Best of Canberra - Take Away (suburban)

I can’t believe someone hasn’t picked up on this: Peanut butter and jelly??? WTF?
Pie and sauce maybe, vegemite and toast but peanut butter and jelly. Sorry but to quote such an American analogy on a post of Australian nostalgia doesn’t make sense.
Flame away…
BTW Queanbeyan Bowlo on Yass Rd does great fish and chips. You even get a slice of orange in the salad!

Mess said :

“RJ’s caravan in Woden is open until the early hours most nights.”

Thank you both.

Where in Woden is RJ’s caravan located?

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RJ’s is on Corrina St in Woden. It’s actually in the car park on the coles side of the shopping centre, where Trash & Treasure is held.

Holden Caulfield said :

arescarti42 said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

Bluey’s Cafe at the Dickson Tradies is open until 4am, and they do ‘the lot’ burgers.

“The G Spot” at the Gungahlin Lakes Club is also open until 3am on a Friday night, if you’re hankering for that ‘burger cooked and served from a caravan in a carpark’ experience.

Mess said :

RJ’s caravan in Woden is open until the early hours most nights.

Thank you both.

Where in Woden is RJ’s caravan located?

Up the back in the carpark just up from where Hogs Breath is.

Tooks said :

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

And consistently the worst chips of any takeaway anywhere! Honestly, how can you stuff chips up? You put them in the fryer for about 3 minutes. Awful. Not very friendly service either.

I went to the Calwell take away on the first day we moved to Calwell just about 10 years ago to get a quick fix befroe unpacking boxes. I don’t believe I have ventured back as the service (whilst I got my order well enough), was certainly not with a smile. It was pretty much like being a bit of a pain by asking for something.

Still, seems to do a fair trade – Friday and Saturday nights particularly. May be that is just laziness on the part of the purchaser, like going to McDonalds drive thru with the kids.

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

And consistently the worst chips of any takeaway anywhere! Honestly, how can you stuff chips up? You put them in the fryer for about 3 minutes. Awful. Not very friendly service either.

Watson was always great, back in the day Fisher takeaway was great, too.

Holden Caulfield said :

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

London Burgers are open until Midnight on Fri/Sat but alas, not in the city anymore 🙁

Grill’d in the city is also open until 10 every day. Not really a ‘takeaway’ but they do a decent burger with the lot.

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

I’ve only been once but mostly because the service was pretty poor and the burger was average.

For me, I like Watson Takeaway and also Palmerston, I haven’t had the pizzas from Palmerston but apparently they’re pretty decent.

Alexandra Craig said :

Dork said :

Karabar Takeaway is by far the best. I know it’s Queanbeyan, but still I’ve been to most takeaways in Canberra and would happily drive 40 minutes for one of the gourmet burgers there.

Karabar Takeaway has good potato scallops and chips! 🙂

Karabar is great. Proper greasies and burgers.

arescarti42 said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

Bluey’s Cafe at the Dickson Tradies is open until 4am, and they do ‘the lot’ burgers.

“The G Spot” at the Gungahlin Lakes Club is also open until 3am on a Friday night, if you’re hankering for that ‘burger cooked and served from a caravan in a carpark’ experience.

Mess said :

RJ’s caravan in Woden is open until the early hours most nights.

Thank you both.

Where in Woden is RJ’s caravan located?

Holden Caulfield said :

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

RJ’s caravan in Woden is open until the early hours most nights.

Dork said :

Karabar Takeaway is by far the best. I know it’s Queanbeyan, but still I’ve been to most takeaways in Canberra and would happily drive 40 minutes for one of the gourmet burgers there.

Karabar Takeaway has good potato scallops and chips! 🙂

Holden Caulfield said :

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

Bluey’s Cafe at the Dickson Tradies is open until 4am, and they do ‘the lot’ burgers.

“The G Spot” at the Gungahlin Lakes Club is also open until 3am on a Friday night, if you’re hankering for that ‘burger cooked and served from a caravan in a carpark’ experience.

Karabar Takeaway is by far the best. I know it’s Queanbeyan, but still I’ve been to most takeaways in Canberra and would happily drive 40 minutes for one of the gourmet burgers there.

Sultans Pide Gungahlin for the best kebabs in existence and damn fine Pides

Elenis in Ngunnawal for outstanding hamburgers and chips

Steve’s at Melba for pizzas, burgers, fish, everything,

Papps’ Eatery in Belconnen- Really good and reasonably priced Fish and Chips, really friendly service too!

Papps’ Eatery in Belconnen- Best fish and Chips, freshly battered! Really friendly Service.

Wilbur’s at Hackett shops, excellent pizza (and great beers on tap while you wait for it)

Madam Cholet said :

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

Not in my experience.

Everytime I’ve been there it’s been great.

Oh a question for the hive mind: where in this town, after 9pm on a Friday night, can one get a greasy spoon style hamburger with the lot?

I had a craving a couple of weeks back and had to go unfulfilled.

Dolly’s RIP, haha!

Potato scallops > Potato cakes.

Thank you!

If it’s greasy spoon takeaway you’re after, then, yes, Watson is by far the best I’ve had in Canberra.

If you’re sticking to Northside I would also recommend Mee Sing Chinese from Lyenham shops. As an added bonus you can order from the “Australian meals” and still get a serve of fish’n’chips too (IIRC).

Mee Sing may not be the most authentic Asian meal you’ll ever have, but as a reliable takeaway it’s very hard to beat and I dearly miss it now that I’m on the wrong side of the lake.

The staff are friendly (once you get to know them), the servings are generous and they use good quality meat.

I recommend the boneless deep fried lemon chicken and the Penang curry. Try it out, even if not for this test, you’ll be supporting a long-time Canberra institution!

Steves at Melba are good right across the board.

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

Not in my experience.

Isabella Plains Shops. Best burgers and steak sangers south of the ‘dome.

Mess said :

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.

I never seem to be able to get any service there.

Watson or sure

Calwell takeaway does an excellent burger and decent pizzas.