Customs House Restaurant
Restaurant in Brisbane

The Riverside center car park has two entries on Eagle Street. The northern entry is close Pig N Whistle. The southern entry is via the left lane under Jade Buddha. Customs House caters for both corporate and private functions and is a spectacular venue for a wedding reception. The restaurant provides seating inside in beautiful heritage surroundings or exterior on the terrace overlooking the river and the Story Bridge. Customs houses were built in all major Australian ports in the nineteenth century. Customs and excise duties were an crucial source of revenue, levied on goods from overseas and in some cases from other colonies. As you absorb the history, style and grandeur of the building, your every sense will be stimulated by a presence of the past. As a visitor for business, education, music, art, entertainment, or as a curious sightseer, you will enjoy the splendor of this exquisite building's origins. There are release HQ concerts held in The Long Room during semester. Designed by Charles McKay of the Colonial Architect's office, it is two stores lofty on the Queen Street frontage, while three stores are visible from the river side. The Brisbane Customs House is a nice example of Victorian Release Classical style, with its grand colonnades and portico, and a dome which tranquil manages to be a major feature on the landscape, despite being overlooked by adjacent lofty rise office and apartment blocks. Behind Federation in 1901 the Customs House became part of the commonwealth government's customs service and some of its elegant rooms were carved up as offices. Surrounded by busy wharves and trams, it became one of Brisbane's superior known buildings. With the move to containerization all the major wharves in central Brisbane were demolished, with fresh wharves being built much nearer the river mouth. The Customs House is one of the few reminders that central Brisbane was once a great river port. Its superb Long Room and other public rooms are available for a variety of cultural, community and business functions. Its role as a Customs House can quiet be seen in a number of historical displays and in the layout and fabric of the building itself.

Customs houses were built in all major Australian ports in the nineteenth century. Customs and excise duties were an urgent source of revenue, levied on goods from overseas and in some cases from other colonies. Designed by Charles McKay of the Colonial Architect's office, it is two stores lofty on the Queen Street frontage, while three stores are visible from the river side. The Brisbane Customs House is a pleasing example of Victorian Release Classical style, with its grand colonnades and portico, and a dome which tranquil manages to be a major feature on the landscape, despite being overlooked by adjacent high rise office and apartment blocks. Behind Federation in 1901 the Customs House became portion of the commonwealth government's customs service and some of its elegant rooms were carved up as offices. Surrounded by ambitious wharves and trams, it became one of Brisbane's best obvious buildings. With the move to containerization all the major wharves in central Brisbane were demolished, with fresh wharves being built much nearer the river mouth. The Customs House is one of the scanty reminders that central Brisbane was once a great river port. Its exquisite Long Room and other public rooms are available for a variety of cultural, community and business functions. Its role as a Customs House can tranquil be seen in a number of historical displays and in the layout and fabric of the building itself.