Act Food Guide

[MIVEC]

I love Hogs Breath.....a few people I've spoken to aren't major fans but I'm a simple man and nothing beats a cold brew with a smoked rib and curley fries.

And yeah Leigh, you've asked for peoples idea's of good places to eat, so you're going to get opinions which of course will differ from yours.

A different one as well....Jigsaw (old Goodberry's) is just awesome, sure the price has gone up since it first opened a few years ago but I still think it's worth it. Especially with the large selection of flavours available. Always a great place to take the missus after a good feed somewhere else. Just try and avoid going during peak hours.

[Terminal]

Business Name: Zeffirellis

Location: Dickson/Belconnen/Kingston

Food Type: Italian

Taste: 9/10

Service: 7/10

Value: 8/10

Parking: Belco is good Mall across the road. Dickson is a bit crowded at nights, and I haven't been to kingston enought to know.

When i lived next door to Zeffers in Belco i went almost every week. i couldn't stop eating the stuff. everything is good there, and the prices are reasonable. you get quite large helpings, and if you're a smaller person you might not think it too economical to waste food. service is average, but with their latest headline news i think they've fixed that up a fair bit.

[Amaru]

Business Name: Montezumas

Location: Civic

Food Type: Mexican

Taste: 9/10

Service: 10/10

Value: 9.5/10

Parking: Lots of parking in the theatre parking lot just across the road.

Only just remembered about montezumas, have been eating there alot lately. For less than $15 you can get a massive meal. Reccomendations are the chorizo enchilada and the meatballs (make sure you get it with rice). Food tastes awesome, and its relatively small so service is excellent.

[Frink]

Business name: Central Cafe

Location: Queanbeyan

Food type: Anything

Taste: 7.5/10

Service: 7/10

Value: 9.5/10

i bet most of you have heard of this place already. i've eaten there a couple of times. the service is good, the food is pretty good (depending on what you order...), but god damn, if you can finish your meal, then you must be hungry. their small meal is the size of a really big Hogs Breath meal! i can never finish it. they have a challenge that if you can eat the Mixed Grill in less than half an hour, you eat for free! i reckon it'd be between 8-10 kg's of food on your plate! only a handful of people have ever done it.....

Edited May 17, 2006 by Frink

[SKYLVIA]

A different one as well....Jigsaw (old Goodberry's) is just awesome, sure the price has gone up since it first opened a few years ago but I still think it's worth it. Especially with the large selection of flavours available. Always a great place to take the missus after a good feed somewhere else. Just try and avoid going during peak hours.

So true, nothing better than having a mad feed at Hogs then going next door and having a kick ass dessert. id say theyre probably the best in the business for icecream in the ACT. they are a tad expencive, but the best dam icecream youll find locally...

[Mr Italy!]

Business Name: Debarcle

Location: Lonsdale St. Braddon

Food Type: Pizza, salads, steaks

Taste: 8/10

Service: 5/10 - Have to go to the bar to order

Value: 5/10 - Expensive for what it is

Parking: 5/10 - Parking in the main street of Braddon on a friday or saturday night... a little bit difficult.

Overall it was a really nice meal. Shared a medium pizza with my gf. Was a little hungry after so i'd recommend a large pizza if sharing.

Was there the other night when the brumbies game was on. They've got a massive projector screen set up to watch the game. Was a little bit loud and rouwdy but thats why we went, to watch the brumbies and grab a feed. Little bit expensive tho, but it wasnt too bad!

[GTS_DUY]

central cafe is good for the experience, that mixed grill is just stupidly massive, tastes like shit too...for the money u spend on that, go to a proper restaurant and spend the same on an eye fillet, for better satisfaction from a steak

good idea this thread, i find it interesting, as someone pointed out, how everyone rates certain places, i rate something highly, which someone else won't, whereas someone else might rate a place for good food, which i find shit. same as service, working in a proper fine dining restaurant, i find the service anywhere terrible (even taking certain things into consideration)

i'm yet to try that The land of goat sphincter rings place in erindale that nik mentioned, apparently they are somehow/once affiliated with pide house, i love The land of goat sphincter rings (read: all middle eastern) food, and anything diff from pide house would be a good change.

as for oporto, they were good when they first opened, but f**ked if i'm spending so much for a burger, the single fillet or whatever it is...absolute joke.

[MIVEC]

So true, nothing better than having a mad feed at Hogs then going next door and having a kick ass dessert. id say theyre probably the best in the business for icecream in the ACT. they are a tad expencive, but the best dam icecream youll find locally...

Don't know how long it's been since you've been there champ but it's no longer in Woden which sucks. Have to drive to Erindale.

[race_snooze]

everyone is forgeting our all time favourite place to eat.

Jarra Pub great meals,

good sevice

good price,

and easy parking

[Amaru]

i'm yet to try that The land of goat sphincter rings place in erindale that nik mentioned, apparently they are somehow/once affiliated with pide house, i love The land of goat sphincter rings (read: all middle eastern) food, and anything diff from pide house would be a good change.

Definately give it a try, its better than The land of goat sphincter rings pide house in my opinion... it just tastes "fresher" (maybe fresher breads being used?)... talking about it yesterday made me crave, so I grabbed a pide for dinner Its called The land of goat sphincter rings Grill.

[Terminal]

I almost thought you were talking about cooleman court for a second there

[Bluprint]

Speaking of Cooleman Court.... anyone tried that new place they have where the tavern used to be... I think it's called The Brierly or something.

Looks decent enough

[SKYLVIA]

Don't know how long it's been since you've been there champ but it's no longer in Woden which sucks. Have to drive to Erindale.

huh?! i thought they still had the place in woden, and belco, and in dickson too...

well thats poo... no more good dessert near hogs...

and central cafe is good, havent been there in a while, but the meals are huge! i think i had lasagne, and it was aite, too much to eat though lol.

Edited May 17, 2006 by SKYLVIA

[skyline_babe5]

shame on you leigh.

why are the majority of places here asian restaurants? isnt there any good mediteranean food?

dunno what the service is like now, but Hogs breath (Civic is a nicer place to eat, unless you like the whole bush shed feel, then go to woden) is the bomb. but, i havent been there in a long time so it may have changed...

Ok well I'm glad someone pointed out that Maccas is crap thank you Andrew .

As for your comment about Mediterranean food Beau, Italian and The land of goat sphincter rings food both fall into this category, and La Rustica is one of the best but just to add to this my fave is..

Business Name: Belluci's

Location: Dickson, Woden, Manuka

Food Type: Italian (or to put it for Beau Beau Mediterranean)

Taste: 10/10

Service: 9/10 (This was for Dickson)

Value: 9/10

Parking: Fairly decent, but like any place it depends on time.

I have only been to the Dickson one, but this is by far my fave in Canberra , my recommendation if you eat here would be to def try the gnocchi napolitana and cannelloni al forno.

[skyline_babe5]

Central Cafe is also good, being a big eater myself, it's great to fill the o'l stomach, with some comments here saying its crap, please bare in mind you have dif tastes to others, and you might of ordered the wrong meal . They also make good milkshakes

[SKYLVIA]

bloody post whore cassie!!!

The land of goat sphincter rings pide house in woden is aite too, same with the one down at coollaman court

[GTR32GUS]

That rock salt squid sounds good might have to give it a go

[SKYLVIA]

Rock slat squid = awesome-ness!

[skyline_babe5]

whatever beau

[SKYLVIA]

another good place to feed your face

porcha's in manuka. the peaking duck there is heaps nice! same with chilli beef!

Jerra Chinese Restaurant. Peaking duck is also good there, and the Satay Chicken is friggin awesome.