Best Set Menus in Brisbane for $75 or Less

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You don’t need to break the bank to order big and try a restaurant’s best hits. Wine bars, restaurants and more plate up multi-course meals that nail the sweet spot between big flavours, a great selection and incredible value. You might book in for a riverside Japanese feast with a vinyl soundtrack, or an Italian joint for home-style cooking that feels straight from nonna’s kitchen. These favourites, along with many others, still manage to offer a satisfying set menu for $75 or less.

  • Etna’s $58 sharing menu is as loaded as you’d like. Start with flatbread and charcuterie, followed by a selection of pizzas – including our favourite carbonara number with egg yolk cream and guanciale.

  • Za Za Ta's “Sahara to the Sea” menu is a culinary journey through the Med or $65. Come for three courses inspired by ancient trade routes from Morocco to Turkey. This one’s our veg-friendly pick.

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  • Vinyl tunes and three Japanese set menu options. The izakaya set ($65 per person) is the snackiest of the lot. The Super Izakaya Set ($75 per person) goes bigger with soft shell crab temaki and wagyu kushiyaki. And a stellar vegan offering ($75) features grilled asparagus temaki, buckwheat soba salad and more.

  • All-you-can-eat yum cha for 90 minutes? This one’s a steal for $45. Spin the lazy Susan on modern Cantonese favourites including prawn har gow, chicken and chive dumplings and sweet custard buns.

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  • Essa’s Five Chefs/Five Plates event every Wednesday night for $66 does exactly what it says on the tin. Come for creative dishes from guest chefs or producers showcasing what they do best with top quality ingredients.

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  • Greca’s Let’s Roast menu is all about Greek, family-style dining for $70. The highlights? Fava bean dip, grilled pita bread, and a main of slow-roasted pork belly.

  • Gemelli’s rustic woodwork creates a warm set-menu experience for just $75. Look forward to cured meats, wood-fired focaccia, a classic Caprese salad, eight-hour oxtail and pork shin ragu, classic tiramisu and more.

  • If you’re chasing a fancy Cantonese banquet, go for Stanley’s $65 menu. We love the spicy Sichuan dumplings, and the golden fried choux pastry dessert.

  • A Chinese-inspired banquet for $50? Count us in. Chefs (and brothers) Cameron and Jordan Votan are catering for all dietaries with this one, which includes dim sum highlights from the à la carte menu.

  • The Golden Pig’s $69 pan-Asian mini banquet is available on weeknights and for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Highlights include Korean fried chicken, pork and prawn wontons and more.

  • Sasso’s decked-out interiors are a fun space for the $59 Feed Me menu and a birthday Negroni. You’re in for oysters, arancini, burrata, a choice of pizza, rigatoni alla vodka, a salad and cannoli to finish.

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  • The Rabbit Banquet is three courses of wok-powered fun for $58. What’s on? A signature chicken bao, rice noodles tossed with local mushrooms, and more. Be sure to order something from the bumper cocktail list, too.

  • This Peruvian-Chinese joint offers three sharing menus landing under $75. Salt and Sichuan pepper calamari and duck bao buns are among the many, many possibilities here.

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  • Sample South East Asia’s diverse cuisines with Ma Pa Me’s $62 banquet, featuring highlights such as kingfish sashimi dressed in green nam jim, and an Indonesian-style duck curry. The vegan crowd can go for a dedicated banquet option for $52.

  • Opa’s First in Greek Feast brings on all the Mediterranean hits, from taramasalata to fall-apart lamb shoulder, for $60 per person. The riverside view takes this one to another level. Available from 11am to 6pm.