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Rothwell's Bar & Grill

Brisbane CBD

Updated: Sep 02, 2025

Rothwell's is a glamorous old world bar and grill located in the ground floor of heritage-listed Rothwells building (circa 1885) on Edward St Brisbane.

Taking its name from tailor and outfitter Thomas James Rothwell who once owned the building, Rothwell's takes inspiration from classic grill restaurants around the world such as The Savoy Grill in London and The Musso & Frank Grill in Los Angeles.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD interior

Patrons can expect a high end timeless yet approachable dining experience in a setting that oozes vintage charm and style, for any occasion and at any time of the day. 

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD lighting

Walls are lined with cosy leather banquettes featuring vintage table lamps for a more intimate dining experience, while stunning bespoke chandeliers add to the ambience.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD interior

The centrepiece of the 90-seat dining space is striking expansive white Italian marble seated dining space the Marble Bar, where jacketed chefs shuck oysters onto custom silver trays that were handmade in London exclusively for Rothwell’s

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD

On the restaurant menu, which has a retro flavour, you'll find appetizers such as French onion dip with chives, lemon and crisp bread, oysters with mignonette dressing or San Daniele ham with pickled chili.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD

For starters, choices include steak tartare with potato crisps; raw scallop with lemon, capers, and bottarga; Caesar salad or prawn cocktail (prawn with lettuce, avocado and cocktail sauce). Or to share, there's a delectable seafood platter of oysters, prawns, scallops and tuna (min 2 ppl).

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD

A tempting pasta menu includes pappardelle with beef and tomato ragu and parmesan; spaghetti with spanner crab, chilli and garlic or potato gnocchi with blue cheese sauce, walnuts and celery leaf.

And from the grill, diners can choose from Wagyu Pave, fillet steak, rib eye, wagyu rump or T-bone, all served with onion rings, watercress and selection of mustards, horseradish or Bearnaise sauce or Moreton Bay bugs with Cafe de Paris butter.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD

Other choices include duck cassoulet, confit leg, Toulouse sausage, pork belly and white beans or reef fish with roast fennel, tomato and basil vinaigrette whilst a signature dish to share is the Beef Wellington with red wine sauce (min 2 ppl).

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD

For dessert, there are delicious options like pistachio brulee with chocolate gelato, fresh baked madeleines with whisky caramel dipping sauce or berry salad with brown butter ice cream.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD seating

The 40-seat Foyer Bar serves timeless cocktails, including the star of the menu - a martini served bracingly cold in a smaller coupe glass, with a top-up served alongside in an iced silver carafe to keep it at the perfect temperature.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD cocktails

Other classic drinks such as The Old Fashioned, Gibson, Negroni and Hemingway Daquiri are a perfect match for the classic bar menu including oysters, niçoise salad or a club sandwich.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD interior

The carefully curated wine list features drops by a mix of well-known and smaller producers from Burgundy, Chablis, Bordeaux, Champagne and Barolo as well as classic vintages from Australia’s best-known names including Cullen and Wendouree. And  why not finish the night with a digestif from the dedicated Armagnac cart where bottles have been collected from Europe over the past decade dating back to the 1920s.

Rothwell's Bar Grill Brisbane CBD interior

Good to know - An intimate private dining room, located in the restaurant’s cellar and surrounded by sandstone walls lined with more than 2,000 of bottles of wine, is the perfect space for up to 50 seated or 100 standing guests.

Need to know - Use the code ROTHWELLS1 for $8 parking at Queens Plaza carpark from 4pm Tuesday till Friday, and all day Sunday. Book parking here.

Image credits: Food, drink & chandelier images courtesy of Rothwell's Bar & Grill

The menu may have changed since our visit.

A guide to the best bars in Brisbane's CBD HERE.

Still thirsty for more suggestions on where to grab a drink in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Cheers!

Rothwell's Bar & Grill

235 Edward St

Brisbane 

Opening hours

3038 1169

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