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If you have a big group, do the banquet thing theyвЂ™ll really look after you and make sure you get great value. They deliver to Weston Creek, but better IMHO to book (youвЂ™ll likely need to!) and eat in. Probably the best Indian food IвЂ™ve had anywhere, ever. IвЂ™m glad youвЂ™re moving to the centre of the universe. Be sure to book though, it fills up most days for brunch. Though itвЂ™s a little out of the creek, I agree A Bite to Eat at Chifley is really, really good for breakfast. If youвЂ™re early enough, the chocolate croissants are great too. Croissants only on Saturday morning, and get there early. But the cakes and pastries are sensational. ThereвЂ™s even a sign saying вЂњWe donвЂ™t sell piesвЂќ. Asking pies is met with a sigh of borderline disdain/frustration. ItвЂ™s not a bakery, itвЂ™s a patisserie, and donвЂ™t you forget it. Personally IвЂ™ve never had a bad reaction but I donвЂ™t eat there that often.ДЄnd back to breakfast, thereвЂ™s a treat at the Chapman shops. IвЂ™ve likewise heard of bad reactions to Masala Hut (if itвЂ™s still called that, used to be a Taj Agra I think?). Second best would be JohnnoвЂ™s Pizza place in Mawson. The blackboard menu is updated regularly and they have the best potato scallops in Canberra. They open erratic hours and not late, but itвЂ™s worth it for the quality. The place on Brierly street the re-invents itself every 6 months is currently a seafood restaurant and the food is fantastic. River Kwai is a bit more upmarket than Thai House and offer a few more interesting dishes. Used to live there and itвЂ™s great for a quick cheap meal, but the Chinese and Vietnamese at Cooleman offer better quality across the board. For dinner there are better places than the Duffy shops, sorry. ThereвЂ™s also ADвЂ™s takeaway just out of Cooleman Court for a reasonable breakfast. Weston Creek isnвЂ™t really a brunchy area so much as the traditional cafe strips around Canberra are. SakeenaвЂ™s does a great breakfast and their pies are fantastic. I also вЂњhearвЂќ that Maestral is good вЂ“ but IвЂ™ve never actually eaten there yet. * The Weston clubвЂ™s a pretty comfortable place for a pub meal and a beer too вЂ“ menu and preparation are a little average though (Perhaps try the Calamari or Weston Burger). * ADвЂ™s cafe вЂ“ Interesting menu combination: asian noodle dishes and pub counter meals. * Laksa Hut вЂ“ Solid Laksa joint (Try the Laksa! рџ™‚

Great for late breakfasts on the weekends or getting a discount take-away near their closing time. * Sakeenas вЂ“ A good home-made Greek-style cafe. * Masala hut вЂ“ Good Southern-Indian style food. The Spinach + Fetta or Lamb, tomato and capsicum pides are also great.

* Turkish takeaway (Used to be Turkish + Thai) вЂ“ Good kebabs w/ house-made bread. I can recommend the standard Thai staples of Money Bags, Pad Thai and Green Chicken curry. * River Quai вЂ“ Above-average Thai restaurant. They have a menu of pizza and pasta dishes for those who donвЂ™t want fish and these are safe for people with seafood allergies (They have first-hand experience). Very casual dine-in and take-away вЂ“ can be irregular opening hours though. The best fish + chips IвЂ™ve had вЂ“ Try the barramundi spring rolls, potato cakes, Japanese prawn cutlets. * Fish Tales on Brierly вЂ“ Run by the Chattos formerly of Chats and Chatfish. Try dishes like the Prawns with onions and chilli (Shells on!) вЂ“ messy, but great. * MyвЂ™s Vietnamese вЂ“ REALLY good Vietnamese food. It is yummy.Congratulations вЂ“ you made an inspired choice! Weston has some remarkably good restaurants. A layer of nuts and a thin layer of dark unsweetened chocolate add some crunch. Monte Torta, one of several desserts handmade by Andrea, is delicate layers of velvety custard, chocolate and vanilla on a base that is soft and spongy like Choux pastry. The scallops melt in the mouth and the sweet pops of pomegranate against the bite of wasabi puree and tang of Salsa Verde and salt of the prosciutto make it a standout dish. A hearty dish of tender prawns, Moreton Bay Bug and black mussels that tastes of the sea. ItвЂ™s well seasoned and slightly sweet, with a lingering heat.

The Brudet, a Croatian fish stew, is rich and punchy.

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Julie would recommend that a first-time visitor order the Brudet fish stew and perhaps the Adriatic seafood platter.ДЇor entrГ©e, she would pick the Scallops or the octopus, although the Blitva, a classic steamed silverbeet and potato dish, full of garlic and olive oil, is popular with regulars also. вЂњAnd every dish has a drizzle of olive oil,вЂќ Julie adds. From left to right: grilled octopus, Brudet (Dalmatian Fish Stew) and seared scallops.

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