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Gum Bistro

This relaxed neighbourhood diner serves serious food from brunch to dinner.
Locally sourced, upretentious and seasonal food is at the forefront at Gum Bistro.
Locally sourced, upretentious and seasonal food is at the forefront at Gum Bistro.
BRISBANE
Address
237 Boundary St, West End, Brisbane
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Like all great bistros, Gum excels at the details: a menu featuring local producers, finger bowls to accompany glossy pan-fried quail, and thoughtful aperitifs such as manzanilla by the glass. Inside the Japandi-style dining room, young gun owners Phil Poussart and Lachlan Matheson – sommelier and chef respectively – spotlight small wine labels with unpretentious, seasonal food. Locally sourced vegetables from Falls Farm might feature as cold, snappy crudités with dill-spiked goat’s yoghurt, or as vinegar salt-seasoned tempura with saffron mayo. Proteins are treated with care, from a delicate fillet of seared trevalla in beurre noisette with pearly capers, to rosy pink Margra lamb with vinaigrette-dressed endive and crisp green beans. Weekends are for brunch and long lunch sessions, with elevated spins on classic dishes like steak and eggs, here with premium wagyu beef and boudin noir sausage. Don’t forget to order the fried spuds – the ruffled edges make for a texturally superior crunch.

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Gum Bistro
Australian
237 Boundary St, West End, Brisbane
0467 060 560
Price Guide
$$
Bookings
Recommended
Wheelchair Access
No
Opening Hours
Lunch Fri-Sun; Dinner Wed-Sat

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