Agnes

01What to order

• 9+ Westholme Wagyu shortloinA$390 on the October 2026 menu, with accoutrements. Westholme quotes the chef: the shortloin ages two to three months and is cut to order.
• 6+ Wagyu striploinA$190, with sweet garlic and pickled walnut ketchup.
• 3+ long-fed Angus striploinA$140, same garnish. It is also the steak in the A$139 set menu.
• Wagyu short ribA$56, with burnt eggplant, black garlic paste and turnip.
• Smoked ox tongueA$38, with sourdough miso sabayon and soured white onion.
• Potato pavé with scorched WagyuA$11 a head, from the snacks.

02The beef

Two breeds, three grades. Angus at marble score 3+, labeled long-fed. Wagyu at 6+ for the striploin and 9+ for the shortloin, the shortloin from Westholme in Queensland. In an interview on Westholme's site, co-owner Ben Williamson says he uses its Wagyu all year and changes only the garnish with the season. The same piece describes a second dry-aging cabinet in the dining room, and dry-aged flap cooked slowly over embers, then flamed hot. The menu prints no weights.

03The fire

Wood only. Ironbark, apple, cherry and olive, per the house. Two charcoal pits: one for seafood and starters, one for meat. A wood-fired oven beside them. The grills sit in view of the tables. Smoke runs through the menu, from smoked butter on the potato sourdough to smoked ox tongue. Gourmet Traveller's 2023 judges singled out how Williamson balances it in a kitchen with no gas. Order the shortloin.

04The story

Agnes was due in 2019. Approvals and the pandemic pushed it back, so the team first ran a pop-up bakery selling wood-fired breads and pizzettes, which closed in July 2020. The restaurant opened that August. Its owners, Frank Li, Ty Simon and Bianca Marchi, also run Same Same and Hôntô under the Anyday name, with Ben Williamson as co-owner and chef. In May 2026, almost six years in, the kitchen launched 25 new dishes with Spanish and Mediterranean leanings.

05The practical

22 Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley. Dinner every day from 5:15 pm; lunch Friday and Saturday from 11:30 am. Bookings on (07) 3067 9087, through SevenRooms, or at seatme@agnesrestaurant.com.au; the terrace bar takes no bookings. Three levels: dining room, wine bar and terrace. The private dining room seats 24; the whole house takes about 70. Set menus for two or more cost A$89 and A$139 a head. Weekends add 10% and public holidays 15%. Time Out counted a cellar of more than 1,400 bottles.

Address

22 Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

Phone

+61 7 3067 9087

Website

anyday.com.au

Directions

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