Stan’s Lounge, Brisbane – BT Good Food app listing
A nice, dimly lit lounge and cocktail bar above Stanley.
Stan’s Saloon
cantonese$$
Stanley, Howard Smith Wharves’ blockbuster Cantonese restaurant, has transformed its upstairs dining area into Stan’s Lounge, a beautiful, dimly lit lounge and cocktail bar. The interiors are inspired by old-world Hong Kong; The bar features antique mirrored wall panels and velvet curtains, banquettes and seating, adorned with abundant wood accents in rich jewel tones.
It boasts a DJ booth and vintage JBL sound system with a carefully curated vinyl collection. Expect plenty of soul and funk, with DJs performing most nights of the week. For drinks, there’s a cocktail list offering modern, Cantonese-inspired interpretations of the classics, and a special martini menu featuring premium gins and vodkas, along with specialty bitters and other extracts.
There are extensive collections of whiskey and agave from around the world, as well as rare and valuable bottles of spirits. There is also a short, impressive wine list with a preference for Australian wines.
For the meal, Stanley chef and partner Tikaram wrote a snack menu to go with the Cantonese dishes served downstairs. Expect dishes like golden-fried shrimp toast with sesame and mushroom mayonnaise, pan-fried pork and shrimp dumplings with fermented chilies and white soy, and dyed tropical cray san choy bao with water chestnuts and coriander.
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Matt Shea is Food and Culture Editor at the Brisbane Times. He is a former editor and editor-in-chief at Broadsheet Brisbane and has written for Escape, Qantas Magazine, Guardian, Jetstar Magazine and SilverKris, among others.
