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The team at Sage Yellowfin has been cooking and serving on Little Stanley Street, South Bank Brisbane since 2013. Our guides are written from direct experience — not as restaurant critics passing through, but as the people who are here every service, sourcing Queensland seafood, watching the tide of South Bank dining change over more than a decade. When we write about where to eat before a QPAC show or what to order on a date night, we're writing from the street those things actually happen on.

Date Night South Bank Brisbane: Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Make It Work

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Date Night South Bank Brisbane at Sage Yellowfin restaurant on Little Stanley Street

A date night South Bank Brisbane done well is genuinely hard to beat. The river, the lights, the South Bank Parklands — the fact that everything is within walking distance — it gives the evening a particular energy that’s difficult to manufacture anywhere else in the city. Done badly, it’s a rushed table at a … Read more

Restaurants Near QPAC Brisbane: An Honest Guide to Dining Before (and After) the Show

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restaurants near qpac brisbane - seafood pasta Brisbane — Deception Bay sand crab lasagna at Sage Yellowfin South Bank

Choosing from the restaurants near QPAC Brisbane shouldn’t be the stressful part of your night — but for a lot of people, it is. You’ve got tickets. You’ve got a show time. And somewhere between “let’s eat first” and the curtain going up, you need a table, a proper meal, and enough time to walk … Read more

Best Birthday Dinner Ideas in South Bank Brisbane

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Birthday dinner South Bank Brisbane

Planning a birthday celebration in Brisbane? South Bank is one of the best places to celebrate, offering a mix of waterfront views, vibrant dining spots, and memorable experiences. Whether you’re planning a relaxed dinner with friends or a special celebration with family, there are plenty of great birthday dinner ideas to explore. South Bank is … Read more

Moreton Bay Bugs Brisbane

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Moreton Bay bugs Brisbane — char-grilled at Sage Yellowfin

Moreton Bay bugs Brisbane restaurants serve on their menus are one of Queensland’s finest crustaceans — and one of the most underrated. We have been serving them at Sage Yellowfin for over a decade, and the same thing happens regularly: a table orders them for the first time, the plate arrives, and someone says “I … Read more

Weekday Lunch South Bank Brisbane

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Weekday lunch South Bank Brisbane — Sage Yellowfin seafood

Weekday lunch South Bank Brisbane has a problem most people figure out by expensive trial and error. Most restaurants worth eating at are either too expensive for a midweek meal or too casual to justify the walk across the bridge. The middle ground — somewhere with good produce, proper cooking and prices that do not … Read more

How to Plan a Private Dining Event in South Bank Brisbane

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Private dining South Bank Brisbane — Sage Yellowfin

A private dining South Bank Brisbane event follows a familiar pattern at most venues: a separate room, a set menu printed weeks ago, staff split across the main floor. The food arrives at the right temperature if you are lucky. It is fine. Nobody complains. Nobody remembers it either. We have tried to do something … Read more

Fresh Oysters in South Bank Brisbane — What We Serve and Why Mondays Matter

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Fresh oysters South Bank Brisbane at Sage Yellowfin

Fresh oysters South Bank Brisbane diners order at Sage Yellowfin arrive cold, sitting on ice, and whoever ordered them pauses before reaching for one. They are not sure what they expected, but it was not this — plump, briny, actually alive-tasting in a way that a lot of Brisbane oysters are not. That is not … Read more

Best Seafood Restaurants South Bank Brisbane — Sage Yellowfin

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best seafood restaurants South Bank Brisbane at Sage Yellowfin

The best seafood restaurants South Bank Brisbane has to offer are not all the same, and they are not all on the same street. South Bank covers more ground than most people realise — Little Stanley Street, the Parklands riverside venues, the Grey Street corridor and the cultural precinct near QPAC each have a different … Read more