Overview
More than two years after setting up shop as a daytime eatery, one of Fortitude Valley's favourite cafes has started serving up dinner once a week. Come Friday evenings, King Arthur Cafe is staying open to extend its farm-to-table ethos to later-in-the-day dining, and offering an all-Australian beer and wine menu to go with it.
Open all day, with drinks and snacks available from 2.30pm and dinner between 5pm to 10pm, King Arthur's end-of-week selection includes six types of meat, five vegetable dishes and two larger meals made for sharing. Hungry patrons can take their pick from buttermilk chermoula spiced chicken ribs, kangaroo tartare, grilled octopus, duck tataki, swordfish ceviche and a stacked charcuterie board, as well as sides of pan-sautéed okra, dukkah-spiced corn, grilled broccoli with miso custard and more, or opt for whole fish and banana sambal or carne roja with pickled jalapeños.
"I think dinner was always an eventual progression for King Arthur," says owner Mairi MacKinnon. "We saw a need to extend service so that we could showcase more and more of the great produce that we have available to us in our region, and to pair this produce with some really great Australian beers and wines."
Find King Arthur Cafe at 164c Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley. Head to their website and Facebook page for further details.