The Gambaro Group have been apart of the Brisbane hospitality scene since the 1950s, when Giovanbaptista Gambaro opened the family’s fish and chip shop of the same name. From there the family-run group grew, establishing the Gambaro seafood restaurant in 1972 (the oldest established restaurant in Brisbane), a luxury boutique hotel landed on Caxton Street in 2014, shortly following the launch of Black Hide Steakhouse across the road.

Black Hide by Gambaro at Treasury Brisbane is the group’s third restaurant – a sister to the Caxton Street original that has been created in partnership with the city’s only 24/7 entertainment precinct. It’s a 154-seater that will focus around an extensive selection of Australian steak. “This has been a tremendous collaboration and together we have created a supremely indulgent dining experience that our guests will savour,” says Gambaro Group Director John Gambaro. “We are excited to offer delicious twists to the menu in our second ‘Black Hide’ restaurant, a beautifully repurposed heritage space for guests to delight in, and of course we will continue to deliver our outstanding personalised service to guests.”

This new Black Hide will emulate the original restaurant, also offering a series of new dishes. There will be two stand-outs in particular; export-quality steak cuts with an extraordinary marble score (MB) of nine (the highest score by Australian industry standards). There will also be traditional dry aged steak cuts, live lobster and Moreton Bay bug seafood dishes to tuck into. “This traditional method of dry aging the beef on the bone for a minimum of 28 days allows the slow break down of the meat’s natural enzymes,” Mr Gambaro says of the process, “when the meat is ready to be used, we remove it from the bone and remove the crust so that the beef underneath is beautifully tender and ready for cooking. The result is meaty goodness bursting with flavour and leaving nothing to the imagination.”

Treasury Brisbane COO Kelvin Dodt says that the venue’s interiors were inspired both by its heritage and purpose. “In partnership with The Gambaro Group, we wanted to orchestrate a design that paid respect to the building’s history while reflecting our hero cuisine of succulent, tender steak,” he explains. “We collaborated with a team of local consultants and contractors to create an edgy and sleek design combined with the types of rustic textures and materials typically found on a cattle station and butchery – think polish, leather, hand-stitched, saddle, wrought iron, rope, timber, luxe, raw.”

The restaurant’s exclusive private dining space has been named Black Label Room. Fully enclosed, room can cater up to 10 people amidst its velvet and timber-lined walls. The space also boasts plenty of marble and brass, an impressive knife display, bar, and dry aged meat display (as is fitting of the theme).

Black Hide by Gambaro at Treasury Brisbane Treasury Casino, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane treasurybrisbane.com.au/casino-restaurants/black-hide