How exciting to have not one but two Matt Moran eateries open up in Canberra. Compa advertises itseld as an Italian steakhouse. I’m happy to see a short mocktail menu (at least there is one!). I try the Amaretti with hazelnut Lyre’s amaretti, lemon, bitters and foam ($16), and the Bittersweet with Lyre’s Italian spritz, […] Read more…
You may have dined in at Dickson’s Highroad trying various items for their brunch and all day menu. Well get ready, Highroad have launched their dinner service. We are invited to dine in and check it out. There’s champagne and cocktails floating around. I ask for something non-alcoholic and am happy when they have some […] Read more…
Note: I was invited to dine in at Rosemary, however all opinions are my own. Rosemary by EightyTwenty opened up in Kingston and serves the EightyTwenty café food by day. But did you know that at night, there’s a separate completely different dinner menu? I’m invited to try it out and choose a Friday night […] Read more…
Pomegranate is a restaurant I’ve walked past over the last decade and I finally booked a table to visit with a friend. It’s lovely inside with hints of Turkey everywhere from the lanterns, tiles and eye. The menu is Modern Australian with Turkish influence. We’re not hungry enough for a banquet, and we skip any […] Read more…
My friends and I booked into Beltana Farm, the newest restaurant open in Pialligo. No it doesn’treplace the former Pialligo Estate, it’s at a completely different address. I don’t even remember whatwas here before this place. I’m a bit worried about parking as I drive in as I know there areroadworks along Beltana Farm. Luckily, […] Read more…
Hailing from New Zealand, with restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne, Botswana Butchery has opened in Canberra (which I later find out was with a little nudge from our ACT Chief Minister). My friend and I try it out for lunch as part of birthday week. Pull on the chopping knife handles of the restaurant door […] Read more…
For our wedding anniversary, we drive out to Nick O’Leary’s restaurant Heywood at Wallaroo (near Hall) after booking an outdoor undercover table. We decide to order multiple small plates to share, with one main and side, skipping the entire charcuterie section of the menu. There are a few mocktails on the menu and I’m happy […] Read more…
As 2023 is coming to an end, I’m going through my Top 10 favourite eats of the year. In no particular order: Louis So highly impressed with the offerings at European bistro Louis in Barton, I’ve actually been back two more times. The chicken liver parfait, capsicum panisse, calamari with grapefruit salad, chicken ballotine, and […] Read more…
On a day off, I venture towards Campbell to try out Peonee. It’s a small intimate restaurant and I am interested in trying the 3-course lunch ($77 pp). There is an alcohol-free section of the drinks menu with house made kombucha, Lyre’s, Heaps Normal, Strange Love, and Non. I’ve noticed that this is happening more […] Read more…
I sneaked away from work on two occasions to head to lunch at Such and Such by the Canberra Theatre – it was quick solo dining. I’m really happy to see a ‘Not Alcohol’ menu. On the two occasions, I try the Such and Such Shandy with peach, earl grey, lime and Heaps Normal XPA, […] Read more…