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La Boca Bar and Grill
An Argentine grill on the Brisbane River with two fires: a wood-fired parrilla for steaks and an asador pit for the slow cuts.
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Why go
Two fires. A wood-fired parrilla for the steaks, and an asador fire pit for the slow cuts. La Boca opened on the Brisbane River over the summer of 2022–23, inside the Stamford Plaza hotel. It has sister houses in Sydney and Adelaide. The menu reads Argentine: entraña, vacío, tira de asado, cuadril, ojo de bife. Each cut carries its producer and marble score. The asador side feeds the table: brisket, lamb shoulder, pork belly and sausages on one board. On weekends, lunch is an all-you-can-eat asado. The room looks over the river to the Story Bridge.
What to order
Entraña (skirt steak), 250 g / 9 oz
Vacío (flank steak), 400 g / 14 oz
Tira de asado (bone-in short rib), 450 g / 16 oz
Not published: aging, price.
01What to order
- Entraña (skirt steak), 250 g / 9 ozMB 3, Black Onyx, A$54 on the online dinner menu as of October 2026. The thin cut of the Argentine grill.
- Vacío (flank steak), 400 g / 14 ozMB 2, Black Onyx Angus, A$58.
- Tira de asado (bone-in short rib), 450 g / 16 ozMB 2, Diamantina, A$68.
- Cuadril (Wagyu rump), 300 g / 11 ozMB 4/5, Diamantina Pure Wagyu, A$62.
- Wagyu tomahawk, 1.8–2 kg / 4–4.4 lbMB 5, Diamantina Wagyu, A$360 for three or four. Allow 45 minutes.
- Butcher's Selection, for twoFrom the asador: Wagyu brisket, lamb shoulder, pork belly, pork sausage, lamb merguez and wood-fired chicken thigh, with chimichurri. A$115.
02The beef
Australian beef, labeled by producer. Diamantina supplies the eye fillet, the scotch fillet, the short rib and the Wagyu porterhouse, rump and tomahawk. Black Onyx Angus supplies the flank and the skirt. Marble scores run from MB 2 to MB 5. The June 2024 menu named Riverine, Black Onyx and Rangers Valley WX Wagyu, and every steak came with house chimichurri and pumpkin purée.
03The fire
The hotel says a wood-fired parrilla sits at the heart of the restaurant. In 2023 Concrete Playground described two stations: the parrilla, for grilling the Argentine way, and the asador, where meat cooks slowly over a wood fire pit. The asador takes the long cuts: lamb shoulder, Wagyu brisket, pork belly. The weekend asado menu lists a charcoal-grilled chicken thigh. The tomahawk needs 45 minutes on the grill.
04The story
La Boca opened in the Stamford Plaza Brisbane over the summer of 2022–23, per Concrete Playground in February 2023. It has sister venues in Sydney and Adelaide. The first menu put a Wagyu shoulder blade and a grain-fed scotch fillet on the asador. The hotel's page names Chef Victor and Chef Truong. The house says it pairs Queensland produce with Argentine grilling.
05The practical
Stamford Plaza Brisbane, corner of Edward and Margaret Streets, on the river. Lunch noon to 2 pm and dinner 5:30 to 9 pm, every day. All-you-can-eat asado on Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 2 pm: A$59 a head, 90 minutes, the whole table takes part, and leftover meat is charged at A$10 per 100 g / 3.5 oz. Cashless, no split bills, a 15% surcharge on public holidays. Hotel parking off Edward Street, no valet. Bookings on (07) 3221 1999. Order the entraña.
- Address
- Stamford Plaza Brisbane, corner of Edward and Margaret Streets, Brisbane City QLD 4000
- Phone
- +61 7 3221 1999
- Website
- stamford.com.au
- Directions
- Google Maps ↗
Does La Boca Brisbane cook over wood?
Yes. The hotel describes a wood-fired parrilla, and the asador cooks meat slowly over a wood fire pit.
How much is a steak at La Boca Brisbane?
On the online dinner menu as of October 2026, cuts run from A$54 (250 g / 9 oz entraña) to A$105 (350 g / 12 oz Wagyu porterhouse); the 1.8–2 kg / 4–4.4 lb Wagyu tomahawk is A$360.
Is there an all-you-can-eat asado at La Boca Brisbane?
Yes, on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 2 pm, A$59 per person for 90 minutes, with Wagyu brisket, lamb shoulder, pork scotch and chicken.
Where is La Boca in Brisbane?
In the Stamford Plaza Brisbane, corner of Edward and Margaret Streets, on the Brisbane River. Phone (07) 3221 1999.
06In Brisbane’s selections
07Sources
concreteplayground.com · stamford.com.au · visit.brisbane.qld.au · queensland.com · laboca.com.au · laboca.com.au · laboca.com.au · stamford.com.au
Last verified Oct. 29, 2026.
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