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We are a group of Canberrans who have been eating out together for more than 20 years at mainly Asian restaurants, sometimes more upmarket places. The retirees amongst us also have a regular morning coffee group. This blog is primarily a record of where we went, what we ate and what we liked and didn't like. It's not intended to be an extensive and insightful review of each restaurant and each dish, hence comments are often limited to expressions such as "yum", which says it all for us.

24 July 2025

Druk Family Restaurant Swinger Hill - 23 July 2025

Jim,Karen,Kim,Megan and Ron.

Our second time to this restaurant, representing Bhutan cuisine.

The menu is simple and hasn't changed since last time, over a year ago.

The fried dumplings were the best from the momo platter, but the others were still really nice. The chilli sauce provided was a great flavour, but ferociously hot.

The main courses were all really enjoyable, with the pork being by far the highlight.

There was no enthusiasm for dessert, since we were all very full.

Megan had suggested this restaurant, she was not sure why and while some dishes were nice (like the mushrooms), others didn't have the appeal. She won't suggest it again.

09 July 2025

Gary's Kitchen Erindale - 9 July 2025

Jim,John,Karen,Kim,Megan,Ron. We had a guest - Annette and her guide dog Maple. Absolutely no problem having Maple under our table. The restaurant accommodated her easily.

With an extra person at the table, we could go all out and order up big. At first we thought we may have had too much food.

All the main courses were great and every last scrap of food vanished.

We even still had room for dessert, which was also very good and finally finished us off fully for the evening. A good night was had for all, and as always, great reliable food.