The Story Bridge Hotel is a pub at 200 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, built in the 1880s and sitting in the shadow of the Story Bridge. It has a steakhouse (Deery’s), a casual bar and dining room (Shelter Bar) and a bottle shop, and the Deery family has owned it since 1967.
It is a short walk from the CBD over the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge, which makes it an easy lunch or dinner stop on a day out along the river.
Deery’s Restaurant
Deery’s is the hotel’s upmarket steakhouse. It opened in 1994 and has been operating for over 30 years, with a family-home feel; the owner describes it as an extension of his family home.
The menu is built around steak and wine. Cuts listed on the site include a 200 g John Dee eye fillet and a 350 g Pure Prime rib fillet, plus a dry aged steak special that depends on availability. Deery’s Lounge is an extension of the restaurant, Deery’s Alcove sits within it, and the Signature Cellar is in the heritage-listed building.
Book through the Book Now button on the hotel’s website or phone (07) 3391 2266.
Shelter Bar
Shelter Bar is the casual side of the hotel, built from the remnants of an old WWII bomb shelter. Trading hours listed on its page are:
- Breakfast: 6:30 am to 11 am.
- Casual dining: 11:30 am to 9 pm, or 10 pm on Friday and Saturday.
- Bar: from 9 am until late.
Saturday and Sunday offer all-day dining. On weekdays, light bites, pizzas and burgers are served from 3 pm to 5 pm. There is a group dining menu, and takeaway can be ordered online. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor area on the Shelter Deck.
The Wine Cellar bottle shop
The hotel’s Wine Cellar bottle shop is at 39 Baildon Street. It sells premium wines, craft beers and ciders, and hires kegs for functions. Large orders are welcome. Its page lists it as open seven days: 10 am to 9 pm Sunday to Thursday and 10 am to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday.
History of the hotel
The hotel opened in the 1880s as the Kangaroo Point Hotel. The hotel’s own pages give different years (1885, 1886 and 1888), so check before you quote one. It was renamed the Story Bridge Hotel in 1940, after the Story Bridge opened.
The Deery family bought it in 1967. Barrie Deery led a restoration that began in 1978, inspired by a 1912 photograph. In 1980 the old WWII bomb shelter was extended and became a pub, and the hotel was officially reopened in 1994 by Lord Mayor Jim Soorley. Barrie’s son and daughter, Richard and Jane Deery, manage it today.
Functions
The hotel has nine spaces for personal and corporate events. Enquiries and group bookings go through the form on the hotel’s website. Gift vouchers are also sold there.
Planning your visit
- Good for: a steak dinner at Deery’s, an all-day weekend meal at Shelter Bar, or a drink with the dog on the deck.
- Bookings: use Book Now on the website or the venue pages, or call the hotel.
- Dogs: outdoor areas only.
Getting there and parking
By car, it is about 10 minutes from Brisbane CBD. The hotel has limited on-site parking, accessed from Main Street. Metered street parking nearby is free from 5 pm on weekdays and all day on weekends and public holidays.
By ferry, ferries run from the Holman Street terminal all week from 6 am until late, and it is about a 5-minute walk up Main Street from there (see Brisbane CityHopper). Bus 234 stops outside the hotel on Baildon Street, where the taxi rank is too. On foot, it is about a 10-minute walk from the city over the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge. Check Translink for times.
Nearby
- Story Bridge – history and the walk across.
- Kangaroo Point Cliffs Lookout – free city views.
- Kangaroo Point Bridge – the walking and riding link to the CBD.
- Howard Smith Wharves – restaurants and bars under the bridge on the city side.
- New Farm Park – jacarandas and a playground across the river.
- Regatta Hotel – another riverside Brisbane pub, upriver at Toowong.
- Restaurants across South East Queensland.
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Quick answers
Where is the Story Bridge Hotel?
At 200 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, under the southern end of the Story Bridge. It is about 10 minutes by car from the CBD.
What time does the Shelter Bar open?
Breakfast starts at 6:30 am, and the bar opens at 9 am and stays open until late. Check the venue page for the day you are going.
Is the Story Bridge Hotel dog friendly?
Dogs are welcome in the outdoor area on the Shelter Deck, and in the designated outdoor areas of the hotel.
Is there parking at the Story Bridge Hotel?
There is limited on-site parking off Main Street. Nearby metered street parking is free from 5 pm on weekdays and all day on weekends and public holidays.
How do you get there by public transport?
Take a ferry to the Holman Street terminal and walk about 5 minutes up Main Street, or take bus 234 to Baildon Street.
Do you need to book?
The hotel has a Book Now button for its venues, and Deery’s Restaurant takes bookings. Group bookings go through the enquiry form.
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