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Awards  

In just three short years Chalk Hotel has well and truly established itself as Brisbane's most exciting destination hotel. Here are just a few of our awards. 
 

·  2008 Hotel of the Year  - Australian Liquor Industry Awards

·  2008 Finalist - Best Restaurant in a Pub/Tavern/Club   - Restaurant & Caterers QLD

·  2008 Winner - Best Club & Entertainment Venue   - Quest Business Achievers QLD

·  2007 Winner - Best Restaurant in a Pub/Tavern/Club  - Restaurant & Caterers QLD

·  2006 QLD Chapter- Project of the Year "Railway Hotel Refurbishment"

                                        Australian Institute of Building

·  2006 QLD Professional Excellence in Building Awards "Commercial Construction

                                       ($2.5-$10 Million) 

 
The Chalk Hotel today - outside view

The Chalk Hotel, located just 200 metres from the Gabba and now in its 3rd year of operation, has made its' mark in Brisbane. Home to 2 restaurants, 8 bars, 7 function areas, the official Brisbane Lions' Social Club and some of Brisbane's finest staff, Chalk is much more than a pub - it's an "Entertainment Experience". Not only is Chalk the perfect place to meet for after-work drinks in Sticks Wine bar, you can also enjoy a wood-fired pizza or a steak in Stumps beer garden, dine in our stylish, a la carte restaurant- Sticks, or perhaps grab a hot coffee or fresh juice on your way to work, from Sticks Servery. But there is still more on offer @ Chalk with daily activities including Kids Club, Tuesday night Trivia, Wednesday night Speed Dating, Thursday night Fashion Parades, and 6 days of live entertainment: Chalk Hotel... Still drawing crowds  

History of Chalk

  • Originally called the Railway hotel and it was constructed in 1890.
  • In 1977 the Railway changed its name to the Recovery and then back to the Railway in the 1990s.
  • Given there is a Railway hotel in almost every town in Australia and based on our concept for the hotel renovation we could not see how the name Railway would appeal to our new target market or that it would be unique enough for such an amazing venue, therefore the team did some brainstorming.
  • The name Chalk was selected from a bunch of names as we thought there were a number of connections with the hotel and we also thought the name Chalk could be linked into our marketing plan.
  • In fact, we have called our premium cocktail bars – Dust and Powder Room, our a la carte restaurant Sticks (ie Chalk sticks) and our retail bottle shops – Chalk & Cheese. The reason Chalk was part of the brainstorming list was because of the Chalk used on the Gabba Cricket Pitch, the Gabba for the AFL field, Joe Richards Menswear next door has been there for 77 years and tailors used to use chalk on suit hems and Dr Gorden Chalk (the shortest serving Queensland Premier – 8 days in total) was the local member back in the 1950s.

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Railway Hotel ca.1929

  • Chalk Hotel promotes the practice of safe drinking
  • Chalk Hotel staff are trained in the Responsible Service of Alcohol
  • Chalk Hotel endorses the policies outlined in the QLD Liquor Licensing Legislation

 

 
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