Fresh User Reviews for Romantic and Intimate in Canberra

3 Below Average

Food  4      Ambience  5      Service  2      Value  1     

This was a business lunch. Sad food, no service. I don't know why they don't switch over to a fast food franchise. Not Recommended.

May 19, 2012

6.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  4     

Lovely food but very small portions. Friendly and helpful service. Great location for us but we won't be going again unless they increase their portion sizes.

Apr 28, 2012

5.5 Average

Food  5      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  5     

This was the second "seafood" place that I visited in the last two weeks. It was at the behest of my good friend, and I went along quietly despite my preference for about any kind of food other than seafood.

We started with garlic bread. It was covered with a drool of buttery garlic mess. We did not finish it, despite being hungry. My friend had a fishy entre and I skipped. I voted for steak as my main course. Wherever they buy their meat, they should try a new supplier. The steak was tough, veiny, and clearly cow meat. It was, however, cooked to order and nicely placed on the plate.

The overall effect of the restaurant was that it was a commercial venture without any soul. The prices were too high for the class of food and service. I would not want to repeat my visit in the near future.

Apr 16, 2012

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  9     

I found this place purely by chance and I've never been happier to find a restaurant by accident! I've found the food to be always fresh and consistent every time (I've eaten here and had take out at least a dozen times). The prices are similar to other places in Canberra but the taste is much better than most.

I am going to the Hungry Buddha regularly now and I hope that it will still be as good as ever when it becomes even more popluar. The only reason I haven't given it 10/10 is that I feel nothing is perfect but as far as food goes, they are pretty close.

Feb 08, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  8     

The stand-outs here were the friendly service and inventive menu. Given the surliness of the staff at most Canberra restaurants and cafes, Digress was a breath of fresh air. The food was fabulous too, and there were plenty of vegetarian options on the menu. The decor is also interesting and the ambience comfortable and stylish. The drinks menu features cocktails and mocktails, which is also a plus for someone who doesn't drink alcohol. We'll be back!

Jan 17, 2012

1.5 Not Recommended

Drinks  3      Ambience  1      Service  1      Value  1     

Noisy venue with ordinary decor, rude staff with a poor service attitude, uninspiring food with optimistic prices, ok drinks at anything but ok prices just about sums up the Kennedy Bar for us.

Dec 31, 2011

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  2      Value  1     

We had a good meal but upon leaving I realized we had been over charged. I submitted an enquiry expressing that I felt I had been over charged only to receive an impolite response stating that I had been charged for what I had been served. There was no apology offered and I was made to feel that the mistake was entirely my fault when it was clearly not. A good lunch turned into an over priced disappointment.

Dec 21, 2011

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  4      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  2     

Omg - where do I start? Went there for lunch to celebrate a birthday. They lost our booking (we booked a week before). Wait staff were less than interested and we stood waiting to be seated for at least 10 minutes. They had advertised that they served alacarte lunch, all we were given was an all day dining menu, probably the same one for room service for the hotel.

The waiter argued about what we received as inclusions with our meals (although it was listed in black and white on the menu) and wanted to charge us extra. We were only asked for drinks once. We had to ask for pepper, salt and serviettes to be placed on the table. Overall a very disappointing experience and one we will not be repeating.

Dec 12, 2011

2.5 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  5      Service  2      Value  1     

Unfortunately, Digress did not live up to its reputation. We ordered the banquet meal and did not get nearly enough food. When questioned, we were told that we could ask for more food. The extra food took 20 minutes to arrive and was not suitable for a work lunch. Digress should also check their menus as the 10" pizzas looked closer to 4".

Dec 08, 2011