If you’ve booked a show at The Q and want to enjoy a meal before or after, Michael’s Restaurant, at historic Walsh’s Hotel (established 1875), is just next door, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson: Food reviewer for Canberra CityNews magazine since 2004, covering stories for true foodies to digest.
Kiln at Belco Arts is a café with a picturesque setting, a large outdoor area soaking up the sunshine and a place to enjoy a leisurely brekkie, lunch or evening dinner, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
In today’s crazy hospitality world, new places survive only with a unique proposition backed by well-executed, reliable food and service, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON couldn’t get her head wrapped around Lil Mama’s Studio when it opened on the Kingston Foreshore, but she admired its massive outdoor dining area with loads of sun and pretty specky water views.
It took a cool $4 million to fit out the gorgeous-looking restaurant at Murrumbateman's Shaw Estate and the massive space is picture-perfect with views of a small dam and new vineyard plantings, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"As much as I pop the champagne cork when a place hits the capital, I'm committed this year to toasting the hospitality venues that have been feeding Canberra for years. They deserve our support," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"It’s wafu all the way at new Clover in the city, and the concept is exciting to explore… so exciting our group of foodie fans went back for a feed two weekends in a row," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"Ambrosia Lounge creates concoctions to transport customers to Mount Olympus without the need for a chariot," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Reliable, steady Portia's Place, after 29 years and having changed hands only a few times, still goes strong in today’s truly volatile hospitality scene, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"Service was fantastic and we had loads of fun." Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON's been to Paloma's in Braddon.
"Note to self," says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON. "Take a big bib and a mountain of hand wipes the next time I visit Smoke Masters BBQ in Fyshwick."
"While recipes are authentic and celebrate many parts of Mexico, Cartel Belconnen dares to add its own twist," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
