We love The Walnut Room - the service and surroundings are wonderfully warm. The refurbishment looks & feels great - a touch of modern whilst still preserving the elegance and charm. We had the degustation which is fantastic value offering a superb range of beautiful courses matched with wines for $110 or without for $75 - only offered on Saturdays. Our waiter made us feel very welcome and the chef came out to see how we enjoyed our meals - this doesn't happen often when dining out, and really adds to the experience. We opted for the Crepe Suzette for dessert (a bit of a tradition for us) prepared at your table - we left feeling wonderfully satisfied and really taken care of. We will be back - that's for sure!!! The degustation menu changes weekly :)

As well as having a an excellent à la carte menu the Walnut also offers a choice of three quite different and delectable degustation menus, all of which periodically change. Recently, a new choice has been added, a special degustation menu being trialled on Saturday nights which outdoes the regular degustation menus for taste, course mixture and value.

Each special degustation menu consists of 5 courses that have been excellently crafted by Executive Chef Frederick Marechal, and each of the courses has been excellently paired with a wine selected by Restaurant Manager Rudy Cheong. Last Saturday was the fourth consecutive week of this new innovation, and every one of the 20 courses served so far has been different (my wife and I have dined there on all four nights!), mouth-watering, and scrumptious. The ingredients of each dish all complement each other without any one overpowering the rest, and the choices of wine accompanying each course provide a perfect complement to the food. It is quite obvious that lots of thought has gone into the choices of the food, its presentation, and accompanying wine for each course. The main aim behind this venture, besides of course providing patrons with a very pleasurable dining experience, is to test the possibility of adding new dishes to the Walnut's regular menus. As a result, both Frederick and Rudy are eager to receive constructive feedback from patrons, which they personally seek from all people partaking of the special menu each Saturday night.

Some people shy away from degustation menus because the name conjures up thoughts of stuffing yourself full of so much food that you can barely stand up at the end of the meal. This is certainly not the case with these special Saturday night menus. The quantities of the individual courses are just right, and at the end of the meal you feel quite sated but without feeling stuffed. The menu for each Saturday night is posted on the website by early Tuesday morning each week to give potential diners sufficient notice of what to expect (and to get excited about!)

$130 a head was great value for money excellent service chef come out to ask how we would like our eye fillet cooked I asked him where it come from and he was happy to share with us .
take your time to enjoy it maybe go for a walk between every couple of courses . the restaurant is beautifully decorated really a classy joint the kind of place you expect the rat pack to dine at . we really enjoyed it and will be back .

Normally the hotel restaurants aren't meant to be anything crash hot, but according to other reviews the walnut was the place to eat in Brisbane. I did not find this to be entirely true. To begin, the service was good, but we were only offered water or sparkling water for drinks and nothing more despite us mentioning soft drink as an alternative for a younger member if the family. After ordering our main, we waited 40 minutes before we were told they were busy in the kitchen and we had to wait another 15 minutes, which developed into 20. This was however worthwhile as the lamb shanks were extremely delicious. Beautifully seasoned, cooked rare, a true treat. The mash potato served on a side was also creamy and fine, and the blue pumpkin rich with flavour.

The interior is fashioned as if you've traveled 40 years into the past, truly a good looking design with crystal chandeliers and of course, the main feature, walnut furnishings and architectural pieces. Pleasing to the eyes and brings in a soft, homely feel. Very nice.

This is quite a fancy restaurant, while casual attire is accepted, formal clothing seems to be preferred. To sum up the experience, it was sound, but not anything overly great. You will most likely enjoy your meal, the food is very good, but the service is slow and the staff relatively unenthusiastic.

Decided to try here firstly it had great reviews and secondly was an opportunity to use the entertainment card and get up to $50 off meal. The restaurant is located next to the botanical gardens although does have the road in between. it is in the hotel on the park which is a lovely old hotel which some could consider dated. Similarly the restaurant has an old world feel with wood panels.. we heard that it is about to have a re-furb. The staff here are very pleasant, friendly and attentive. We were given water as soon as we arrived and our wine order was taken. The wine list was a little more expensive than other restaurants but not outrageously so. We ordered starters of Foie Gras with gingerbread toast and Red Apple tart with enoki mushrooms and poached egg. The Foie Gras was excellent and the gingerbread toast was a nice acompaniment even though a little hard to eat as it just broke apart on the plate. The apple tart was also really nice. For mains we ordered the Rosemary and Honey crumbed lamb rack, and the truffle salt seasoned duck breast with Nashi pear. Both dishes were large and we probably didn't need the two sides of steamed chat potatoes and buttered carrots. The Lamb was perfectly cooked and came with a large portion of mash. The duck again was well cooked, the nashi pair and the cherries cut through the meat which was great, the only thing I didn't like was the eggplant caviar. The carrots were really nice too and came with flaked almonds. We decided to eat a shared dessert of caramelised banana and walnut creme brûlée, this was a real surprised because when it turned up it was on fire... you waited for the flame to die down before tucking in. Unfortunately for me I didn't like the alcohol taste left behind and it did also mean that the brûlée wasn't crispy on the top which is what I think it needs to have - just cracking it open with your spoon. I also didn't really like the banana it was too dense and to be honest had a black look at the bottom of the dish... not a favourite and wouldn't have again. All in all not a bad meal here, not the best I have had but would go back.