Reviews by bobbyl
Aseana Food Village is the only restaurant that I known of that serves Bak Chor Mee (A Singaporean dish also known as Minced pork with mushroom and noodles). So for any Singaporean that is craving for that popular dish, the one at Aseana is quite authentic. I've tried other asian dishes as well such as the fried noodle, chicken rice and XO fish noodle soup, they were all quite authentic. The service is excellent. The chef is very friendly and will always ask for comments regarding his food. The prices and portions are quite reasonable for most of the dishes.
Approximate cost: $15
Tak Kee has a wide range of Chinese roasts. The roast duck, crackling pork and soy sauce chicken taste delicious. I prefer it with rice and extra sauce. The egg noodles are really nice too. I tried their Laksa once and thought it taste a lil weird. The lady owner in Tak Kee is really friendly and always greet with a smile. The service is quite efficient and quick. The prices and portions are very reasonable
Approximate cost: $13
I dont really like the ambience of the restaurant, it's small and quite dark. They serve average Malaysian cuisine but I think they are probably one of the priciest Asian restaurant based on the quality and servings of their food. The service is okay.
Approximate cost: $20
Jimmy has a wide range of chinese dishes, rices and noodles. My favourite is their live seafood such as the Singapore Chilli Crab (at least $40/kg) and hong kong style steamed fish. The restaurant is quite big and it gets pretty busy at night. However, they have a lot of wait staff and they are really efficient. A nice place for dinner especially seafood!
Approximate cost: $20
The service at Zeffirelli is excellent! The staff always greet with a smile and they are very attentive to customers' needs. I love the marinara pasta. The prices are reasonable and the portion is huge (enough for two). They have a huge range of pizzas, pastas and deserts. One of my favourite place for dinners or takeaways.
Approximate cost: $16
A nice place to hang out and club at night. The service is okay. I always find it hard to find parking at night though, the place is always so crowded.
Their food menu is quite good and reasonable priced. I like the tuesday pizza deal where for $10 you get a pizza of your choice and a beer.
A nice bar to have a few drinks and play pool with friends. The staff are really friendly and I find the prices more affordable than other bars in Canberra. I love that they always invite local bands or musicians to liven up the place.
I engaged them for my graduation photo shoot last year but It wasnt a pleasant experience. When I called to book, different staff quoted me different prices which is really confusing. They do not seem to know their own packages well enough. Also, They were not very upfront with the hidden costs and I was quite disappointed when I know I have to fork out extra money or I wont get my photos. The photographers were quite professionals but service wise, certainly not up to standard yet.
Approximate cost: $200
The lunch sets at shogun are quite yummy, I love the fish set or the chicken. We always change the steam rice to garlic fried rice for an additional $2 cause the fried rice is really filling and delicious. They do have a teppanyaki show where you get to see the chef perform in front of you. However, if you prefer a quiet dinner, you can choose a table service and still order the teppanyaki. The best part is if you are an ANU student, you get 20% off your total bill which is very affordable.
Approximate cost: $13 (after ANU Student Discount)
The food is good but I do not think that it is valued for money. The dinner sets are quite expensive starting from $25. They do have this teppanyaki show where the chef performs and try to engage the diners by asking you to catch an egg or a bowl of food. It is quite entertaining the first time round, but not so much thereafter. The food is good and the service is okay.
Approximate cost: $30