Overview
While Brisbanites don't experience winter quite as much as our southern counterparts, we can still celebrate the chilly weather. To help you do so, Customs House is bringing back its popular igloo pop-up with fine French bubbly label Veuve Clicquot. The wintry wonderland is inspired by the French Alps, so you can get your winter escape without even having to leave the city.
Opening from Friday, July 24, the aptly named Winter Chalet pop-up will see three igloo chalets take over the riverside spot. You can choose to stay out in the crisp air or book a night in your own private haven with your crew. Each igloo can fit between four and six people and has a minimum spend of $50 per person, which will be easy as long as you're willing to indulge in a few cocktails, glasses of champagne and snacks.
In celebratory fashion, you'll be sipping glasses of Veuve Clicquot NV ($22) or, if you're keen to party, bottles of the fine bubbly ($120). Or, order yourself an espresso martini or Polish Mule, with vodka, elderflower, bitters, lime and ginger beer (both $20). Bottles of Veuve Clicquot Rosé ($130) and Veuve Clicquot 2008 Vintage ($260) will also be available, if you're keen to splash that cash, as well as a selection of wine, beer and spirits.
For food, there'll be decadent snacks such as oysters ($5 each), scallops with chorizo crumb ($8 each), baked brie served with thyme and crostini ($18) and, the star, a croissant stuffed with citrus-poached Moreton Bay bug, lettuce and lime mayo ($18). Also available will be a selection of cheese — from goats brie to aged cheddar — served with truffled honey, pear, walnut bread and house-made lavosh. Or, you can opt for a set menu for $40 a head, which includes the Moreton Bay bug croissant, chips served with truffle aioli and a glass of Veuve each.
Winter Chalet is taking over Customs House on Friday, July 24 and will run till the end of winter. If you're keen to book a private igloo, head here.