Graduation Dinner Suggestions in Canberra?

I really rate La Cantina in Narrabundah. Great food, great service, great atmosphere and a bit upmarket without being super fine dining.

Glad to see no-one has suggested Boffins’ name sake.
THE worst staff and attitudes.

Water’s Edge is fantastic

Bad Seed said :

Another vote for Italian and Sons, although its crowded and noisy so less “special occasion”; never had a bad meal at Ottoman Cuisine and enjoyed a fabulous meal at the new place in Kingston, Ox last month -no one will leave hungry there

I hated Ottoman. the meals are small and the flavours are not well balanced. i found my lamb main overcooked and the lindt chocolate dessert with raspberry sorbet i had for dessert was actually inedible (most of it was left on the plate and it was only a 2cmx2cm square to begin with)…

Mothy said :

Ellacure, Bruce.

http://www.ellacure.com.au/

Work near there, have seen many a workmate off there, damn nice sticky date pudding with caramel goop.

Yes, I said goop.

+1 The food is faultless and they do a great banquet if you’ve got a few people going. I would recommend though starting with an earlier sitting. That place is packed and loud as by 7:30pm.

RedDogInCan said :

True story.

Being the first person in the history of my family to go to university, my graduation in 1994 was a big event with both my parents and grandparents attending from interstate. The plan was to have a celebratory meal at a posh restaurant after the graduation ceremony. The morning before the ceremony, my grandparents visited an old friend of theirs that now lived in Canberra. When my grandparents mentioned the restaurant plan, the friend said she knew of a wonderful restaurant that she had recently discovered and would love to take us there.

After the ceremony and still in our formal attire, we hopped in the car and followed the friend out to the restaurant. I was somewhat disappointed when we parked at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and even more so when the fabulous restaurant turned out to be Sizzlers!*

Yes, after seven years of hard study and being the first person in my family to graduate from university, I celebrated it with fried shrimp and an all-you-can eat salad and dessert bar.

* For those who came late, Sizzlers was located in the upper level carpark at the Hyperdome where the cinemas are now.

Hahahahaha! Love it! 🙂

Jim Jones said :

poetix said :

Jim Jones said :

Grail said :

The Alto (aka Black Mountain Tower restaurant). You’ll be walking away well fed, but at $100/head.

Set prices for dinner are $65/head, but you’ll pay $8 for Pelligreno mineral water and double digits for cocktails, and their wine prices are in keeping with the meal prices.

Book well ahead if you want to dine on a Saturday night. All tables were booked three weeks in advance when I last visited.

You know, food tastes better when it’s revolving.

I read that as revolting and thought you’d finally lost it. Or were recommending the special cordial of your namesake.

Heh … no. Just another tedious Simpsons reference I’m afraid.

However, I do remember reading over the weekend that the Black Mountain Tower Restaurant has been refusing to pay rent over allegations that rundown services and electrical faults pose a threat to staff and public safety

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/legal-row-over-faulty-tower-20130119-2d0kx.html

Apparently the revolving floor controls are also no good, along with air conditioning, the lift, etc.

Does that mean the revolving mechanism is at risk of going haywire? Could it speed up to the sorts of speeds that they deliver to astronauts when they are training? Now that would be a meal to remember!

True story.

Being the first person in the history of my family to go to university, my graduation in 1994 was a big event with both my parents and grandparents attending from interstate. The plan was to have a celebratory meal at a posh restaurant after the graduation ceremony. The morning before the ceremony, my grandparents visited an old friend of theirs that now lived in Canberra. When my grandparents mentioned the restaurant plan, the friend said she knew of a wonderful restaurant that she had recently discovered and would love to take us there.

After the ceremony and still in our formal attire, we hopped in the car and followed the friend out to the restaurant. I was somewhat disappointed when we parked at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and even more so when the fabulous restaurant turned out to be Sizzlers!*

Yes, after seven years of hard study and being the first person in my family to graduate from university, I celebrated it with fried shrimp and an all-you-can eat salad and dessert bar.

* For those who came late, Sizzlers was located in the upper level carpark at the Hyperdome where the cinemas are now.

Another vote for Italian and Sons, although its crowded and noisy so less “special occasion”; never had a bad meal at Ottoman Cuisine and enjoyed a fabulous meal at the new place in Kingston, Ox last month -no one will leave hungry there

Ellacure, Bruce.

http://www.ellacure.com.au/

Work near there, have seen many a workmate off there, damn nice sticky date pudding with caramel goop.

Yes, I said goop.

Canuckaberran said :

+1 For Italian and Sons. Food is delicious and amazing service.
Be careful if you have a large party … reserve far in advance!

+1 for the food recommendation.

But the service has been poor to woeful on the few occasions I’ve been. I always leave thinking I’m never going here again!