Cannon Hill Tavern — Restaurant in Brisbane City

Cannon Hill Tavern – Trivia Review (Arnie Edition)

The Guessperados saddled up and headed east, further east than we’ve ever dared, for our regular fortnightly trivia adventure, this fortnight was at the Cannon Hill Tavern. And what a night.

Our trivia host was Matt from Trivia Mill, a friendly, personable, no-nonsense guy who could easily have starred in Kindergarten Cop. You know, “It’s not a tumour, it’s a trivia question.”

He responded to “Matt,” “Oi,” “Hey you,” and probably would’ve accepted “Mr. Universe” if we’d tried it. No flashy screens, no big Hollywood visuals just his voice delivering questions like Arnie delivering one-liners. Simple, effective, and oddly motivating.

We hit the ground like the T-800 arriving from the future: naked, confused, but destined to win. After Round 1? We were in the lead. By the end? Victory with 72 points, a clear 5 points ahead of second place. Hasta la vista, baby.

And then there was the parmi. Oh, the parmi. This wasn’t dinner. This was Conan the Barbarian’s sword forged from chicken breast. A steroidal slab of bird so large it needed its own sequel.

If Predator taught us anything, it’s that “if it bleeds, we can kill it.” And if it’s crumbed and smothered in cheese, we can eat it. Get to the choppa!

Between mouthfuls of poultry and questions about obscure 90s sitcoms, the Guessperados found themselves in a trivia war zone, somewhere between Commando and Total Recall. Except this time, we didn’t just “remember” winning—we actually won.

Cannon Hill Tavern, you delivered: trivia with laughs, beers that didn’t quit, and a parmi that could’ve taken down the Predator itself. We’ll be back. Like the man said:...

3 of us came for lunch last Saturday at noon. Not acknowledged by staff; only when I motioned to gent behind bar if okay to sit at particular table did he give me a blank nod in the affirmative. We ordered from the bar code app at the table. No ability to add sparkling water to order and no mention of still water. There’s a water dispenser at the bar with glasses, which we used, but had to ask for a bottle of water when the waitress brought out the glass of wine … however, the glass of wine came out before the 2 cocktails. All drinks should come out together, especially in a small party of 3. The food was portioned in a sensible manner. The pumpkin salad came with crumbed chicken although I specifically chose grilled chicken . That’s really annoying. The prawn spaghetti didn’t have any chilli taste, said friend, although chilli was mentioned in the description. There was no ability to add black olives to the spaghetti so I had to go to the bar to request it (this could have been avoided if the app had it listed as an add-on). The gnocchi was very nice, said other friend. A bit more fine tuning would make this place an excellent choice for local dining. Things like a more welcoming attitude, a better food ordering app with more choice of drinks (like water), add-ons; and paying more attention to the order when preparing the meals. Overall the food was good; however 2 dishes fell short of expectations (mistake on the chicken for the salad; and no chilli flavour in...

Very poor experience tonight at the The Italian Cannon Hill. There were proximately a dozen of us for dinner. As I have an ulcer I ordered the child's serving of the spaghetti carbonara. When the waitress took the order she didn't say that I couldn't have it. When the meal arrived it came as an adult serving. I said that's not what I ordered and they said that's all we can give you. When I went to pay I said I was only paying for what I ordered. After a lengthy argument with the waitress who said she didn't understand the order and that's why she didn't say anything I asked to speak to the manager. After about 10 minutes of arguing the manager finally said she would make good and offer me a discount. I said I didn't want a discount and that I only wanted to pay for what I ordered. Apparently she couldn't do that with the til. She finally gave me a complimentary meal. What a shame that this came 15 minutes too late. You shouldn't have to pay for something you didn't order and argue about it. Appalling service and appalling food. I have never written a review before but felt this experience needed to be passed on to other people so they don't order and have to pay for something they didn't order. If you have a choice do...