Australia – eating out of Canberra

Star Hotel, South Melbourne

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The Star Hotel has an excellent location on Clarendon Street, which is very convenient if you are staying close by.


It’s open seven days 12 noon until late, has reasonable prices ( wine starts at $7.50 a glass) and a quirky attractive atmosphere.

Book a table upstairs if you have a larger group and want a quieter space.



The menu offers a range of dishes but the pub food is the best choice.

Ancient Grain salad with pomegranate $18
fresh herbs ( quite good)

Warm root vegetable salad with a honey mustard vinegrette $18

Confit Lamb Pappardelle with baked ricotta $24 and Green olives ( good)

Crispy skin Barramundi with flavours of $26 spring salad ( a good choice)

Herb studded porchetta, braised cabbage, $26 caramelised apples and gorgonzola compound butter ( not so great)

House made Gnocchi, heirloom cherry tomatoes, $22 asparagus, broad beans and black garlic ( lacking flavour).

Fish and chips served with fried caper $22 aioli and mushie peas ( good pub dish).


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Denim & Co., South Bank, Brisbane

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South Bank in Brisbane is surprisingly gorgeous for nice places to eat.


  
  

Just one of many is Denim and Co.

Home-made bircher muesli with organic Barambah yogurt and berries $8.50

Toasted coconut, mango and macadamia bread $8.50

Toasted turkish bread and avocado with cracked pepper and lemon $8.50 with soft feta +$2 and poached eggs +$4


  




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City Farm Cafe, Perth

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This unique cafe west of the CBD is a true paddock to plate experience.

Located in an urban farm that supplies the cafe, it’s a gorgeous relaxed and rural setting.

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While the menu is not extensive, there’s enough to find something good for breakfast or lunch.


  
  



  
  


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Perth Cafes, Wolf Lane

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Perth is blessed with so many cute and quirky cafes, especially in the area around Wolf Lane.

Take a stroll through the laneways and enjoy spots like…

Tiger, Tiger

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Country Road Cafe

The Secret Garden Cafe

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The Cheeky Sparrow

The Wolf, the Bean, the Walnut

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And if you can’t make it to Wolf Lane, there’s also some nice spots in Brookefield Place.

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The Trustee, Perth

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Brookefield Place in Perth is a great spot to head near the CBD for a drink or for dinner.


There’s lots of lovely bars like La Fayette, the Print Hall and Choo Choo’s.

For a quieter sit down meal, the Trustee offers a bistro menu that includes…


….Butternut pumpkin, ricotta cheese ravioli red capsicum coulis $27

Half serve Marron with lemon risotto $38

Prawn linguini blue cheese $35

Slow braised lamb shoulder pearl barley, pancetta, cauliflower, jus $38

Beef cheek soft polenta, roasted mushrooms, jus $36

Wine starts at around $42 per bottle for house wine.


  


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Hanuman Restaurant, Alice Springs

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Hanuman is famous in Alice Springs for dining.

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Located near the Alice Springs Convention Centre, it’s especially convenient if you are staying at Double Tree Hilton Hotel.

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The Meen Moolie is good….

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…but the Duck Salad is perhaps not as good as it sounds.

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Two dishes with rice can be enough to share between three people.

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Serving Thai, Indian and Nonya dishes, the menu is full and options plentiful.

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Service is friendly and professional!

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Franklin, Hobart

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A good place for dinner in Hobart CBD is the new and popular Franklin.

The menu is designed for sharing and with a range of smaller and larger dishes that change daily.

It’s a very good idea to be adventurous as the dishes that sound the least appealing may well be the best like the…

grains cooked with braised nettles, southern calamari and toasted saltbush $24

…and the grilled lettuce side dish with wakame.

Also on the menu has been a Grilled Blue eye cod with parsnip, dried oyster and blue kale $32

Lamb rump with bread sauce, red Russian kale and anchovy $38

and a Cider poached pork neck $48


Also good to try would be Frank, closer to the water.
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The Glass House, Hobart

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The very best spot in Hobart for a drink before dinner is watching the bay at the Glass House, on Brooke Street Pier.

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Close to the CBD it’s just across from Salamanca place.


  



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Small-fry, Hobart

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This tiny but cute eatery on Bathurst street near Hobart’s CBD is gorgeous and a real experience for a coffee, all day breakfast or quick lunch.

Open seven days, the menu is short but good!

The crumbed haloumi slider with celeriac remoulade and the shaved brisket with rava dressing slider are both excellent….

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…..as are the bakery treats like the Chelsea roll with cherry sauce.

Small-fry Hobart Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Daci & Daci Bakers, Hobart

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Daci & Daci on Murray Street, are easy to find near Salamanca Place……

……have an extensive range, good prices…..

…..and a pleasant atmosphere.

As “bakers of bread, Viennosserie, cakes, patisserie, provisions and savouries and European Coffee House” they are a convenient choice for brunch, lunch or coffee.

Choices include brekfast dishes (the fruit toast is gorgeous, huge and more than enough for two people, a true bargain at $7)….

…cakes and pastries…

…salads…

And much more.

It’s hard though to resist the huge meringues…


  



  

Daci & Daci Bakers Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato