Eating in Brisbane - Hot Rocks Steakhouse Burpengary

The best lunch deal in town!

One Sunday afternoon my cousin and I decided to visit our friend's restaurant in Burpengary. They own a Hot Rocks restaurant, previously known as 'Flintstones'. The restaurant is large, but pleasantly cosy with deep coloured walls and warm wooden tables and chairs. 

Hot Rocks Steakhouse Burpengary

Gayleen and Steve are a friendly couple who love to serve and make the atmosphere welcoming. 

Carolyn and Gayleen

Gayleen is a wonderful cook, so I was surprised to hear that Steve was the one behind the stove. 

Steve in the kitchen

Gayleen showed us their lunch specials menu - an impressive $10 for a hot rock lunch! We were not expecting such a good price. The $10 lunch includes a selection of chicken or fish with chips, sauce and garden salad. Although, when visiting a steakhouse you really need to try the steak, don't you agree? So we opted for the $13.50 hot rock rump steak meal. 

 $13.50 Hot Rock Rump Steak meal

We were not disappointed. The rocks are heated to 400 degrees, and the meat placed on top for the customer to cook as they please. Perfect! They provide quality salt and pepper grinders for you to season your steak before turning it. 

Unfortunately, I never took a photo of the cooked steak, which would have been more enticing, but  trust me when I say it was delicious! Poor old rump has been given a bad rap in recent years, with restaurants serving tough chewy rump steak for their cheap lunch deals. Hot Rocks Steakhouse is not guilty of that. They have renewed my faith in a good rump steak. Of course, they have many exquisite cuts on the menu for those wanting something a little more special and willing to pay the price. Dinner menu meals start at around $24, with a large choice of mains. 

One of the things I really like is that the chef can never stuff up your steak! I couldn't count the number of times I have had to return my steak because they haven't cooked it right. If you aren't sure how to cook a great steak yourself, you can always ask the staff to teach you, they have even turned meat for the real novice diner in the past. But it's not rocket science, a little instruction and you'll be sure to cook it perfectly. Don't be confused with other steakhouses who bring your cooked steak out on sizzling hot plates, these rocks are meant to cook your steak, not keep them warm. The rock stays hot for a long time, so even if you remove it too early you can always try again. Although, be careful with chicken and other dry meats as over-cooking it will ruin your meal. If you really are too scared to do it yourself, there are other choices on the menu that don't require you to cook it yourself, or ask someone at your table to help. It is just a matter of turning it at the right time. 

All the sauces are made in the restaurant. I tried the mushroom and aioli. Both were very nice. We had enough sauce to finish the steak generously by dipping it in. I took my steak off at the rare stage and just seared pieces one at a time then dipped them into the sauce for perfect sizzling steak with every bite. 

As for the chips, and here comes a real compliment, the master of chips herself (my cousin, Carolyn) declared that no extra salt was required (shock!) and they were cooked perfectly - "The best chips I've had in a long time. Perfect". So there you have it. I too was impressed by the well cooked chips by the way. 

Even the salad dressing is restaurant-made and many customers ask for bottles of it to take home (which is currently not possible, sorry). You'll just have to visit there more often. 

The grand finale is what a lot of you expect in your gastronomic pleasure-seeking and to be honest, I have had difficulty in finding restaurants that measure up in the dessert department. Even some high-end restaurants have left me with a, 'meh'. As soon as I heard the desserts were made by the establishment and not delivered on the 'seen-it-in-every-cafe' truck, I ordered one to share. 

Choices, choices.... Well, there was the sticky date pudding, self-saucing chocolate pudding, butterscotch pudding, chocolate mousse and chocolate caramel mousse. We went with the butterscotch pudding. 

Butterscotch Pudding $8.50

This was rather large, by the way. Plenty for two, but too delicious to share. Soft airy sponge with perfect butterscotch sauce. Not bad for $8.50. Next time we will have one each. Hands off!

If you feel like a drink with your meal, the only negative would be that it's not licensed. The positive? There's a liquor land two doors down and the restaurant is B.Y.O. Even better. Sunday lunch has never been cheaper. 

R.S.L, sorry, but this is our new favourite lunch venue. What a warm and toasty winter it will be.

Details:

Website: http://hotrockssteakhouse.com.au/

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/HotrocksteakhouseBurpengary

Visited May 2015