Wilbur’s is a great local!

Offering relaxed, friendly hospitality it has a range of good value specials, like happy hour drinks 4-6pm ($5.50)…

..$10 pizzas or two for one burgers $22.50 on Sundays from 4pm (definitely a great time to go as there’s live music as well 3-6pm)…and two meals for the price of one for Canberra Entertainment Book holders.

There’s a regular menu offering dishes like the Veal Marsala with mushroom, bacon and marsala sauce on sweet potato mash for $26.90….

…as well as weekly blackboard specials like the pan-fried salmon with sweet potato chips, confit tomato, bocconcini and baby spinach salad with lime  coriander aioli $28.90.

Like always, it’s good to order a lighter salad with a heavier meal and share.

There’s also some delicious looking deserts on offer at reasonable prices.

            

The Public Bar and Dining Rooms in Manuka has secured a great spot on the corner of Franklin and Flinders.

  
 It’s menu offers something to suit everyone. At lunch on a weekday, that might well be one of the main meal salads that are well sized and perfect for sharing.

Two of the best include the Poached Chicken and roast root vegetables $22…

…and the Slow cooked lamb shoulder with quinoa $23.

Both are delicious. The lamb salad is richer and the chicken salad more subtly flavoured so it’s great to share both for balance.

If you have a Canberra Entertainment Card then you only pay for the more expensive salad making it great value as well.

Not BYO but wine by the glass his reasonable.

Monday is two for one pizzas.

 Another very handy spot to have on your list of ‘go to’ eateries in the inner south of Canberra.

Because Bicicletta is the restaurant for the Peppers Gallery Hotel in Acton it is very helpfully open for three meals a day, seven days a week.

It has a good Italian menu and a specials board… (the salmon fillet and the marinated sirloin both looked excellent!).

If you are a group ordering together, it can be good to share the Pan Di Pizza to start followed by a mix of salad, pasta and pizza.

For a group of five or six good choices are……

ANTIPASTI

Pan di pizza                                                                       Rosemary & extra virgin olive oil or garlic & chilli $13

PASTA

Tortellini di yucca – Homemade tortellini stuffed with roasted pumpkin in a creamy gorgonzola sauce finished with toasted pine nuts & parmesan scales $26….

….but it may have been better to order the very good Fusilli alla bolognese – Traditional pasta with Nonna’s 3 meat bolognaise sauce $23
Pappardelle al rage d’agnello – House made pasta with braised lamb in balsamic, thyme & grated pecorino cheese $27 (delicious)

INSALATE + CONTORNI

Arugula e parmigiana – Baby rocket leaves, corella pears, beetroot chips, shaved parmesan in a mustard & balsamic dressing – $16…..

……But maybe next time it would be good to try the

Insalata al salmone – Smoked king salmon with crispy mesclun, potato rosti, Spanish onion, cherry tomato in a seeded mustard dressing $18….

PIZZA

Campanula – Buffalo mozzarella, Italian pork sausage, potato, wild mushrooms & basil $24

There’s pleasant seating both inside and out as well as a very cozy and stylish bar area.

  
Service is efficient and helpful.
Prices are reasonable and Canberra Entertainment Book holders are offered a 25% discount.

There’s not a BYO wine option but wine by the glass is around. $8.50 and you can order a bottle for around $38.
There’s a regular 10% service charge added to the bill.
Open public holidays there is also a 10% surcharge.

OPENING HOURS

​Dine in or take away

​Breakfast

Mon – Sun: 7am – 11am

Lunch

Mon – Sun: 12noon – 3pm

Pizza Window

Mon – Fri: 12noon – 3pm

Dinner

Mon – Sun: 5pm – 10pm

1/15 Edinburgh Avenue

Canberra ACT 2601

02 6262 8683

Me & Mrs Jones on the corner of Giles and Kennedy Streets in Kingston is a very versatile eatery – open often and late.

Monday 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

It’s especially good for breakfast or  lunch but also serves dinner. dinner. (The sister eatery, Urban Pantry in Manuka is probably a better choice for dinner, but it’s not open Mondays.)

The inside decor is described as ‘industrial chic’ and it is indeed inviting and relaxed.

  

However, in summer it’s lovely to sit outside and enjoy the warm evening.

Offering BYO wine at $5.50 per person and two for one mains for Canberra Entertainment Book holders, it’s also good value.

The Confit Duck Legs are delicious for dinner, but very rich, so best shared. There’s plenty of meat on the legs so up to four people could use this as a share dish.

CONFIT DUCK LEGS – Twice cooked w/sesame coated sticky rice, apricot tamarind relish, chinese broccoli & chili soy caramel $34

The Linguini with Squid is popular and the pasts is lovely. Another good dish to share in a group.

LINGUINI – Shaved squid, black mussels, young leeks, asparagus, white wine, heirloom tomatoes & fresh herbs $28

The Banofee Bowl is pleasant, but lacks the special touch of some of the other peanut butter desserts around town.

BANOFEE BOWL – Butterscotch mousse, caramelised banana, banana custard, waffle crunch & dehydrated peanut butter $14

  
  
  
  

 

Debacle in Braddon, is always busy and popular – offering good casual outdoor eating in the warm weather, a nice range of specials and two for one pizzas on Monday and Tuesday evenings.

It’s also very helpfully open all day and every day.

While it’s not BYO, the wine is well priced (about $38 for a bottle)and you can get a 25% discount if you own a Canberra Entertainment Book.

The pizzas are $14 for a small, $21 for a medium or $30 for a large.

For a group of four people two medium pizza is enough if you like to leave feeling comfortable (two large pizzas are just a bit too much).

You might also consider ordering a salad or two (and while there’s no discount for the Canberra Entertainment Book on the two for one pizza special, there is a discount for the salads or anything else you might order).

Do make sure you choose pizzas with plenty of tasty toppings.

The Mexicana…

and the similar Carnivore are good choices.

The Bombay Chicken isn’t quite as tasty.

If you have a large group, ask for the long table, especially in the cooler weather.