The Boat House

Boat House is the best fine dining restaurant and wedding venue in Canberra in my opinion! I’ve been to this beautiful place many times and have always been impressed by its excellent customer services, high quality food and wonderful lake view. Staff are so friendly and professional. A perfect place for any type of events or celebrations! Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As a wedding photographer I've worked in a lot of different venues in Canberra. I can say hands down that you'll be hard pressed to find many other spots in Canberra which offer such incredible sunset views, and waterlake vibes of the Boat House. Not only is it in an incredible spot, but also offers incredibly catering (I can personally vouch for the Paella being absolutely incredible!) and insane styling and charm. From the wood platforms for you to have your ceremony, to the easy lakeside walks and cozy fireplace, if you're looking for somewhere for your wedding in Canberra, the Boat House is absolutely one of the very best!

I have been to this restaurant many times over the years including book launches, birthday parties and private dinner parties. It really is a stylish, sophisticated restaurant with a quiet ambiance in a beautiful setting by Lake Burleigh Griffith. There is a set menu offering modern cuisine with a minimum 2 courses for lunch and 4 courses for dinner. Many of the ingredients are sourced locally. The wine menu is a little restricted. At my husband’s birthday lunch recently we were disappointed to find there was no sauvignon blanc at all on the wine list. He rarely drinks wine but enjoys this particular style on special occasions. He is also pesco-vegetarian and again, it was disappointing that the scallops on offer as an entree could not be served without the chorizo. There was a vegetarian eggplant dish but unfortunately this is the only vegetable he doesn’t enjoy. The server at our table was very attentive and our water was topped up frequently. The lunch was very European in that nothing was rushed and plenty of time for conversation between courses for. The meals were small (which suits me) and beautifully presented. There were several interesting and tasty sides to choose from and I recommend ordering these if you like a big meal but not necessary if you are not a big eater. The one thing we all found odd at our recent lunch was the ‘cheese’ on offer as a third course. We all assumed it would be some sort of cheese platter but was in fact melted cheese on brioche - it seemed more of a ‘starter’ dish. On the whole I think 4.5 ⭐️

Excellent food, beautifully presented and delicious. The manners of all the staff were impeccable from opening the door on arrival, to leaving at the end of the meal. The options for non-alcoholic drinks were good, more than the basic coke and lemonade options so often offered in most other establishments. The drinks were presented as thoughtfully as their alcoholic counterparts. Milly, our server was extremely knowledgeable about our choices, and she explained in detail the ingredients in each dish. The ambiance was perfect with spacious seating and barely audible back ground music. We will most certainly return.