Okay, so I'm drinking gin, eating popcorn chicken and listening to James Brown. Life is very good…read morefor me. What you need to do is walk through QT's in-hotel barber shop, let your eyes adjust to the VERY dark venue and then make your way to bar. YaY! I suggest you look at the cocktail menu, laugh at the hilarious names and then choose a Cucumber Dill Collins. I then suggest you buy a bowl of popcorn chicken, high five your best mate and sit yourself down on one of the comfy couches. The staff are friendly and beautiful. The soundtrack is all types of good. Everything tastes delicious. Hooray for Lucky's Bar!

Awesome bar!! Held a function here great bartenders,…read moredelicious appletinis and great music nothing to complain about!! Love the decor, love entering through the barber shop and love all the fancy glassware in the cabinets!

Super cool hidden speakeasy. It is almost impossible to find, but worth it once you get there. Long…read morecopper bar, nice lighting and well made drinks.

Nice smooth drinks as welcoming as the atmosphere, which can be romantic, fun, raucous or relaxed…read moredepending on your mood. Dim lighting, comfortable seating and just as nice by the bar as it is on the tables near the small stage. A great place for an old fashioned and a good long talk with your date or your friends.

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.

great italian pizzas may not appeal to dominos fans who want tons of toppings etc. just simple…read morepizzas with simple great flavours some of my favourite pizzas ever

Just had the best pizza I've eaten since coming back from Europe. Quality Italian style pizzas, no…read moremeat lovers, no Perri Perri just quality mozzarella fresh herbs, fresh ingredients and wood fire cooked. Customer service is fantastic. The food was served its a smile and the owner had no problems if asking if the food was satisfactory. He knew the answer would be yes. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Quality pizza that came out of the oven quick and exceeded expectations…read more The place is all about putting out pizzas fast as there's not much seating and very basic amenities. If you dine in you need to get your drinks next door. I got the half mushroom half tandoori chicken pizza and was pleased with the order. Not the best tasting toppings I've ever had but there's room for improvement. Service was very fast and the owner was very friendly. Probably one of the best places you'll find for pizza take-out.

I'm a huge fan of Naples style pizza and have never had one better than this. It's a thin bubbly…read morecrust that's got a nice airy texture inside with a perfect char and crispness on the outside. My favorite, the basic margherita, has a perfectly balanced tomato sauce with creamy fresh mozzarella and just the right amount of basil. It's a tiny place mainly for takeout with no alcohol, and dominated by a big beautiful wood-fired oven that cooks the pizzas correctly, at a very high temperature for just a couple of minutes.

Agostinis is honestly one of my fave spots for Italian in Canberra. The prawn linguine was super…read moretasty and the garlic bread was so good I could've eaten it all myself. The vibe is relaxed and chill, and the staff were really friendly. Perfect place for a fun dinner with friends or a date night.

Seating inside or out. Good ambiance Staff friendly and…read morehelpful Food Italian with wonderful Pasta and flavours Good wine list Good value, will gladly return

Beautiful food the tastes were exquisite- great service from the attentive staff x 2 easy…read moreatmosphere beautifully cooked food the flavours were wonderful - I had the caprese bocconcini entree and a fish dish on roasted eggplant. Best Italian in Canberra price was steep but it was a celebration so worth it

We need 10 stars, what a find in Canberra, the set menu to die for, service impeccable with Pearl…read morereally knowing her wines, a great owner, food beyond amazing. We will be back. A must visit if in Canberra.

If it hadn't been for McDonald's looking like the only other breakfast option in Dickson the other…read moremorning, we could have eaten somewhere else and missed out on the swank and sass of Trev's. Situated across the road from Trans ACT, you can get to Trev's by bus off Northbourne Ave, or by parking in one of the streetside pay per park bays. If you're visiting by night, you can try parking in the Trans ACT building carpark, however I spent another meal (somewhere else) muttering 'are we gonna get towed?' over and over like a mantra. If you're a local, you probably know better. Ambience **** Sitting outdoor or indoor, you'll find yourself happily perched in a fashionable space in what the owners have made a modern trendy spot called Trev's. We sat inside, amidst the specials board 'thyme and feta cigars', the barista/ cashier island, and swimming in chic decor coloured in natural woods, greens, browns and cream. Trev's oozes cool through every sense, the attitudes of the wait staff and barista, echoed off by the visual and auditory provisions. What could have been a Ministry of Sound chillout mix played in the background, lending your Monday brain to forget the hectic office while you sip what might be your first espresso of the day. My one and only gripe with the atmosphere was the interruptive 'clank, clank, clank' of the coffee bean grinder going off as coffee orders came through. On the one hand it shook my easily irked morning mind, on the other, it reminded me we were in an energetic place where I could take on the same chilled buzz. Service ***** The guys and girl at Trev's in the morning have brilliant smiles, infectious energy and an oomph that just doesn't quit. From the moment we were offered a choice of tables to the end of our meal we were attended to perfectly. The barista service is spot on with the barista knowing his weekday regulars by face, and engaging the customers while brewing their usual cuppa. The very close attention of the wait staff paid off because often I hanker a second cup of coffee, and having been checked on meant they got another two drinks out of us. Food ***** When our meals came out, my first reaction was that we hadn't been given much. Then, upon pulling maple drowned bacon off my French toast, I realised a bit humbly that the portion was actually quite perfect. Later it made me really ponder the quality vs quantity problem facing us growing Aussies. In the end, the tightly presented sex-on-a-plate made for a more fulfilling meal than an over-size portioned big brekkie slapped together. The baguette had been thoroughly covered in egg mix and melted in hot sweet eggy goodness in my mouth. Hubby's fried eggs were overdone - he usually enjoys dipping his toast into the yolks but they were too cooked to do so. The bacon on both our plates was crispy and in my case rich and sweet at the same time. I'd never been an advocate of maple on bacon until a cafe I used to cook at put it on the menu. Since, I've never looked back, it's really too good to resist trying, and the chef at Trev's makes a delectable sample of it. Additionals If we hadn't gotten lazy tonight, I'd have loved to try the pizza menu for dinner - 2 for 1 Wednesdays, dine-in. Unfortunately our whirlwind trip won't allow for us to fit it in between now and the rest of our time in Canberra, but if we are in this end of the world again, I'll make it for breakfast or pizza (or one of the interesting looking specials) for sure!

Trev's serves good Australian/Italian cuisine in a relaxed and informal setting. Mains were about…read more$30, entrees and desserts around $12 and pizza for $18. Wine is by the bottle with some by the glass. Overall impressions were positive. Service was friendly if a little in-attentive. Food was good with the odd blemish - the duck confit was a little dry, passion fruit tart had come away from the pastry casing. The room was a little noisy, with even the waiter having difficulty hearing our orders. Perhaps some softer furnishings or wall coverings are required. Might try it again for lunch :)

An unusual concept done right…read more A board game restaurant? Isn't that antisocial? No! Play with a group of your friends, eat good food and try new things. The food is great, the games are expansive (and for all ages and attention spans) and the staff are very friendly. Splits bills, can host groups and the staff are helpful to board game beginners.

This is a good place to hangout. I took my 8-year old daughter and her friends here for a few…read morehours. They had a large assortment of board games and the girls had a hard time choosing which ones to play. Luckily, one of the waiters seemed to know something about each of the games and could give us some recommendations. The food was acceptable. I had the chicken schnitzel and also ordered a side salad. I didn't read carefully and only later realized that the chicken came with its on salad. It would've been nice for the waiter to confirm that I wanted 2 salads.... The schnitzel was a bit dry and overcooked, so I wouldn't recommend it either. The salads were fine, but nothing to seek out. My daughter ordered the kid's pizza. She didn't like it much and just took only a few bites. I tried it and realized that the pizza was mostly crust. It was too lite on sauce and cheese. The service was not uniform. On the one had, the staff were nice and knowledgeable about the games. On the other hand, the waiter kept changing the time he wanted us out. We arrived at 4 pm and planned to be there for a few hours. Initially, he said we could stay until 7:30 which was totally fine. A half hour later, he said 7:15, then at 6:30 he said he was needing the table in the next 15 minutes. There was no recognition that he kept shifting the times, so I can only surmise that he was just misremembering what he had told us. He also forgot one of our orders too. And no, it wasn't too crowded, so I can't even give him an out for being busy. So, come for the games, but don't expect exceptional food or service.