In 2024, DAP & Co. (the heavyweight hospo group behind Walter’s Steakhouse, Popolo and The Gresham) opened Naldam House – a multi-level drinking and dining hub located inside a stunning heritage-listed building on Mary Street, previously home to the Brisbane Polo Club. Located on the ground floor is Naldham House Brasserie & Terrace, a glam restaurant and bar boasting kaleidoscopically colourful interiors by Anna Spiro and a European-inspired menu executed by executive chef Douglas Keyte. Entrees like Hervey Bay half-shell scallops with spicy ’nduja and beetroot tarts with goat cheese, ricotta and hazelnut lead into a sturdy selection of mains. Beef cheek bourguignon pithivier, noisettes of Margra lamb with lentils du Puy and speck, and roasted half Bannockburn free-range chicken are exceptional options, but special mention must be made of Naldham Brasserie’s large-format showstoppers – a 650-g dry-aged black Berkshire pork tomahawk with mustard creme and an 800-g cote de boeuf with bordelaise sauce.
Out on the terrace, guests are treated to a more informal atmosphere – a 120-pax alfresco area that wraps around the side of the building facing Waterfront Place, equipped with its own green-tile-clad bar that will dispense drinks and its own menu of snacks. We’re talking chicken-skin crisp with whipped cod roe and Oscietra caviar, Ora King salmon gravlax finger sandwiches with herb mayonnaise, pork rillettes with toasted baguette, and braised oxtail ragu.
On the beverage front, Naldham House Brasserie & Terrace pours an impressive list of wine from Australia and abroad, as well as a range of cocktails. The signature concoctions lean towards a lighter, fruity and summery profile, with the Mandarino Spritz (amaro, mandarin liqueur, mandarin, rosemary, soda and prosecco), the Pomme Florale (gin, apple liqueur, elderflower liqueur, fresh apple juice and elderflower tonic) the Peche & Honey Julep (bourbon, peach liqueur, honey syrup and mint syrup) and the Kiwi Margarita (blanco tequila, Cointreau, kiwi, lime and agave) already looking like warm-weather faves.
Upstairs sits Club Felix, a late-night cocktail bar serving classic cocktails and champagne.
