Gryphons Caffe & Bar — Restaurant in District of Canberra Central

Had lunch on a Monday afternoon. It was relatively quiet with only a few other patrons at the time. Orders are placed at the bar counter and food will be served/delivered to your table.

Ambience was good, tv set was on mute with subtitles so you can still talk to each other without being drowned out by the noise.

Food took just a bit longer to arrive than usual but portion sizes and taste more than made up for it. We had the BBQ beef ribs and the sirloin steak. Ribs were tender and the meat fell off the bone. Steak (medium rare) was cooked well. Both meals came with delicious battered chips that was still crispy even at the end...

Really good pizzas with friendly welcoming staff, free parking out the front and a nice cosy atmosphere, despite the winter cold. Sadly, the music was so loud on the early Thursday night we visited for dinner, we couldn’t hear anyone speaking across the table. Music and echoey noise is waaaaaay too loud. Realised I’m pretty bad at lip reading after all. I’d give it more stars, but the noise killed it. Perfect if you go with someone you don’t want to talk to, maybe that’s why they’ve installed tvs on the wall to look at instead of your friends - and the music is so loud.

Ps- Caesar salad was...

First time diner here, my husband and I came for breakfast. There is so much seating indoors, outdoors and balcony. Ambience is comfortable. We could've sat here for hours. I have nothing to complain about. Service is very friendly. Food arrived quickly, and we both needed changes to our meals: only one piece of toast with the Benedict and sauce on the side; and no toast with the mushrooms. No problem. The food tasted great - all of it. Coffee was good too. The cafe was well patronised for a Tuesday. We will return in the...