Brisbane Top 5 Restaurants

I will get straight to the point, and if you are interested in reading a little more about how this has come about then please continue to read. AND PLEASE NOTE, these are NOT in order! The top 5 restaurants are:

Esquire - http://www.esquire.net.au/
The Buffalo Club - http://thebuffaloclub.com.au/
Tank - http://www.tankrestaurant.com.au/
Urbane - http://www.urbanerestaurant.com/
Ortiga - http://www.ortiga.com.au/

Brisbane is becoming, very slowly (it must be said) a city which is offering a little more than a piece of overcooked steak, gravy and chips. Food is evolving and the dining experience is becoming one which you feel involved in and understand what Chef is trying to do.

These restaurants are in the Top 5 because they meet all or some of the following: inventiveness; creativity; skill; talent; boldness; and freshness. The Chef's and kitchens who back them are delivering food which challenges on many levels and asks the customer to come along on the journey. The food is constantly changing and meeting new highs - sometimes lows, yet you have to expect that when experimenting - and the feeling of wanting to know how it was done, or even "try this at home" is becoming a staple thought in many peoples mind's when they leave.

I want to congratulate these restaurants, their Chef's, their owner's, the kitchen team and the floor staff who have made them the success that they are. I hope they continue to push the boundaries, explore new methods and inspire a new generation of restaurants in the same vain.

I would like to add, a top 10 is coming, I just need to revisit a few more again to make sure I don't add or exclude one that shouldn't be.