Yes, the fish shack was recommended by staff at the outrageous Hapuku Lodge which is about as nice…read morea small resort as you will find anywhere on the planet, The Fish Shack . Is an outdoor trailer that does a ton of business serves great seafood in a cool coastal title area. I didn't have lobster but holy moly New Zealand has a great exchange rate and food is very inexpensive except those lobster.

From what I heard from someone who lives here, supposedly they deliver fish in weekly with…read moresignificant turnover. It reflects in the quality of the food. This is my first spot for fish and chips when heading inland into Canberra and you can't go wrong with it!

Fun restaurant with very friendly staff with great decor for a Pub. Wood sticky tables and mostly…read morestools for seats. Both of us had the ribeye steak and both thought the steaks were just ok, lots of gristle and not super flavorful.

My wife and I found this place during a weeklong stay in Canberra. It is near the Central Bus Stop…read moreand City Central, surrounded by many other eateries, shops, etc. This is your typical Irish bar, featuring Giuness beer, but they have plenty of other beers on tap including our favorite: BentSpoke Crankshaft. Food is good and the seating, inside and out, is pleasant. One thing to watch for are the homeless and beggers. During one afternoon we saw several people trying to beg for money; one woman was brazen enough to ask specifically for A$2, then proceeded to walk throughout the outside eating area, drinking what was left in abandoned glasses and eating what food was left behind. This is a minor annoyance but something to be aware of and expect. If we ever make it back to Canberra you can expect us to visit this pub again.

The food at Blu Ginger is consistently amazing. Lunch or dinner there is always a happy crowd-…read morerecommend booking in. They feature a large vegetarian selection as well as seafood, chicken and lamb.

It's really busy and hot spot local restaurant for the Canberrians to carve indian restaurant I…read morehave been there around 6 pm I don't had reservations but they accommodate in both. we order palak chat and chapali kebba its delicious our main course was tandoori chicken it's average but our chettanadi chicken was too spicy for us usually i can prefer spicy but its too spicy, chef should rethink about the level of spicy he used and other thing was top notch due too busy service was okay !

Pelagic is a nice, tiny, slightly upscale casual seafood dining place in Civic. Located next to the…read moreTed's Camera in Bailey's arcade, it has a small menu and looks quite unassuming (in fact, it looks like an incomplete workspace) from the outside. Disclaimer: I visited this place with a discounted coupon from LivingSocials. Food: Fantastically fresh seafood that melts in your mouth, be it the sashimi or the cooked fish. Rightly portioned (so you can have a full 3 course if you so wish, but we were full by desserts), not a touch of ingredient on the whole plate was out of place. The sauces tasted well with each other, as were the vegetables. Desserts were beautiful. Had a strawberry liquer ice cream "thing" (can't remember the name off hand) that was just absolutely beautiful. It has a full bar with a friend bartender who was attending to everyone efficiently and willingly (COURAGEOUSLY) mixing new things to allow customers to try. I am unfortunately allergic to alcohol so... Service: attentive, friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and prompt. Loved our waitress who did everything within her abilities to help us when we were unsure what to order. Very patient as well. Atmosphere: Decor is underwhelming, so it's deceptively casual in that sense. Tables are set for upperclass casual dining and the waitresses were dressed towards the same theme, but we were never made to feel out of place in our jeans and T-shirt. Great music, not too loud, and good ambient lighting. Conclusion: we loved that place and wanted to visit it again but we have been putting it off as we were often busy. WE HAVE HEARD NEWS THAT IT MIGHT BE CLOSE, SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU MAKE CALLS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO GO THERE. if it is definitely closed, I will be terribly upset T_T

We visited Raku in 2018 and it made our list of best restaurants for that year. When our foodie…read morecrew opted to go to Canberra, our only request was that we wanted to return to Raku. It is a sleek and contemporary fine dining Japanese restaurant with an extensive ala carte menu, as well as a tasting menu. The restaurant is located in the main CBD precinct near the Civic shopping centre and thus was easy to locate. The space is large with table seating or right up at the chefs kitchen as well private dining spaces. You can watch the chefs prepare the meats on the grill over the flame and it is mesmerising. Otherwise there's small tables or booths, it is dimly lit and has a romantic feel to it. The ambience is cool and sophisticated, but not at all arrogant and you can certainly feel comfortable dining here. We learn that Raku is named after a Japanese style of pottery (fired in open flames), which is apt for a Robata style restaurant. Secondly, the ceramics here were absolutely beautiful and demonstrated different designs and techniques. Cooking wise, the robata method enables the flavour of the flame to shine through the meat, seafood and vegetables and the blue eyed cod has to be one of the best things we've ever ordered. The Gindara saikyo yaki Alaskan black cod came with a saikyo miso w pickled cauliflower. The Smokey flavour was beautiful and it was so soft and melted in your mouth. The Ala Carte menu has so many options; from raw seafood to salads, hot dishes, tempura, maki rolls, sushi nigiri, signature dishes and robatayaki seafood, meat and veg, there is sure to be something to take your fancy. We opted for the picture perfect Hotate truffle Hokkaido scallop flavoured with truffle and ponzu as well as a beautiful maki roll filled with Spicy maguro South Australian raw tuna, Sriracha, tenkatsu, chives, takuan, cabbage. The tenkatsu crisp provided a nice crunch to the sushi. For the other two in our dining party, they ate the Hao san's tasting menu, which for $80 each is super reasonable since the ala carte diners ended up spending more than this. We do like that the restaurant enabled our dining party to have ala carte or the tasting menu (though tasting menu needs to be at least 2 people). A tasting menu is great way to do things for it enables you to experience a good range of their signature dishes. It begins with their signature Merimbula rock oysters topped with cucumber, tosazu. A light and refreshing start to the tasting. One of the favourites was the Tasmanian salmon tartar w yuzu miso & squid ink cracker that was simply stunning in both flavour and presentation. Followed up by some of the best Sashimi around; salmon, kingfish and scallop as well as 2 pieces each of the Chef's selection nigiri; Aburi salmon and tuna. Then came the lightly fried Tempura Zucchini flowers, which were beautifully done, filled with feta, goma, tofu paste and a side of dashi broth. For the main part of the tasting menu, it was an 150-day grain fed Scotch fillet, perfectly cooked medium and sliced thinly served with wasabi sour cream and a rhubarb salt. This came with a nice cup of white miso dashi w tofu, wakame & spring onion. To also accompany the main was a light Heirloom tomato salad, fried quinoa, honey soy, spicy tofu creme. We were keen for the Wagyu gyoza w truffle oil, white ponzu, mustard seed and had been talking about this well before our visit l. So when the dessert arrived we were disappointed the gyoza hadn't come. When enquiring, they had simply forgotten, so lucky we knew the menu. They were worth the wait. The tasting menu comes with a Toasted sesame ice cream w caramelised almonds sticky miso caramel, matcha wafer which did sound delightful, though being at whisky fans, we asked your we could swap out the desert for their whisky option. We are so happy they obliged. The dessert was a Japanese whisky chocolate fondant oozing with chocolate and a sticky miso caramel paired with Nikka 'from the barrel' ice cream. This is a whiskey lovers dream. Drinks wise, they have some solid cocktails with Japanese flavours, sake, beers and wines and ask for the waiters suggestion to match your meal. They also have an express $40 lunch option which sounds like a good deal too. We love Raku restaurant and this is enough of a reason to plan a visit to Canberra.

Such a bummer to write a one-star review but gutted after our experience at RAKU yesterday. In…read morealmost 15 years on Yelp, I don't think I've written more than one or two one-star reviews, but this was really awful. Had a weekday birthday and I work across the street, so my sweet partner booked us in for a 6pm dinner reservation on a Wednesday evening. Arrived a couple of minutes early and was greeted by the hostess. She asked if we had a resy and checked it in the system, then walked us saying that we had 2 seating options: - The first spot offered was at the middle of a communal table sitting closer to strangers than each other, right by the door, with the associated extra light and unwelcome chill from the opening and closing of the door. Not very nice but figured the second option would be better. - Second was two seats side by side facing the sushi bar. I know people sometimes prefer and specifically book this to watch the artistry of the sushi masters, or would be happy with these seats as walk-ins without reservations, but it was not appropriate for a celebratory dinner date. (Booked online and reconfirmed on request twice by the venue, once the Saturday before and once earlier the same day.) - We saw a couple of open two-tops at the window, so my partner asked if one of those would be an option. Instead the hostess frowned at us and said that they were booked. - I don't have a great poker face and must have visibly balked, so after frowning at us some more, the hostess then relented and said we could sit at one of the available two-tops. - Which was odd because she said less than two minutes before that they were booked (presumably by people who had specifically booked and reconfirmed those two particular tables? Not sure what the issue was but it was appalling to experience.) We weighed the idea of sitting down for a dinner at a place where the team had been so unprofessional with two people who arrived on time, looking appropriate, for a (doubly) confirmed pre-booked reservation, and opted to leave rather than put the rest of our night into the hands of this venue. Super sad as we had already picked out our favourite options from the Hao San tasting menu and were very much looking forward to the food and wine pairings. A ruined night thanks to bad service at RAKU. Such a shame as otherwise this could have been such a nice option in Canberra.

This is all about good food…read more It is a restaurant which is street level in Canberra city within a large retail precinct. There is indoor and out door seating available; it is set up to be functional with little emphasis on the ambience. Dishes we enjoyed were: - pepper salted chilli calamari - honey king prawns - chicken w macadamia nuts and button mushrooms - shan tung lamb - english spinach w garlic sauce The chicken was a beautiful dish, lovely even taste and good flavours. Shan tung lamb is always good here too. Looking for a casual meal on the go, with some friends or passing through. This place serves consistent food which is well priced with efficient service.

Stopped for dinner tonite. Had the steamed dim sum (2), corn and chicken soup and nightly special…read more"slow cooked pork belly infused in teriyaki". Dim Sum and soup were really good. Very large dim sum portions. The pork belly was interesting. The pork belly itself was really tender but soul not call it "teriyaki infused". More like "spicy barbecue infused". Though not the flavor I was wanting it was ok I guess. Not saying bad but not what j thought I was getting. For that three stars. BUT I will be back to taste more.

Hi, I am emailing today asking for help! There is a staff…read moremember here in Canberra ACT that is abusing and refusing to serve customers. Today at 10th January 2026 1:30pm Woden/Phillip Westfield Dibinsons. 3 staff members 2 female 1 male(short bad tempered manager) decides chatting amongst themselves was a better thing to do rather than serve my wife while she was in a rush on lunch break wanting something to eat. The male(which claims to be the manager) looked straight at my wife made eye contact while she was on the phone to me(her husband) and decided to ignore her attempts to purchase a couple of pies for lunch while she was the only person standing at the counter. She waited about 10 minutes hoping one of the lady's working would help but they to looked at her and ignored her. My wife felt unwelcome and ostracised by his behaviour and left to go back to work after having not eating anything for lunch. This short male staff member has done this multiple times to my wife and due to his behaviour last year my wife stopped attending dobinsons altogether. I have made multiple reports in store regarding, his behaviour, him swearing at me, refused service, called names while walking by dobinsons while he is on shift and even being threatened and told to meet him after work for a physical altercation. Still after all my attempts to report this unethical unfriendly aggressive behaviour nothing seems to have been done and he is still refusing to serve my wife and yelling out to me over the counter while i walk past the dobinsons at Belconnen. I was informed by the tall manager last year at belconnen dobinsons that he had been spoken to. So my wife and i were able to make purchases at Robinson's again. But after today it is apparent that the short aggressive male(manager) doesn't care about the reports made last year nor does he care about upholding a professional manner while attending/working at dobinsons. If possible to have the Short male manager even moved to Tuggeranong so neither my wife nor I have to be subjected to this kind of treatment it would be really appreciated. Not sure how someone acting like this treating customers like this is allowed to remain employed. But I think at the very least he should not be allowed to attend the Woden/Phillip nor the Belconnen Dobinsons from now on. When I find a way to take this report higher or directly to someone I will send another email/message. Thankyoy for your time. Kind regards,

I live in America but come to Canberra every year. One of our go-to spots is Dobinsons Bakery in…read morethe Tuggeranong mall for delicious and iconic Aussie meat pies. This is a walk-up counter in the a mall. You can take your food home or eat in the nearby food court. The service is fast and efficient. The pies are consistently delicious with a flaky crust and tasty fillings. I had their Thai chicken this time and it didn't disappoint. Their pastries are also excellent. We especially enjoy their Lamingtons. We will be back!