Easter isn’t all chocolates, chicks and pastels. Four days off work doesn’t come around too often, so we’re making the most of it the best way we know how; by lapsing in and out of a food coma just in time for work on Tuesday. Think fresh local seafood, tempting desserts and plenty of sharing with loved ones with our guide to the eater – sorry – Easter long weekend.
Birds Nest Restaurant | Hook, Line & Bincho | $45pp | Tuesday 22nd – Monday 28th
If the most exciting part of Easter for you is the fact you can drown in seafood all weekend, Birds Nest has you covered. Their 5 course set menu is just $45pp and is on offer Tuesday 22nd – Monday 28th.
Cowch | Easter Naked Pop| $8.95 Each | March 17th – 31st
It is your right as a human being to gorge on chocolate and hot cross buns at any time of day during Easter, but Cowch has really taken indulgence to the next level with their Easter Naked Pop.
From March 17 to 31, you can get your mitts and mouth on this vanilla naked pop smothered in milk chocolate, sprinkles, mini eggs and a fresh hot cross bun sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They are open every day over the Easter long weekend with no public holiday surcharge.
Darling & Co | New Bar Space and New Menu | Saturday 26th – Monday 28th
Darling & Co will be experiencing a resurrection of its own kind this Easter long weekend, reopening on Good Friday with a newly renovated bar space and a fresh new menu.
Open everyday of the long weekend for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and with no surcharge, this Easter is the perfect time to come and experience the new Darling & Co.
The Fishery | Open Friday 25th – Sunday 27th | No Public Holiday Surcharge
Open Good Friday – Easter Sunday, there is nowhere else to grab all of the seafood needed for your Good Friday feast. All of The Fishery’s produce is fresh and local and they will not be charging a surcharge over the Easter weekend.
The Fox Hotel | $10 Wings & Cocktail Jugs | Saturday 26th – Monday 28th
While they may be closed on Good Friday, they’re making up for it by being open from 11am until late from Saturday to Monday, including Brisbane’s best Easter event at Soho Sundays.
You can recover from your big Sunday right back at the Fox Hotel too, with $10 wings and cocktail jugs all day on Monday. As an added bonus, there’s no public holiday surcharge any day during the weekend either.
Libertine | Street Food Banquet | $29pp | Friday 25th & Sunday 27th
If for you, weekends mean footy, you’re in luck. Libertine is offering their $29pp street food banquet on Friday 25th and Sunday 27th, so if you’re catching the Broncos or Roar games, you can enjoy a five dish feed before or after you cheer on your team.
Includes edamame, popcorn chicken, coconut chilli sand crab, pork spring rolls and mushroom dumplings. Libertine will be open for lunch and dinner every day over the long weekend, with no public holiday surcharge.
Popolo | Easter Banquet | $55pp | Free Kids Activities | Friday 25th – Monday 28th
In the spirit of Easter, Popolo is putting a festive spin on their much-loved Mangia! Mangia! menu to bring you an Easter banquet. Available for lunch and dinner across the entire long weekend, just $55pp gets you their antipasti board, three cheese arrancini, calamari fritti with herb aioli, pumpkin and ricotta ravioli, whole baked fish and steamed greens with almonds, the perfect Good Friday seafood meal.
There will also be an Easter egg hunt for the kids on Easter Sunday, as well as games and sport equipment on the lawn. Popolo will not be charging a surcharge over the Easter long weekend.
Milton Fruit Bowl | Open Friday 25th – Monday 28th | No Public Holiday Surcharge
From Good Friday through to Easter Monday, Milton Fruit Bowl has got you covered for your long weekend fresh produce. Open from 6am until 7pm every day with no public holiday surcharge, they’re the only place you can be sure will be open when you need fresh fruits and vegetables for your Easter feast.
South Bank Surf Club | Share Platter or Seafood Platter | $47 or $110 | Friday 25th – Monday 28th
Easter is for seafood and spending time with those most special to you, so South Bank Surf Club is combining the two and offering some delicious seafood platters designed to share. The share platter for two includes an Asian style whole barramundi platter with green curry prawns, served with coconut rice, for just $47.
The South Bank seafood platter includes natural and Kilpatrick oysters, whiting, calamari, fresh prawns, sand crab, Moreton Bay bug, smoked salmon, drunken mussels and coriander scallops, at just $110. The South Bank Surf Club is open all weekend with no public holiday surcharge.
Southbank Beer Garden | Share Board or BBQ Board | $55 or $65 | Friday 25th – Monday 28th
Sharing is caring, so keep that festive Easter cheer going with Southbank Beer Garden’s boards designed to share. Their share board for two includes a whole BBQ baby barramundi on a bed of wilted greens served with char grilled prawns, calamari, grilled fennel and blackened lemon, and is just $55.
Their Easter BBQ board includes char grilled prawns, marinated chilli Moreton Bay bugs and calamari with hickory smoked chicken wings, served with charred bread for just $65. South Bank Beer Garden is open as usual every day over the Easter long weekend with no surcharge.
Chocolate eggs are all well and good, but you just can’t beat these Easter feasts, so make sure you leave some room for the real stuff this Easter long weekend.