Monster Kitchen & Bar

Best Known For

Butternut squash katsu curry, wild rice, spring onion and coriander.

Wandering through the ground floor of Ovolo Nishi on Edinburgh Avenue in Canberra, Monster Kitchen & Bar is preoccupied with serving local and seasonal produce prepared for sharing. Spread across four separate spaces, Monster offers a lounge full of nested areas made of woven rough formed concrete structural lintels, while the Mosaic room houses giant original artworks. Take your seat in the salon and dining rooms, which tell the story of Australian immigration, with a Jungle Fever rum cocktail in hand and share a plate of Tom’s famous dumplings, black soy vinegar, goji berry, mushroom medley and fermented chilli. Delve into charred sugarloaf cabbage, crispy onions, jalapeño, Romesco, Parmesan crumb and ranch dressing; finishing sweetly with blueberry cheesecake, coconut and vegan meri.