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Travellers' Choice2023
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Steakhouse, Australian
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Gluten Free Options
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
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1.9 km from Australian War Memorial
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The food was delicious however we asked for the starters and the mains to come at once but we got the starters first and then the mains after. Our drinks order got missed up and after 20 min. Still no drinks we had re-asked for...our drinks we finally got them. And then we ordered the steak but we didn’t receive steak knives we had to ask for them. For a hundred dollars per head you would expect a better service. But very well done to the kitchen.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 2 days ago

Great staff and nice venue but unfortunately overpriced for the amount and quality of the food. The bench seats against the wall are not very comfortable either.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 5 days ago

We had dinner on the 5th of December, 2023 with friends. The place was extremely noisy that we could hardly hear the waiter. We ordered the charcuterie board for 4 people but it was extremely frugal for 4 people. For the main course we ordered...slow braised beef cheeks & murray cod. We were very disappointed with the very small amount of food and highly overpriced for what you get. We ended coming home and having something to eat. We will never come back.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Great steak and the calamari was fantastic. Service was quite fast and our server was very helpful Highly recommended

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Located as part of the Avenue Hotel but with easy street access. Nice bar and decor to kick back and relax. Great lunch menu and large served of tasty food. Really liked this place.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

We went to Marble & Grain for a celebratory dinner and it was just terrible. I cannot recall ever going to a restaurant with worse service, we waited an hour for two cocktails and the food service was also slo. I ordered a $75.00 special...21 day dry aged sirloin which was dry and not much better than a typical pub-fare steak. To top it off my wife found a shard of glass in her meal!! I raised this with the manager who offered to replace her meal or offered a free glass of wine but frankly it was terrible. Poor service, noisy, poor food and glass in the meal!!!??? Avoid this place there are many better restaurants in ACTMore

Date of visit: November 2023
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FB Manager, General Manager at Marble & Grain, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

Hi Anthony, I'm sorry to hear this was your experience dining with us. I can understand how disappointing all that could have been. Let me assure you this is nor the service we pride ourselves of and definitely not the impression we want our customers...More

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

A group of 8 people went to Marble & Grain for my friend's birthday, and the foods are not as good as they used to be. New chef? new management? All of the waiting staff are unprofessional. For instance, they have no idea of what...dishes are they when putting on our table, have no idea of whether or not they still validate parking ticket like they used to be, and they do not know if they accept American Express credit card or not and just ask me to tap my card and see if it works and of cause they know nothing about the percentage of a credit card surcharge. We definitely won't go back.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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FB Manager, General Manager at Marble & Grain, responded to this reviewResponded 3 weeks ago

Hi Mike, I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience with us. I understand we didn't meet your expectations and we appreciate you sending through your feedback as it allows us to further develop training and improve our standards so everyone can experience the...More

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Staff friendly and attentive. Orders were served quite quickly, well presented and mine cooked to perfection.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 5 November 2023

A place that knows steak absolutely unreal. Friendly staff looked after young children and the food was unbelievable

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 3 November 2023

The set menu for lunch is very good value. The chicken schnitzel was nice and juicy however the crust was a bit hard. The lovely gravy solved that issue when applied liberally and allowed to soak. Service was prompt and friendly.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 3 November 2023

Excellent steakhouse. Wonderful steaks, you can only recommend. We served a nice young boy. We had a nice dinner.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 1 November 2023

Food was super good! The mash and garlic prawn in sauce was definitely a highlight, also received a complimentary glass of sparkling each which was very nice

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 26 October 2023

One of the best in Canberra. Good menu design ( mix of sea food and red meat). Sides are the awesome complement for the steak. Sauteed vege is out of the world. Will come back soon when we will be back in canberra.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 19 October 2023

The best steak restaurant in whole canberra. The vast menu. We had the steak tartar, prawn for entree. Oh man!! The best steak tartar i have ever had in my whole life. The presentation of the lamb and Duck was just Wow. In one word...top class. Desert menu is also very good. Overall my, whole family was happy. We are really coming back.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 9 October 2023

Very disappointed -Overrated for a special occasion. seated in a thoroughfare, it was cold and uncomfortable next to the kitchen wasting staff lean over benches on their phones.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Fiona W
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Response from Schlepper1939 | Reviewed this property |
With a top class hotel like this, I would be very surprised if children could not be accommodated. SMS or ring the hotel to check it out.
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Response from PeterGill1950 | Reviewed this property |
We were there on busy lunch service, there was a good buzz but certainly not noisy
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Yes, but not in a separate room.
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Marble & Grain is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4