Mate’s restaurant and bar

Mate’s Restaurant and Bar is a Wynnum venue for a relaxed meal, a drink and live local music. Its menu covers a broad mix of pub-style favourites, grill dishes, seafood, pasta, burgers and Indian-inspired mains, making it a practical choice when a group wants plenty of options rather than a narrowly focused dining experience. The venue also lists a full drinks selection, including tap beer, wine, cocktails, mocktails, spirits and soft drinks.

The menu’s bigger choices are particularly suited to sharing or a substantial dinner. The Seafood Extravaganza combines barramundi, Moreton Bay bug, prawns, oysters, scallops, calamari, chips and salad, while the Wagyu Surf & Turf pairs wagyu rump with prawns, scallop, calamari and half a Moreton Bay bug. Other notable options include seafood spaghetti with prawns, scallop and Moreton Bay bug; crispy skin salmon with mash and vegetables; and a range of steaks served with chips and salad or mash and vegetables. There are also vegetarian options such as chickpea curry, vegetable lasagne and a vegetable burger.

Music is part of the venue’s identity. Mates says it aims to support the local music scene by presenting acoustic performers on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. That makes those sessions a natural fit for an evening meal, drinks with friends or a casual date where background entertainment is part of the plan. The bar is also available for a simpler drink and pub-grub visit, while the broad menu and generous mains make the venue suitable for groups with mixed tastes.

Families are catered for with a dedicated kids’ menu featuring nuggets and chips, fish and chips, a cheeseburger with chips, a chicken burger and spaghetti bolognese. Adults can finish with desserts including chocolate cheesecake, sticky date pudding, caramel slice or affogato. The website lists service from 11am to 9pm, with the kitchen and bar closing at 3pm before reopening for dinner at 5pm. Mates holds a 4.5-star Google rating from 486 reviews, according to the supplied venue facts.