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Updated: Oct 31, 2025

***THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED*** 

Ready to treat your crew to a culinary experience that's dark, daring, and utterly unforgettable? We're thrilled to offer one lucky Must Do Brisbane reader a massive $1,000 voucher to dine at Dark Shepherd—The Star Brisbane’s sleek new Mediterranean sensation! 

Interior of Dark Shepherd restaurant in Brisbane

The stunning Clui Design interiors feature marbled tables, sandy-beige booths, and mirrored ceilings, setting the scene for an elevated escape from the everyday. Keep an eye out for the double-doored, dry-ageing lamb cabinet and the theatrical live seafood tanks—just a few of the details that prove this isn't your average taverna.

Double-doored dry-ageing lamb cabinet  inside Dark Shepherd restaurant in Brisbane

Dark Shepard is a masterful celebration of fire and flavour, where the wood-fired oven is the undisputed hero. On the menu, you will find the 'wagyu of lamb,' the premium White Pyrenees cut, slow-cooked to melting perfection alongside flash-fried kalamari with paprika sauce, succulent saganaki prawns, the creamy pastitsio bites or the unmissable Woodfired Shepherd Cheesecake.

Plates of food with lamb dish in centre

Whether you opt for the Big Chop Banquet or a decadent à la carte feast, $1,000 will give you the golden ticket to sample the best of one of Brisbane's hottest new venues! 

Dishes of food on table

The competition closes on Friday 31 October, 2025 and the winner will be contact by email. Please enter your details below and good luck! 

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