fairly quiet during the week but goes off on Sunday nights, very busy, noisy with a predominately young crowd.

Dodgy lunch where 'half price' makes it a normal price.

Went there for lunch this week.
Very slow service, waited over 35 minutes, and the place was almost empty (I understand why now!!)
Door was pretty average when it eventually arrived.

Got lunch parme, was over priced to begin with. Size was small, salad was old and was one of the worst tasting parme iv had in brisbane.....

Good food, reasonable prices, and Fat Yak Pale Ale. All good!

The food was pretty good and the atmosphere ok, but the greeter was a bit too militant about masks and registering our presence.

We ordered 3 steaks this afternoon 2 medium rumps which were excellent and perfectly cooked .... and 1 medium eye fillet which had a very strange taste of charcoal or a burnt taste which according to the wait staff was the gravy....?
I can tell you it s not the gravy it s the actual cut of meat wasn t right I ve had plenty of eye fillet elsewhere around brisbane with no issues.
No offer to replace it or refund it horrible service with an uneducated off the cuff comment about the gravy and apparently the chef tried it and said it s fine
We will never be back...!
So disappointing

Best pub meal I ve had in a very long time steak was amazing and even the chips were the best I ve had, venue refit was on point looks a million dollars, very clean staff were great 5 stars were not enough

Visited for Sunday lunch to check out the venue since reopening. I was VERY impressed with the food. The parmy and the steak sandwich were Yummo! We also had wings which were nice but the coating was just little too doughy for our liking but not bad enough to rate down given the rest of the meal was so good, just something to consider as feedback. Service was lovely and welcoming. The venue itself looks nice post reno but no real drastic changes just a few cosmetic touch ups from what I could see. Will definitely be back to eat and interested to see what management have in mind for this pub moving forward.

Good service, food was good however slightly overprice for what you got

Place is looking good since the renovation, and some interesting new dishes added to the menu. Beetroot salad was delicious, great for a light lunch (photo).

Excellent food. Fabulous and friendly service. Pleasant atmosphere.

Yeah so I went here once for a birthday party. One of my sister s friends. I didn t know her well. She has a scar that runs from her throat to her belly button (I am told; I haven t seen) because when she was a baby she had heart surgery. All good now, and my further understanding is that she has now a child of her own.
Anyway we had a pretty good time and nobody was glassed. That I have to even say that is bonkers but it is the Normanby. Also my phone corrects Normanby to Normandy, which makes me think about wars and how futile it all can be.
I go past this place every day on the bus and I must say I like the look of it. It is stately. A Brisbane icon. You know, a true blue place.

Although part of the Brisbane CBD, this very busy hotel with multi levels to please everyone of different ages/styles/tastes plus a large outside area, although on the main Kelvin Grove Road, patrons would easily forget where they are. Outdoor area also has a live band & dance area, & if not the your taste, simply wander up to another level. Meals & drinks are reasonably priced. Our entire work group were happy with this venue.

Amazing place for s party. The staff are amazing. The areas are sensational and the food and atmosphere unbelievable. Highly recommend for your next function.

Friendly staff, great food choices, loads of space & free parking.

Delicious food! Best pub grub I've had in a while!! Service was polite and we got our lunches super fast. Absolutely recommend this place!

Love their rump steaks and service is always prompt

Amazing venue and excellent customer service! And the calamari was perfectly cooked - huge plus!

Service and food rated very high for a casual lunch. I will be back for more.

Worst bar in Brisbane. Got kicked out after having 2 drinks and I was completely sober sitting at a table minding my own bussiness. The place is empty, after talking with security the place is dead every weekend and I can clearly see why. terrible service from the bar lady. She seemed grumpy and was consistently on her phone rather than serving customers. Will not ever come back to this place after being poorly treated.

My daughter has her 21st birthday party for about 100 people in a private function room at the Normanby Hotel in Brisbane last night. The food was really ordinary and overpriced, the service was terrible and the only time the staff spoke to me during the night was to ask for more money for the bar tab including in the middle of the speeches on the night. The DJ wouldn't turn the music down when asked to , the security guy was rude and the bar staff did their best to ignore you. If you want an ordinary venue, with really limited parking and poor service choose the Normanby Hotel for your next function or alternatively just book a decent restaurant somewhere downtown and have a good night.

Very impressive. Karaoke though a big fail. Small issue. Everything else outatanding refurb.

Great steaks, beautiful plants and amazing big screen. It was a quiet night but the service was brilliant

Over priced beer served in hot glasses out of the dishwasher. Can't comment on the quality of the food as our order was not sent to the kitchen so we didn't get it. A lot of better organised pubs close by.

Can get a bit rowdy but overall great experience
Awesome food at decent prices.
Always sport on TV
Close to Suncorp Stadium and public transport

Can't buy a jug of anything from the bar, meals are pretty expensive outside of the half price deals they offer however the quality is very high for the food from the few meals I've had there.

Turn the TV's off.
Took three requests of staff to get a coffee I had paid for. Twenty minutes! Not that busy but, distracted.
Food I received was good.
Not a lot of variety on mains. No cream in the pub for cocktails??!

Menu options are great, cocktails are delicious, staff are friendly and service was excellent, love the new look, will be back again

Absolutely amazing place to get a drink! Pretty pricey, but in saying that it's inner city so you get what you pay for! Will definitely be back!

Wow, it has an awesome relaxed atmosphere, i really cant wait to return to our new local. Qualitly reasonably priced meals, with specials almost every night!

Thursday, 6pm. 8 staff members and 4 patrons. Couldn't cope with empty place the supposed to be one of the best pubs in BNE. Went somewhere else. A pity.

Enjoyed a great steak here the other night the only problem was it wasn't big enough.

First time I've been since renovations. Beer garden is good with lots of greenery, food was good value especially liked the smoked lamb meatballs

With over 129 years of history, The Normanby Hotel has been resurrected to her former beauty, to create new memories and good times for our local community.
Rediscover the new, old Normanby Hotel.

Our cocktail menu has been created to compliment lazy days and relaxed evenings in our newly refurbished Beer Garden.

You can chill on our deck with a Spritz or party under the big lights with an espresso martini until the early morning.

Great events and Sunday sessions. Friendly bouncers and staff.

Food is good.
Can get a bit crowded on the weekends

Awesome char grilled steaks! Got mine medium rare like I ordered, unlike some other places that give it to you raw.

A good roomy hotel with professional staff and plenty of atmosphere.