Garran Bakery Cafe

Known for its cakes
Just looks like an ordinary bakery with your morning rush of tradies wanting their meat pies
Had a croissant and juice for breakfast

Price 7/10
Taste 7/10
Service 7/10
Ambience 6/10

Mee's Sushi Manuka, Canberra

The problem with Canberra is that there are no decent sushi places
They consider sushi as in the rolls - mmm...
Anyway - I guess when desperate you just have to accept what's available

Price 7/10
Taste 6/10
Service 7/10
Ambience 6/10

Cosmorex Coffee Canberra

My hubby is absolutely obsessed with coffee
So while in Canberra he insisted on driving to Cosmorex - to get his fresh roast
Anyway I'm one of those people who go to a coffee place and orders a hot chocolate - great creamy texture to the milk though

Price 8/10
Taste 8/10
Service 8/10
Ambience 8/10

XY Dumpling House Canberra

For a person that loves yum cha as much as myself - an all you can eat yumcha restaurant was just too irresistible to pass up on.

For $16.80 for lunch - can eat as much as you can handle
The quality of the yum cha is substandard and I'm sure they use the frozen stuff but still - so cheap

This was the restaurant in Belconnen.
There is also one at the Deakin sports centre which seemed to have a few more customers.

Price 9/10
Taste 6/10
Service 7/10
Ambience 5/10

Kingsleys Steakhouse Canberra

October 2011
Needed to fill by meat craving and what better way than a trip to a steakhouse
Kingsleys is located within the shopping centre at canberra centre

Price 6/10

Taste 6/10

Service 6/10

Ambience 7/10

Sage Restaurant Canberra

This was our night out after hubby passed his exam.
The entrees were fantastic but I was a bit disappointed by the lamb which had a huge bit of uncooked fat attached - as per the waitress that is how it's meant to be.

Had the 3 courses for $70pp

Entrees
- yellowfin tuna ravioli; slow cooked pork belly (huge size for entree - hubby was full just after this)

Mains
- duck a l'orange, roasted lamb rump

Desserts
- butterscotch creme brûlée, warm chocolate and lapsang souchong fondant with kiwi foam

Price 7/10

Taste 5/10

Service 6/10

Ambience 7/10

http://sagerestaurant.net.au/

Aubergine Canberra

July 2011
A night out with a collegue from work
Hadn't received the 2 chefs hat at that stage
Went for the 3 course meal for $70

Price 8/10 (good value for the quality of the food)
Taste 7/10
Service 7/10
Ambience 8/10