Menu - Benchmark Wine Bar

I have been told I should go here since I arrive din Canberra in 2008. So I finally made it after 8 years - and wow, I have been missing great food and service.... read more I have been told I should go here since I arrive din Canberra in 2008. So I finally made it after 8 years - and wow, I have been missing great food and service. The waiter, English accent I think, was very welcoming, and efficient with a good knowledge of the menu and wine list (after, it is a wine bar). We had a number of dishes to share. Only two comments/suggestions - we were not showing/offered the daily list until we ordered dessert and saw that there was a menu for the night. The other is that there was a dish that I did not note had King Brown on them - King Brown what??? Turns out my eagle eyed dining companion saw them on the place just as I was about to eat one - a mushroom - which I am allergic to - the menu did make it difficult to read and make the connection. It could have become a very messy restaurant very quickly. I intend to make this the first place I eat on my next trip to Canberra to explore the wine list ad the menu further.  MUST EAT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angus steak was awesome and well cooked. Swordfish nice but a little dry. Wine list extensive with good variety with respect to both price and locations Good... read more Angus steak was awesome and well cooked. Swordfish nice but a little dry. Wine list extensive with good variety with respect to both price and locations Good service and knowledgable staff. Very enjoyable evening. Will be back. Highly recommended