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Patina at Customs House

Restaurant inside the heritage Customs House on the river, doing à la carte, banquets and champagne high tea, with a terrace facing the Story Bridge.

Brisbane City$$$$Modern Australian

  • Special occasion
  • Date night
  • Long lunch
  • Big group
  • A covered outdoor terrace at dusk with a slatted timber ceiling, downlights, overhead gas heaters and strings of festoon lights, filled with grey woven rattan chairs at set tables, looking across the river to the Story Bridge.
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The story

Located within the University of Queensland's historic Customs House, Patina offers a unique dining experience that combines modern elegance with Brisbane's rich heritage. The kitchen describes its cooking as "delicious, relaxed dining with an emphasis on paddock-to-plate philosophy", built around shared dining.

In their words, from their site· checked 2026-08-24

Menu a sample

Patina à la carte

  • Live Oysters | Mignonette (ea) (A, GF)$7
  • Sourdough Baguette | Caramelised Butter | Smoked Salt$12
  • Hand Made Burrata | Heritage Tomato | Tomato Nectar | Basil Oil | Balsamic (GF)$33
  • Hokkaido Scallop Crudo | Mandarin Leche | Cucumber | Green Chilli | Bronze Fennel (I, GF)$34
  • Rare Breed Black Berkshire Pork Belly | Scallop + Prawn Tortellini | Charred Sugarloaf | Cauliflower | Pickled Walnut (M, N)$34
  • Chauvel Citrus Fed Wagyu Tartare | Brown Shimeji | Smoked Bone Marrow | Egg Yolk Purée | Truffle Mayo (GF)$34
  • Mooloolaba King Prawns (3) | Caramelised Yoghurt | Nduja | Smoked Garlic | Wasabi Cress (A, GF)$36
  • Goldfields Lamb Loin | Sweetbreads | Romesco | Snap Peas | Persian Fetta | Olive (N)$54
  • Market Fish | Broad Bean | Potato + Leek Fricassee | Leek Oil | Chicken Butter Sauce (A, GF)$54
  • Wollemi 10-Day Dry-Aged Duck Breast | Parsnip Purée | Puy Lentils | Radicchio Agrodolce | Buffalo Yoghurt (GF)$56
  • Chauvel Citrus Fed Wagyu MBS 6-7 Rump Cap 200g | Potato Pave | Comte | Onion | Red Wine Jus (GF)$65
  • Whole Braised Lamb Shoulder | Labneh | Dukkha | Mint Chimichurri (N, GF)$95
  • Kidman Black Angus Rib Fillet MBS 4-5+ 500g | Green Peppercorn Mustard | Confit Garlic | Chips$130

Dessert

  • Caramelised Honey Crème Brûlée | Coconut Crunch | Gingerbread Ice Cream$22
  • Pear Tarte Tatin | Toasted Almond | Cinnamon Ice Cream (N)$22
  • Valrhona Hazelnut Crémeux | Dark Chocolate | Coffee | Condensed Milk Ice Cream (N)$25

Cheese

  • Selection of Two$26Served with quince paste, muscatels, pear, rainforest honey, fig toast and lavosh (GFO).
  • Selection of Three$39Served with quince paste, muscatels, pear, rainforest honey, fig toast and lavosh (GFO).

Let's Do Lunch

  • 2 Courses, per person$55Available for lunch Tuesday to Friday, until 30 October.
  • 3 Courses, per person$70Available for lunch Tuesday to Friday, until 30 October.

Banquets

  • Patina Classic Banquet, per person$95
  • Botanical Banquet, per person$110
  • Patina Signature Banquet, per person$130

Prices as at 2026-08-24. They change —the venue's own menu is the authority.

Good to know

  • Licensed
  • Outdoor seating
  • Paid parking nearby

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