Boffins — Restaurant in District of Canberra Central

The steak was excellent and the general ambience very good, however, I got stung and I duly warn others. Our table was celebrating a successful book launch so I wanted to buy champagne. The $37 Australian variety was 'not available' so I cast my eye down to see others of a comparable price and saw Moet and Chandon for $35. Surprised, I said I'd take that. The waiter asked if I'd like a bottle and I said yes. He insisted I go back to the table though I was there with money to pay (the $35). Had he taken it there he could have told me that it was actually $120 and I didn't have enough money. It was only after the bottle was opened I was informed. My mistake had not been reading the fine print which was that the $35 was for 200ml, not the bottle. The $120 was listed but further down and without my reading glasses, I didn't read the faint print. So a pleasant evening was somewhat ruined as my hostess had to come up with the extra $85 for a wine that is actually inferior to many Australian medium-priced sparkling wines. I felt misled though ultimately the fault was mine. Had they actually had the original $37 wine in stock this wouldn't have happened. I am left wondering if it is a ploy to get people - like us - to inadvertently take the vastly more...

The Waitress was angry and could not take the order correctly. There was no staff and for the few people that were dining the service was poor. When you see an hour an twenty minutes go by and still no entrée you start to think are they catching the ingredients before cooking them. When my wife gets a bone her meal, the pasta was dry and skinned over I think that maybe it was someone elses meal that got thrown...

Really lovely meal with fresh ingredients and interesting flavours. Great selection of reasonably priced local wines. They have a new, fresh team who are keen and passionate and the atmosphere was comfortable and stylish. One star off because service was a little slack at one point but all over a great experience and highly...