District Dining - Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Albury

Dined here on a Saturday night even tho the reviews on Trip Advisor were a pretty mixed bag. That said, the bottom line for this review is an unreserved thumbs up!

Covid restrictions mean that the total number of patrons for the restaurant is 22 so under current circumstances, probably best to book.

The two young ladies on duty were both pleasant and attentive.

The menu is somewhat limited with only five entres, five mains with an additional three mains options from the grill and three deserts but nevertheless we found something that tempted our tastebuds on the fixed price menu for either two or three courses. Not cheap but our food was good and I felt, worth the money. Only criticism was that the "steak of the week" was unavailable as was one of the three deserts. Not what you'd expect for what is arguably the busiest night of the week!

Less the fluffy descriptions my partner had the pork belly and the grilled cod and I had the lamb ribs followed by the eye fillet and we shared a creme broulee. The serves are not gargantuan by any means but the food was good: pork belly was very tasty and nicely cooked; lamb ribs were very tasty and perfectly cooked but sitting in quite a bit of fat (they could have been left on the grill a tad longer to render some more of the fat and to crisp them up a bit more); cod was delicious as was perfectly cooked to order medium rare beef. The broulee was excellent.

Interestingly one of the reviews l read said that the restaurant has a cozy atmosphere, clearly written by someone who finds aircraft hangers cozy as the restaurant is quite large with 30 foot plus ceilings. However there are several clever floor to ceiling drapes that could be pulled around to partially sub-divide the area and that would perhaps make for a cozier atmosphere. Alas these were not drawn so we dined in the aircraft hanger but probably not a bad thing in these...

Fanflippingtastic! We have been super keen to get there for a few weeks now and we were NOT disappointed. The venue is comfy and cosy. Staff are pleasantly attentive, and NOT bothersome as can often be the case in some venues. Meals were of very generous portions. The wine, Barbera, was delightful. We both had the Blue Cheese Profiteroles and loved the flavour as well as texture and the fried parmesan was scrummy. I had the Maple Glazed Beef Brisket which was enormous and so flavoursome. My husband had the Scotch Fillet that was cooked perfectly. We also had the Green Bean with Maple and Bacon as a side, while absolutely delicious we certainly didn't need a side. A great city feel and quality meal in a fantastic district and all at most reasonable country prices. Definitely a 10/10 dinner, and only a...

Fantastic central relaxed breakfast and dining option @ The District Bar and Restaurant at the Mantra. Professional and attentive staff with a plethora of exceptionally priced dining options make this a must try when in Albury, NSW.

Steak, chicken Parma and salads amazing! Highly recommend dining at the District at the Mantra. Very close to Dean Street and the coffee is awesome too! Thanks Michelle, Jade and the team for your...