Fenek

Name: Fenek
Address: 79 James Street, Fortitude Valley, AU-QLD, 4006, AU
Price range: $41 to $100
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (13)

$41 to $100

Mediterranean

79 James Street, Fortitude Valley, AU-QLD 4006

About this restaurant

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

Fenek Cafe Restaurant is an Maltese inspired, Mediterranean restaurant. Our name Fenek is the Maltese word for rabbit. For us we associate rabbit as a staple, good wholesome comfort food, which is what we strive to produce with just a little twist for you with each dish that leaves our kitchen.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$41 to $100
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Italian, Café
Hours of Operation
Monday Closed Tue to Thurs 5:00–10:30pm Fri to Sun 7:30am–3pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Website
http://fenek.com.au/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
79 James Street, Fortitude Valley, AU-QLD 4006
Area
Fortitude Valley
Cross street
Arthur Street
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public transport
James St near Arthur St, stop 9 bus 470.
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Bread & Olives$12.00
balsamic, olive oil, warm mix black, green & kalamata olives
Garlic Bread$11.00
garlic butter, parsley, parmesan, balsamic, ciabatta bread
Bruschetta$13.00
fresh tomato, basil, red onion, ciabatta
Chilli Prawns$18.00
local prawns, chilli, olive oil, basil, tomato sauce, balsamic
Calamari$16.00
salt & pepper calamari, rocket, parmesan, lemon, aioli

Pizza

Fenek$23.00
rabbit, green peas, tomato salsa, fior di latte
Vegetarian$20.00
capsicum, eggplant, fior di latte, asiago cheese
Margherita$18.00
napolitana, fior di latte, basil
Salami$21.00
hot salami, mushrooms, chilli, fior di latte
Proscuitto$23.00
prosciutto, rocket, fior di latte, shaved grana padano
Prawn$23.00
prawns, cherry tomato, rocket, chilli, fior di latte

Mains

Steak$34.00
eye fillet steak, brisket, mash, spinach, jus
Lamb$32.00
lamb rump, brussel sprouts, polenta & ricotta croquette
Market Fish$35.00
cannelini beans, chorizo, prawns, rocket
Chicken$30.00
marinated half young chicken, melenzana parmiggana, napolitana

Pasta

Gluten Free Available

Duck Gnocchi$25.00
home made potato gnocchi, roast duck & mushroom ragu
Lasagna$23.00
home made pasta, bolognese, bechamel sauce, grana padano
Spaghetti Bolognese$21.00
rich beef ragu, basil, olive oil, parmesan
Linguine Prawns$25.00
pan seared prawns, white wine, garlic, chili, rocket, olive oil
Spaghetti Meatballs$23.00
veal & beef meatballs, basil, chilli, napolitana sauce
Linguine Puttanesca$22.00
olives, anchovies, capers, chilli, napolitana sauce
Spaghetti Carbonara$21.00
bacon, garlic, cream, egg
Raviul Porcini$24.00
ricotta ravioli, porcini, mushroom, garlic, cream sauce
Risotto$23.00
risotto, chicken, porcini, mushrooms, parmesan
Fenek Fettucine$24.00
rabbit, white wine, carrot, celery, onion, pecorino cheese

Sides

Cauliflower$12.00
fried crumbed cauliflower, truffle aioli
Rucola$11.00
rocket, pear, shaved parmesan, lemon dressing
Panzanella$13.00
tomato, cucumber, croutons, spanish onion, balsamic, olive oil
Chips$7.00
chips, truffle aioli

Dessert

Panacotta$12.00
vanilla pannacotta, honeycomb, salted caramel ice cream
Tiramisu$12.00
coffee, mascapone, sponge finger biscuits, coffee ice cream
Chocolate Fondant$12.00
rich chocolate fondant, mixed berry compote, vanilla gelato (please allow 15 minutes cooking time)

Fenek Fridays

Pastizzi$14.00
Ricotta pastizzi, pea purée
Qarnit bl-Aljoli$16.00
Octopus fried in garlic, fresh parsley, lemon, pepper
Ftira$18.00
Flat bread, tuna, olives, capers, spanish onion, potato
Ftira tal- Fenek$20.00
Flat bread, rabbit, green peas, ricotta, tomato
Stuffat Tal- Fenek$32.00
Rabbit stew, tomato base sauce, peas, carrot, confit potatoes
Timpana$21.00
Baked tube pasta, mince, tomato, eggs, pastry
Ravjul$22.00
Ricotta ravioli, rich tomato sauce, green peas, grana padano
Bambolini$12.00
Small doughnuts, chocolate sauce, anglaise
Coffee & Treacle Biscuit$8.00
Your choice of coffee or tea with a traditional treacle biscuit

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Fenek.

4.6

(13)

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.2Ambience
4.7Value

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13 Reviews

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RyanI
Munich1 review
4.0
Dined on 14 February 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Quiet place with a good atmosphere. The wait was a bit long but understandable considering it was Valentines day. Food is fantastic. Best pasta dishes I have had in a long time. Recommend getting the duck gnocchi
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MrsJ
Brisbane1 review
5.0
Dined on 9 February 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Glad I’ve found this one. It will be a regular. Absolutely divine.
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JoanT
Las Vegas4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 26 January 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We really enjoyed the food, in particular the desserts, price was very reasonably.
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HarryZyx
Brisbane3 reviews
4.0
Dined on 20 January 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
If you want an excellent meal leaning to the Italian, with a good range of options and fine wine, maybe with friends, maybe before or after a movie at Palace Centro, this is the place for you. It holds its own in the culinary strip in James Street. (The arancini balls were the best I've ever had.) Service is friendly and attentive, without being intrusive. There is a nice spectrum of ambience between inside and street-side. Give it a go!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Brisbane1 review
5.0
Dined on 19 January 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food and service. Can’t wait to return. Loved the menu
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Brisbane1 review
5.0
Dined on 24 December 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
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JoanT
Las Vegas4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 10 December 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Service was excellent and the food was fantastic and authentic. I have an allergy to certain herbs and the chef was able to accomodate my needs and recommend a different dish. We selected a variety of entrees and mains so that we could try a variety. They were all delicious.
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DionB
Adelaide2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 9 December 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fenek is a great restaurant, I eat here regularly with my friends and family. The duck omelette for brunch was delicious and the coffee was excellent. Highly recommended for dinner as well.
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WJ11
Greater Boston26 reviews
4.0
Dined on 6 September 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Fantastic food, great service, highly recommend. To top things off, they are BYO during the week.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Brisbane1 review
3.0
Dined on 30 August 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Fenek was recommended by a friend who is Maltese decent as are we, but very disappointed with the lack of Maltese dishes, the Fenek Fettucine my husband had was disappointing as there was hardly any rabbit and what was there was quite tasteless. Another guest had Lasagne without nothing else and he was very disappointed with the taste also..feels the one he cooks at home was much more tasty than his meal. My daughter had the duck gnocchi which did not excite her tastebuds either. My Prawn Linguini was a plate of pasta and 6 prawns and not as tasty as the menu stated. The Entre of bread and olives was enjoyable, so we felt the rest of the meals would be similar but we were disappointed.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$41 to $100
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Italian, Café
Hours of Operation
Monday Closed Tue to Thurs 5:00–10:30pm Fri to Sun 7:30am–3pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Website
http://fenek.com.au/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
79 James Street, Fortitude Valley, AU-QLD 4006
Area
Fortitude Valley
Cross street
Arthur Street
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public transport
James St near Arthur St, stop 9 bus 470.
Additional
Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Fenek

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Starters

Bread & Olives$12.00

Garlic Bread$11.00

Bruschetta$13.00

Chilli Prawns$18.00

Calamari$16.00

Pizza

Fenek$23.00

Vegetarian$20.00

Margherita$18.00

Salami$21.00

Proscuitto$23.00

Prawn$23.00

Mains

Steak$34.00

Lamb$32.00

Market Fish$35.00

Chicken$30.00

Pasta

Duck Gnocchi$25.00

Lasagna$23.00

Spaghetti Bolognese$21.00

Linguine Prawns$25.00

Spaghetti Meatballs$23.00

Linguine Puttanesca$22.00

Spaghetti Carbonara$21.00

Raviul Porcini$24.00

Risotto$23.00

Fenek Fettucine$24.00

Sides

Cauliflower$12.00

Rucola$11.00

Panzanella$13.00

Chips$7.00

Dessert

Panacotta$12.00

Tiramisu$12.00

Chocolate Fondant$12.00

Fenek Fridays

Pastizzi$14.00

Qarnit bl-Aljoli$16.00

Ftira$18.00

Ftira tal- Fenek$20.00

Stuffat Tal- Fenek$32.00

Timpana$21.00

Ravjul$22.00

Bambolini$12.00

Coffee & Treacle Biscuit$8.00

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable