Beat Cossie Livs With These Cheap Eats Near You in Brisbane

Don’t let cossie livs get in the way of having a good time! We’re determined to maintain our lifestyle choices of dining out at all costs, and we’re here to help you do the same with cheap eats near you.

Restaurants across the river city are dishing up lunch specials, happy hours and dining deals, from tasty French rotisserie takeaway to Greek souvlaki specials that give you an excuse to leave the office at lunchtime. So if your most recently searched term is “cheap eats near me”, you’ve found yourself in the right hands.

Scroll on to discover the best cheap eats in Brisbane this week!

20% off Your Bill at Ping Pong

The early bird gets the worm… and in this case the worm is a delicious dinner at Newstead’s favourite funky Thai restaurant – Ping Pong! Make a 5pm dinner reservation, and you’ll receive 20% off your total bill at the end of your meal.

It’s the perfect opportunity to try their latest menu additions, like Pad Kapow, caramel pork betel leaf, Peking duck spring rolls or smoked prawns with sweet chilli nouc nam.

Reservations are essential, so grab your bestie and book in at this fun, fresh and super Instagrammable restaurant.

76 Skyring Terrace, Newstead 

Yoko’s Ramen Weekday Lunch Special 

Looking at the sandwich you packed for your workday lunch and feeling underwhelmed? Trot on down to Howard Smith Wharves and visit Yoko instead! They’ve just launched a ramen weekday lunch special, where you can score a yuzu shio ramen bowl for just $25, served with your choice of butter-poached chicken, fried mushroom or king prawn and clam (this one will cost you an extra $10… worth it). 

Feeling super hangry? Order the Yoko Ramen set: a curated menu featuring your ramen bowl, izakaya snacks and a drink. 

From $25 per person
Tuesday 1st July to Friday 5th September
Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane

VICI Italian

Nothing speaks quite directly to our heart like a bottomless bowl of pasta. And now we know where to find them! Every Wednesday from 5pm, you can head down to Vici Italian at South Bank to indulge in a bottomless pasta dining experience for just $40 with a drink purchase. 

The VICI team have just taken this menu to the next level by adding lasagna into the mix! Nothing says winter comfort food quite like a rich, oven-baked lasagna layered with house-made pasta sheets, slow-cooked ragù, béchamel and bubbling cheese.

Choose from bolognese, carbonara or pomodoro, and why not try all three while you’re here? As far as cheap eats go in Brisbane, this is an amazing offer that we’ll be taking up time and time again.

From $40 per person / 90mins 

Wednesdays after 5pm

174 Grey Street, South Brisbane

$50 Express Lunch at Establishment 203 

Formally known as Establishment 203, this chic Fortitude Valley restaurant has been a fast fave since it launched onto the scene in 2023. 

If you’re searching for a lunch that will hit the spot, head in on Wednesday or Thursday for a two-course meal that gives you more bang for your buck. The express lunch menu features some of the restaurant’s signature dishes, along with some brand-new bites that will tantalise your tastebuds. 

For just $50 per person, you can enjoy two dishes from the curated menu: 

• Pure wagyu carpaccio, rocket, parmesan and balsamic
• Grilled ½ shell Abrolhos Island Scallops with truffle butter, hazelnut, lemon and chives
• Steak (Angus Flat Iron 300g SB 4) with fries
• 203 steak sandwich
• Cappellacci filled with roasted pumpkin and buffalo ricotta
• Signature 203 double smashed cheeseburger and fries

6 Marshall Street, Fortitude Valley

Natsu Banquet IPPIN Japanese Dining

Fancy an early dinner? Well, at this hatted restaurant in West End you can dine like royalty for a mere $58.

Available every day of the week, all you need to do is order before 6pm and bring a pal with you to enjoy seven courses, including a mystery dessert. 

This offering at Ippin is absolutely delicious and not to be missed! 

$58 per person, minimum two people per table

The Garden Pavilion, West Village shop 2, Level 2/97 Boundary Street, West End 

 

Longwang Yum Cha-Cha

If you haven’t yet tried this trendy new restaurant in Brisbane city, we’ve got the perfect excuse. Longwang has launched a yum cha weekend special, where you can enjoy a nine-piece special (plus a shot of soju) for just $68 per person. 

Devour a delicious selection of meats, seafood or vegetarian dishes, along with a dessert to get your fill of top-notch eats from one of Brisbane’s best new restaurants. 

From $68 per person

144 Edward Street, Brisbane

 

$18 Lunches at Portside Social 

Portside’s newest casual dining destination has plenty of the menu, from trivia night Tuesdays to drag bingo Wednesdays.

But if a cheap and tasty lunch is what you’re chasing, head down on weekdays between 11:30am to 2:00pm to snag something special off the lunch deals menu. 

Shop 10, 37c Harbour RoadPortside Wharf, Hamilton

Goldfinch Express Lunch 

This inner-city Meditteranean-inspired restaurant is the perfect spot for city slickers to escape the four walls of their office for a breath of fresh air and a delicious distraction from any work woes. 

For just $39 at Goldfinch, you’ll receive an entree, mains and salad, with dishes varying from soups, pork schnitzel, creamy gnocchi plates and so much more. Available from 12:00pm to 2:30pm daily, it’s the perfect excuse to get out of the office. 

Cnr of Ann & Roma Streets, inside Pullman Mercure Brisbane King George Square

Victory Lane Lunch Club

Head down to Victory Lane Lunch Club for a $30 special that will put a smile on your dial this month! From Wednesday to Friday, you can order your choice of main and receive a complimentary house beer or wine to pair with it.

Opt for a cuttlefish risotto, mixed wild mushrooms or pan-fried whiting to fill your belly, with Victory Lane’s attention to detail and fine dining expertise, each dish is flavoured to perfection to ensure a taste bud tantalising time.

$30 per person

Wednesday to Friday, 11:30am to 3:00pm

150 Racecourse Road, Ascot

Shuckin’ Sundays at Victory Lane

Maintaining a responsible budget shouldn’t stop you from living like a queen. And no one knows it better than Victory Lane, which is why they’ve brought you Shuckin’ Sundays.

Visit every Sunday between 11:30am and 5pm to indulge in $2 oysters, and why not add on a glass of champagne too?

150 Racecourse Road, Ascot

First in Greek Feast at Opa Bar

Opa Bar has just dropped their affordable feast and we couldn’t be more excited! Head down to the riverside to indulge in a seven-piece banquet of taramasalata, flash-fried calamari, slow-baked lamb shoulder, Greek salad, and so much more. This big fat Greek feast is one of Brisbane’s best cheap eats that will leave you feeling fuller than ever.

$60 per person

123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Taco Tuesday at La Bodega Taqueria

$10 tacos? Name a time and we’ll be there! La Bodega Taqueria is dishing up prawn and zucchini tacos in pairs for a mere tenner, and quite frankly we think you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better-tasting deal.

This bright and breezy Mexican restaurant is perfect for a casual Tuesday catch-up with your pals when you’re craving good times and cheap eats.

53 Lytton Road, East Brisbane

Pronto Banquet at Massimo

Craving Italian for lunch or seeking an early dinner? Make haste and book into Massimo for their Pronto Banquet! Dishing up freshly shucked oysters, steak, pasta, dessert and more, this $54 feast is available from 11am to 6pm every day that ends in Y. 

This new banquet coincides with Massimo’s menu overhaul, so expect to find lots of fresh and seasonal produce, dished up with an Italian twist.

$54 per person

Daily, 11am to 6pm

Boardwalk Level Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Bisou Bisou Rotisserie Box Takeaway

Need a hearty lunch in a hurry? Pop into Bisou Bisou and pick up a rotisserie box takeaway special! This cheap eats offer includes a half chicken, your choice of two sides and a sauce for just $26, and is available every day for collection from this Fortitude Valley restaurant.

$26 per box

Hotel X, 458 Brunswick Street Ground Floor, 458 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

Rich & Rare Lunch Specials

West End’s newest steakhouse has burst onto the scene with sizzling success, and their tasty lunch specials are sealing the deal.

From barramundi with smoked salmon roe to steak sandwiches, there are three mouthwatering and wallet-friendly cheap eats to opt for at this Brisbane restaurant.

Available seven days a week, Rich & Rare is set to become your new lunch break local.

From $30 per person

Daily, 11am to 3pm

West Village Garden Pavilion, 97 Boundary Street, West End

Rich & Rare Power Banquet

There are very few places in Australia where you can book in for a nine-course banquet for a mere $54, and would you believe we have one at our doorstep!

Rich & Rare are dishing out nine flavourful plates from sourdough, oyster mignonette, barramundi and more (and don’t worry, they’re not skimping on dessert!).

$54 per person, two-person booking minimum

West Village Garden Pavilion, 97 Boundary Street, West End

Fosh Hooked Banquet

Feeling like a seafood banquet by the water, but feeling the pinch? Fosh Portside has just the thing!

Head down any day between 11am and 6pm to book in for the Hooked Banquet, and delight in fresh oysters, scallop crudo, twice cooked chicken and more at this tasty and affordable lunch break banquet.

$54 per person

Portside Wharf, 3.01/39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

Now that you’ve discovered Brisbane’s best cheap eats, find more of Brisbane’s best events happening this month. Or if you’re still feeling hungry, scroll through our guide to the best new restaurants and find somewhere new for dinner!