All Hands Brewery House, King St Wharf

All Hands Brewery House is located on King St Wharf. On a sunny Sunday afternoon,  Matt and I head to All Hands Brewery House and enjoy the warmer winter day. I've been so stressed out with challenges at work and other aspects of my life, it's mostly food blogging that is helping me relax and focus on the good things in life.

 

It's all sunshine and blue skies on this particular day at All Hands Brewery House. All Hands Brewery House has a nice waterside view. I always feel happier when I see blue skies and blue waters. You can also have a peak into the brewery if you go inside. 

I start lunch at All Hands Brewery House with a cosmopolitan ($18) and Matt goes for Wood Duck Cream Ale ($5.5 for a middy) which is the All Hands Brewery House signature beer. It's a straw coloured beer with a mild, biscuity malt character and notes of spice from Saaz Hops. It's a refreshing way to start Sunday lunch.

To kick off the meal, Matt and I order the Potato Skins ($11)  which has Rosemary sea salt and sour cream. The potato skins are naturally crispy on the outside but they do resemble thick potato wedges. The sour cream is creamy and my flavour palette naturally is wanting some sweet chilli with the sour cream.

Then Matt and I share the Smoke House Platter with smoked beef brisket, baby back ribs, creole chicken, pork links, coleslaw, garlic cream crunch, cornbread, smokey jus ($85). I also see a nearby table ordering this platter. There's a lot of variety on this platter so there should be something for everyone if you are sharing.

The chicken looks amazing but ends up being quite dry so I naturally end up focusing on other parts of the platter. The baby back ribs were delicious. They were saucey, fatty and leaves that lingering taste in your mouth. Matt picks up the ribs and demolishes them like a cave man where as I get out my knife and fork and gingerly eat pieces.

The highlight of the meat platter at All Hands Brewery House are the pork links.  They are smokey, flavoursome and leaves you wanting more.  They look a bit overdone  on the outside but they probably have the most flavour on the platter.   I leave the smoked beef brisket to Matt and just focus on the ribs and the pork links. 

There's also a platter of grilled sourdough, cornbread, garlic crushed potatoes and coleslaw. They are a nice side to the meat platter. I rarely see cornbread on any menu  so that was interesting to eat with some butter. I'm not sure if they will register high on my favourite carb list but it's nice to eat different things every now and then. The coleslaw is quite wet but provides for a refreshing relief in contrast with the meat. The garlic creamed potatoes are enjoyable to eat. 

For dessert I order the All Hands Blondie ($18) which is a white chocolate brownie, frosted crushed raspberries and pistachio gelato. The best part of the dish is probably the pistachio gelato. I was expecting quite a rich texture of the White chocolate brownie however this was more like a small cake. 

Then there's the Chocolate Stout Fondant ($18) which has a dark chocolate and house stout pudding with caramelised orange syrup and almond praline. Unfortunately the chocolate fondant is overcooked and has slightly burnt flavours. There's no anticipated chocolate oozing out as you crack into the desserts.

Summary: Overall, I think All Hands Brewery House has a great location on King St Wharf. It was so nice to sit there in the sun with a few drinks and to enjoy some food. 

My faves were the ribs, pork links and potato skins. There's other elements of the food where I think with some minor improvement - it will draw more people in.

Price: Most mains $20-30

Location: 22 the promenade, King St Wharf



Opening Hours: 
Sunday to Wednesday 11am to 11pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am to 12pm

Weekend Food Escapes dined as guests of the venue or their representatives. All photos, opinions and words are my own.