So here we were are, six months on from the devastation of the Queensland floods and sadly so many people and businesses are still struggling to rebuild their lives.

It is hard to know how to continue to help with the recovery effort, as people’s needs vary so much. However, one easy thing that YOU can do straight away to help is next time you eat out, eat out at a flood affected restaurant and support them with your custom.

Plan your next dinner date with your husband / lover / girlfriends / work colleagues / friends at one of the many restaurants in Rosalie, West End, Eagle Street Pier precinct in the Brisbane City, who were hit hard by the floods.

With the kind help of Martin Duncan from Freestyle Tout in West End, I thought I would try and start a list, to make it easy for you to choose a flood affected Brisbane restaurant next time you eat out.  I am limiting this list to only restaurants / cafes who were affected by the floods and who are open for your business.

I start this post with only a handful in Rosalie, Milton, West End and Brisbane City but I know there would be many restaurants affected in other areas so please comment on this post, or send me details of others that you know of, or that I have missed:

Rosalie Village, Brisbane (possibly in your directory/GPS as Paddington)

Blu Grotto
4 / 155 Baroona Road,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3876 4653

Thai Terrace
151 Baroona Road,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3367 0962

Sings Asian Kitchen
1/5 Nash Street,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3511 6511

Halims Indian Taj Restaurant
1/155 Baroona Road,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane, QLD
(07) 3369 3544

Fish Lovers
4/165 Baroona Road,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3217 6511

Mints on Rosalie
4/21 Nash Street,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3367 8868

Flute Food & Wine
3/155 Baroona Road,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3367 2514

Salt Restaurant
2/5 Nash Street,
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3367 0775

Rouj Modern Lebanese Cuisine
Rosalie Mews
21 Nash Street
Rosalie Village, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3367 2210

Milton, Brisbane

The Fishery*
6A / 16 Baroona Road,
Milton Brisbane QLD
(07) 3369 4707

*Although their actual shop didn’t go underwater, the lovely owners Murray and Tracey’s house did.  They were however were denied access and lost power at The Fishery – can you imagine the stink of a few thousand dollars worth of prawns after a few days?

Onyx Bar & Restaurant
1/12 Park Road
Milton, Brisbane, QLD
(07) 3367 0547

The Royal Thai Orchid
45 Little Cribb Street
Milton, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3229 2588

Brisbane City

Alchemy Restaurant & Bar
175 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD
(07) 3229 3175

Jellyfish Restaurant
123 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD
(07) 3220 2202

The Groove Train
123 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD
(07) 3220 0420

Boardwalk Bar & Bistro
71 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD
(07) 3221 0026

South Brisbane / West End, Brisbane

Freestyle Tout
2/220 Melbourne Street,
South Brisbane QLD
(07) 3255 3288

Era Bistro
102 Melbourne Street
South Brisbane QLD
(07) 3832 4722

Suburban Café
220 Melbourne Street
South Brisbane QLD
(07) 3161 0858

Cafe del Sol
Shop 9/ 220 Melbourne Street,
West End, Brisbane
(07) 3011 8333

Viet Hoa Chinese Vietnamese Restaurant
11/220 Melbourne Street
West End, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3844 4818

Orexi Café & Grill
7/220 Melbourne Street
West End, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3844 4471

Bombay Dhaba 
5/220 Melbourne Street
West End, Brisbane QLD
(07) 3846 6662

The Gun Shop Cafe
53 Mollison St
West End QLD 4101
(07) 3844 2241

So next time you eat out, choose a flood affected restaurant and know that your small gesture of support will make a HUGE difference – thank you!

Have I missed one off the list?  Please comment below or email me at tara@socialmoney.com.au and I will happily add on.