Long Live Comfort Food
The Continental - New Farm
In France, Spain, Italy & Switzerland some of the best restaurants have offered the same house specials and simple comfort food for over a hundred years. In the "new world", finding establishments that consistently offer unfussy honest food, very well executed, is much harder. In Brisbane, The Continental in New Farm, has done just that for over twenty-nine years. More recently The Continental has extended its menu to include "conti classics" on one side of the menu and a more eclectic range of menu items on the other side, as specials of the month.
The Proprietor Beau Downs frequently says that it is his guests who "own the restaurant". Amongst them are scores of politicians, barristers, artists, actors and independent business operators many of whom have travelled extensively and are looking for the same thing at home that they enjoy during their stays in Europe.
MENU ENTREES Baked escargots de Bourgogne (6) garlic & herb butter, parsley, toast 23.00 Warm bruschetta of seasonal tomatoes, sweet basil & sea salt 19.00 v In-house made prawn ravioli, bisque sauce, shaved pecorino cheese 25.00 Duck liver pate, pickled blueberries, cornichons, sourdough toast 25.00 Soup of the day w/ grilled Continental bread 18.00 Chilli-salt cuttlefish, wild rocket leaf salad, sesame dressing 24.50 gf Twice-baked goat’s cheese soufflé, mixed leaf salad 25.00 v SALADS Raw broccoli salad, shaved parmesan, walnuts, dried cranberries, bacon lardons & anchovy dressing 25.50 gf - Add grilled chicken + 4.00 Grilled lamb Greek salad, macadamia & mint pesto, soft fetta, tomato, cucumber, olives 26.50 gf MAIN COURSES Specials Pan-fried crumbed pork cutlet, sauteed drum cabbage, Taleggio mash 39.00 Beef cheek Bourguignon w/ honey-glazed carrots, labneh and pistachio 42.00 gf Fresh fish of the day - chef’s selection 39.00 Pumpkin and silverbeet fried wild rice, chestnuts, haloumi cheese, honey, sage 35.00 vgf Continental Classics Soy lime chicken breast, coconut risotto, steamed bok choy, chilli 35.00 Continental beef sausages, potato mash, roast tomato, caramelised onion jus 33.00 gf Dry aged scotch fillet steak, chimichurri, garlic butter, fries 48.00 gf Pan‑seared lamb's fry & bacon, désirée potato mash, roast tomato jus 33.00 gf Spaghetti, prawns, chilli, smoked bacon, baby spinach, lemon 34.50 Risotto aux fruits de mer, roast tomato & garlic, local prawns, fish, mussels 34.50 gf SIDE DISHES French fries, classic aioli - 12.00 v gf Steamed seasonal vegetables 12.00 v gf Continental potato mash 12.00 v gf Garden salad, tomato, Spanish onion, cucumber, house dressing 12.00 v gf LUNCH TIME SPECIAL MOULES MARINIERES FOR TWO 1kg Kinkawooka mussels steamed w/garlic, white wine, cream & herbs Served w/ fries 50.00 gf DESSERTS Bittersweet chocolate mousse, raspberry sorbet, granola crumb 17.00 gf Apple tarte tatin, vanilla bean ice-cream 17.00 Continental classic crème brûlée 17.00 gf Spiced-poached pear filled with chocolate ganache, pistachio, vanilla ice-cream 17.00 gf Sticky-date pudding, hot butterscotch, ice-cream 15.00 Affogato (vanilla bean or burnt sugar ice-cream, ‘drowned’ in espresso coffee) 14.00 gf Continental ice-cream sundae, burnt sugar & vanilla bean ice-creams, hot butterscotch, whipped cream 12.50 gf Extra scoop burnt sugar or vanilla bean ice-cream 5.00 gf CHEESE Soft – Triple Cream Brie (Adelaide Hills, AUS) Blue – Bleu D’Auvergne (Livradois, FRA) Semi-Hard – Mont Priscilla Section 28 (Adelaide Hills, AUS) 2 cheese plate 22.00 / 3 cheese plate 33.00 All cheese served with crisp bread, quince paste & muscatels CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WINE LIST |
All menus offer three courses, a fixed price per person and are accomodating of dietary requirements.
Continental Cafe does not charge a room hire fee, although minimum numbers are required to guarantee use of your chosen space.
21 Barker Street - New Farm 4005
