Coming Soon: The Hills of Rivermakers Is Morningside's New Dining and Entertainment Precinct with an Urban Winery and Openair Cinema
This patch of Brisbane's inner east is also set to score a gelato factory, pizzeria, coffee roastery and petting zoo.
A beach has long sat at the end of Morningside's Colmslie Road. For the past few years, so has Brisbane's newest riverside precinct — and it's about to get bigger. Sprawling across 30 hectares by the water in the River City's inner east, Rivermakers is already home to Revel Brewing Co, Mas & Miek's ceramic workshop and Bavay Distillery. Next comes The Hills of Rivermakers, which is weaving around the site's existing venues to turn the location into a new dining and entertainment precinct.
In a year that's already seen Potentia Solutions Leisure open Claw BBQ & Grill, the second of its crab shack eateries, on this side of town at Carindale, the hospitality company that's also behind rooftop bars Lina and Soko, tequileria Carmen and Azteca at Queen's Wharf is now launching its most-ambitious project yet. On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Brisbanites will be able to head to The Hills, where spots to eat and drink will sit alongside a range of things to do. There'll be an urban winery, for instance, as well as an openair cinema.
Rivermakers' Heritage Quarter is at the centre of The Hills — a place with history, given that the restored building dates back to 1910, was once the Commonwealth Acetate of Lime Factory and also operated as an armament factory in World War I. Across its lengthy past, this patch of Brisbane hasn't ever been a hub with different culinary zones, however, accompanied by river views.
The urban winery will give locally crafted vino some love, pairing drops with charcuterie boards and cheese platters. You'll be able to sit either indoors in the lounge or out under the stars. Fancy a slice instead? The Hills will also feature a pizzeria lab, heroing seasonal ingredients and getting patrons dining on tables and chairs on the grass.
Fish and chips will be on the menu at the seafood market, spanning oysters, prawns, calamari and more, while the gelato factory will be on hand to cover dessert. From breakfast through till dinner, the bakery and cafe will welcome in customers. For a coffee fix, The Hills will boast its own roastery. For a beer over pub food, The Roadhouse is your destination.
Food- and drink-wise, the list doesn't stop there, but not everything is launching upon opening. Serving up meats, dairy and produce, The Providore will join the site in 2025.
Outdoor movies will grace The Hills' cinema screen, where film lovers can sit on bean bags, picnic blankets or on the lawn, and pair their viewing with bites from the onsite eateries. Or, to get up close with animals, head to the pop-up petting zoo featuring alpacas, rabbits, chickens, ducks, goats, guinea pigs, pigs and sheep.
For those keen to throw their own celebration, a 400-person events hall is available to book, as is the more-intimate Events Engineers Hut. The openair cinema, lawn and picnic area, and petting zoo can each be reserved as well.
The Hills is also planning to deck out the place with seasonal theming, starting — of course — with festive fun across Tuesday, December 17–Monday, December 23.
Find The Hills of Rivermakers at 82 Colmslie Road, Morningside from Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Head to the precinct's website for further details.
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