Cheap eats – Santa Lucia (Kingston)
After my not-so-great cheap eats experience at Jamie’s Italian a few weeks ago, I was keen to get that big bowl of pasta I so badly wanted but for a reasonable price as well. I decided to pay a visit...
View ArticleCheap eats – 38 Espresso (Kingston Foreshore)
Kingston Foreshore might not be well known for its cheap eats, but it’s possible to find lunch for less than $15 – if you know where to look. I bought my first apartment six months ago. The good thing...
View ArticleCheap eats – Baan Latsamy (Manuka)
There’s nothing like a spicy laksa to warm you from head to toe on a cold, rainy, Canberra day. Baan Latsamy in Manuka is one of my favourite lunch spots, and I get the same thing every time I go –...
View ArticleCheap eats – The Blue Olive (Civic)
A couple of weeks ago RiotACT contributor Bec Cuzzillo put the call out for Canberra’s best sandwiches and rolls. Café D’Lish and Autolyse were the two most popular contenders, but The Blue Olive in...
View ArticleCheap eats – Griffith Vietnamese (Griffith)
For this week’s cheap eats I wanted to find somewhere that was cheap all the time, seven days a week, as opposed to an establishment that has a lunch special Monday to Friday. This took me back to an...
View ArticleCheap eats – Duatti (Woden)
I don’t usually venture into shopping malls for Cheap Eats reviews but I thought I’d make an exception this week for Duatti, a cafe inside Westfield Woden. Duatti has been around for almost a year now...
View ArticleCheap eats – Transit Bar (Civic)
I saw an advertisement online recently for a $10 pizza and soft drink lunch special at Transit Bar in the city. I hadn’t been to Transit Bar before, so I immediately jumped at the offer. My partner and...
View ArticleCheap eats – Oscar’s Bakery Cafe (University of Canberra)
I’ve spent a bit of time at the University of Canberra over the past few weeks. I was a student at UC a few years ago, and it’s interesting to see what’s changed since I left. There is student...
View ArticleCheap eats – Global Cafe (Civic)
I’d heard of Global Cafe before but had never been there or even noticed it in the street until recently. It’s tucked in between the late night pharmacy and the Jolimont Centre on Northbourne Avenue,...
View ArticleCheap eats – Saigon Southland Hot Bake (Mawson)
The latest Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide was announced this week. And while it proves Canberra has no shortage of fine restaurants, I’d argue that we do cheap and cheerful pretty well too....
View ArticleCheap eats – The Durham (Kingston)
Most people love a pub lunch. But in my experience, a lot of the time traditional pub lunches aren’t very good. And sometimes they’re not very cheap either. The Durham in Kingston advertises a $10...
View ArticleCheap eats – Station Bar & Cafe (Fyshwick)
I met a former colleague for lunch yesterday at his regular Friday lunch spot, Station Bar and Cafe in Fyshwick. The cafe is on Dairy Flat Road, closer to the scenic Jerrabomberra Wetlands than...
View ArticleCheap eats – Waldorf on London (Civic)
I’ve been meaning to try lunch at the Waldorf on London for nearly a year now after reading Sophia Carlini’s Weekend Cafe Hot Spot review back in January. I finally got around to it this week and...
View ArticleCheap Eats – Benjamin Espresso (Belconnen)
I recently realised that the majority of Cheap Eats reviews I do are at Civic establishments so I was keen to branch out – not everyone works in Civic! I heard about a place in Belconnen called...
View ArticleCheap Eats – Noodle Cafe (Civic)
Since I’ve been doing Cheap Eats reviews, I’ve had about a bazillion people (OK, maybe closer to 5 or 6) tell me I should review the Noodle Cafe in Garema Place. I put it off for so long because I...
View ArticleCallout: Best $15 (and under) lunch in Canberra
We’ve been running the Cheap Eats series for some time now. Alexandra Craig is currently our only Cheap Eats writer, and she’s coming up blank with new places to go. After feeling like she’s been to...
View ArticleCheap Eats – My Rainbow Dreams, Dickson
Continuing with the non-Civic Cheap Eats theme this week, I made a beeline for Dickson where I had lunch at My Rainbow Dreams. My Rainbow Dreams is a vegetarian café, but don’t be put off if you’re a...
View ArticleCheap Eats – Double Drummer (Barton)
As mentioned in previous weeks and the call-out for Canberra Cheap Eats last week, I’ve been keen to branch out of Civic and try some ‘unknown’ eateries. One suggestion received was Double Drummer in...
View ArticleCheap Eats: The Glass House Café
The Glass House Café prettily pokes out of the first level of Industry House like an English country conservatory. I could imagine sitting at The Glass House Café at a function with people looking in...
View ArticleCheap eats – Mountain Creek (Griffith)
A few weeks back when we did a callout for new Cheap Eats locations, there were a few comments left regarding the healthiness (or lack thereof) of the meals featured in the Cheap Eats articles. I...
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