I spent Australia Day weekend the best way I possibly could, in Australia's capital, Canberra. And…read morebeing my first time here, this meant doing all the things, and what's not more coincidental than being at Capital Brewing, in Australia's capital on Australia Day? Try and beat that. As one can imagine, this brewery was packed. But they welcome the people by having heaps of seating, outside, inside, next to the food truck, and around the corner in a large hall. Finding a place to sit in and get comfy is not that difficult. We were in the mix of it all, it's in a huge warehouse with a really high ceiling. The bar is nice positioned, and staff are quick to pour you there latest brew. The food is by Brodburger. Their burgers are bomb, with a vegetarian one that will rock your socks. If you didn't think it before, burgers have a perfect pairing with, you guessed it, beer. Capital brewing knows exactly what they're doing with their good natured brews attitude.

A nice, relaxed, spacious, dog-friendly atmosphere, good beer and some solid food served out of a…read moreco-located Brodburger outlet. What's not to like?

Most of you know about the Wig & Pen, the awesome brewery in Canberra's city centre. However, not…read moreas many know about Canberra's other local brewery, Zierholz. You can try a full lineup of their German style beers (their "paddle sampler") for 12 dollars and this includes a half pint of your favourite. Some of their beers are available in 5L mini kegs for 40 dollars. Unfortunately I did not try their food, but their desserts looked very good (very large, so either save room or share)

Tucked into the small enclave of Kingston shops is the Durham Castle Arms; an English style pub…read morewhich offers a variety of beers on tap and a bistro for the less liquid-based hunger satisfying creations. 12 beers on tap provide good variety to choose from (including some dark ales) in addition to plenty of bottled sorts, wines and spirits for those wishing to diversify their selection of drink. The bistro serves standard pub fare, tried the Guinness pot pie which was delicious put down with a dark ale. The pub is divided up into a number of areas with seating on the bar side, kitchen side, and outside. There is also a stage and small dancefloor. A band was playing the night we came down. The bar population went from 2 of us plus a handful of others at 9:30pm, to overflowing with people and packed some 30-45mins later. Quiet to epic in under an hour - something which surprised me for this small Canberra venue.

One of Canberra's best pubs; it attracts a pretty diverse and low key crowd, and has solid food and…read morebeer options (wish it was still doing pot pie though). Trivia nights too if that's your thing.

Okay, so I'm drinking gin, eating popcorn chicken and listening to James Brown. Life is very good…read morefor me. What you need to do is walk through QT's in-hotel barber shop, let your eyes adjust to the VERY dark venue and then make your way to bar. YaY! I suggest you look at the cocktail menu, laugh at the hilarious names and then choose a Cucumber Dill Collins. I then suggest you buy a bowl of popcorn chicken, high five your best mate and sit yourself down on one of the comfy couches. The staff are friendly and beautiful. The soundtrack is all types of good. Everything tastes delicious. Hooray for Lucky's Bar!

Awesome bar!! Held a function here great bartenders,…read moredelicious appletinis and great music nothing to complain about!! Love the decor, love entering through the barber shop and love all the fancy glassware in the cabinets!

Lovely atmosphere on a summer's evening. Good selection of…read moredraught beers. Two for one pizza is great value. Mexican 9/10. Bombay 6/10. I'll be back.

Debacle has a deal every Monday/Tuesday - for buy 1 get another pizza free! Their pizzas are…read moregourmet-made and delicious, especially the Bombay one :-) The atmosphere is great too ~ with projector on ...

THE TIPSY BULL. CANBERRA we stopped here for a…read moredrink after a day of sightseeing. Had read about it and it had good reviews. I see why. Hard to describe as it appeared more likely to be a BBQ/Burger/ Beer venue. We found that outdoor ambiance on a Friday, after work, happy hour type time.. But we found tons and tons of Gins. Who would ever believe there could be so many! Seems Gin distilleries are the new Brew Pubs of Australia At any rate, how do you choose from 50/60 gins? Well, you have one of the incredibly knowledgeable staff ask what you usually drink, suggest similar choices and some different tastes you might like. I chose one for its shock value. It was made with ants only found in one place in the world, Northern Australia, of course. I was told the ants tasted like lime. Yeah right, but damn if they didn't. As a snack we had some incredible Sourdough Bread with a whipped concoction of Ricotta Cheese. Really great. The place was filling up with others coming for early dinner so we left, quite satisfied, happy with our find. Can't address the actual food here, but judging by the increasing crowd it must be good. Strongly suggest making a reservation. I do have a question, though. Just how cold does it have to get in .Australia for you guys to actually light all those outdoor heaters you have?

There are a bunch of folks already complaining about customer service here -- let me add to that…read more Back in Canberra for dinner with my mum, book an outdoor table -- get there, told that's not what I booked, that couldn't tell you when, but that we can't leave because we pre-paid. It's clear they're using this mechanism not to make sure people turn up, but rather, to hold them hostage when they let them down.