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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.

19 March 2026

Cafe Viin at Pearce 18 March 2026

John,Karen,Kim,Megan,Ron.

Finally, the monthly menu has no snails included on it.

We love going to Cafe Viin. They advertise their "intimate dining" experience. We happened to be the only people at the Cafe tonight. All food preparation and serving is done by the owner. He fully explains every course as he serves it.

All the courses were absolutely top class. Serving size doesn't look big, but we were pleasantly full at the end. A top level dining experience - well worth the $100 per head.

04 March 2026

Ming's Restaurant at Phillip - 4 March 2026

Jim, John, Karen, Megan, Ron.

We haven't been to Ming's for some time. It had become very ordinary and not worth going there. We had been informed that it has become much better, so here we are giving it another go.

We happened to end up opting for straight forward, mostly traditional dishes. All were good, with no dish being a particular standout. All the servings were large, so we had quite a bit of food left over. Maybe we should have been a bit more adventurous and ordered from the specials. All the remaining food was packed up by a couple of us and taken home for later.

Dessert was a non-starter, since we were all quite full.