How to book
Use the 'Book Now' button above to request a booking time. Try to book at least 24 hours in advance to ensure that your requests are able to be fulfilled.
We may contact you about your reservation, so please ensure your email and phone number are up to date. For functions and large group bookings please email us at info@king-tea.co
About your booking
1. We have a 10 minute grace period. Please call us if you are running later than 5 minutes after your reservation time.
2. Sittings are for 1.5 hours maximum, so please ensure you are on time for your bookings and are respectful of bookings following yours by finishing on time.
3. Bookings of 6+ are required to partake in one of our banquet menus.
No BYO
We are a fully licensed venue serving a great range of wines, cocktails & beer. We are not a BYO venue.
Dietary
We cater to most dietary requirements. We have a large number of vegetarian and vegan items on the menu as well as dedicated banquet options for these diets. We have many low gluten options but due to the small kitchen and shared cooking equipment we cannot provide many truly coeliac-friendly dishes.
About the building
100 Latrobe Terrace started life as a tea, cigarettes and sandwich shop frequented by the "trammies" (aka tram drivers) after pulling into the tram depot across the street (what is now Paddington Central).
The large brick building is about 100 years old and housed living quarters for the purveyors of the snack bar out the back.
Some of the structural walls were removed to make it a bit more diner-friendly and glimpses of the original brick and internal rendering give the restaurant a bit of nostalgic character to go with the food.
What’s with the name?
Way back when “tea” was the beverage of choice in Queensland, 'King Tea', was top of the pops. With the backing of the East India Trading Company, it was common to see the ‘King Tea’ logo painted boldly on building-fronts throughout the city of Brisbane, including ours.
Getting here
Street parking can be found close by and there is free parking for up to 3 hours at the Paddington Central complex across the road.