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    Grease Monkey

    3.8 (36 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Burgers, Bars

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    GREASE MONKEY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Greasy burger and Hawthorn Pilsener. Beer good. Burger average.
    Susan M.

    It's not a burger joint. It's a very tiny and noisy bar. You cannot take drinks to the outdoor area which is much quieter with heaters (it's the dead of winter). Overpriced average quality. Need to ask for no spice in the chips. Yuck.

    Burger as it was presented, little underwhelmed with a squashed bun and a patty that doesn't touch the sides.
    Ryan M.

    For a burger joint, I expected taste but I was let down. A $15 burger should be awesome not average and what is with the packet bag chips. These guys should check out In and Out burger. Staff need to smile more. Since my last review this place has picked up its game, burgers are better presented and staff are more attentive.

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    Good pizza except parm cheese shaker filled with salt ruined pie! Why would anyone, the bartender, fill a shaker for cheese w salt!!!

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    2 years ago

    Awesome service and food. Great choice of atmosphere. Our food was ready fast. I will definitely stop here again when I'm in town.

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    Very nice ambiance loud lively fast service great food !!! A must visit when in Canberra

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    8 years ago

    Great place, walked in for a feed prior to bmp in for tonight's show here an Canberra. Obliging staff, two fast food jo

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    8 years ago

    A decent selection of burgers and drinks. It is pretty popular place so gets loud, but overall a good place to grab a burger and a beer

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    9 years ago

    Fantastic place for burgers. Can't get enough of their vegetarian Nimbus burger and sweet potato fries. Definitely a regular haunt!

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    9 years ago

    Best burgers and chips in Canberra. Great service. Love Grease Monkeys. Highly recommended to anyone who loves burgers.

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    10 years ago

    Terrific burger, gotta be one of the best I've had on Oz. compares favourable to In'n'Out and SuperDuper. Pricey though, so pricey

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    7 years ago

    Love Greasy's. Go to after gym for their burgers and beer. Greasy sauce is a must on the side.

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    Review Highlights - Grease Monkey

    Chicken burger is the choice for me though have had the vegetarian mushroom burger before and was so full of flavour.

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    Hippo Bar - That's the picture of my bartender

    Hippo Bar

    4.3(6 reviews)
    0.6 km

    Pretty cool and trendy pub in Canberra. Came here for the weekend with some friends, two of which…read morehad been and raved about the cocktails. The cocktail menu was pretty extensive and every drink sounded amazing. They all cost $15 which isn't bad compared to drinks in Sydney. For my first round, I got the So Ho Lychee flavored drink - YUMMO! And the thing with the cocktails are, you can actually taste the alcohol, they don't skip. I tried my friend's Cherry Blossom drink, very yum and very strong! My next drink with the Japanese Geisha Drink which had midori and sparkling champagne - very tasty as well. Later in the evening, an R&B singer started performing and she was really talented. This is a very cool place to hang out and have a cocktail!

    A true gem in Canberra. Great whiskey selection, friendly staff, I love the warm atmosphere of this…read moresmall upstairs speakeasy. I spent an evening drinking whisky, eating cheese and listening to jazz. Hard to beat. If you like whiskey or mixed drinks, this is the place to go. I'm an American and I arrived in Canberra on a Wednesday afternoon. The first thing I did when I got to my hotel was Google "Canberra jazz" and Hippo Bar was the top hit. It's located right in the heart of the city center, but its vibe is very different than the touristy stuff around it. It was dark and cozy with a film noir atmosphere. If a complex murder mystery had erupted in front of me, I would not have been surprised. They are skilled mixologists too. One bartender made a drink where he filled a rocks glass to the brim with water. Then half-filled a small brandy glass with some brown liquor, lit it on fire, began spinning the brandy glass on top of the water glass, then started shaking in something from what looked like a pepper shaker, causing sparks to fly within the brandy glass. He did this for a lot longer than I expected. It was quite a show. He finished by pouring the singed brown liquor into a new glass and grating what smelled like cinnamon on top. I was impressed. The only disappointments were the wine. I had two glasses to start and both choices were mediocre. They are clearly focused on mixed drinks and whiskey. The food choices were minimal as well. I enjoyed a cheese platter, but it wasn't a meal.

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    Hippo Bar - Is it fun or just work?

    Is it fun or just work?

    Hippo Bar - Whiskey selection at Hippo Bar

    Whiskey selection at Hippo Bar

    Hippo Bar - Rustic wall decorations.

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    Rustic wall decorations.

    Beef & Barley - Great IPA!

    Beef & Barley

    4.0(4 reviews)
    4.8 km
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    First day of trade and the boy and I just happen to be in the area!…read more After a 3.5 hour car trip from Sydney to Canberra, checking into the hotel and realising how hungry we were, we headed out to find food! Being after 3pm we weren't sure if there would be much open. What a great little cafe! Burgers, Craft Beers and Coffee... What more could someone ask for? Reading the menu i couldn't decide which burger I wanted! The sliders, the pulled pork, a beef burger, no a chicken! Oh man why is it always so hard? The easiest part of the menu they actually pair the burgers with the beers!! I'd finally made my decision, the mixed sliders but alas they were out of the slider buns, so in the end I ordered the Porkie Burger and a Cappuccino (can anyone say coffee withdrawal headache) and the boy ordered an American Beef Burger with no bacon and a Young Henry's Natural Lager. The drinks were brought to the table pretty quickly. The coffee was exactly what i needed. The burgers followed soon after, the porkie burger was a pulled pork burger with cheddar cheese, pickles, chipotle mayo and sweet slaw it was delicious! The pulled pork had so much flavour, and the chipotle mayo the right amount of kick. The american burger was a beef burger with fried onion, cheddar cheese, house BBQ sauce and mustard mayo the boy was in love. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The only downside to the meal was the side chips - they were a little on the undercooked side and cold. Otherwise it would have been a winner.

    The service was very slow and when our meals came half of them had been forgotten and not made and…read morewhen there made the rest of our meal it was wrong it was ordered without pickles and came with the pickles on it and when we complained about it the staff picked them off with there bear hands and said there you go wasn't very happy asked for a new one got it 2 minutes later don't think it was a new one. The beer was fantastic Don't know if we'll go back

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    Beef & Barley - Porkie Burger

    Porkie Burger

    Beef & Barley - Opening Hours, Website and Contact Number

    Opening Hours, Website and Contact Number

    Beef & Barley - Chips, Salads & Add-Ons

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    Chips, Salads & Add-Ons

    Charcoal Restaurant

    Charcoal Restaurant

    3.5(8 reviews)
    0.8 km
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    This was my second visit to the Charcoal Restaurant. The food was enjoyable the first time the…read moreservice wasn't great. I decided to give it another go tonight and booked for a group of 8 for dinner. Again, the food itself was very good and everyone enjoyed what they ordered. Unfortunately, I think the service has gotten worse. The lady going chatting to the tables around ours I can only presume was the owner, did not bother to come near our table to ask if we needed anything, if we were happy, if we want coffee and dessert etc. They did however make it very clear that they wanted our table for the next booking, to the point the next group we're hovering around our table waiting for us to leave. They got two of our mains wrong and my friends were still finishing off their meals. Considering I was expecting our bill to be $800-$1000, I expected the staff to be a bit more attentive rather than needing to chase them to order more drinks etc. Since we were basically pushed out, we ended up finishing the night at San Churro for coffee and dessert. Needles to say I'm very disappointed with tonight, I told the owner that the food was good but the service was very much lacking. She said they were short staffed, but showed no real interest in what I had to say. Thankfully Canberra has a lot of very good restaurants but this one will not be one I will ever return to.

    From the small pokey and friendly restaurant comes one of the best steak dinners you can ask for…read more Very well respected establishment with a great reputation and impeccable service. The crumbed Camembert it a must to start with, the wine selection is vast and well presented to compliment your meal. A must for every lover of old world charm and dining.

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    Charcoal Restaurant - 70's decor!

    70's decor!

    Charcoal Restaurant - 1974 called - they want their decor back!

    1974 called - they want their decor back!

    Charcoal Restaurant - Steamed pudding and brandy custard

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    Steamed pudding and brandy custard

    Surveyor General Inn - Wooden table with burger/fries, fish and chips, and beverages

    Surveyor General Inn

    4.6(5 reviews)
    135.3 km
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    Stopped in for pub lunch on the way home between Sydney and Canberra. What a cute spot! The…read moreSurveyor General is the oldest continuously licensed inn in Australia, built in 1834 using convict labor and remained in the Harper family for almost one hundred years after being built. In the early days, prisoners were detained in the cellar of the sandstone inn! Place was hopping on a Sunday afternoon but we were able to order food at the counter and grab a seat in the taproom. Very cozy, with the fireplace going on a chilly winter day. Ordered a burger and the fish and chips at the counter and it was brought to us in the taproom. along with a glass of wine and a ginger beer. Everything was tasty, ambiance was nice and staff very professional and friendly! Overall a lovely stop in Berrima, a cute town.

    We stopped here for dinner as part of a wildlife tour. I was impressed by the menu--not what you…read morewould expect from a small, remote inn. I had the beef burger, which was well cooked with scrumptious house made pickles. The chips here were fresh and crispy and tasted amazing. I'll never care about American "French fries" ever again. My husband had the fish and chips and his fish was battered perfectly and he loved it. Other members of our group had steak or duck and all were very pleased. They had chicken dishes on the menu as well as pasta. The menu was small, yet diverse, and impressive. The staff was all friendly and helpful. The best thing about this place was the feeling of stepping into another world. So much of the original feel is intact, including original stone work and woodwork. You feel like you're in an 18th or 19th century pub. I could have sat here and chatted with people and sipped a drink next to a fireplace all night.

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    Surveyor General Inn - Old timey newspaper reprinted advert for the Surveyor General Inn, placed under the fish and chips

    Old timey newspaper reprinted advert for the Surveyor General Inn, placed under the fish and chips

    Surveyor General Inn - Fish and chips with a pickle and small salad

    Fish and chips with a pickle and small salad

    Surveyor General Inn - Closeup of cheeseburger and fries

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    Closeup of cheeseburger and fries

    Grease Monkey - tradamerican - Updated May 2026

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