Australian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Canberra

Lonsdale Street Roasters

76/100 (2592 ratings)

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"Hands down the best coffee in Braddon! Try have just spruced up their menu, so make sure you dine in to taste this delicious meal! The..."

Melinda Jenny May Salter

"The coffee is not burnt! Hoorah! It actually tastes good. Well balanced flavour. This little place on Lonsdale Street has an inviting..."

Kennnny

"Great coffee for Canberra. Still a little weak but hot with a rich and interesting flavour, so very unlike almost all Canberra coffee. Interesting..."

Dominic Svensson

"Ordered zucchini fritters and Spanish breakfast. Fritters are good and well seasoned with crispy skin , but a little bit oily. Go well with avo and..."

Yue Wang

"Large cafe offering plentiful indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a takeaway window for convenient ordering of coffees to go. Service was fine and..."

Eatwithmyfoodsafari

"Coffee, food, location, service, ambiance, value for money- ALL ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️One of my few favourite places in Canberra to..."

Juhi- Culture And Cuisine

"A good breakfast spot, great coffee. Nice atmosphere, very busy. Service was satisfactory and quite quick considering the crowd. Liked the..."

Anastasia B

"We were ignored by the staff when we first entered, leaving us standing around like dinguses. Once seated, however, everyone was quite pleasant. We..."

Leanne

"Stopped by for a life saving early morning (6:45am) coffee on the way to the snow... heard a lot of hype about it and the fitout looked trendy and..."

Christy Ward

"Update: coffee was excellent. Food was not amazing, but still ok!Yep. Get here. Stopped for a coffee and doughnut. Yep. Delicious...."

JDP79

"They were pretty busy but managed to get our food and drinks out in no time. The food and coffee was great as a usual. The chips with the steak..."

Emma Choi

"Very popular coffee roasters on Lonsdale St. I wanted to try their breakfast, but did not get a chance to try anything on the menu. The coffee,..."

EatLiveEat

"Coffee is the highlight here. It is some of the best I have had having lived in Wellington and Melbourne, both coffee city's. Food was also..."

Peter Dee

"YUM! Great staff, awesome breakfast selection and damn good coffee. Love the ambience of the place too, laid back and vintage. I ordered the Eggs..."

Mrs A

"Yummy corn fritters with bacon, avocado, sour cream and tomato. Super corny. Hubs got the scrambled eggs with bacon and spinach. Really great good..."

Thefoodbotherer

"Firstly the coffee was great However we had to wait a very long time and ask for it as they forgot to make itThe service was a bit average..."

MF

"The lauded coffee was good, but the non-egg options for breakfast were a bit lacking! The environment is relaxed and friendly, if a bit..."

Parkee01

"Today I thought I'd give LSR's lunch menu a try. It was Easter Saturday, the place was busy, and my partner and I sat up in their serene second floor..."

Arne

"I'm new to Canberra and stumbled upon this little gem. The coffee is incredible. I love the outside seating area. I found the staff rally friendly...."

Shaun Le Feuvre

"Definitely my favorite Sunday morning reading place. Lonsdale street boasts a relaxing, homey atmosphere where one can easily read a book or get some..."

Reluctant Foodie

"Had a piccolo and some avo on toast. My partner ordered a mocha and the salmon dish. Food was alright but nothing special. The coffee blew us away..."

Eliana Negri

"Canberra has some pretty good coffee and I want to tell you about Lonsdale Street Roasters. Not only do they have some pretty good coffee, they..."

Alice Penco

"Usually go there for a quick bite in the afternoon before closing time but held off writing a review till I tried breakfast there. Food and coffee is..."

Jules

"Consistently good coffee, friendly staff and some great food! An easy go-to and a great one to reccomend. All my visitors have loved it here..."

Tales Of Rose

"Oh Lonnys, your coffee is pretty good, which makes your skimpy servings all the more depressing. I ask for a large flat white and I get an inch of..."

Saffiegoo

"LSR has been pumping out reasonable espresso in Lonsdale street for a few years now, and while sometimes it can be hit and miss, generally the coffee..."

TheHungryRanga

"I asked for soldiers & eggs when I saw 'any eggs on toast'. No? Then don't put 'any'. Disappointment. Egg benny served on big cold plate. Obviously..."

Authenticity

"Pretty good coffee, stock standard 'hipster' decore but not overly wanky. All in all not..."

Epicureans

"Best toasted sandwiches. It really says something when they can have two Lonsdale Street Roasters on the same street. Fantastic toasted sandwiches..."

Anaphase

"Nice spot. Good music, good coffee, excellent variation on a Cuban sandwich. Good..."

Mark From Melbourne

"Canberra's first hipster cafe. It was the first hipster place on the Canberra block. But backs up all the hipster attitude with a great..."

Elliott Bledsoe

"First of it's kind. These guys have been killing it for years and they aren't going to stop any time soon. Strong support from canberra foodies and..."

Foodiesseiur

"Paninis!!!!!!. The BEST paninis ever! I prefer the old shop to the new one... But I would recommend either as I enjoy the coffee and the all round..."

Sienna_k

"Great coffee!! I love the ghetto interior and punk music played just at the right level. Trendy friendly staff make it an all round funky,..."

Tess Podger

"TOPS. Had a great coffee here last week, worth a visit if ur around..best coffee by..."

FoodPorn

"Out-of-this-world coffee. Iced Coffees and coffee in general here is absolutely top-notch. I've not had a better iced coffee anywhere in Canberra -..."

Sati

"Fantastic Beans for Sale. I read about this place on another website and was keen to check it out as I just moved to Canberra from Melbourne. I have..."

Kristy Lee Woodward

"As a Melbourne coffee snob I can say that roasters make INCREDIBLE coffee. Best strong treacly espresso with amazing character. I always buy their..."

Alan W

"BEST COFFEE IN CANBERRA!!!!!!!!! Don't ever NOT go..."

Kareen

"Went there for brunch on new years eve and it was busy as usual. Lovely food and great service. Ordered the pulled pork panini which was yummy and..."

SMB - Canberra Food Blog

"I'd heard so much hype about this place that I wanted to see for myself - the coffee is pretty good, I can say that. It's all terribly hipster but..."

Annie Belle

"Quick lunch turned out to be a protracted affair on account of the challenges presented by a lack of parking. If not for the greater patience & keen..."

PJ

"The coffee was good. Portobello mushroom truffle was awesome. Highly..."

Likke P Putri

"A main stay of Lonsdale Street serving great coffee. My flat white was super frothy! Scrambled eggs were light and fluffy, cooked to perfection and..."

M T (Dryasadingo)

"One word: YUM! My hubby and I dined at LSR for breakfast this morning and we really enjoyed ourselves. Our coffees were well made and the food was..."

Tash Leam

"We had 〜 Lonsdale Breakfast, Eggs Benedict with Pulled Pork, Brioche French Toast Simply delicious. Perfect poached eggs. No overbearing flavours...."

Tim Johan

"Great food and coffee with friendly staff. Our favorite brunch is baked eggs and smashed..."

Khappy Khappy

"Really nice Cafe. The coffee here was the best! And the brunch was pretty good too! Would definitely go to Lonsdale street roasters again. Friendly..."

Kapil Mistry

"Fantastic, friendly and fast service. Helpful staff and delicious food with a great vibe. Kids loved the art work.Chili jam … divine. Even got a..."

Anna Hughes

"Wonderful place and a Canberra icon. Great service with wholesome food, prompt and table service. Music was probably slightly too loud and hard..."

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