Bookplate — Restaurant in District of Canberra Central

Good coffee and very friendly staff. However they sold me undoubtedly the worst bread and butter pudding I have ever eaten. I am a big fan of a good bread and butter pudding, and this was unacceptable. I was terribly hungry when I went, and the kitchen was closed, so I was ready to eat just about anything. Having to force down the bread and butter pudding almost made me sick. The bread was not well blended into the delicious, dense, sweet mass that we usually associate with bread and butter pudding, but was instead simply raw bread, with the crusts sticking out. It seemed as though the entirety of the sauce had congealed into a mass around the base of the pudding. Perhaps this totally unbaked pudding would be edible were it warm, but it was served totally cold. I hate to leave a negative review, because the other aspects of this place were very pleasant, and the coffee was very serviceable. I'm sure they have many other tasty food options, and I made a poor choice, but I cannot let this stand. That bread and butter pudding would be unacceptable were it sold at a child's sidewalk bake-sale, and the fact that a nice cafe/restaurant felt it could serve it truly...

I have been coming to this restaurant for years, only because of its location. Don’t try coming here within 1 hour of closing or you will be made to feel uncomfortable - as though you’re an inconvenience to the staff. They close off the outside around with 45 minutes to go. If you’re inside, they’ll come past with 15 minuets to go and let you know they close shortly, which on its own is fine. But then they’ll start stacking chairs and franetically pack up everything around you while you are trying to enjoy your coffee. Here’s a tip to management: save packing up until after the time you advertise your cafe as closing; rather than while people are trying to enjoy what they paid good money for. Otherwise advertise the closing time as earlier. I honestly don’t know why some people go into business. Also, why is there always one person serving the long line while five or six people wander around the cafe aimlessly. It seems reasonable that your guests would prefer not to have long...

Got eggs benedict and a coffee $30 One of the two poached eggs was raw in the middle (the whole egg white was raw and uncooked, where it was slimy and sliding all over the plate) The first egg/half of the toast was fine, but i stopped eating when cutting into the second egg and half the toast was left.

Sent it back to the kitchen.

A woman (possibly the chef) came to bring it out, and was acting very strange and put it on the table with a smirk and a lot of attitude.

My company noticed this weird interaction and the woman kept looking back at our table making us feel quite awkward. We just laughed it off.

Upon leaving and walking through the cafe to exit she was looking at us quite strangely again.

I mean if you cant poach an egg properly and still leave the egg white completely raw to the point where it’s transparent slime don’t give me attitude when i return it?

Anyways, very generic food - nice spot though, shame about the strange...