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9. D'Browes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By cbrfurnished
We canât recommend this suburban gem highly enough. Itâs our regular favourite. The Chef, Damian, always personally tells you about the specials. Menu favourites are the seafood pie, pork cutlet, lamb shanks and profiteroles; and he always has the freshest most delicious oysters. Maddi is fabulously attentive and juggles a full restaurant with ease. We love that itâs BYO and we can take nice bottles of wine from our cellar.
8. Boffins
Overall Ratings
4 based on 184 reviews
Boffins is not new, itâs the old kid on the block. It was time to give it a facelift and create a new look and food concept, fit to play a vital role in Canberraâs restaurant scene! At Boffins we are passionate about local, seasonal and fresh products. We
Reviewed By starmagnolia
We wanted to dine here. Menu attractive. Location convenient. However, there is no child friendly option on the menu. Best Boffins could offer is a portion serve of any item on menu for $18. I ask, what child would eat fine adult dining? The golden child! Unfortunately, mine is not one of those, so Boffins lost one booking that night. Poor Boffins.
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7. Buvette Bistro & Wine Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 327 reviews
At Buvette Bistro, we use fresh, quality ingredients to deliver seasonal menus showcasing the best of locally-sourced produce. Our French menu spans from shared plates, charcuterie & appetisers, grill, all day dining and decadent desserts, accompanied by
Reviewed By Danielaramos0920
Have dinner in this restaurant has been one of the most amazing experiences that I ever had. The food was tasty and well presented, the service was terrific Jun and Paul were fantastic. Chef Jo was very kind to go to our table and ask us if we were enjoying the food. I am grateful to all the staff on Buvette and I highly recommend visiting this place at any time. It's just an amazing place.
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6. OTIS Dining Hall
Overall Ratings
4 based on 338 reviews
Reviewed By Mark W
We were all looking so forward to dining at the Otis after previously attending a truffel hunt (The Truffel Farm, Canberra - one of my previous reviews in July 2018) where the owner of Otis, Damien Brabender, was the guest chef who prepared a spectacular lunch after the hunt. The lunch was so impressive and delicious and Damien promoted his restaurant - Otis Dining Hall - during the lunch.It took us a while to organise, but finally we managed to organise a suitable date (17.8.19) and then drove over 6 hours to Canberra to meet with other family members, who drove from Sydney, for our long awaited dining experience.We ordered our food and wine, however, our entree arrived before our wine? Had to call the waiter and ask if the wine could be organised as a priority so we could eat.Then there was an extremely long wait for mains (the restaurant was not full or overly busy) - my wife had to request another drink while waiting, and the waitress muttered some form of apology about the delay and our meals being delivered to the wrong table but did not elaborate further?? Finally one meal arrived - my steak, which the waitress proceeded to drown in a thick gravy?? This was supposed to be a brandy jus?? The rest of our party sat waiting for their food. Finally the rest of our order arrived over 5 minutes after my steak had been served?? Of the other three meals, one had to be returned as the steak was stone cold, another steak was was again covered with the same gravy that had been sitting in a jug on the table since the first steak was served - this gravy then congealed into a think skinned glug on the plate. Another dish - the duck, was dry, stringy and over cooked. The meals were a disaster!! The steaks were dry and the gravy (not a jus) was overbearing, thick and gluggy. The side of potatoes looked like they had been warmed up so many times the skins were wrinkled up. An extra bowl of potatoes were provided with the returned steak, which were fresh and in stark contrast to the first bowl served. The side of brussel sprouts at least had some taste.The waitress offered us free deserts to make up for our disappointment, but we declined, not willing to take any further chances on more food disasters from the kitchen.A special message to the owner Damien - We know what a master chef you are, having previously eaten your food, but you need to sort out your kitchen and your chefs, otherwise they will ruin your reputation if they continue to serve food of this standard and quality.
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5. OTIS Dining Hall
Overall Ratings
4 based on 338 reviews
Reviewed By Mark W
We were all looking so forward to dining at the Otis after previously attending a truffel hunt (The Truffel Farm, Canberra - one of my previous reviews in July 2018) where the owner of Otis, Damien Brabender, was the guest chef who prepared a spectacular lunch after the hunt. The lunch was so impressive and delicious and Damien promoted his restaurant - Otis Dining Hall - during the lunch.It took us a while to organise, but finally we managed to organise a suitable date (17.8.19) and then drove over 6 hours to Canberra to meet with other family members, who drove from Sydney, for our long awaited dining experience.We ordered our food and wine, however, our entree arrived before our wine? Had to call the waiter and ask if the wine could be organised as a priority so we could eat.Then there was an extremely long wait for mains (the restaurant was not full or overly busy) - my wife had to request another drink while waiting, and the waitress muttered some form of apology about the delay and our meals being delivered to the wrong table but did not elaborate further?? Finally one meal arrived - my steak, which the waitress proceeded to drown in a thick gravy?? This was supposed to be a brandy jus?? The rest of our party sat waiting for their food. Finally the rest of our order arrived over 5 minutes after my steak had been served?? Of the other three meals, one had to be returned as the steak was stone cold, another steak was was again covered with the same gravy that had been sitting in a jug on the table since the first steak was served - this gravy then congealed into a think skinned glug on the plate. Another dish - the duck, was dry, stringy and over cooked. The meals were a disaster!! The steaks were dry and the gravy (not a jus) was overbearing, thick and gluggy. The side of potatoes looked like they had been warmed up so many times the skins were wrinkled up. An extra bowl of potatoes were provided with the returned steak, which were fresh and in stark contrast to the first bowl served. The side of brussel sprouts at least had some taste.The waitress offered us free deserts to make up for our disappointment, but we declined, not willing to take any further chances on more food disasters from the kitchen.A special message to the owner Damien - We know what a master chef you are, having previously eaten your food, but you need to sort out your kitchen and your chefs, otherwise they will ruin your reputation if they continue to serve food of this standard and quality.
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4. Les Bistronomes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 623 reviews
French Restaurant Using Fresh And Seasonal Ingredients. Les Bistronomes Offers The Old Classic Such As Duck A L'orange, Bouillabaisse, Beef Chateaubriand... Located In The heart of Campbell Shops Of Canberra You Will Find A Relaxing Fine Dining French Atm
Reviewed By bizotraveller
Yet another divine visit to Les Bistronomes. We had the 7 course degustation and meals were perfectly timed. Even though we had 2.5hours in the sitting we did not feel rushed. The tortellini with sweet pumpkin was spot on. The wait staff are friendly and very accommodating to any request. Cannot wait until they relocate to Campbell shops. They are going to be a hit wherever they go.
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3. Maestral Mediteranean Seafood Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 228 reviews
Reviewed By DrHel
Maestral Mediterranean Seafood Restaurant at 13 Trennery Circuit, Weston, ACT is an award wining restaurant. When you try their food you will know why. We love their Croatian cuisine, friendly staff and casual atmosphere. I had the lobster mornay with blitva (chard and potato with a drizzle of olive oil). It was delicious. My family also loved their meals (including non-seafood dishes). In fact, we all enjoyed the dinning experience so much that we returned a couple of days later. Again, the food was delicious. We love visiting this restaurant every time we are in the ACT.
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2. Courgette Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1058 reviews
Courgette has recently undergone renovations and we are proud to offer you one of four beautifully presented rooms for your next lunch or dinner. Our staff are dedicated to assisting you with menu planning and any other special requests which will make yo
Reviewed By richardjames2018
We dined at Courgette to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. While the service was good and personable - it was serviceable but not brilliant. The atmosphere lacked substantially as it was very busy and reasonably noisy for a Monday night. We anticipated to be well served by an enticing menu but unfortunately found the food to be fairly underwhelming. My wife described it as lacking any wow factor. The servings were small and the combinations lacked the layered and complimentary synergy one might hope for or expect. We've dined at a number of other fine dining establishments in Canberra recently, but unfortunately Courgette did not rate well compared to any of these. Average rating from us was 6.5/10 and for the price unlikely to be back any time soon
1. Aubergine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 525 reviews
Reviewed By bebsaurus_13
Aubergine is rather curiously set in a suburban shopping area and I spent my evening looking out through the artfully draped black curtains at the concrete carpark of the Griffith shops. It was...different. Nonetheless we had a lovely meal at Aubergine, the food is really superlative. Each course was a success: from the amuses-bouche, to the different starters, the main and the dessert. I want to particuarly highlight the pork belly, the truffle course and the blue eyed trevalla. We especially enjoyed the inclusion of native Australian ingredients, making this much more interesting and outstanding than other places we have eaten in while in Australia. Given its quality, this meal would not be out of place amongst some of the one Michelin starred restaurants in Paris. Meanwhile the wine pairings were excellent and well explained. The glasses were quite generous - watch out!Given how successful the food was, and how much effort had gone into everything, it was so strange to be served by someone who appeared to finishing up her first day on the job. As examples, we were left forgotten with our menus for a quarter of an hour (there were three dishes to pick, it didn't take that long to choose), she forgot to ask how the beef was to be cooked, and got very stressed when she realised she didn't know who was eating what. The other servers were good, especially the sommelier, so there is hope!
