Cheap Steaks - Where are they?

Croatian Club Deakin – the best and cheapest steak in town.
You couldn’t cook it at home for the same low price.
And with a small complimentary wooden bowl containing iceburg lettuce, onion ring, cucumber, grated carrot and quarter of the tomato – you have got you five serves of veg sorted as well.

Now all you have to decide is which one of the select sauces you wish to place on your 400grams of yumminess

We used to have many a cheap steak venue in Canberra – the Workies in Civic was my fave, $5 on Thursdays with chips, vegies and pepper sauce… but those days are long gone.

These days I love the odd Charcoal visit, and once a month I go down to El Dorado’s in Dickson, early in the night on a weeknight (you get the best steak then), and pay the $30 for an excellent, tender and tasty 500g rump, cream potatoes, vegies and their totally yummy bacon and onion sauce in a boat on the side (keeps it warm for the duration). Mmmmmmmm…

Let’s also list the cheap schniddies, with prices. 🙂

imarty said :

Croatian Club Deakin does a good cheap big rump steak lunch times, not sure about other times, twas $7 last time I was there which was over 12 months ago. No-where the best steak you’ll ever have but still good value, order rare as it always comes out much more cooked than you request. Order blue if you like medium rare.
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Hoggies know how to cook steak, it’s not necessarily the best quality but the way they cook it means it ends up pretty bloody good on the plate.

Croatian Club: haven’t been there yet, but all the Balkan peoples know their way around a piece of meat, so I wouldn’t be surprised (provided the chef is actually a Hrvat, not a ring-in!)

Hogs Breath: agree, I looked at the cut I was served and thought, “this is going to be sinewy and chewy” but was absolutely amazed at what they had done to it to make it so tender and tasty. Goes to show – a good cook can turn rocks into soup.

Third vote for the Kingo…just walk up and put it on the communal grill, and get to meet some of the locals…(make sure you’re clutching a schooner while cooking)….you’ll know your steak is ready when someone sez, “jees mate are you cookin’ that or cremating it”.

Only $5 steak in Canberra is either cooking it home or cooking it yourself on the communal grill at one of various pubs as previously mentioned

The Akuna Club used to do a cheap Steak + Chips & Gravy ($8 I think), but I’m not sure now that Woodstock has taken over their kitchen

Croatian Club Deakin does a good cheap big rump steak lunch times, not sure about other times, twas $7 last time I was there which was over 12 months ago. No-where the best steak you’ll ever have but still good value, order rare as it always comes out much more cooked than you request. Order blue if you like medium rare.

Charcoal and Kingsley’s are both serious steak venues. Charcoal having earnt their numerous awards and Kingsley certainly knows meat and his way around a cow but both are exxy.

Hoggies know how to cook steak, it’s not necessarily the best quality but the way they cook it means it ends up pretty bloody good on the plate.

Finally if you want to give it a go yourself MWF has some good points except you don’t need to buy fillet unless you want it seriously idiot proof. I often buy oyster blade (around $15/kg vs >$30/kg) and get similar tenderness with much better flavour. Just avoid the steaks with the thick line of connective tissue through the middle. Marinating also isn’t necessary unless you wish to impart particular flavours but a correct marinade will tenderise.

Gee she can’t be wife material if she can’t cook her man a steak!

hahaha..
*runs*

Hellenic Club in Woden for the best ‘club’ steak – not the cheapest though (maybe $15 to $20 depending on cut.

The clubs usually ruin a good steak. Have found Olims to be sensational – I’ve only been there on a standard night, so don’t know what their cheap night is like.

The pub on the corner in Dickson (I think it’s O’Neils advertised $6 steaks last Sunday).

It’s not exactly the cheapest, but the nicest steaks have to be in Hogs Breath Cafe (where ever you happen to find yourself). Unbelievably tender.

she said she doesnt want to cook it herself… that rules out the kingo. i too am of the belief if you’re going out for dinner, you dont want to cook it yourself!!!

southern cross club woden can sometimes do a good steak. reasonably priced.

I second Kingo pub…. great!

You could also try Civic Pub (actually in Braddon) – they do a $5 steak on Tue + Wed I think. Like the Kingo you do have to cook it yourself (over a char-grill).

Come to think of it Olims do a $7 (I think) steak on Wednesdays similar to Civic pub.

Good Luck! I’m looking for another cheap schnitty venue aside from Edgars (who also jacked their prices up to $13 recently!)

I went though a phase a few months ago where we were having steaks every week. I have been to Charcoal and Kingsley in Civic. Both are great for meat lovers but not cheap.

Hog’s Breath is a known quantity. I am a fan of the slow cooked steak but for that price, i’d just probably pop around to Charcoal and pay a bit more.

Duel income, no kids….rock on! 😛

Uni Pub in Civic had $5 steaks on Wednesdays last time I went

Thanks for suggestion. Can cook. Just don’t like to all the time.

Kingo pub

I know you don’t want to cook, but for steak the way you like it you could give learning to cook a go.

Find a butcher. Buy only fillet steak. Marinate it with whatever you like. Let it rest out of the fridge for about 25 mins before you cook it. Oil the steak not the pan/grill. Turn once. Test it for done-ness by the feel of it: firm – well done, less firm – medium, spongy – medium rare, very spongy – rare. Easy peasy.

I was once in your situation when I lived in Newtown, Sydney. Got sick of vegetarian fare and wanted steak. We took a taxi to an inner west RSL and got served lumpy, sort of meaty, gristle and then we learned to cook.

buy a weber.

with the money you save having cheap and amazing steaks at home you can then afford to go only place for steak in canberra – the charcoal grill restaurant (anyone that suggests kingsleys as an alternative is delusional).