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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.

04 February 2026

Lotus Indian restaurant at Griffith 4 February 2026

Jim,John,Karen,Kim,Ron.

We had talked about coming here, after Ron and Megan had both been here and given good reports.

The restaurant lived up to expectations.

The entrees were quite special and very different from what is usually offered.

The mains, while more mainstream choices, were really of high standard.

The samosa tower was the favourite of the entrees. The chicken tikka masala was the favourite main course.

All the desserts were great and were a perfect conclusion to the meal.

The restaurant was full. It was pleasantly quiet. The service was top notch.

08 January 2026

Kinn Thai in Civic 7 January 2026

Jim, John, Karen, Megan, Ron.

A return trip about a year after our first, where we were really impressed. Still incredibly noisy. Mostly because the place was packed, but also from totally unnecessary music thumping in the background.

It may have been familiarity, but we weren't as impressed as the first time. The food was still really good, but the overall feeling just wasn't as good. Service was still really fast, but it was very hard to make clear orders for food and drink - mostly because of the incredible din.