Pub Grub: Lock 'n' Load

With a tranquil courtyard, plus great pub food and live music, Lock ‘n’ Load’s beer garden provides punters with a cool and refreshing place to kick back.

142 Boundary Street,
West End
QLD
(07) 3844 0142
locknloadbistro.com.au

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With a tranquil courtyard to escape the city streets, plus great pub food and live music, Lock ‘n’ Load’s beer garden provides punters with a cool and refreshing place to kick back.

Since 2005 Lock ‘n’ Load has hosted some of the best up-and-coming local music talent as well as seasoned artists from all around Australia.

In terms of drink, there is a strong focus on microbreweries and wineries producing interesting beverages. The homemade cocktails on offer also draw in the crowds, who stop in for A Casual Hello (42 Below Passion, Licor 43, apple juice, basil, lychees and peach bitters) or a Green Rose (Gin Mare, apple schnapps, rosemary, lime, topped with apple juice). There’s plenty of craft and mass-produced ciders and beer, and a wide-ranging wine list.

Summer chef Cassidy McMillan has put together a fresh vibrant summer menu - there are hints of native Australian produce in the grilled fish of the day; spiced pumpkin, shaved cucumber, pomegranate and feta salad and more. And with a vertiginous number of sides to choose from, you can chop and change your meal to your exact liking.