The Ox — Restaurant in Brisbane City

On Friday 19 th March my husband and I went to The Ox for lunch well what a disappointing lunch, first off after waiting an hour the waitress called the Manager, this so called Manager was hiding behind the coffee machine and when she appeared at our table with eyes plastered in orange brown eye shadow and what looked like a love bite on her neck dressed in shabbily top and skin tight pants, why do plump women wear skin tight pants, I saw every roll of fat and every nook and crannie and this so called Manager did not know how to process a pension card on the register and also did not know how to add anchovies to a pizza, this is a so callled Manager, this so called Manager should on the floor checking to see what customers have come in and why are they not eating, she blames the cash register, I do not accept that, instead of hiding behind the coffee machine she should have been making sure the restaurant and the kitchen ran together smoothly, I do accept any of her excuses, whoever is in charge of staff give this so called Manager the flick and put somebody who knows the Restaurant business, I can see why Hotels are jam packed serving beautiful food and The Ox is pretty much empty, but having ranted about our experience my pizza was exceptional cooked to perfection and my husbands steak just melted...

6pm 29/08/2024 Went to have a couple drinks was immediately greeted with rudeness not even a smile, the bartender made my cocktail ‘sex on a beach’ wrong, and then I asked for a vodka and orange juice and she made it wrong and made a vodka soda water and a tiny bit of orange juice, I was too kind to ask for it to be remade but my partner went and asked and because I had a sip they told him no he has to buy another one and it’s to bad I didn’t like it and then the apparent “manager” came out and just added a lot of grenadine to the drink which made it worse and not even drinkable. never in my life or 4 years working in the hospitality industry have I ever been like that to a customer and I don’t expect it from any other service staff either, ended up going down to the Oxley tavern where the Staff there informed me that it’s owned by the same company and too leave a review.. i don’t know where they Went wrong but the ox has some staff with very rude manners and maybe they need to redo there rsa because you never make a cocktail before serving...

Definitely hit up The Ox. The Ox offers superb food at very reasonable prices with awesome serving sizes.

Top picks: $15 Lunch specials Menu: I’ve had them all. Can’t go wrong with any of them. (12:00-2:30pm Mon-Fri) Steak sandwich (insanely good) Cesar Salad BLT / BLAT Pizzas Lamb Coffee is good here too (Most meals & sandwiches come with chips, salad, or a side to leave you filled)

The staff are super lovely and the kitchen is incredible. Shelly, Pat and Linh regularly serve me. They’re all incredible and such fun people, it’s genuinely delightful to see them here.

I don’t know the name of any of the chefs, but they are definitely all exceptional and clearly care a lot about making incredible food.

I’ve lost count of glorious feasts I’ve had in The Ox and there hasn’t been an exception.

There’s a poker night twice weekly which seems like a good time. I don’t play but it’s a good vibe.

Definitely recommend for price wise dining, all the way up to a premium dinner date. There’s a good option for all, and...