The Golden Pig Restaurant and Cooking School

My wife booked one of The Golden Pig’s cooking classes for my birthday, and it turned out to be a five star experience. The class was run by Katrina, a knowledgeable chef and excellent host, with Tom assisting, a skilled butcher from Merthyr Village (if I am remembering correctly). The session focused on butchering a whole pig, using every part to create numerous dishes with a South East Asian influence which we then get to sit down and enjoy. As someone who enjoys cooking at home, I picked up plenty of useful tips I’ll be using in my own kitchen. It was also great to get hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen and see how everything is organised, along with the chance to use professional-grade equipment. The wine list was extensive, and I tried five different wines I’d never had before….all interesting and just nice to pair different wines with the multiple dishes we had. The restaurant staff were excellent throughout the day, especially Trinity, who was attentive, knowledgeable and added to the good mood of the whole experience. Beyond all the skills and knowledge gained, the day was simply great fun. My wife and I were part of a group of twelve, and by the end it felt like friends getting together for a party. Couldn’t recommend this experience enough, a perfect gift for anyone with even a slight interest in cooking.

This place is incredible - Brisbane’s hidden gem!! Every single dish was perfection and full of flavour. A guest at our table had dietary requirements and they briefed us on all dishes beforehand. The service was outstanding and they went above and beyond to ensure we had a 10/10 dining experience. Thank you Golden Pig!

A great experience with the French cooking class today. Highly experienced chef delivered easy to follow instructions. More hands on cooking would have been nice to try the different techniques but it didn’t detract from the overall experience. You get to meet fellow cooking enthusiasts which was also a great part of the event. The menu items were sensational.

My friends and I went there for $99 banquet dinner. Entrée dishes was interesting and very tasty! I love them all! Fries chicken was ok, for me it’s normal. Main dishes was good. The best experience part was dessert!!! So delicious!!! Must try!!!

We are so pleased to discover this place by accident. The food are delicious and everything we ordered tasted amazing. You just have to come try for yourself.

I had a wonderful afternoon at the cooking school learning how to cook bao buns and dumplings. So well organized and guided by chef Sarah who calmly and patiently showed us what to do and answered all our questions on the way. Kudos to Jacob and Will who kept the drinks flowing and dishes clean. And a great variety of recipes meant we enjoyed some fantastic new flavours at the end of the session. An all round excellent experience for all ages. Thank you!

This place has been recommended to me a few times over the years, so I finally made it there with a girlfriend for lunch. Service is a bit weird, not on the warm side. We had two entry=2 very small bite, betal leaf is good, if you’ve been to Thailand, it’s then a standard one in most of the good Thai restaurants. Scallops is simple, and that’s $20 for 2. We then had stir fry mushroom and veggie curry, one bottle of sparkling water, 2 rice. Total of $140 for 2 I would still give 5 star for the food, even though there’s nothing exciting. The missing star is for the venue. With the kitchen in the mid of the restaurant, I left with my entire silk outfit and hair smells like a Chinese kitchen. The chair and table is quite basic too. So the experience is a mixture of up market price, fusion not so creative dishes, street food smelly setup, and indifferent service.

This was my second visit to the Golden Pig and it didn’t disappoint. Attention to detail, delicious cocktails and mocktails, outstanding food. We all stuffed our bellies so full as we could not stop, it was so good. I am lucky to live locally and think this is now my new favourite. And an added bonus is that they cater really well to my gluten free needs. One thing to note is that the dishes come out when they are made, not really in a true entree and main fashion but it works and you can’t stop eating!! Thanks team for an exquisite evening. X