TLDR
17m High outdoor restaurant on the side of the Powerhouse
Located in New Farm
$500 a table ($250ea)
The Basics
Open Fridays & Saturdays, this restaurant is unique experience costing around $500 for a table for two. Tables are bolted 17m high on the side of the Powerhouse Theatre. You get harnessed in and take the stairs up to the roof and then climb onto your chair which is then lowered slightly to you table.
The experience lasts about 2 hours and finishes with the option to jump off the side of the building.
My Experience
I FUCKING HATED IT SO MUCH!
However I decided to do it again and the second time around I loved the experience. I first dined at Vertigo when it opened in October of 2023. I’m someone who is afraid of everything but willing to give it a go. The first time was vastly different to my second time.
My second visit was March 2025, they had improved the food and the staff were way more experienced, they had nailed down the operation. The reason I hated my first visit was because I was so anxious about having to jump off the side of the building and that nervousness sort of ruined my night.
I was on edge (literally) and while the view and the food were good I wasn’t able to relax on my first visit.
The second time around was FUCKING BRILLIANT. I knew what to expect and I had done this all before so I wasn’t nervous at all. I was so impressed with how little I was affected by the height this time around.
It also helped that the person I took up on my second visit was shitting themselves which brought me great joy.
The view is honestly INSANE. You get a great view on the city and of north Brisbane. The sunset is magical and the weather was great for both my sessions. It is worth noting umbrellas for shade and shelter from the rain have been added to each table.
When you get done with a brief safety briefing you pop your stuff in a locker and you get given a neck strap for your phone if you wish to take it up. The team are super patient and accomodating if you have a little freak out and are really supportive.
Once you get up to the top via a few flights of stairs you see just how beautiful the view is and then see the tables and freak out a little as you do need to climb up onto the top of the building dangle your feet over the edge and shuffle forward into your seat for the evening.
Once you’ve bum shuffled onto the chair it’s lowered about a metre and you are now on your table. The seats and table are bolted to the side and I’m 110kg and it held. I will say any bigger than me might not fit. I’m 169cm and 110kg, so I’m a bigger lad. I just squeezed in and was still comfortable for the night.
You get given a choice of beverage which i downed pretty quick to help calm the nerves, alcohol is limited as they don’t want people getting to adventurous. You are harnessed in so not going anywhere however getting drunk up there isn’t a smart idea. You are breath tested first to make sure you don’t go up to the top WASTED!
Cutlery is then given to you and it’s all on string which you clip onto your table. However plates and cups are just a free for all. Trust is a real factor here. I was told nothing had fallen off the side apart from the odd napkin.
Below the restaurant is a public walkway. The walkway is wide and no one is dumb enough to really venture under everyone however it is open to the public.
The bathroom situation! How do you go to the toilet. You are given a piss bottle and are allowed to wee into it….is not true. You have to hold it, no weeing allowed or pooping. You are told to go to the bathroom before they take you up. To be honest you’re so preoccupied and sitting down they you don’t feel the need to go.
The menu has expended and you now get to choose your mains. When i went in October of 2023 it was a set meal and you shared it. While it was nice is was a little on the smaller side. This time the meals are individual and you have a selection to choose from and FUCK ME! They were so good.
The overall experience for me was amazing. I’m lucky to be in a position where I can afford a $500 dinner and will let you know the second time I visited the team shouted my meal. If you are looking for something to do that’s out there and different this sure is the dinner for you.
It’s in a beautiful part of Brisbane, the parking is decent in the area and the public transport is also good. Jump on the ferry get off at New Farm park and its 3 minute walk.
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