Wickham Hotel

Went there for breakfast to check it out. Got a chicken toastie and holy crap it was amazing! Only $ 6 too! The coffee was good. I’ll be coming here more often.

This is my very first bar in Brisbane after moving here from NYC. I wanted a fun spot for my partner and I to go to and have a good time and be around our type of crowd. We got there pretty early around 5pm happy hour time. At first impression we were a bit put off as the place looked old and as if it was falling apart. Since it was daylight, the inside didn’t look too promising as well. The only seating area was outside and it was filling up quickly. The staff was very friendly and even offered to charge my phone in their outlet in the back bar.
We ordered drinks and by the time we got outside, there was only a bench on the rear that was open and we had to sit there. It wasn’t long until a table became empty and we moved fast to get to it.
It was a nice ambiance and within an hour it was a lovely evening glow, the music was up and people were chatting and there was standing room only.
The price tag wasn’t too bad for the drinks we had. We stuck to vodka and red bull for most of the night. My partner and I had a really great time just talking and drinking and swaying to the music. We were there for 5 hours and decided to call it a night at 10 and left to catch our bus home.
I would love it if they got more of a «lounge» feel to the place. Make space for lower seating and tables so that one could relax in comfort. The chairs and tables they had were all high and it was not comfy at all.

It’s a gay bar. Plain and simple. It doesn’t nothing mindblowingly, but beggars and choosers right? It makes for a great night out, you’ll usually happen to meet someone new, rad and fun.
And if you’re a school-​night drinker, the Wick will serve you well.
If you’re in Bris and have to have been here at least once.

I have herd from my a couple of gay friends that this bar is the only bar in Brisbane that proudly display the rainbow flag (a sign of gay pride) out the front, props to them I say! You obviously do not have to be gay to hang out here, I find this place to be very accepting and have had a few fun nights here.
Last time I went to the Wickham was on a Friday night and let me tell you, this place goes wild on a Friday night! We danced without a care in the world of what people would think to all the latest pop tunes.
The outdoors area seems to be the social hub of the bar, this is where you can have nonsensical conversations with strangers, share jugs and sing along to Rihanna (something I would never do sober, that’s for sure).
What I like about the Wickham is that it is so real and to trying to be something it’s not, it is just a fun place to hang out, dance, sing and have fun conversations. Next time you are looking for a fun bar to go to in the Valley, look out for the bar with the rainbow flag out the front on Wickham Terrace.

Oh, my beloved Wickham.
If you’re easy to please and are up for a good time, you’ll love the Wickham. If you want a more high class night life experience, you might not fall for the Wickham’s understated charms.
It’s my favourite place to roll into towards the end of a messy night. The Wickham never fails to get me dancing to Kylie, flashing my boosies on the stage, doing high kicks and convincing others to get into some dodgy choreographed dance moves. The amount of times I’ve been cornered into a cubicle by an overzealous booze hound isn’t even funny anymore. Despite this, it’s still my favourite place to finish up my night.
What is of significance to know is that the Wickham is a gay pub. The first time I stumbled upon the Wickham, I was unaware of this fact.
The Wickham is always a great nest for meeting solid good folks. None of this, ‘my friends and your friends are going to sit at the same table but we’re not going to exchange glances’ sort of business. You’ll make the best of friends in a few seconds flat, especially if you’re sucking down the rumbos, rolling your own ciggies, and swearing like a trooper.
It’s that kind of pub. The rough and ready sort that just always seems to have Kylie and Gaga blaring from the speakers.