22 February 2009

Tongue and Groove the new sensation?

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The Friday afternoon boozing scene in Civic has a new player that seems to be sweeping all before it.

Tongue and Groove on Bunda Street is always so chokkas when I go past that I haven’t even had a chance to go in and find out what it’s like.

The decor certainly seems to feature a lot of wood work, as you’d expect with a name like that.

So readers, what have your experiences within been like?


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OzPhoenix said :

Didn’t know that mural was hand painted, so no more impressed. 🙂

Sorry, that is meant to read “…, so NOW more impressed”. Sounds a bit harsh otherwise. 🙂

Stopped in for a drink one Tuesday night with some mates. Enjoyed the lime and chili martini which was only 13.50 (most places in canberra do martinis starting at 14 – I thought). Found it odd how you can get table service for drinks if you sit at the tables, but not if you’re on the comfy seats etc. Not sure how that works out when it’s chokers on the Friday nights etc.

Liked the decor, reminded me of Kremlin Bar. Didn’t know that mural was hand painted, so no more impressed. 🙂 I also really liked the lighting above the bar – so much so I took a photo.

Haven’t eaten there, but would be interested to give it a go just to know.

Rubbish place full of rubbish people.

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy7:57 pm 22 Feb 09

Just another yuppie spot that will be gone in a few years. No character or class. Good place for pubes who think they’re hip to hang out.

brumbiesfan2127:47 pm 22 Feb 09

was there a few fridays ago, was very nice.
even nice enough to attract the likes of gary humphries who was there at the same time!

I tagged along with some workmates there for lunch one day, and they took one look at the prices on the menu and high-tailed it out of there.

Popped in on Friday night for a pint – seemed more like an exercise in attempting a Guinness book of records entry. How many people can you fit in a concrete box?. Left 5 minutes later with no drink.

Shockingly bad name btw – really a technical term for joining wood together….hmmmm

“the hammer & nail in the coffin”
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There was mention of this place in the comments from Megajames in the Valentines Day Rip Off story:

Tongue & Groove – rude staff, very slow bar service, what’s with the take a number and come back in 15 minutes for your cocktail!?!?

Checkout the Mural on the back wall…hand painted by a very talented local and now rich artist..

Genge Street has been there for a long time, even if the street directories missed it.
I’ve stopped in for dinner. Not bad, but not huge serves for the price. Its the “Gus’s” staff/owners/partners trying a new gig I think listening to their prattle over the bar. The place might keep the yuppies happy (and the O’Connor whiners even happier as the “‘Nun” might slow down on Sunday arvo’s).
For me, better food to be had cheaper elsewhere.

was there last saturday and it looked more like a drycleaners

Is this the new Tilley’s ? 🙂

old canberran said :

Genge Street? That’s a new one. The Genge family used to own a garage in Mort Street. It looks like those new buildings are where the Bunda Street car park was. Yes?

Tongue and Groove (works on so many levels – I expected a bit of pink in the decore) is in the new tax building which was built where the Griffin centre used to be. The Carpark was on the other side where the Canberra Centre (north quarter), Griffin Centre and the other new tax building are.

Holden Caulfield7:16 pm 21 Feb 09

So which comes first, the tongueing or the grooving?

old canberran6:34 pm 21 Feb 09

Genge Street? That’s a new one. The Genge family used to own a garage in Mort Street. It looks like those new buildings are where the Bunda Street car park was. Yes?

Went there for dinner with a large group on Wednesday night without a booking. Very accommodating, good service, quality food, reasonably priced. Seemed a bit pushy on getting customers in and out as quickly as possible (Sammy’s style) but overall rather impressed.

Been there once. Was ok but nothing particularly special about it that will draw me to go back.

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