Is there a better way to enjoy Lake Burley Griffin than at a European-inspired, alfresco boutique bar right on the water, with a quality wine in hand, asks dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Eighty Twenty’s philosophy, which espouses how life should be 80 per cent mindfulness and 20 per cent indulgence (my friends and I might have to reality check our dining habits against this equation).
A stone’s throw from the Canberra Theatre Centre, dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON checks out a casual restaurant with a compact menu loaded with intrigue and primarily designed around sharing.
It's been honoured with a Chef’s Hat award, but that hasn’t changed the essence of XO where its team exists only to create innovative and modern dishes that pay homage to traditional south-east Asian cuisine, writes reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"We finished the wine with our dirty plates before us. Multiple staff passed by multiple times without paying any attention and nobody popped by while we dined to see if we needed anything," writes unhappy dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.