Overview
Living in a river city like Brisbane means making the most of that winding waterway every chance you can, especially when the climate is sultry and sunny, too. When it opened back in late 2020, Will & Flow offered Brisbanites another way to do just that with the ol' brown snake: by sipping drinks over the water while peering out at South Bank.
The city's second overwater bar in the last few years — following Mr Percival's over at Howard Smith Wharves — Will & Flow boasts a killer location, stunning views and an impressive deck where you can enjoy both. Obviously, plenty to eat and drink is also on the menu. But that spectacular spot meant it was susceptible to Brisbane's floods when they wreaked havoc earlier in 2022. Now, after a few months spent recovering, the venue has reopened.
Up and running again since late June, Will & Flow is back doing what it has always done best: pairing sips and bites to eat with that dazzling vista. Run by the Treasury Brisbane — marking its first off-site location, in fact — the bar has also undergone an interior revamp, and given its menu a makeover as well, all while bringing back one of its beloved regular events.
Part of the Queen's Wharf precinct, and sitting between the QUT Gardens Point CityCat stop and the Goodwill Bridge, Will & Flow has gone natural with its new furnishings. There's also a new deck area, plus an outdoor kitchen.
The menu still spans coffees during the day, cocktails after work and meals from morning till evening, but now starts with woodfired open omelettes with mushrooms, onions, tomato and buffalo mozzarella for breakfast — and breakfast pides with bacon, pork sausage, mushroom and egg.
The lunch range includes cheesy baked potato gnocchi with creamy mushroom, woodfired pizzas, and pork meatballs with pomodoro sauce and pecorino, while pides feature there as well. Think: garlic and cheese pides, one topped with salt and vinegar potato and buffalo mozzarella, and a barbecue beef brisket flat bread with sour cream, avocado and tomato relish.
Also getting a shakeup: the cocktail range, with dessert cocktails now on offer to suit the colder weather. Enjoy chocolate hazelnut martini made with Frangelico, crème de cacao and vodka, a lamingtini made with Baileys, Frangelico, Coconut Monin, cream and chocolate bitters, as well as a 'Winter Warmer' that combines custard, Makers Mark, Mozart chocolate liqueur and Baileys.
And if you head by on a Thursday night from 4.30pm, Beats and Eats is back. For $20, you can choose from a menu of woodfired pizzas and pides, and get a glass of sparkling glass of prosecco — with DJs providing the tunes.
Find Will & Flow in the Queen's Wharf precinct, between the QUT Gardens Point CityCat stop and the Goodwill Bridge — open Thursdays from 4.30–9.30pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 6.30am–10pm, and Sundays from 6.30am–9pm.
Images: Mitch Lowe.