Emmanuel's Carvery

Around 2011 their Lamb was the juiciest and tastiest thing. I used to catch the train to the city during my lunch break just for the Lamb. And introduced the place to many friends and colleagues. A few years later, the price of sandwiches nearly doubled. You would think this got you more meat or better quality....but the only change was that 95% of the time their Lamb is dry. And its easy to see the dry lighter bits when they cut the meat - whereas the juices oozed out before with no gravy required. Today it was so devoid of moisture that it was harder as well. As a result its gone down from my daily lunch to perhaps once or twice a year - where I test it hoping it's recovered. The gravy is very good - although the meat needs to be buried in gravy some times to avoid choking on the dry Lamb. I''ve found their service to be really good -the manager who generally cuts the meat (might be the proprietor) could be friendlier.

If you’re in Brisbane or work close by you should already know about Emanuel’s. From their thick toast with vegemite in the morning for a cheap inexpensive brekky on the go to their gems with home made Gravy this place is the bees knees. Now I must write up a special mention to a particular item. The spicy chicken schnitzel sandwich with the gravy. WOW. A big call but definitely truthfully the best sandwich I have ever eaten. It is juicy chicken breast schnitzel with a spicy crumb made in house and their gravy is better than anything else. Get this and enjoy. Special shout out to the old duck who usually makes mine she’s an absolute champion! This one belongs in the record books. Brisbane Urban List should be on this Sanga!