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Bookplate
73/100 (1647 ratings)
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"Came here for an early lunch after going to Questcon. The ambience is lovely which is highlighted with the beautiful stain glass windows.I got..."
Karen
"3.6. Terrific little cafe located at the National Library. It’s a charming spot. We felt instantly at home here. And it wasn’t just the..."
Two Sheds
"Really beautiful seating area outside with heaters above. Chilli scrambled eggs and regular scrambled eggs were perfect. Coffee was excellent and..."
Red Bean
"This cafe was hidden inside the National Library. Such a popular place for locals and tourists. I loved the decor with several large colourful stain..."
Jianierrrrrr
"My first ZOMATO review goes to - Bookplate Canberra.Absolutely must go in Canberra!It’s located in National Library and has an..."
Jessie Li
"Great view for brunch. The food comes in large portion and the wagyu burger was quite tasty. It’s great to just site outside during lunch and enjoy..."
Lucianna Guo
"What a stunning outdoor dining area on a sunny day. Stopped here for lunch before leaving Canberra, it was beautiful and sunny, service was fast and..."
Renee
"Nice setting beside a wall of stained glass windows. Sign said wait to be seated but I stood around for some time before anyone paid me attention,..."
BrisvEGustation
"The clientele here are...well...old. It's a nice enough spot and who doesn't love the library? It's probably good for an in-venue cafe but it's..."
Ausbeagle
"Bookplate is a popular spot for lunch (served 12-2pm) that’s close to major Canberra tourist attractions. While it gets busy on the weekends,..."
Michele Walton
"Visited today and absolutely loved it. Very busy and had to wait a bit, but was worth it in the end. Food was great and the place had a great..."
Niks
"Hubby and I headed here for brunch before visiting the Celestial Empire exhibition last week.  We loved it.  The cafe is beautiful with the sun..."
Sherrym1au
"My friend and I met up for lunch at Bookplate in the National Library. I hadn’t been to Bookplate in about 5 years but knew that it had been..."
Foodpornjournal
"Bookplate is a popular spot for lunch (served 12-2pm) that’s close to major Canberra tourist attractions. While it gets busy on the weekends,..."
Michele Walton
"Bookplate has become my absolutely reliable go-to place for weekend breakfast.  The menu is genuinely innovative, the food quality is always..."
Kristy Ellen
"My team organised a lunch at Bookplate, the cafe at the National Library of Australia, which has come under new ownership this year. The menu is..."
Adventures In Winterland
"Consistently good coffee and food. Whether seated outside with one of the best views in Canberra or inside with the sun streaming through the Leonard..."
Fairlake1
"Whenever there is a curry on the menu here, it is amazing. Good coffee and quick service in a great..."
Hingo
"Busy but relaxing. While the lines for the counter can be off putting it is worth the wait. The food, be it breakfast or lunch, never disappoints...."
Ryan
"Great coffee, great selection of sweet things. I've never eaten lunch there but it's mainly gourmet looking sandwiches and salads. Sit outside if the..."
Annie Belle
"Great spot for a quick bite, even when they are busy. Staff are really accommodating. We came in after they closed the kitchen but they still did..."
Holly Corpe
"Lovely cafe adjacent to the National Library. It has a large indoor area which can be accessed from inside the library and a beautiful large outdoor..."
Princess Greedyguts
"Stopped by for a brunch and sat outside in the sunshine. The waitress mustn’t have known how to communicate effectively, I had to approach and..."
Caitlin Treloar-Ward
"A real find at the National Library. Really great food and service in a fantastic setting. Really enjoyed lunch and coffee..."
James Arvanitakis
"What an amazing location to have a cafe situated within the National Library. The stained glass windows create a unique atmosphere. The quality of..."
Matt Ezzy
"Great coffee, great location, retro furniture and fantastic stained glass windows. The staff were very courteous. The lamb burger which was fresh,..."
M T (Dryasadingo)
"Had a lovely lunch today at Bookplate. My friend and I shared this lovely heirloom tomato dish with what must have been the most delicious homemade..."
Georgie Winter
Smiths Alternative
72/100 (1097 ratings)
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"This is my favourite cafe and my favourite bar and my favourite performance venue. Let me tell you why ~ I appreciate this place a lot for its..."
Jacinta Zander
"This place is just brilliant! I love it. A beautiful vibe. Relaxed folkie/hippie/shabby undertones, with a hip/cool sheen over the top. Who puts a..."
Peter Vadiveloo
"Great coffee and baked treats made on the premises. Proudly supporting and promoting Canberra's awesome original music/arts scene too. Highly..."
Pete Lyon
"Best place for original music, poetry, art and creatives of all sorts in town. Comfy, friendly, great drinks and snacks. Feels like home..."
Lea Docks
"The coolest place in Canberra. Come to a book launch, a poetry reading, live alternative music, coffee, wine, snacks,..."
Gail Langendorf
"The people are so nice here I love this place great relaxing space with great staff and great food very comfy and healing love the books and the..."
Narelle Hutchings
"Saw Fred Smith there at few weeks ago. Awesome comfy place to listen to a diverse range of music have a wine and..."
Susan Powter
"Brilliant venue - comfortable, quirky, sound is great, they sell midstrength tasty beer and friendly staff who let us bring food in from another..."
Sarah Groube
"A delightful and great venue to play with a real attentive listening jazz audience. + another great jazz band working right outside the joint...a..."
Esmond Selwyn
"Excellent space for feeling like the world is going to be..."
Sep Vsv
"I can easily end up spending all day and night in there. Great venue, interesting people, awesome, accommodating staff. Creative..."
Evita Story
"Relaxed, friendly staff who make you feel welcome. We're old friends really. Great venue with great sound for an eclectic range of live music. Great..."
Jay Lee
"Where do I begin? This place is a Canberran institution. Great for hosting events, wandering in off the street, doing work on the couch, drinking,..."
Isaac Dugdale
"Ahh..what a lovely place with lovely people in a lovely town!..."
Phoenix Canberra
"Wonderful and Cozy artistic place to enjoy good music, arts,drinks and delicious cakes..."
Vinicius Moreira Brasil
"Was an awesome night This way North has the place pumpin. Will def going again in the not too distant future. Great to talk to the musician after the..."
Mark Gill
"More places like this, everywhere. Laid back, unpretentious, DIY, grass roots, independent...music venue, serving quality coffee late night. Great..."
Simon Williams
Queen's Terrace Cafe
72/100 (623 ratings)
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"Came here for an early lunch at around 11.30. It wasn't busy yet but it quickly became busy with tourist and workers alike.Basic cafe, food was..."
Karen
"A relaxing decent cafe, clean and spacious. Healthy food, attentive and friendly staff. Must try the dessert, delicious and under priced LOL, I..."
Nat Nat
"Huge place with plenty of tables, we got here at 1:15pm on an rainy day for lunch. There were a lot to choose from! Got the Beef cheeseburger and it..."
Hayley
"It was pleasing to finf that despite the absence of any competition, the QTC does quite well as a large and high traffic flow cafe. The meals were..."
Evan Jones
"Lots of seats, whether indoors, outdoors on the terrace, or there's also a more secluded indoor section with couches. Those inside seats by the..."
BrisvEGustation
"Somehow, you expect the cafe in Parliament House to be dire. With a captive audience, they've no reason to try. And anyone who works there can duck..."
Onara
"Good for a light lunch when visiting Parliament House. Quick bite required and delivered. Salad, rolls or wraps an option. Polite efficient..."
MF
"Pleasant Surprise Good food.... Pleasant SurpriseGood food at reasonable pricesFriendly..."
Decs
"Picture Perfect. It was a busy day and the cafe was full but enough tables and we found our spot. The service was quick and their performance was of..."
Tinytot
"Prices & service quite good. Nice hot food selection, nice..."
Esptm🍫☕️
"Although a tad expensive, the Angus beef burger and handcut chunky chips were satisfactory. Look out for the Ninja Magpies. They hunt in a pack and..."
Kipper
"Ha ha had a fabulous time yummie club sammies and wine on a perfect sunny day ...but WTF the magpies are scary really scary they stalk you had to..."
Cathy Dean
"Pariliamentary Meal. Quite a nicely layed out cafe in Pariliament House. There is a wide selection of pre made sandwiches and rolls as well as a..."
Andrew Kelly
"Beautiful food, great coffee and wonderful views. All within Australia's Parliament House. Take a look around and soak up the history. Read the..."
Dean Pengilly
"Lovely cafe within the Parliament House. An excellent terrace area to enjoy a autumn cappa ☕️ with superior..."
Terry Li
"One of the best pie and sausage roll I have ever had. And these three mini desert were cherry on the..."
sanjeev barriya
"Queen's Terrace Cafe is lovely and I went there today for the first time (in a very long time). The food was great prices and I got a Long Black..."
Edward Zia
"A great selection of food, with both healthy fruit options and cake. There were even some macarons available too, and the coffee was decent. Friendly..."
Kerbray
"Really enjoyed high tea with friends of mine. Nice customer service and cosy environment to hang out with..."
Moon Jungil
"I stopped by to have a hot chocolate for morning tea whilst visiting Parliament House. I loved that it came with marshmallows. I didn't have to ask..."
BulldogDynasty
Lonsdale St. Eatery
72/100 (225 ratings)
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"Great wood fired Pizza! We ordered as a family and decided to sit out the the front on the nice wooden table and benches. Great location next to a..."
Peter Guy
"Very nice, big (13 inch) wood fire pizza with plenty of toppings. One Pizza was enough for the 2 of us. Fast and friendly service. Take away or eat..."
Chris Ruttermann
"I had a prawn pizza and was delicious. Light thin base, topped with rocket and lashings of olive oil. I'll be back! Dine in is nothing fancy but..."
Kelly Lawson
"Best pizza in Canberra, crispy crust full of flavours. If they say “your pizza will be ready in 20 mins” it WILL be ready in 20! I will 100%..."
Jose Barra
"Great pizza, maybe one of the better places to get pizza in Canberra. This place mainly runs as a takeaway but there is some seating..."
Jack Barnett
"Best tasting pizza’s I’ve had in a long time. So glad we dropped in here on our holiday to Canberra. Highly recommend!..."
S A
"Loved the pizzas from here. I highly recommend the truffle funghi pizza. The quattro Gusti pizza didn't come with four different types of pizza..."
David G
"Managed to grab a table on a fairly busy Saturday night. Ordered 4 pizzas and were told they’d be ready at 6:40. Bang on 6:40 they were calling our..."
Cameron Bell
The Lighthouse Pub
71/100 (2270 ratings)
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"I was visiting over the weekend with my 2 boys and we all drink coopers pale. they did not keep it in the fridge but when I asked they were happy to..."
Phil Wilkinson
"Dined there last night with my family. Walked in to a lovely atmosphere. Got our drinks and ordered our meals. What seemed like only ten minutes and..."
Wendy Murdoch
"Hats off to the chef last night. Busy afternoon with Christmas celebrations and our food came fast and was cooked to perfection. The bar staff,..."
Jacqui Daglis
"Tedd has done an amazing job! Checked up on our group many times, made everyone feel super welcome It’s been a long time since I have had service..."
Shannan Law
"Great staff. I was made very welcome and the meal was terrific. I will absolutely be..."
James Fisher
"Great Parma, was placed on top of chips which is poor form :( Atmosphere, Service and Price..."
Liam Pallesen
"Just had a lovely time with the family taking me out for birthday lunch. Service was prompt and very friendly. Pizza's were great. salt and pepper..."
Rohan Reynolds
"Had a great time, thanks guys. My cocktails were delicious and the s&p squid was ab fab � my barman was awesome. (Didnt catch his name, tall guy..."
Jasna Curry
"Really nice place for an afternoon Sunday session. Had a great selection of beer, the food was reasonably priced and the love music was a great touch..."
Scott Wood
"I love the feel of this place. Funky music, really delicious food. We had the lighthouse special pizza and the peri peri chicken Pizza and it was so..."
Spookeychicken
"Quick service. Great food. The pumpkin haloumi and walnut salad was delicious! As was the hot chocolate. Just wish i had room for some smashed..."
Angela
"Great food guys keep it..."
Kanye Kudahetti
"Thumb's Up!. Gotta love descent pub food at a reasonable price. The Schnitzels are..."
Nomnom2
"Every meal I have had here has been really reasonable and very yummy. The atmosphere is really good and the staff are really..."
Mel Rose
"Good place to have dinner. Schnitzel, salad, children's menu, dessert everything was at an excellent level. There were few people at lunchtime...."
Anna Thompson
"Popped in for a late lunch and a beer. Good selection of local beers on tap. Capital IPA was delicious. Got the Parmy and these salt and pepper..."
Holly Corpe
"It's all about Friday night.. When weekend comes I just feels like to let loose and just hop into your Fav zone. For me such feeling comes when I..."
Aasifa Ruhani
"Great Service, Excellent Venue, Diane Sauce just wanted to bottle up to take home. Many options of meals on Menu and drinks available, doesn't take..."
Nezza
Oliver Brown
71/100 (401 ratings)
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"This cafe is literally the cutest Cafe in that area, one look and you are drawn to it! I loved the ambience, it is so gentle, sober and..."
Padmagiri .G.C
"The waffle is good but the topping berry is not fresh, they are frozen ones which reduce the flavour of it. On the other hand, the sauce on it is too..."
Shijing Wang
"Nice ice cream. Though some of the signs for the flavours were missing, and there was no sign indicating the prices for ice cream either. Many of the..."
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"I breathe and live for the churros dipped in milk chocolate. I would go back there everyday of the week just to get my hands on those churros 😍..."
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"Chocolate delicious. I thought I'd write a quick review on here because I've been to the city Oliver Brown a few times and never experienced issues..."
Kalliste
"Delicious Waffles !!. I went to Oliver Brown with a friend last night. They were quite busy with only 3 staff working. We had to wait over 30mins for..."
Sarah_phengsavanh
"Its good :). So much better than Max Brenner & San Churros. Their Waffles & Churros are legit. Its great how its open till late too..."
Foodlover101
"Milk chocolate hot chocolate is good but only if you have one once a month, you can fill the sugar down your throat, but that’s just what milk hot..."
Alireza Bahramzadeh (Ali)
"I ordered the hot chocolate and s'mores waffles, I was feeling like I could not have anything else after (in a very good way) Both things were..."
Elihu Del Valle
"Absolutely delicious coconut hot chocolate and coffee!!!! My wife and I went on a Saturday night 35 minutes before closing. The ladies were SO..."
Kellie
"Really nice coffee! Real chocolate on their Cap! That’s my..."
Xiaoling YAO
"Good ambience. Great selection of beverages and ice cream options. Public parking nearby. Must try the heavenly hot chocolate. Very smooth and..."
Hansraj B.
"Yummmm nice hot choco served with Belgian waffle. I would recommend this nice combination to everyone. Try it you'll love..."
choya Ang
"Loved it here, they serve a range of desserts from waffles to sundaes to crepes, not too badly priced, and also very tasty! Everyone working here was..."
Aidan Hitchcock