The Inchcolm Bar

Tucked into Spring Hill, The Inchcolm Bar brings boutique polish to Brisbane’s dinner hour. Part of Ode Hotels, it is a uniquely intimate hotel bar where martinis meet a mellow soundtrack of jazz. The bar opens from 5–9 pm daily, setting an elegant rhythm for pre-dinner aperitifs or an unhurried evening in refined company.

The menu leans into European technique with a contemporary twist, favouring clear, confident flavours. A sourdough baguette with cultured butter and smoked salt sets a quietly luxurious tone, while rarebit rosti with nduja adds a playful kick. The dragonfruit cured salmon terrine, brightened by toasted nori vinaigrette and a rye crumb, hints at coastal freshness meeting pantry craft.

There is comfort and character in the mains: confit duck leg nestled into Toulouse cassoulet with fennel pangrattato, and chargrilled swordfish lifted by sauce putanesca, fried capers, burnt lemon and basil oil. Sides pull their weight — shoestring frites dusted with celery salt and truffle aioli, or charred carrots with carrot ketchup, chevre and sumac — each a careful brushstroke rather than an afterthought.

To finish, The Inchcolm Weis Bar offers mango and coconut parfait with ginger beer granita and finger lime pearls, while a smoked chocolate s’more appeals to the nostalgist. Liquid indulgence runs from an espresso martini to a tiramisu martini, with digestives like Yalumba Antique Muscat or Sarpa Oro di Poli grappa. Book an evening, claim your corner, and let the jazz do the rest.