Graduation Dinner Brisbane — Celebrate Near South Bank

Poppies Southbank on Little Stanley Street is one of the closest full-service restaurants to Brisbane's main graduation venues. We're 400m from the BCEC (a 5-minute walk) and 700m from The Star Brisbane Event Centre (an 8-minute walk). We're open from 6:15am on weekdays and 7am on weekends, so we can handle pre-ceremony breakfasts as well as post-ceremony lunches and dinners.

Poppies Southbank is approximately 400 metres from the BCEC — the closest full-service restaurant on Little Stanley Street. The BCEC hosts graduation ceremonies for Griffith University, UQ, UniSQ, JCU, and CQU. After your ceremony, it's a 5-minute walk to our alfresco terrace.

QUT has held its graduation ceremonies at The Star Brisbane Event Centre since 2024. Poppies Southbank is approximately 700 metres away — an 8-minute walk through the South Bank Parklands. We're a popular choice for QUT graduation lunches and dinners, and we recommend booking 2–3 weeks ahead for graduation days.

Yes. We regularly host graduation groups of 6 to 30+ people. For groups of 10 or more, we recommend contacting us directly at [email protected] to discuss reserved seating. For smaller groups, book online — it takes less than two minutes.

Yes — we're open from 6:15am on weekdays and 7am on weekends, right through to dinner. Most graduation ceremonies finish around 3:30–4:30pm, which means we're fully set up for post-ceremony lunches. We're also a good option for breakfast before an early ceremony.

Poppies Southbank is approximately 400 metres from the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre — a 5-minute walk along Little Stanley Street. It's the closest full-service restaurant to the BCEC.

Poppies Southbank is on Little Stanley Street in the South Bank precinct — right in the middle of Brisbane's main graduation dining area. Our full menu runs from breakfast through to dinner, and our alfresco terrace is a popular spot for graduation groups who want to sit outside after the ceremony.

We don't have a fully private dining room, but we can arrange reserved seating for groups on our alfresco terrace or in our indoor dining area. Contact us at [email protected] to discuss options for your group.

Poppies Southbank is well suited to family graduation lunches — we have a full menu, a kids menu, alfresco seating, and we're used to hosting mixed-age groups. Our share plates are a popular choice for graduation tables: generous, easy to order for a group, and social. We're also close to the South Bank Parklands if you want to extend the day.

Poppies Southbank is approximately 300 metres from the TAFE Queensland South Bank campus — the closest restaurant to the on-campus graduation venue. A 4-minute walk from the campus to our Little Stanley Street terrace.