Hog’s Breath Cafe, May 2016.

Apologies for the long hiatus but we were only reunited in the last few weeks.  Travelling in Italy did not inspire Jamie to write any reviews, except of Japanese, Chinese and German restaurants which intermittent internet access etc. made difficult.  Apparently Fortnum and Mason’s in London is a firm recommendation for Sunday Lunch or Afternoon Tea.

We turned to our normal randomising device to choose our new places to review and for some strange reason, which none of us can remember, Hog’s Breath Café was included and was the first to be chosen.

All of us have not too pleasant memories of the experience of eating there and were curious to see how much the dining experience had changed and if it was worthy of inclusion.  Yes, there are lunch specials, which we did not try out, but perhaps we may in the future.

 

King O’Malley’s, Civic

As our final “Pub of the Month” we chose King O’Malley’s.  As with P. J. O’Reilly’s it was established in Canberra many years ago and has changed over the years.  It is located in City Walk.

Originally we’d planned to visit on a Thursday, but life does not always like plans, so we went on a Friday.

This time, in light of the Monday to Thursday $12.00 Lunchtime Pizza specials, we agreed we had to order at least one pizza.

Brodburger, Kingston, ACT. April, 2015.

Many people have recommended Brodburger.  They have spoken about the quality of the meat, the flavour combinations, the onion rings and a number of other things they like about the place. It is possible to see that Brodburger has not forgotten its roots as a caravan selling food in Bowen Park.  We went at lunch time and it was quite busy.  It provides both in house eating, take-away, or you can phone in an order and they are testing online orders. The customer orders at the counter, gets a number and takes a seat to wait until the food is delivered.  When it is busy, it is difficult to get a seat and the seating is not ideal as it is mainly benches rather than chairs with a back.  Water is provided, but is self service.