Brisbane's Riverside Seafood
George's Paragon on Eagle Street Pier is one of the longest-running serious seafood rooms on the Brisbane River. The format is the proper Australian seafood grill: fresh-caught Queensland fish, the regional shellfish, a confident grill programme, and a dining room oriented toward the river.
The kitchen runs Queensland seafood at its most direct: bug tails, mooloolaba prawns, barramundi, the snapper and coral trout the local boats deliver. The wine list handles Margaret River and the Hunter Valley confidently; the by-the-glass programme is generous.
What to Order
Moreton Bay bug tails when the kitchen has them. Sweet, fresh, simply prepared. Whole barramundi done in salt or grilled simply. The oyster programme handles Sydney rocks and Coffin Bays; the platter is a Brisbane classic for a reason.
The View
The dining room and terrace look out across the river to Kangaroo Point. Sunset reflects off the cliffs; the city lights settle in. The lighting is calibrated for evening dress.
Best Occasion: Anniversary
An anniversary at George's Paragon is a Brisbane classic. The river view, the seafood programme, the considered service pace. These combine into the kind of evening that anniversary dinners are built around.