Catbird Seat Bistro

Brisbane


Behind French-lattice windows, Catbird Seat runs an intimate, soulful affair, its bentwood chairs, blackboard specials and petite bar paging a somewhat Parisian air. Join gourmands and hopeless romantics for beautifully cooked dishes that might see wontons go local with a crocodile filling, or gnocchi get fresh with garden peas, ricotta, mint and lemon. Fish is fresh and dependent on what looked best that morning.


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