Aubergine Restaurant

Just amazing. Must go if you are visiting Canberra. Every dish we had were excellent. Produce, sauce and matching vegetables or gains on the dishes were well thought through. Their matching wine and matching non alcoholic drinks were superb. All the staff were excellent. Will definitely go back soon. Miss their food already.

Overall: Quality, cozy restaurant that is one of Canberra's finest, perfect for a special occasion. We had a farewell dinner with a table of 4 here on a weeknight. Liked: Food was of quality and provided an experience of many varying tastes and flavours. The spanner crab entree was the highlight, presenting 5 flavours consecutively in your mouth. The dishes presented very nicely. Service was prompt, professional and of a good standard. The atmosphere was classy and of quality. Improvement: Desserts were not consistent across the board. The toasted meringue was too sweet and over powering which let down the whole dish. The staff did come across as "rushed" at times which is somewhat understandable as it was a full house but took away from the experience. The decor in the restaurant didn't fully live up to its top ranking.

Overall a great meal but some inconsistencies in taste. The amuses bouches were delicious as were the first two main courses. The third and fourth main courses were pretty bland which was surprising after the first ones. The dessert was delicious. Cater well for vegans. Service was friendly but missing something eg empty wine glasses with no one asking if we'd like another.

Explore Canberra’s food industry, and Aubergine was top on the list, so did not waste my 2 days trip down to the capital, but surprisingly Aubergine is one of the best restaurant I’ve tried. Food was exceptional, the restaurant’s interior was so moody covered with black colour which makes it an intimate place for dining.

What a fantastic dining experience! The food was exquisite, the wine pairing was spot on and the service was the best! I regret not having visited this restaurant before, would be one of my favourite places. 😍 Yes, pricing was on the high range, but it was worth every cent! We were fully satisfied even before the desserts came out. Thanks Aubergine for one of the best dinners of my life! 💜

We had one of the best dining experiences at Aubergine. Their 5-course dining with wine paring took us through fine culinary arts. Each dish was fantastic and continued to surprise us. They made us wonder how they were prepared, because they were all ingredients we knew about, creating flavours we did not know about. Wine pairing took out the stress of having to choose from their exceptionally extensive wine book. For each course, the sommelier brought us not just the wine but also story behind them, and detailed explanation on where the wine came from, the producers, and tasting notes. It felt like a cellar door for wineries around the world and we are glad he was so thorough. The promise is five course menu, but in reality if you account for two types of canape served before the first main and one additional petit four served after the desert, it felt more like an 8 course. Already looking forward to return on our next occasion.

The way the chef makes various elements come together to form one delicious dish is a fascinating science in itself. Service from our waitress was faultless, and with exception of butter being cold, food was spectacular, as was the Riesling recommendation. Expect to dine for 4hrs, so choose your dinner company wisely. Better than Bennelong.

Just a little bit too much! Of everything except the wine! This is why these set menus have gone out the window in Sydney - we had to knock back the lamb and the pudding! And the premium wine selection for $130 seemed very pricey to me for the very small volumes poured! Very knowledgeable wine waiter - certainly could talk the talk! Overall, too much food and too little wine! Would I come back? Probably not unless something changes dramatically.

Truly excellent restaurant. The food is beautiful and well thought out. It is not heavy but has a lovely combination of flavours. The menu is well crafted and balanced. The service was perfect and completed the whole experience. Highly recommend the salmon and smoked eel parfait starter and the brown bread ice cream (plus other things...) dessert- one of the best.

We had the degustation menu with wines. The salmon was delicate, red mullet subtle, quail gestational, lamb & black garlic pantomimetic and desert stealthy. Dessert wine was sweet to complement. Service was excellent and non alcoholic cocktails searched the palate. For example the lemon lime & bitters bodered on bitter rather than sweet. The noise levels were low. The maitre d announced every course.

Such an exquisite restaurant, a truly amazing dining experience; worth every dime! My partner and I dine out often, and this has come to be one of our all time favourites! The food, the wine pairing, the sommelier, the service, the cook...all phenomenal!

Great winery luch there last Saturday (Huntingdon Estate). Food and wine both immaculate. Worth every cent.

My family and I went to Aubergine to celebrate my Mum's 50th birthday. It was a Saturday night and throughout I don't think I saw a single empty table (must be a very efficient booking system!). The door was opened for us, we were greeted and asked if we were "The Campbells?". (Hint: we were). I wonder what gave us away. Very slick :) The menu was a set 4 courses, with several choices for all but the first course (which was just a little amuse bouche style thing anyway. There was nothing overly surprising in the dishes (duck with orange, chocolate with caramel, etc.) but they were done very well. And for $80 you certainly get your money's worth. The dishes were smaller portions, but not comically so, and I left feeling I had eaten just a little bit over the right amount of food (which I think is the best feeling walking out of a good restaurant. While there wasn't the absolute slickness of service with the "wow" factor you get from a 3 hatter (Canberra restaurants have part-time uni waiters, not the career waiters of Sydney), this 2 hatter was very friendly, unobtrusive, and it was clear the wait staff worked great as a team. My parent's especially loved how whenever someone left to go to the bathroom, one of the waiters Amy would silently swoop in, roll up their serviette and place it neatly on the table. I wouldn't say the food was "prompt", and I mean that in a good way. Everything was timed well, and for a restaurant where every table was full we were never felt to be rushed, and our waiter (I forget his name) would always offer to explain the dishes. And when we were standing up to leave there was already someone over at the door waiting to open it for us and bid us farewell. While the overall experience was great, there were several cons amidst all the pros. These were all things I don't particularly worry about but I can see how other's might so I may as well post them in case they are of any use to anyone. First up, on that 8 degree night, we were placed near a door to an outdoor eating area (empty, of course) but occasionally a waiter would have to grab a chair from outside. Now whilst they tried to minimise the time the door was open... Man... Those chills woke us all up! Secondly my girlfriend's Lamb had a small sharp bone in it (proves it's real, I guess!) but that hurt her teeth just a little. The beef was a Rib Eye cut, so it was naturally fatty (one of the reasons it is my favourite cut!), however when presented sliced up there was one piece that was 90% fat! something I didn't mind but I could see bothering others. And finally when our wart was topped up after dessert I think it was accidentally topped up with someone else's sparkling water, because all of a sudden everyone's water had a very soda-like taste to it. All minor gripes though, that in the scheme of things didn't really matter because overall the food was amazing and the service lovely, and I will definitely come here again!

Probably the only serious mod resto in Cbr. Innovative and tasty. Four courses $90 in Nov 2015.

Great food and service, and the sommelier makes the wine choices as exciting as the food.

The best restaurant in Canberra? I would be hard pressed to find anything better. The food consistently excellent. The sommelier was fantastic. We had degustation with assorted wines. Very happy. If only it wasn't such a long drive from my home! :) (Canberra specific rant as everything isn't that far!)