Here’s a great way you can support local businesses and maintain social distance – order takeaway!
Your favourite restaurants are still open, and are a great alternative to braving the crowds at Woolies and Coles.
While there are many options available on Menulog and Uber Eats, these top rated Ipswich restaurants are among the food options upping the takeaway game in the Heritage City.
Coffee Guru Brookwater
Trading Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 6.30am-4pm
Sunday: 7.30am-3pm
The entire menu at Coffee Guru Brookwater is available for takeaway!
On the menu is all day dining options including breakfast favourites like eggs Benedict, omelette, French toast, chicken schnitzel, pork belly burgers, steak sandwich and salads. There’s also coffee, artisan frappes, milkshakes and smoothies.
They even take orders via phone or text to 0480295733 and can offer delivery to your car.
St Shoebill
Trading Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 6am-2pm
Brisbane Street cafe St Shoebill will be opening during lockdowns for takeaways during their normal opening hours.
The menu includes delicious pastries and cakes, breakfast and lunch items like BAO buns!
Montezumas
Trading Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 11am-2pm, 5pm-8pm Thursday and Friday: 11am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm Saturday: 11am-8.30pm
Sunday: 11am-8pm
Montezumas Ipswich offer their full menu for takeaway so you can indulge in delicious Mexican at home.
On the menu is enchiladas, nachos, chilli verde, burritos, meatballs and much more! See the full menu here.
Call 3143 2099 to place an order or order delivery through UberEats or Door Dash.
Essence of Indya
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday: 11.30am-2pm, 5pm-9.30pm
Saturday - Sunday: 5pm-9.30pm
New Indian restaurant, Essence of Indya, is offering a great takeaway menu.
You can order starters like homemade potato and mint cutlets and Indi-Chinese pepper fried chicken, rosemary lamb cutlets, Mooloolaba crispy fried fish or golden prawns.
And the mains include curries like butter, korma, saag, madras , masala and more!
There’s also vegetarian and vegan curries and biryani with a range of meats including goat, lamb and beef.
The kids meals are clever with I Don’t Know – a small bowl of butter chicken and rice, I’m not hungry – a naan stuffed with nuts and sultana served with mango chutney, I Don’t Want That – chicken nuggets and chips or I want my burger – a chicken or vegetable slider with chips.
And don’t forget dessert – there’s charcoal kulfi on the menu – a traditional Indian ice cream.
Meal deals are also available. The delux deal includes samosa, butter chicken, lamb or beef curry, plain rice, plain naan, raita and soft drink!
Arizona Cafe
Trading Hours:
Sunday - Wednesday: 7am-3pm
Thursday - Saturday: 7am-3pm, 5pm-8pm
Arizona Cafe is offering burgers, shakes, hot dogs and epic brekkie options for takeaway.
They’re also on Uber Eats or you can order from the shop front.
Indian Tadka
Trading Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday - Sunday: 4pm-9.30pm
Modern Indian restaurant Indian Tadka are opening for takeaway seven nights a week.
On the menu is classic dishes like vindaloo, madras, korma and tandoori but also some special ones like their bourbon chicken (not recommended for kids) and charcoal Kulfi, a traditional Indian ice cream infused with a charcoal flavour – a must try.
To order head in store or phone 3814 3483, delivery is also available through Menulog.
Oikos Cafe
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday: 7am-2pm
Saturday: 7am-1pm
Oikos Cafe are offering takeaway and groceries from their “not so general store”!
On the menu is their delicious Oikos grills, coffee, smoothies and bowls!
You can also pick up milk, bacon, brownies, avocado packs, cookies and coffee.
Order in store or through the Regulr App.
Ruby Chews Burgers and Shakes
Trading Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 11am-2pm, 5pm-8pm Friday - Sunday: 11am-8pm
Ruby Chews Burgers & Shakes at Riverlink is open and offering delicious takeaway options.
With a brand new update to their menu including loaded tater tots and decadent desserts, they’ve got all your lockdown munchies sorted. The classics that you know and love are still available – of course – including burgers, hot dogs, and creamy thickshakes.
Call 3281 0102 to place an order, or order via UberEats and Menulog for contactless delivery to your door.
Bakehouse Steakhouse
Trading Hours:
Sunday-Monday: 11.30am-2.30pm, 5pm-9pm Friday and Saturday: 11.30am-11pm
While still offering their full menu as takeaway, popular steak restaurant Bakehouse Steakhouse has also launched Bakehouse Buns, a takeaway and delivery burger restaurant.
Now not only is the perfect steak available at home, you can now enjoy their Wagyu cheeseburger, BBQ onion ring Burger, Fried chicken Burger and their crowd favourite, Bakehouse Burger.
Call them on 3281 8132 to place an order, or order in-store. Uber Eats delivery available for both Bakehouse Steakhouse and Bakehouse Buns.
Menus available at bakehousesteakhouse.com and bakehousebuns.com.au
Prince Alfred Hotel
Trading Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 10am-11pm
Takeaway available: 10am-9pm
Delivery available: 10am-8pm
You can order delicious takeaway from the PA Hotel’s Char’d menu from 10am-9pm seven days a week.
The extensive offering includes starters like cheesy garlic bread, pumpkin soup and salt ‘n’ pepper calamari. There’s also meals from the wok, including pork and prawn noodles, pad Thai noodles, mirin glazed salmon, Japanese-style crispy prawns, Korean-style wings, Nasi Goreng, Peking chicken and Korean-style beef.
Mains include, teaks with all the sides, smoked brisket, slow-cooked lamb, wings and ribs, fettuccini, a Wagyu steak roll, Angus beef burger, Vietnamese pork belly salad, Thai beef salad, chicken schnitzel, creamy garlic prawns, pizzas including a pork belly option and house-made pies.
To place an order phone 3282 1577, they are also doing delivery for $10.
Fourthchild Restaurant
Trading Hours:
Sunday - Tuesday: 8am-2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 8am-11pm
Friday: 8am-8pm
Fourthchild Cafe, Restaurant and Lounge Bar in the Top of Town are offering takeaways and are on meal delivery apps Uber Eats and Door Dash.
They offer their full menu for takeaway, think gourmet meals like rib fillet steak sandwich with caramelized onions and Swiss cheese, tubs of gelato and sorbet, coffee, breakky wraps, bacon and egg muffins, eggs Benedict, salmon cakes, Reuben sandwiches, vegetable burgers, lasagne, chicken filos, salads, steaks and more!
Order online through the Bopple App for pick up, phone 3281 9934 or order on site.
Indian Mehfil
Trading Hours:
Sunday - Friday: 11.30am-2.30pm, 5pm-9.30pm Saturday: 5pm-9.30pm
The popular Indian restaurant Indian Mehfil is open for takeaway, and offers home delivery.
The menu includes more than 40 gluten-free options and also plenty of vegan and vegetarian dishes.
Choose from long lists of classic Indian dishes such as Butter Chicken, Methi Malai, Palak Paneer, Bhindi (okra) Masala and a Goat Curry, and don’t forget to add fresh naan and delicious samosa to your order!
Call 3281 8683 to place an order.
Ipswich Jets Leagues Club
Trading Hours:
Monday to Sunday: 10am-4am
Ipswich Jets Leagues Club have launched a takeaway menu available for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
On the menu is pub classics including roast of the day, chicken schnitzel, chicken curry, smoked BBQ brisket, grilled cod, pumpkin and haloumi salad and carbonara!
There’s also deserts like sticky date pudding and brownies with chocolate sauce. And there’s kids meals available.
Orders are being taken from 11.30am-2pm and 5.30pm-8pm order online or call 3202 1887, pick up from reception.
The Retro Diner
Trading Hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 7am-2.30pm
Wednesday: 8am-2.30pm Friday: 7am-5pm Saturday: 7am-8.30pm Sunday: 7.30am-2.15pm
The Retro Diner are offering takeaway options from their menu and they’ll even deliver directly to your car from the loading zone across the road, or outside the shop.
On the menu is delicious burgers including their double bacon cheeseburger and fries, BLT and toasted sandwiches. You can order kids meals through delivery as well as pancakes, loaded croissants, burgers, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, quiche and a range of salads.
They are also selling fresh seafood including Moreton Bay prawns and squid from the store and can deliver for a fee – a great alternative when there’s no meat left on the shelves.
Phone to order 3143 9623 or SMS 0422 171 058 – or jump onto Uber Eats or Menulog for home delivery.
Memories of India
Trading Hours:
Saturday - Monday: 5pm-9.30pm Tuesday - Friday: 11.30am-2.30pm, 5pm-9.30pm
You’ll find delicious Indian takeaway at Memories of India. They are set up to take online orders through their website and are on meal delivery apps.
On the menu is platters and starters including basil chicken tikka, vodka chicken and lamb cutlets – they also have an extensive range of takeaway mains from special house curries including saag goat curry, lamb hyderabadi and chicken lababdar to favourites like butter chicken and vegetable korma.
There’s a range of naan bread and rice as well as lamb, beef, chicken and seafood options.
Tuesday’s to Fridays there’s a special $10 lunch takeaway deal that includes a portion sized butter chicken, lamb rogan josh, vegetable korma, mix vegetable curry that come with rice and plain naan.
Ask about their new takeaway meal deals that include meals for one through to a feast.
You can also order takeaway over the phone by ringing 3418 3369 or head in-store.
Rafter and Rose
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday: 6.30am-2pm
Saturday - Sunday: 7am-12pm
The full Rafter and Rose cafe menu is available for takeaway! If you’re not comfortable coming into the cafe, you can phone through the order and they will run it out to your car with the EFTPOS for payment.
On the menu is eggs, granola, acai bowls, toasties, BLT, bacon and egg rolls, burgers and much more.
There’s also freshly baked pies, doughnuts, scones, croissants and other goodies changing on a daily basis.
Phone 0401 073 644 for orders.
Queens Park Cafe
Trading Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 8am-4pm
Queens Park Cafe is open for takeaway for breakfast, and lunch and afternoon tea seven days a week.
The cafe is open from 8am-4pm seven days, but the kitchen closes at 3pm so get those orders in before then.
On the breakfast menu is eggs Benedict, savoury mince, avocado smash, French toast, hotcakes, waffles and more.
For lunch they’ve got salt and pepper calamari, chicken parma, steak sandwich, BLT, soup of the day, kids options and more!
Order in-store or phone 3281 5167.
Little Mode Cupcakery
Trading Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: 10am-6pm
Little Mode Cupcakery are open for takeaway cupcakes Tuesday to Friday.
Look out for their savoury options like bacon and egg, custom biscuits, fresh strawberry cupcakes, choc mint and more amazing flavours!
Chai House
Trading Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 7am-4pm
You can order takeaway from Chai House cafe at Silkstone.
While the cafe is open from 7am-4pm for pickups, food orders are only being taken until 3.30pm.
There is a new menu available but you can still get the signature Chai breaky burger, Nepalese wok noodles and chicken momos; there are also gluten free, dairy free and vegan options available.
Don’t miss their $10 lunch specials!
The full menu is able to be ordered to go and is also available for delivery with Uber Eats, Door Dash and Menu Log.
Call 3812 3583 to place an order.
Elderflower Cafe
Trading Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 7am-2pm Saturday - Sunday: 7am-12pm
A new menu has launched at Elderflower Cafe you can order great coffee as well as delicious breakfast items like avocado on toast, poached scrambled or fried eggs, a breakfast burger with bacon and egg, Belgian waffles, corn fritters and eggs Benny.
There’s also avocado, haloumi and eggs on toast and savoury mince on toast with a poached eggs and creme fraiche.
For lunch choose from a Harvest Bowl with chicken breast or tofu, avocado, roast sweet potato and cauliflower with spinach, mixed salad and beetroot hummus; or a cheese burger, country style burger, spicy chicken burger, marinated tofu burger, salad sandwich or a bowl of chips.
And look out for freshly baked treats every week, including vegetarian and gluten free options.
Check out their Facebook to stay up to date on the goodies they’re creating day to day.
Dancing Bean
Trading Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 7am-4pm Friday: 7am-2.30pm Saturday: 6am-2pm
Everybody needs coffee! Good thing that the award-winning Dancing Bean Specialty Roasters and Espresso Bar are open for takeaway coffee and food.
On the menu is French toast, ham and cheese croissants, eggs Benedict, bean nachos, roasted vege wraps; and a delicious chicken, pumpkin and feta salad.
They are also offering delivery for their locally freshly roasted coffee beans including organic, African and Ipswich blend beans! Order online here.
Breakfast at Stephanies
Trading Hours:
Saturday - Sunday: 7am-4pm Monday - Friday: 8am-4pm
Head over to Breakfast at Stephanies near the Orion Lagoon for takeaway ice cream, pancakes, waffles and French Toast.
They’ve also got loaded croissants, big brekkies and epic burgers.
Phone 3470 5402 to place an order.
Remedy Espresso
Trading Hours:
Monday: 5am-11am
Tuesday - Friday: 5am-12pm Saturday - Sunday: 7am-12pm
Over at Springfield Lakes, Remedy Espresso is open for takeaways.
Their nut free kitchen sources produce, meats, breads and even honey, from local suppliers and farmers to offer a seasonal menu including gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and keto options.
Phone in an order today on 3818 6687 or head over to the shop near the Springfield Lakes Hotel.
Commercial Hotel Redbank
Trading Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 10am-12am
The Commercial Hotel Redbank is offering their full menu as takeaway.
On the menu is mouth watering steak as well as steak sandwiches, Moroccan lamb shank, 12 hour slow cooked beef cheek, smokey pork ribs, parmigianas and more!
Check out their Facebook page for mid week deals and lunch specials.
Phone them to place an order on 3818 2500 or head into their bottle shop. Home delivery is also available.
Marburg Hotel
Trading Hours:
Wednesday: 5pm-8pm
Thursday - Saturday: 12pm-2pm, 5pm-8pm Sunday: 12pm-2pm
The Marburg Hotel are offering takeaway dinner from the historic restaurant for during lockdowns.
There will be nightly $15 specials, with what’s available posted each morning on their Facebook page.
Phone 5464 4230 to place an order see Facebook for the menu.
The Girls’ Coffee Bar
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday: 6am-2pm Saturday - Sunday: 7am-2pm
The Girls’ Coffee Bar is offering delicious takeaway options.
On the menu is sweet things like muffins, rocky road, lamingtons, apple slice and caramel tarts.
They are doing toasties, wraps, sandwiches and all day breakfast – including bacon and eggs, brekky wraps, pancakes, poached eggs and a stack with mushroom, tomato, onion and capsicum and an egg.
The Girls’ also have a great burger range on offer including chilli chicken, beef ‘n’ bacon, BLAT, steak and mustard, fish burger, veggie burger and more.
And there’s mains like lasagne with chips and salad, Mediterranean open grill, garden salad with chicken and bacon, chicken and wombok salad, fish and chips and much more!
Call or message your order ahead on 5464 4465 or 0488 673 377 and pick up in-store.
The Cafe Kalina
Trading Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am-4pm
Saturday - Sunday: 7am-3.30pm
The Cafe Kalina are making up for not having a drive through by running orders out when you park out the front of the cafe.
They have takeaway up and running, just text your name, order, rego and time for collection to 0408 300 026 and tap your card when you’re there.
On the menu is brekky items like bacon, egg and cheese toasties, coffee, eggs benny, brekky burritos and more.
They are also offering heat and eat meals like pesto chicken pasta, grilled fish, curried sausages with veges, roast pork and veg with gravy, tortilla stacks and more. Prices start at $8.50.
They also have burgers with Angus beef, satay chicken, fish and haloumi options.
The cafe has decided to open Friday and Saturday nights for special burger nights and fish ‘n’ chips nights.
Cafe Kalina’s usual hours are Monday to Sunday 7am-3pm. Check their social media for updates.
Brookwater Barista
Trading Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 6am-11am Wednesday - Sunday: 6am-2pm Public holidays: 7am-11am La Biancha (Italian restaurant next door) Tuesday - Sunday: 12pm-10pm, closed public holidays.
Brookwater Barista offering takeaway and they’re doing pre-cooked portioned meals you can freeze and have later.
On the menu is a Cuban burger with slow cooked pulled pork, chipotle slaw, lettuce, cheese and an onion ring. There’s also crispy pork belly Vietnamese salad, Spanish linguini, lamb shank, roast pork with apple sauce and their hot cured salmon.
You can order online or on the phone – 3466 4865 – and pick up in-store.
Dinmore Cottage Tea House
Trading Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 5am-10am
Wednesday - Friday: 10am-2pm Saturday: 9am-2pm
The Dinmore Cottage Tea House is offering takeaway coffee and a full takeaway menu with extended trading hours.
You can order a box of scones with jam and cream to go for $10 and high tea boxes with champagne which are great for gifts!
On the menu is bacon and egg muffins, bagels, grilled chicken salad, milk bun sliders, cakes, tasting boxes and more.
Delivery and meal vouchers are available.
Contact them on 0424 968 250 to place an order, see the menu online.
Casa Mia Italian Restaurant
Trading Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 6.30am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm
Friday: 6.30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm
Saturday: 7am-2pm, 5pm-9pm
Sunday: 7am-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm
Casa Mia Italian restaurant is offering hearty take away meals starting at $15 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
On the menu is lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, tortellini, risotto, pizza, scallopini dishes, reef fish and steak.
Casa Mia also have 16 flavours of gelato available to order as well as traditional desserts like ricotta cheese cake, tiramisu and apple strudel.
You can also order beer, wine and cider with takeaway orders.
They also have family packs from $55 including pizza bread, large pasta or risotto, a large pizza and a large salad or chips.
Phone 3202 4766 to order.
Orion Springfield Central
There’s a multitude of restaurants and cafes at Orion Springfield Central available for takeaway and home delivery thanks to meal delivery apps:
Baskin Robbins available with UberEats
Beach House Bar & Grill available with UberEats
Bombay Bliss available with UberEats and MenuLog
Boost Juice available with UberEats
Burgers with Bite available with UberEats
Burgs & Shakes (TCC) available with UberEats
Crema Espresso Dine in or available with takeaway
Dominos available with UberEats or takeaway
Eat Sushi Dine in or available with UberEats or takeaway
Gelatissimo Dine in or available with Uber Eats, or takeaway
Grill’d Dine in or available with Doordash, UberEats or takeaway
Hikari Ramen Dine in or available with UberEats and MenuLog or takeaway
Hogs Breath Steakhouse Dine in or available with UberEats and MenuLog or takeaway
Kitchen 66 Dine in or available with UberEats and MenuLog or takeaway
KFC available with MenuLog or takeaway
McDonald’s available with Doordash or takeaway
Nandos Dine in or available with Doordash, UberEats or takeaway
Origin Kebabs available with DoorDash or takeaway
San Churro Dine in or with Doordash, UberEats or takeaway
Schnitz Dine in or available with UberEats and Deliveroo or takeaway
Sir Benedict (TCC) available with UberEats
The Coffee Club (TCC) Dine in or available with UberEats or takeaway
Two Butchers now offer online ordering and local delivery.
Riverlink Shopping Centre
Restaurants and cafes at Riverlink are also doing takeaway and home delivery through delivery apps:
Nandos
Jamaica Blue
Rashays
Baskin Robbins
The Coffee Club
ISushi
Cafe 63