Jehangir Indian at Swinger Hill

It’s a chilly May night when we arrive for a group dinner for 7pm at Jehangir Indian in Swinger Hill. The first thing that strikes me is the decorations…

Takeaway: Bolly Buds

We recently had relatively new new Indian restaurant Bolly Buds for takeaway, and the experience was good. Quite simply, and quite obviously, there’s nothing better than a good experience to make you order from the restaurant again.

Sweet Bones Bakery

It’s just past 8.30am on a Saturday morning, and Lonsdale Street in Braddon is starting to wake up. We managed to get a table at Elk and Pea without booking or having to squeeze in with someone else, simply because we arrived right on opening (8am). A day of assignment writing stretches out ahead of me, and I feel a little motivation is in order…

Soju Girl

It’s 4.30pm on a Friday and we play ‘which Canberra restaurant is still taking bookings?’. We laughably try for Eighty-Six (definitely full) and I suggest to Boyfriend that maybe, just maybe, we’ll be able to get into Soju Girl. We have talked about going forever. They’ve got a table available at 6, and a table available at 10. We hesitate, and go with 6.

La De Da above Ha Ha Bar

I notice it a long time before I hear about it: there’s something going on upstairs from Ha Ha Bar on Belconnen‘s Emu Bank. What is it? A club? Part of Ha Ha Bar? Eventually I hear about La De Da and my curiosity is sparked. With a new menu recently launched, visiting becomes a priority.

Valentine’s Day at Siren Bar

I’ve previously written positively about my experience(s) at Siren Bar. The following review is anything but positive.

Malamay in the Burbury Hotel

Overdue for a date night, we turned to our bucket list of restaurants and chose Malamay, another restaurant to have made the 2012 Canberra Top 20.

Pulp Kitchen at Ainslie

Ainslie’s Pulp Kitchen is cheerful, popular and recently made the Good Food Top 20 Canberra restaurants list – so, the perfect birthday dinner venue, right?

Dear Canberra (a love letter, of sorts)

Dear Canberra

Five years ago today
at 11.50am
I boarded a plane to be with you indefinitely
even though
I’d never met you.

Breakfast at The Elk and Pea

If the epitome of success is a packed restaurant at 11am on Canberra’s hottest day of the year, even when that restaurant’s air conditioning isn’t working, then Elk and Pea is already pretty darn successful.