Pomegranate Restaurant Kingston – a nice sot for a special meal

Pomegranate opened last year in the site formerly occupied by The European and before it Art Expresso.

A stylish and welcoming décor, teamed with good food and efficient service make Pomegranate a nice spot for a special meal.

There’s a regular menu and changing entrée and main specials that include…

Entrees like…

Scallops, asparagus and seafood tortellini with a
pomegranate sauce $24

Entrée special – Prawns and Eggplant $24

Mains such as…

Baby Hiromasa Kingfish with braised leeks and carrot and Dijon mustard dressing $31 – very delicious (particularly the braised leeks and carrot that carry most of the flavour)

Main Special – Eggplant stuffed with slow cooked lamb and rice, with spices and yogurt dressing $29 ( not as good as other choices)

Other good choices for mains that have been recommended by other are the:
Spatchcock, marinated with mild chilli paste and spices served withbaby veg & cracked wheat pilaf $31
Chargrilled Cowra lamb cutlets, served with potato salad and cacik $30
Confit Duck leg with celeriac puree, sautéed spinach and
pomegranate sauce $32
Wagyu Striploin with mash potato, exotic mushrooms and beef jus $33
If you are planning to order a couple of courses, then it would be worth considering the $58 pp banquet to enjoy the experience of a number of dishes.

Banquet Menu
$58 pp
Entrees
MezzePlater Humus, chilli ,eggplant dips, pickle veg, with bread and assorted olives
Zucchini and Fetta Cheese Fritters with garlic yoghurt dressing
Smoked Rainbow Trout Croquette , garlic ,yoghurt mayo and Tabuli
Chargrilled QLD King Prawn with avocado relish, rocket and radicchio salad
Mains
Chicken breast, mildly spiced, sliced with Dijon lime mustard dressing
Chargrilled Cowra Lamb cutlet
Baby Hiromasa Kingfish with braised leeks and carrot
Leaf salad – Mix of Radicio, cos lettuce heart, Roquette & tomato slice, dressed with Dijon Mustard
Desserts
Sekerpare – Almond, Semolina pastry soaked with honey syrup, served with Tahini, Helva & Cardomon ice-cream

Corkage is $14 per bottle, and wine is $9 per glass, or starts at $38-$40 per bottle.

Pho Quoc, Dickson – a new venue, but as good as ever!

A Canberra favourite for Vietnamese, Pho Quoc has outgrown it’s original home and moved around the corner to 5 Badham St, Dickson (where El Dorado Steakhouse used to be).

Some lovely huge lanterns from Hoi An, are a lovely feature and it’s good to have the extra tables for booking but it still gets quite noisy.

The spring roll entree ($5.90 for 4)…

….Birdsnest Seafood $19.90 (excellent) (or chicken $16.90)…

….Caramelised Pork and Prawns (very good) $18.90….

…and Rare Beef Pho $12.90…

are as good as ever.

Two dishes and two rice is perfect for three people to share with a serve of spring rolls.

The corkage has increased to $5 per bottle, but glasses of wine are good value, starting at $5 (bottles start at $20).

There is also still a 25% discount for Canberra Entertainment Book holders.

Thai Chiang Rai, now in the Woden Southern Cross Club

It was a sad day when Chong Co left the Woden Southern Cross Club. But very happily, Thai Chiang Rai (also in Kingston and Belconnen) is doing a great job of continuing the tradition of good Thai food….