Father’s Day is just around the corner and we know just the thing to make the dads in your life happy…. Food!
Breakfast at EQ Café and Lounge (70 Kent St, Deakin)
Have a sleep in and take dad out for breakfast or brunch at EQ Café and Lounge in Deakin. This trendy inner south café will open on Sundays from Father’s Day and their breakfast menu is available until 2pm. After breakfast you can pop next door to their bakehouse to pick up some of their sweat treats for afternoon tea or dessert.
Visit eqcafe.com.au or call 02 6161 166 to book a table.
Lunch at Contentious Character (810 Norton Road, Wamboin, NSW)
Take a short drive to Contentious Character winery and enjoy live music while enjoying a 3-course lunch paired with quality wine. Choose from a range of dishes that feature local and seasonal produce at the 11:30am, 1pm or 2pm sitting. Dad can finish with a complimentary Port from the owner’s port barrel or a 2010 Late Harvest Pinot Gris.
Visit their website to book a table online.
Lunch at Marble and Grain (25 Mort St, Braddon)
If dad is a meat lover then head to Marble and Grain. They’re putting on a feast that’s suitable for a king at 12pm. You’ll receive more than 8 share dishes including truffle parmesan arancini, slow-cooked lamb shoulder and grass-fed sirloin with wild mushroom cream sauce. Dessert includes sticky date and pear pudding with salted caramel sauce.
See the full menu and book your spot online.
Get your dad an Eat Canberra Food Tours voucher
What better way to spoil dad then with a voucher that will take him on a food and beverage adventure in Canberra! Purchase an Eat Canberra Food Tour voucher and dad can book a spot on the food tour of his choice on a date that suits him. If you’re lucky you might even get to go with him. Gift vouchers can be purchased online so you don’t even have to leave the house. Just print it out and pop it in a card, or just forward the email to dad.
Order a gift voucher online or email eatcanberrafoodtours@gmail.com to find out more.
All photos by Amelia Bidgood from Eat Canberra.
Amelia Bidgood
Amelia is the Founder and Editor of Eat Canberra and the Founder and Managing Director of Eat Canberra Food Tours. She's a qualified journalist, presenter, freelance writer and also runs a boutique communications agency working with small business owners on all things social media, content creation and marketing. She's taught cheesemaking classes, judged hospitality and tourism awards, completed the WSET Level 1 Award In Wines, loves to cook and has travelled to 23 countries. She's also passionate about mental health and has recently started studying to become a Counsellor.