Blackbird Bar & Grill

01What to order

• Sanchoku Wagyu cross striploin, 250 g / 9 oz, MBS 10A$132 on the October 2026 menu; the highest marble score listed. Queensland.
• Diamantina Wagyu cross picanha, MB8–9A$30 per 100 g / 3.5 oz, 800 g / 28 oz minimum: a steak for the table.
• Mayura fullblood Wagyu tomahawkA$36 per 100 g / 3.5 oz, 1.3 kg / 2.9 lb minimum; South Australia.
• O'Conners Black Angus rib eye, MBS 5+A$28 per 100 g / 3.5 oz, 1.2 kg / 2.6 lb minimum; Victoria.
• Five Founders rib eye, 400 g / 14 oz, MB2+A$96; Northern Territory and Queensland.
• Bachelor Beef Angus striploin, 300 g / 11 oz, MBS 2+A$59, the lowest-priced steak on the list.

02The beef

Fourteen cuts, eleven producers, five states. Angus and leaner beef at one end: Stanbroke eye fillet, 200 g / 7 oz, MB2 (A$68); Bachelor Beef striploin, MBS 2+; Five Founders rib eye, MB2+; a Pure Prime scotch fillet, 300 g / 11 oz, MB4+ (A$94). Wagyu at the other: 2GR fullblood flat iron and flank, MB8–9; King River bavette, MBS 9+, and rump, MBS 8–9, from Far North Queensland; a Tajima F1–F4 hanger from New South Wales (A$99); Diamantina rump cap and picanha, MB8–9; Sanchoku striploin, MBS 10. The three largest cuts are sold by weight. The menu gives no days on grain and no aging. The producers rotate: Man of Many's 2021–23 guide listed Jack's Creek Wagyu and 1000 Guineas shorthorn instead.

03The fire

Wood, on a Grillworks Infierno 96, per the house; Man of Many reported the grill was imported from the United States. The same kitchen lists coal-roasted chicken and wood-grilled Murray cod. Both set menus send the Wagyu rump cap over open flame, and the signature menu flame-grills its oysters with Wagyu fat. Order the picanha.

04The story

The Ghanem Group, a Brisbane family business run by directors Adonis and Nehme Ghanem, opened Blackbird on the Eagle Street riverfront in February 2014. In April 2016 it added a private dining and events floor below the restaurant, with its own kitchen and room for up to 400 guests. After the venue's tenth anniversary, in March 2025, the group announced a second Blackbird at Collins Place in Melbourne.

05The practical

Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City. The restaurant opens at noon every day and closes at 10:30 pm from Sunday to Thursday, later on Friday and Saturday; the bar opens at 11:30 am daily. Bookings on (07) 3229 1200 or info@blackbirdbrisbane.com.au. Two set menus, both built on the Wagyu rump cap: the Signature Menu at A$125 a head for two or more, and the Sharing Menu at A$109 a head for four or more. Saturdays and Sundays carry a 10% surcharge, public holidays 15%. Time Out's July 2026 guide mentions a steak board for three with coleslaw; it is not on the October 2026 online menu, so ask when booking.

Address

Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Phone

+61 7 3229 1200

Website

blackbirdbrisbane.com.au

Directions

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