The Ridge Organic Restaurant - FARRER

Our favourite restaurant in Canberra and it never disappoints. As always, I had a blue steak and thoroughly enjoyed it, others had fish of the day, duck, and 3 vegetarian dishes. For Entreé we had polenta lasagne, vegetable stack and soup, all very nice. dessert included the coups.The service was really good, and the atmosphere is relaxed and happy. Thanks Gloria & Peter for another great dining experience.

4 of us returned to start off 2017 as we ended 2016 - dining at The Ridge. It was closed for a couple of weeks in January - some minor changes in the layout of the restaurant and then back to business. If you like a blue steak, this is the place to go in Canberra. It may not be the biggest steak, but it is the best - cooked to perfection.The entrees included the vegetable stack, scollops, polenta lasagne and a vegetable curry. 2 of us had the steak, and 2 had the fish of the day. The vegetables are cooked so that they are still crunchy, just how we like them. As always, the service is excellent and the place was booked out. Peter does his magic in the kitchen whilst Gloria smiles her way around, looking after her customers. A great dining experience, as always.

The food and service was wonderful, we went for my mothers birthday and every meal that came out was delightful. I would recommend booking as the restaurant has limited seating and not that flash. If you want great tasting food this is the place.

My husband and I dined here Sarurday evening for a rare "date night". We had recently had some acquaintances say how much they enjoyed dining at The Ridge and how good the food was, especially the steaks. So we decided to try it for ourselves. Bonuses were the BYO status, allowing us to bring a good bottle of wine. You can also take spirits and beers as well and corkage is under $5.00. The restaurant is small, so book ahead. Parking is easy with the location at the local shops. The menu was succinct however it appeared to have a good variety of options. We started by ordering some bread however it didn't arrive till after the entrees so we sent it back. This was really the only blight on the service, and everyone in the restaurant seemed to be having a wonderful meal. For entree I had gnocchi with burnt butter and loved it - light and flavoursome. My husband really enjoyed his too - octopus and prawns with chilli and garlic. Both were served in hot ramekins and I was allowed a bite of one of the prawns and it actually tasted like a prawn - a rare thing these days. Both entrees were under $20 and I'd happily go back for these alone. Next my duck with Asian greens and a side of mixed vegetables was served and my husband had eye fillet steak with a tasty sauce and kipfler potatoes. He pronounced it "As good a steak as I've ever had." Can't get better than that and the side of kipflers were also very good. My duck breast had really lovely flavours - think Chinese five spice and star anise - I only had a couple of nitpicky reservations. The duck was sliced - I would have preferred it to be kept intact. The duck was pink and moist and the skin was rendered well, however it could have been taken off a bit earlier, it certainly was cooked a little more than I would have liked. And for this dish, I would have preferred the side of vegetables that I ordered with the meal to be served in a separate dish, so they didn't mingle with the lovely flavours of the Asian greens on my plate. I stress these are minor points - I have very rarely enjoyed duck at most restaurants. Too often it's dry and disappointing and I've pretty much given up ordering it out (except duck pancakes). But I would definitely have it again here. Mains were under $40. We would have had a cheese platter - the menu had some of my favourite cheeses to choose from including the delicious Tarago River Jensen's red, however the only biscuits were rice crackers and my husband isn't a fan. Next time I'll bring some biscuits because we love a good cheese platter. The table alongside us ordered ice creams and they were very generous in size and looked delicious. We abstained and ordered coffee instead and had two of the best flat whites we've ever had. Hot, strong and creamy.When I went to pay the bill the owner/chef apologised for the prawns, saying his normal supply were larger in size, however I reassured him they were fantastic and when I relayed this to my husband he said even more of a reason to go back again! Dinner was under $120 and was excellent. Thank you for a lovely night.

A very pleasant surprise to see the emphasis is on an entirely gluten-free menu. This is tucked away and off the road, so you have to seek it out. And it's small, so better to book.I had an emu pie supposedly as an entree and which would have done as a main course, it was so large. Excellent pastry. My wife had kangaroo as her main - there's the coat of arms. Have to admit that only the roo had a distinctive flavour. It's a short menu befitting the size of the place and the service is very homely. That's a way of saying that it was such a pleasant contrast to the staff of other places that make you feel they're doing you a favour by serving you.It's also unlicensed, but the nearby supermarket has an excellent range of wines: we had a South African red that matched our meats very well. It also has a small number of outside tables that would be pleasant on a warm(er) night.Thoroughly recommended.