Zabou Bar & Grill

We hosted our daughters 21st party at Zabou's. They organized mixed platers of food and plenty of drinks. Was organized by Club York events team. It was a great night and events team was brilliant.

Excellent food thats good value for money. I’ve tried their “Dirty Bird” chicken burger which is my all time favourite burger. They do a Monday Madness pub meal for $10. A couple of burgers, Schnitty, fish and chips and Caesar salad to choose from. Food is plentiful and the service is great. A good find in the heart of the CBD.

Club York. Zabou’s Bar and Grill. Very conveniently situated near QVB. On the first floor, Zabou’s is a great place to eat in the Club. Extensive, very different menu with very reasonable prices. Order at counter and the meal delivered to table. We had a group there for lunch and everyone was more than pleased with the meal. The meals were delicious and substantial. There were a number of groups so advisable to book. Small yearly subscriptions worth joining for discounts on food and drinks.

Have you ever felt insulted for dining at a restaurant? Usually it is because of the service or because of the portion sizes. At Zabou it is because of the quality, or lack there of. I ate here for the second time and ordered the Hotdog. This is a $13.50 hotdog ($15.50 if your not a member) so I assumed it was a gourmet hotdog like you see popping up all over the place. No. No no no. What I got instead was a footy frank (easily identified by its red sleeve and bland taste), a Coles bun and Masterfoods brand of ketchup and mustard with a bit of cheese - and yes you can absolutely tell all that by the taste. To be generous, this is a $1 hotdog sold for $14. I wasn't expecting much but I left feeling cheated. The first time I ate here I ordered the burger, It was so bad that I left it half finished (something I rarely do). But let's be honest you don't eat her because of the food, you eat here because of the location, its where the drinks are at or because of the pokies. Its a shame because most places like RSL's have great quality food, but not Zabou. Here it is on par with a bad hospital cafeteria. My recommendation - if you are here to meet with friends walk one minute to the corner and eat at Vapiano - food and atmosphere is great. If you are at Zabou during the weekday and want something quick, go to any of the 15 other cafe's on the street (and even right next door) who actually care about their food, or go to the Myer food court and pick whatever you want. I 100% GUARANTEE you that it will be a lot cheaper and of better quality. The only way I would eat here again is if they dropped their price by 75% and I couldn't be bothered to be too far a way from the pokies. The service and fries were fine.

Really loved the ribs (paired perfectly with a nice house-made smokey bbq sauce), the buffalo wings (with house-made special marinade) and the super crunchy sweet potato fries (though I would've liked these to be paired with the smokey bbq also!). The frappes were also quite enjoyable - I believe I ordered the Lulo which wasn't too sweet, while my cousin quite enjoyed the mango frappe, which was actually quite thick due to the use of a lot of mangoes!

I think the quality and quantity of the servings are reasonable, given its a bistro attached to a pub. I wish the kitchen would remain open between 2 and 5 though, as there is a lack of late lunch spots in this part of town. Worth signing up as a member for the discounts

Food is killer and good value. Drinks on a weekday is basically free. $3.50 schooners Monday- Wednesday you can't beat that. Classy and humble place

Amazing crispy, juicy, chicken schnitzel and a great salad that goes with it. Excellent value and top notch pub cooking.

The food is always good but the guy serving us Tuesday was the best. Top quality hospitality at what's a hard time for these guys.