Other Published Opinions
Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide "The decor here - polished cement walls, oblong baffles, flattering pendants and soft leather seating - is a cosy take on the hard edged, or vice versa. The menu follows suit; things sound tricked-up - a tian here, a farce there - but what arrives is generous, pleasingly familiar and often crumbed"
Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide "Simplicity is key at Three Bistro, a bustling restaurant serving seriously good, unfussy food in relaxed surroundings. Start with a drink and a spot of people-watching at the stand-alone bar before moving through to the large dining room for meals with a European twist"
Queensland Food and Wine Score: 15.5/20, One Star "Shades of ochre, taupe and chocolate lend this large, open dining room its blokey demeanour and club-like ambience but it nonetheless attracts as large a female audience as it does male"
Gourmet Traveller 2010 Australian Restaurant Guide "Owner Michael Conrad has taken sole stewardship of this industrial chic bistro, opened in 2007 with Restaurant Two partner David Pugh, as a casual complement to city fine diner Two"
Courier Mail Food and Wine Guide 2009 Queensland Score: 15/20, One Hat "Sliding neatly into the niche left between inexpensive and casual and a more formal style of dining, the ethos of Three Bistro has been much welcomed by the local population"
Age Good Food Guide 2009
Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009
Gourmet Traveller 2009 Australian Restaurant Guide "Industrial chic and molecular gastronomy have their place, but simple can be sublime. Three's owners - the polished team from Restaurant Two - have tapped into current nostalgia for comfort, in both ambience and food with carpet underfoot, soft padded chairs and tables far enough away from each other to encourage a good gossip"
Courier Mail Anooska Tucker-Evans, 08-12-2007 "THREE Bistro in Fortitude Valley is the latest venture for award-winning restaurant duo David Pugh and Michael Conrad, and business partner Peter Marchant. After excelling in the fine dining market with their Brisbane City venue Restaurant Two, they have created a more relaxed establishment with Three"
Courier Mail Lizzie Loel, 12-11-2007 "EXPLAIN to people that you are visiting the new Three Bistro at Emporium, Fortitude Valley, a sparkling little sister for Restaurant Two and you will be asked the inevitable question: where is Restaurant One? To the best of my knowledge it never existed, though co-owners, chef David Pugh and frontman Michael Conrad had Two Small Rooms prior to setting up their highly successful CBD venture. The partnership is a major contributing factor to the success of all their projects"