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ACT Restaurants With Private Dining

"Readers' Choice 2020 - Fine Dining"
The Boat House

The Boat House

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens Fri 12:00 PM

Barton

14 Chef Hat Award
Lake Side Sesh | Spring TimeBook your spring sesh!Celebrate spring at The Boat House with our Lake Side Sesh on Friday, October 24, 2025. From 6–10pm, enjoy bottomless cocktails, local wines and ales, live DJ sets, lawn games, and an iconic ride o...
High Tea by the Lake at Water’s Edge CanberraCome and EnjoyIndulge in High Tea by the lake at Water’s Edge Canberra. Enjoy a selection of sweet and savoury delights with tea or coffee for $75 per person. Available Wednesday to Sunday in the elegant restaur...
"Readers' Choice 2019 - Japanese"
Raku Dining

Raku Dining

Japanese   $$$$$   Open Now

Canberra CBD

14 Chef Hat Award Restaurant & Catering Association
Tantalise tastebuds with modern Japanese fare at Raku Dining on Bunda Street in Canberra. Combining the precision of Oriental cuisine with the vibrant energy of Mod Oz dining, Raku is all sleek lin...
"Readers' Choice 2020 - French"
Les Bistronomes

Les Bistronomes

French   $$$$$   Opens Fri 12:00 PM

Campbell

14 Chef Hat Award Restaurant & Catering Association
For a culinary journey with a distinctly French theme in Canberra, treat yourself and loved ones to a dining experience at Les Bistronomes located on Blamey Place in Campbell. Inside, this warm and...
OHNO!

OHNO!

Asian   $$$$$   Open Now

Griffith

Yum Cha Sundays$55pp all you can eat!Every Sunday from 11am-4pm at OHNO! is dedicated to all you can eat yum cha! It's $55pp with option to add a bottomless booze package for $35pp.
Tipsy Tea – High Tea With a TwistSip in styleStep into Wonderland every weekend with White Rabbit’s Tipsy Tea – a high tea experience with a playful edge. Indulge in towers of delicate savoury bites and decadent desserts, perfectly paired wit...
Mezzalira

Mezzalira

Italian   $$$$$   Open Now

Canberra CBD

Introducing a new Kitchen member from ItalyChef StefanoWe are excited to introduce Stefano, with more than 20 years of culinary experience, working across Italy, Germany, Russia and the Middle East. His journey includes leading restaurant teams and ser...
Cafe Viin

Cafe Viin

Cafe   $$$$$   Opens Fri 8:30 AM

Pearce

Café Viin on Hodgson Crescent in Pearce is a café by day while evening sees the mood shift to an ever-evolving French set menu ideal for a romantic rendezvous. A full glass frontage brings the outs...
China Tea Club

China Tea Club

Chinese   $$$$$   Open Now

Lyneham

The vision of homesick students from Hong Kong, the China Tea Club on Montford Crescent in Lyneham is the place to head for Asian fare with flair. This hidden Canberra gem is locally loved for its ...
Discover an award-winning restaurant where the dining style is uncomplicated and the service informed yet informal at Rubicon on Barker Street in Griffith. A hidden gem nestled in this secluded and...
Courgette

Courgette

European   $$$$$   Open Now

Canberra CBD

12 Chef Hat Award
Saffron Restaurant

Saffron Restaurant

Lebanese   $$$$$   Opens Fri 12:00 PM

Kingston

Find the finest tastes of East Mediterranean dining Canberra has to offer at Saffron Restaurant on Kennedy Street in Kingston. A warm and welcoming vibe of sandstone walls, sea green tiles and dark...
Belluci's Manuka

Belluci's Manuka

Italian   $$$$$   Opens Fri 12:00 PM

Manuka

Hanok Korean Fine BBQ Woden on Keltie Street in Phillip is all about you…the diner. Take a break from retail therapy at Westfield Woden to refuel and recharge at this rustically stylish dining dest...
Teddy Picker's

Teddy Picker's

Cafe   $$$$$   Opens Fri 6:30 AM

Campbell

One of Canberra's most-popular Indian restaurants for more than two decades, locals and visitors alike flock to Indian Affair on Colbee Court in Phillip. A vibrant red décor awaits with twinkling f...
Siren

Siren

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Open Now

Gungahlin