I ate here one night and thought it was good. The restaurant itself was nice, clean and modern and…read moreon a weeknight was mostly empty. I liked the food this middle eastern restaurant served, but I thought they charged more for it than it was worth. For $26, I got the Kafta, which is 3 skewers of lamb and beef mixed together served with a yogurt sauce for dipping, 3 small potatoes on a skewer and a small side salad. It cost twice what I had for lunch that day and was of similar quality and quantity. The meat skewers were good, but the potatoes were undercooked. So I guess I'd say the food is good (not great), but they charge too much.

Saffron is upscale Mediterranean with an attention to service. I normally think of "Greek food" for…read morethis kind of restaurant, and this distinguished itself as both Lebanese and the kind of establishment one could respectably dress up for and take a hot date. The dinner banquet ($39/person, $45/person with dessert) was a bombardment of: - Dips with bread: Excellent beetroot, carrot and hummus. Be careful - it is tempting and all too easy to fill up on the bread. Resist! - Entree sampler: Unremarkable. - Mains: Well-season kebabs, mince meat and pork chops on the bone. We had been recommended the last item and it did not disappoint. - Salad: Unremarkable. - Dessert: Great baklava and halwa. I learned I personally like the Asian version of the floss dessert better than the Turkish one. To disclose, we had been sent here by a family member of the owner and we did end up with post-meal coffee and dessert comped, but it was icing on what was already one of the best dining experiences we had in a week in Canberra. A bit expensive unless for an occasion or with an expense account, but that happens often enough in the government seat that it's worth the trip to the suburbs.

I used to be a partner in a mediterranean shawarma resto so seeing this in Australia made me very…read morehappy. They roast their meat on spits over a charcoal burning grill. I ordered the chicken and it was great. Portion size was great as well. Well priced and I had a good chat with this Egyptian gent at the counter. They serve beer too! There must be a good number of middle eastern people here because I keep seeing dukkah and shakshuka and kebabs pop up on random menus and or actual restos. I was thinking I'd come to Australia and get a lot of bland food that resembled Britain. There's a lot of flavor here in Canberra. One thing I do miss about the restaurant I had was our labne. We would mix in minced mint and cucumber. The.best.mezza.ever haha. I'll put it in the suggestion box. Thanks for a great meal!

Nice atmosphere and great food. Good portion of naan bread. A little overpriced but definitely will…read morego back again.

A well decorated restaurant that gets a few things very right and a lot of things wrong…read more We ordered the butter chicken, lamb korma and vindaloo. The butter chicken was too tomatoey and the vindaloo would have made Ghandi turn in his grave. Beyond being an empty restaurant with horrible service, I'm sure there are better Indian restaurants to sample in Canberra.

Good for a burger in the city. Their burgers are definitely worth trying. Opening hours can vary,…read moreit says 'late' but they can close at 7pm. Recommended for anyone looking for a burger and fries. The Mookie Burger and the Crispy Chicken Burger are very good.

There is so many things I could say about this place. If you are looking to try something different…read morethen go ahead but you might be a bit disappointed. There is not much seating area (Specially if you are with a group of 5 or more). There menu is not that great and does not have that many things on it. If you are or if you are going out to dinner or lunch with a picky eater then they might not be able to find something to eat at all. Over all the food does not taste that great.

This was a good kebab take out place. At least when the African guy ran it. The Sultan business…read moreis no more - that was sold so don't come looking for Sultan in this location. Sultan was the five star. The business that is here now is called Ali Kebab & Pides. This place is utter crap - don't even bother with it. Three people can't even manage cooking chips still partially frozen. I wouldn't even bother giving it a one star. We went once and never again

Absolutely delicious Thai, service and servings are great dining in and take away…read more We have eaten here we have eaten there, this food at this place makes us stare. The servings are generous, food is fabulous, and service is better than courteous. Amongst the restaurants south side of Canberra, this is the best place for Thai we have found. Highly recommended.

One of the best local places to eat and a regular for me. Fresh food cooked well. Staff a courteous…read moreand efficient when eating in.

I had the hotbird burger with sweet potato chips and rosemary and salt chips…read more The hotbird is as the name suggests hot. While some may like it hot...I think this is too hot. The chilli paste is smothered on every inch of the bottom bun, so your tongue cannot escape the heat. It burns and after a while your taste buds become numb. The combination with sour cream should neutralise the heat but you need more sour cream and most probably some avocado for cooling. The sweet potato chips were more like skinned baked sweet potato and the rosemary and salt chips were okay. What made this a three stay experience was the sulky staff. They were extremely like they didn't want to be there and after a while I didn't want to be there either.

This could easily be 4 stars but gets knocked down to 3 for service. Tried the chicken goat cheese…read morepomegranate salad and the morrocan lamb burger. Burgee was nice. No sides with the burger :(. Ordered fried and herb mayo - thick and tasty chips. Sauce was yummy too. Pomegranate in salad had no flavour - must have boiled the heck out of them. Waitress sat us down for table service but she took so long to come back i ordered up at the counter. Give it a shot; maybe the service was a one off. Solid burger and fries.

Generous portions! My husband and I ordered a chicken kebab…read moreand a falafel kebab for lunch. They were huge - nice fluffy bread filled with a generous portion of meat and salad. Good value for the money - but come hungry!!

Turkish staples that are always of a high quality, never gave to wait, it's all ready to goread more