Much much much much much improved with new ownership. Less of the comfy couches, but the tables are…read morefunctional. But the coffee is so so so much better. Interesting cafe food, not wild, but a good range and significantly better quality than the place on the corner. Young but friendly waitstaff. They still do evening live events, and the place is pumping if I go past on those occasions.

Pleasent atmosphere. Lots of local attraction information. Coffee pretty good too…read more Will come again.

H&M finally openned its first store in Canberra! The store is nice and neat, has three departments…read more(man, woman and kids) and has two floors. The store drew thousands of people on its opening day.y.

Visited the ACT and was fortunate enough to have this place within a short walking distance from…read moreour hotel. Lots of options for shopping, food and entertainment. There's a casino about a block from the mall.

I didn't know Canberra Centre before it was done up, but it seems to have everything you'd want in…read morea big shopping Centre. There are fancy stores, there are $2, and there are the useful stores like Target and Big W. The food court seemed a little lacklustre, filled with mostly fast food, and not many interesting options. Skip it all together and head to Dobinson's instead on the ground floor. There's paid parking, but at least it's fairly cheap. At the end of the day it's a shopping centre, and in Australia they usually don't get too excited. It's not as sterile and intimidating as some fancier shopping centres, and you could definitely do a lot worse.

They have absolutely everything you could possibly want for authentic Australian souvenirs…read more Stuffed animals, clothes, accessories, ornaments, magnets, handmade crafts, and much more. They even had a lot of Canberra specific items! Was able to get my family presents in one trip. Australian Choice is on the ground floor near the Aldi and North Face. Reduced hours on weekends. Highly recommend for anyone visiting.

An unusual concept done right…read more A board game restaurant? Isn't that antisocial? No! Play with a group of your friends, eat good food and try new things. The food is great, the games are expansive (and for all ages and attention spans) and the staff are very friendly. Splits bills, can host groups and the staff are helpful to board game beginners.

This is a good place to hangout. I took my 8-year old daughter and her friends here for a few…read morehours. They had a large assortment of board games and the girls had a hard time choosing which ones to play. Luckily, one of the waiters seemed to know something about each of the games and could give us some recommendations. The food was acceptable. I had the chicken schnitzel and also ordered a side salad. I didn't read carefully and only later realized that the chicken came with its on salad. It would've been nice for the waiter to confirm that I wanted 2 salads.... The schnitzel was a bit dry and overcooked, so I wouldn't recommend it either. The salads were fine, but nothing to seek out. My daughter ordered the kid's pizza. She didn't like it much and just took only a few bites. I tried it and realized that the pizza was mostly crust. It was too lite on sauce and cheese. The service was not uniform. On the one had, the staff were nice and knowledgeable about the games. On the other hand, the waiter kept changing the time he wanted us out. We arrived at 4 pm and planned to be there for a few hours. Initially, he said we could stay until 7:30 which was totally fine. A half hour later, he said 7:15, then at 6:30 he said he was needing the table in the next 15 minutes. There was no recognition that he kept shifting the times, so I can only surmise that he was just misremembering what he had told us. He also forgot one of our orders too. And no, it wasn't too crowded, so I can't even give him an out for being busy. So, come for the games, but don't expect exceptional food or service.

Just picked up five china espresso cups and saucers for $24. Super cool store tucked away in…read moreBraddon and should be on the main attraction list in this revived community. The owner presents the best pieces in her store in an orderly fashion so it is easy to browse. There are both homewares and clothes in this gem. The prices range within the store so keep your eyes peeled. As always with a second hand store - check back often!

i stopped in to look for an item that i havent been able to buy for years. not only did they have…read morewhat i wanted, but thèir range of craft stuff was amazing. from pens to pencils to books to canvas to easels to crayons to paint to paper... you get the idea. the service was polite and efficient and if you are a regular they have a free club to join where you get discounts etc.ask at the c ounter, and they'll sign you up.

Isn't quite the outlet mall it started out as, but is more 50/50 homemaker and outlet mall. Some…read moregood bargains can be had and it's still a good place to go for a wide range of items. They are currently rejigging the floorplan and providing more cut throughs between the various areas. Was very pleased to note that there is now a Williams Sonoma outlet there.

This is the old DFO in Canberra, it's half full and there's quite a few stores that are empty but…read morethat shouldn't discourage anyone from going as there are some very good bargains to find there.