CANBERRA DEAKIN FOOTBALL CLUB BISTRO

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Located inside the Croatia Deakin Soccer Club, this bistro boats a diverse range of delicious, reasonably priced food. This bistro is suitable for all occasions; whether it be dinner with family, lunch with friends or just a quick meal and a drink with a work colleague. *New club members receive $5 off their total bill at the bistro!

CUISINES

Bar, Pub, Australian

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

FEATURES

Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service

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3.0

17 reviews

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David S

Sydney94 contributions

Closed for Saturday lunch despite the games going on next door

Feb 2020 • none

Came down from Sydney because our club was playing some trial games against Canberra in all of the age ranges (from 13s through to 1st grade). Thought we'd support the home club by eating in their bistro for lunch, but it clearly hadn't occurred to them than any visitors might want to do that rather than eat the canteen food, so it wasn't open. I'd pretty much figured that out when the bar person let us know from behind the bar that it was closed: ah well, we just had to go round to the Deakin shops just down the road for lunch.

Written 29 February 2020

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linencrush1

Canberra44 contributions

Where is it?

Mar 2022 • solo

I've been here many times over the past 5+ years, and NEVER have I seen a schnitzel this small. Disappointed is an understatement.

Written 18 March 2022

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Fred Daley

4 contributions

Hope they have changed the "chef"

May 2018 • family

Pub food, reasonable value but the chef who I believe is named Andrew is a rude a-hole. I believe he has a few drinks which may contribute to his aggressive behaviour as others have also mentioned.

Written 26 April 2019

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Wayne J

2 contributions

Terrible steak meal.

July 2022 • friends

Ordered the Sirloin steak. It was tasteless, full of grissle and did not look like Sirloin. Simply the worst steak meal that I have ever purchased. At least one third of it was inedible. I mentioned my dissatisfaction with the waitress, but no response from the chef.

Written 20 July 2022

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Jules

Canberra2 contributions

Awful

Apr 2019 • friends

Ordered pizza and chips had to ask 3 times after 1hr 40mins and still told another 10mins. We will be going home hungry and not impressed. We will never return. Suggest you don't ever visit.

Written 5 April 2019

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Ross McGregor

Canberra136 contributions

GO IN TO THE DEAKIN

Aug 2017 • family

Friendly service, decent sized portions of enjoyable food that include 'gluten free options'. Bistro area is not larges so sizeable groups may need to enquire as to availability.

Written 18 April 2018

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Q Donnelly

Canberra85 contributions

Chef with an attitude

Dec 2017 • friends

Went here for dinner with my friends. It’s a nice pub with a bar and designated outdoor smoking area. My friend ordered the steak medium-rare, because she could only eat it that way. It turned out to be medium-well. She asked the waitress and tried to confirm if it’s medium-rare just like what she ordered. Waitress said, “yeah it is medium-rare.” But then, my another friend went for a second opinion and said it is medium-well. The waitress politely offered her to replace the steak, so she said yes. The moment she walked to the kitchen and told the chef, we could hear from our table that the chef was angry (it’s an open kitchen). At some points, he even called my friend names. We did not want to trigger conflicts, because we understood that this is not fancy dining anyway. The only problem is my friend cannot eat medium-well steak. At the same time, the waitress offered to replace it. Having said that, we have a bad mood by knowing that the chef has such an attitude. It is usually my fave dinner & drinking area in the suburb, but since that happened, I don’t feel like going there anymore.

Written 13 December 2017

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audacityofhope

47 contributions

Excellent club tucker

July 2016 • friends

I come to the restaurant at the club very regularly for lunch. I recommend it strongly. The food is excellent and inexpensive. I usually have the rump steak expertly and quickly cooked by the head chef Andrew. But there is variety in the menu too. The Croatian specialties should not be missed. The pizzas and pastas are good too. The salads are great especially the squid salad. Friendly atmosphere.

Written 11 July 2016

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StefanAusTralien

96 contributions

Good and affordable pub food

June 2016 • friends

The sports club itself is just like any other one. The service is very friendly and they have Reschs beer on tap. The best thing about it is the bistro. They have good food and great specials.

Written 19 June 2016

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Bruce M

Mission Beach58 contributions

Great value for money

May 2016 • none

Went to Bistro as we were attending a meeting at the club. Meals very well priced and quite tasty. Good range of bottled wine by the glass. Would definitely go back.

Written 18 May 2016

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onlyworld

Queanbeyan900 contributions

Nice venue for large parties

Dec 2015 • family

I visited with my family for my Son’s school year end party. The venue was good and accommodated around 150 people. Pros: 1. Nice venue 2. Nice bar 3. Nice tasty food 4. Good DJ Cons: 1. Parking is little difficult during large crowd presence

Written 1 April 2016

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scottmcgavin

Canberra47 contributions

Good pizza

Feb 2016 • business

For a club it pulls no punches, the pizza in pretty good, the beer is cold and you don't wait too long, prices are fair and your not paying for the fitout.

Written 12 February 2016

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slwityk

Canberra1398 contributions

Better than average.

July 2014 • none

Haven't eaten here since it changed hands some time ago, but it is certainly busy on Friday nights when the meat raffle is on. Food tends to be a bit on the expensive side but that doesn't stop people from dining here. Good thing about it is the fact that you can buy wine at the bar and take into the bistro. Good selection of wine and reasonable.

Written 4 June 2015

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Jennifer T

Sydney301 contributions

Good value for money!

Dec 2014 • none

Great little club! Can get a rump steak or a chicken schnitzel for $10.50. Good atmosphere, lovely meal. Would dine here again, next time we are in Canberra!

Written 1 December 2014

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audie3012

Canberra62 contributions

Previously good food with really disappointing service

Aug 2014 • couples

We had been going to this bistro semi-regularly for a couple of years - every couple of months we'd pop in for dinner, some drinks and raffles. We had our favourite meals - pork chops, garlic and mustard sauce and mashed potato/veg which we had nearly every time. Occasionally I would take a change and get the rib eye which was also very good. The value was exceptional. Then we went there in August and I'd ordered the beef. The piece I got wasn't great. Previously they'd always been good cuts but this time not so much. It happens though so I wasn't too stressed about it. I did tell the girl when she stopped to ask how my meal was that I wasn't eating the steak because it had a large piece of gristle running right through the underside of the steak. She rolled her eyes and walked off. Next thing the chef is at my table, with a raw rib fillet trying to explain the intricacies of meat to me at the table. Despite the fact that I am well aware of what a good piece of rib fillet looks like - I'm a big meat eater and have been buying good steak for a long time - it was something that I neither asked for nor wanted particularly given his rather aggressive nature. He then went to the register, took my money out and dropped it back at my table and walked off. Needless to say I said to my husband that I wouldn't be back. Shame because we did rather enjoy popping in there from time to time but the service has clearly gone a long way downhill and there are plenty of other places for me to go in Canberra where I don't have to put up with sarcastic wait staff or belligerent chefs when I express an opinion on my food that I'm perfectly entitled to do given I'm paying for it!

Written 22 October 2014

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