Six Acres Restaurant

01What to order

• Imperial Blossom Wagyu cube roll, purebred, MB6–7, 250 g / 9 ozA$99 on the spring–summer 2026 menu, served with fries and a sauce; one of the two premium cuts.
• Five Founders rib eye on the bone, MB2+, 500 g / 18 ozAlso A$99, with fries and a sauce: a 500 g / 18 oz bone-in steak that two people can share.
• Wagyu rump, MB8–9+, 300 g / 11 ozA$52 in the grill section, the same price as the 200 g / 7 oz eye fillet.
• Chef's DegustationTwo courses and an appetizer for A$109, three for A$119, for a minimum of two; the appetizer can be a taste of the Imperial Blossom cube roll and the main a 200 g / 7 oz eye fillet.
• Peppered eye fillet carpaccioA$35, with truffle mayonnaise, capers, arugula and Grana Padano.
• Your sauceOne comes with each steak and another is A$3: Shiraz-infused red wine jus, creamy mushroom, pink peppercorn, horseradish crème fraîche, herb butter or Dijon mustard.

02The beef

The spring–summer 2026 menu names two producers for its premium cuts: Imperial Blossom, for a purebred Wagyu cube roll at MB6–7, and Five Founders, for a 500 g / 18 oz rib eye on the bone at MB2+. The grill section lists a 200 g / 7 oz eye fillet at A$52, a 300 g / 11 oz scotch fillet at A$50, a 300 g / 11 oz sirloin at A$48 and a 300 g / 11 oz Wagyu rump at MB8–9+ for A$52, without naming the farms. During the 2026 Ekka the kitchen added a Yardstick sirloin and a grass-fed Great Southern Pinnacle scotch fillet, both 300 g / 11 oz at MB2+. In 2017, First Table reported steaks from suppliers in Gympie and the Darling Downs.

03The fire

The steaks sit under the menu's "From the grill" heading, and in 2017 First Table singled out the grilled steaks as the restaurant's main draw.

04The story

The Rydges Fortitude Valley opened in April 2016, opposite the Brisbane Showgrounds where the Ekka is held, and Six Acres opened as its restaurant, with a terrace that First Table described in 2017 as "country comes to the city." That year the menu listed T-bone, scotch fillet, sirloin on the bone and Black Angus eye fillet, with several of the sauces still offered today. In 2022, Food Wine Travel recalled that the Showgrounds grew by a six-acre paddock, Petty's Paddock, in 1909.

05The practical

Rydges Fortitude Valley, 601 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills; phone +61 7 3188 3000. Dinner Monday to Saturday from 5:30 to 9 pm, and a buffet breakfast every day. You can book through OpenTable; walk-ins are taken at times, and booking is the safe choice during the Ekka. The menu lists surcharges of 10% on Sundays and 15% on public holidays, and degustation bills cannot be split. Tivoli and Old Museum ticket holders get 10% off on show nights. On Christmas Day 2026 the restaurant serves a seafood lunch buffet at A$249 per adult. For a drink before or after, Bar Gusto is next door.

Address

Rydges Fortitude Valley, 601 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

Phone

+61 7 3188 3000

Website

sixacresrestaurant.com

Directions

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