Spicers Balfour Hotel

Is the 6th time we have stayed here. Our dog is treated like royalty and just loves it here. The chef has changed along with the menue. All i can say is it was great before. But now it is next level. Just amazing food and wonderdul friendly service.

We recently had our wedding at Spicers Balfour and are thrilled with how everything went! We were so impressed with the communication, friendliness and attentiveness of the staff. Carly was amazing on the day with requests, questions and more! She never made us feel like anything was a hassle - thanks Carly & team! + The pet friendly suite was fantastic and our pups loved the treats left for them.

Great friendly staff, the hotel shop comfortable and quirky. The room super luxurious and the bedding so comfortable. On sure free parking is rare in Brisbane and easy walk into the valley or Howard Snith Wharves for the ferry. Loved it

So disappointing. We had stayed here a few years ago and it was great. This time was not.||We booked for dinner, expecting the Vietnamese influenced menu that was still on their website - and also on the QR code we scanned in our room. Nope. They had changed to a "shared plate", boring menu.||The spiced nuts were 50% dust, several other dishes were small and bland, and we left hungry. Our water glasses were never topped up, and we had to pour our own wine after the first small glass.||No wonder the restaurant was almost empty.||The crowning disaster was that the coffee machine in our room was broken, and there was no alternative.||Never again.

We loved our stay at Spicers Balfour (Simla suites) to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The building is thoughtfully restored and you feel like you just tuck in to the neighbourhood. All the little touches like the loose-leaf teas, the quality toiletries, the exercise equipment and yoga mat make it feel extra special. We enjoy walking down to James Street to visit the Palace Cinema or browse the shops - and noticing all the interesting houses and buildings along the way. It's also a perfect spot to walk down to Howard Smith Wharves and along the river or dine at one of the many restaurants. We look forward to our next visit.

We stayed two nights at Balfour in one of their suites (Simla building) for the weekend of our wedding. We used the room on Saturday morning to get ready in before heading to our wedding venue. The whole experience was SPECTACULAR. I really can’t fault a single thing. We arrived and saw a beautiful flower arrangement congratulating us on this milestone. The service over both days was impeccable, with multiple staff members checking in with us and going over and beyond with any request we asked. We stayed in room 15 and the light that came through the windows in the morning was absolutely perfect, especially for the purpose of makeup application and photos. Thank you so much, Staci & team!

Comfortable, attractive rooms providing for quiet, restful sleep. Exceptional service regarding all aspects of our stay with special emphasis on excellent in-house Dining. Convenient location - especially to Brisbane River walk & "City-cat" ferry.

Truly enjoyed our top stay thank u Cathy for all yr warm hospitality information on where to go what to do on what was a fabulous birthday treat surprise love our suite and brekkie on the balcony walks along brissy River discovering a side to Brisbane I hadn't visited to seen as intimately before with Howard street wharf eateries delight and Jazz club surprise afternoon ending with the enchanted garden event and dinner around the corner Afghans restaurant food amazing wow Balfour was the Spice I needed thank u again we will be back hopefully for Xmas

Lovely place for a brunch catch. Great location tucked away in the edge of the valley. Gluten free options on the menu and a nice vibe.

Stopped by for brunch during my trip to Australia. This hotel is amazing. Off the beaten path, quiet and classy. Greenery surrounding the white table cloth tables that are set in an open dining room with a nice breeze. I ordered a flat white and a crab omelette on toast. It was to die for. Eggs cooked to perfection and as usual, the flat white was great, per Australian standards. After brunch, I went up to the cozy little roof top to relax with a glass of wine. Love this place!

There is very little not to love about this hotel. Boutique in every imaginable way, it's one of my favourites anywhere in the world. The rooms may be small, but what they lack in size they make up for in design and style... and frankly, if you're travelling to see your room, why are you travelling? The service is perfection - personal, thoughtful and knowledgeable. Sure, it isn't located smack in the middle of the CBD, but given it's walking distance to James St, just off Brunswick street and an abundance of galleries, stores, cafes, restaurants, bars and even a cinema, this is the perfect location for a weekend getaway. If you're clever, time your stay to coincide with one of their art exhibitions, where art is displayed on walls all around the hotel. What you MUST do however, is have breakfast on the balcony. Heaven.

Balfour Kitchen is an idyllic setting only metres from Brunswick St with excellent service that leaves you with no misunderstanding that you are in a hotel and not a cafe. We both had big breakfast which lives up to it's name, with delicious and perfect temperature coffee to complement. The poached egg was cooked perfectly and the pork chipolatas were tasty. Unfortunately the bacon was not cooked to my liking (crisp) but overall the food was yummy and well presented. This is a lovely and relaxing breakfast venue in the heart of New Farm cafe-district. The food is good and the service is friendly and professional - and not a tattoo or facial piercing in sight!

Monday night is BYO night. So I was in a pretty good mood with my Chandon and Pinot in hand when I arrived. The setting is not what I thought. Don't get me wrong, the verandah is beaut. But inside is tacks-ville country cafe. Not to mention the wonky tables. The restaurant was packed for a Monday night. I should've known if the BYO-Monday got me in, it got just about everyone else in too. Ol' Raymond the tanned blue-eyed Irishman did his best as he was one of two waiters. My scallops were beautifully cooked. My guests sirloin looked wonderfully medium-rare. But all-in-all the food was non-spectacular. My prawn salad was pretty woeful. I dunno, if you pay $30 for a salad as a main, perhaps you expect the prawns to be de-veined? My poor salad leaves were wilted and I failed to find a piece of mango (which is a shame given they are about $1.50 each at Woolies). There were many other minor flaws which I'll leave out. My negative Nancy is all full throttle. I really want to give this two stars. But I hear breakfast is amazing. I'll come back for that, and if it's just as bad, we're getting knocked down.

Finally made it to the Balfour this morning for breakfast and what a treat! Tucked away in a little side street in New Farm, this hotel is open to anyone for breakfast. The big breakfast was great and we were particularly impressed by sausages and the pork belly! Oh and the poached eggs were perfectly poached. The service wasn't great this morning but the food definitely made up for it.

One of the best breakfasts in Brisbane. Always generous servings, inventive menu options and the food quality is fabulous. A little peaceful haven sitting on the verandah on a sunny day.

One of the best stays we have EVER had anywhere! Thoughtfully designed, warmly welcoming, carefully managed, and deliciously nourishing. The breakfast was also one of best ever! Our room had everything we expected and just enough more than we needed to make us feel luxuriously cared for. We will be back!

This place is everything!!!!!!! For one it is insanely beautiful. We were immediately seated on the front deck which is perfectly set up. You get the sunlight and the breeze while still being screened from the street by the lovely trees. Our coffee order was taken promptly and the coffee delivered just as fast. I order mine insanely hot and the barista not wanting to burn the milk and compromise the taste of the coffee to heat it up to my expectations HEATED UP MY GLASS!!!!! I think I am in love with him. We ordered our meals which took a bit to arrive but I actually enjoyed the wait. You get to soak in the amazing atmosphere and listen to their amazing music. Think Angus & Julia Stone and Beach House. I was loving this. But when our meals arrived I was blown away. They were beautiful to look at and even more lovely to eat. I had the roasted mushrooms on sourdough with feta, dukkah and beetroot relish. I devoured every mouthful. Perfect portion size. Tried some of my friends haloumi dish and it has made the tippy top of my 'to eat' list. The eggs were so perfectly poached it was almost a damn shame to eat them. Our waiter, who is also the general manager and possibly the nicest man alive, forgot our smoothie orders. We weren't even annoyed about it, we simply told them not to worry about it. The GM then came out with our bill and said 'I think honesty is the best policy. I forgot your smoothie order and to apologise I have taken 25% off of your bill'. Completely unnecessary but he did it anyway. That, my friends, is how you do customer service. He also treated us to a tour before we left. Let me tell you, that rooftop bar will be getting a visit. What a place. I adore it. They've gained a repeat customer today.

We came to Balfour's Kitchen at this hotel for High Tea to celebrate an 80th birthday. The 9th person couldn't go at the last minute however we were told we still had to pay the $55 for this person because the food had already been prepared. Considering the freshness of some of the morsels on offer we wondered how long ago this food had been prepared! The mini brioche bun was dry with minimal crab filling, the miniscule pork and fennel sausage roll was a bite size of tastelessness and when it came to the sweet plate things did not improve. Slices of some sort of cake so extremely dry one wondered how long ago it had been cut and plated, the same for the tiny piece of brownie. Top marks for the caramel tart and you can't go wrong with a chocolate coated strawberry, also the coffee was very good. We asked for a bag/container for the birthday girl to take home the few edible leftovers but were told this was not possible. All in all a very disappointing experience for what should have been a celebration. We left with the feeling of being totally ripped off!!