Apologies for lack of posts.. it's past midnight at the moment and I thought I would finally post a review which has been wayyyyyyy-delayed.. So i'm sorry for those who have been expecting this review.. Taking a mini break from my studying which is making me go cuckoo.. Anyways, Pig 'n' Whistle, located in the heart of Queen Street Mall, infront of Queens Plaza.. If you walk past a restaurant in the middle of Queen Street Mall that has live music, then this must be the one... I used to get confused with these restaurants that has a "pig" as their mascot, but no other restaurants serve what Pig 'n' Whistle serves.. Want to know why? Because it's probably the only "Traditional British Pub" that you can find around here in Brisbane..

 

 Their seatings are seperated by their kitchen which is located right in the middle of their restaurant, alfresco outdoor dining is available, a more closed private dining or a bar-ish kind-of-feel dining, whichever dining environment feeling you would like, you can find it here... Big screen TVs are located at both dining areas where usually the diners would watch their favourite footy while gobbing down on some traditional british pub food and gulping food down with a big gulp of refreshing cold beer.. 

Came for lunch one lovely afternoon and had their "Ploughman's Lunch".. First of all, it is known that if you want a taste of British Pub, then you have to try the Ploughman's Lunch... A Ploughman's lunch is actually basically means a lunch packed for a ploughman, similar to a kid bringing a lunchbox to school, but this would be a ploughman's lunch for him to bring out to the field.. 

First time trying it so was pretty excited and since I saw that it would have an "English Pork Pie" and "Scotch Egg", I was eager to try it.. Scotch Eggs always somehow amuses me, not that it's funny or anything, but just the way how an egg could be inside a crumbed coated sausage meat.. just by looking at it makes me happy... When creativity and food is joined together, you get such amazing dishes out of them..

I have tried scotch egg before but I do have to say, that this Scotch Egg has been done perfectly well.. The egg is actually just how I like it, not fully cooked, having their half-boiled taste and their colour would contrast... 

 

On the side, there is a sauce tray which is pickled onions, mustard and chutney... Presented on top of a wooden chopping board gives that vintage touch I reckon..

 

The steak was not overpowered by the Guinness Beer taste, and the steak had that chewy texture, seemed as if it was slow cooked, those type of meats that when mixed with sauce and melts in your mouth.. That was what I tasted when I took a bit of the steak.. Not stingy with the portion of the steak as they were cut not in little pieces but medium-sized so that you are still able to chew it.. I was expecting a very strong Guinness Beer taste or an aftertaste, but the Guinness Beer was blended in well with the steak which gave the steak that extra chewy texture.. You can definitely taste the Guinness Beer blend when eating the steak along with the sauce (i like saucy foods and i really liked it, i and the vegetables..

 

Fancy trying traditional British pub food? Want to know what traditional british food is like? Then why not pop into Pig'n'Whistle either in Queen Street, Riverside or Indooroopilly and have a try... Drink some beers, go there with mates, eat great food.. Try their ploughman's lunch or platter, try their guiness steak pie, try their summer platter, try their duck & port jelly pate, try it all ~~ Queen Street is located in the middle of Queen Street Mall, you can watch passersby and eat and drink at the same time, Riverside is in Eagle Street Precinct and the Indooroopilly location is inside the Shopping Mall...