Arbre Bar and Pantry - Canberra

There were constantly fresh food on the breakfast buffet, the staff was constantly clean and very friendly.

Our family dined at this restaurant for both dinner and breakfast while staying at the hotel. Upon arrival for dinner, we were greeted warmly for having made a reservation. We enjoyed the Korean chicken wings (delicious), though the salt and pepper calamari was a bit soggy. For our main courses, we tried the Mexican cubed chicken with salad (Nizza), prawn penne pasta (lacked flavor), and lamb rack (very tasty). The buttermilk pannacotta had great flavors, but unfortunately collapsed. While some dishes were good and others fell short, we noticed that the restaurant seemed busy with only two staff members running around, resulting in slower service. Fortunately, being hotel guests, we were not in a rush. There was a small oversight with my child's ice cream, which was part of the meal, but the staff kindly provided us with a bowl of ice to take to our room. We have stayed at this hotel multiple times and have always enjoyed the breakfast buffet, although this time the quality seemed to be lower as food frequently ran out and we had to request more. Overall, the food was decent, and we would consider giving the dinner another try, especially with our Accor Plus membership discount.

Breakfast here is a pleasure. Nice food and friendly staff. Dinner on Friday night was abysmal. They had not noticed our reservation that had been made by phone three days before our arrival, and we said there was no room for us so...we were placed on an event table 2 of us on a table for 14. The service was slow. Food was cold and usual on arrival. Limited menu and no bread for beginners!? Have brekky here but avoid dinner at all costs.

Had a night here dinner. The spiced salmon was spectacular. The watermelon and cucumber side was a little surprising, but it worked really well. Very recommended.

Recommend sharing sides as all dishes were generous in portion size except for the small broccoli side. The sweet potato fries were deliciously crispy, but the chunky fries were disappointing. Despite asking the kitchen to recook them due to an off taste, they still came back soft and with a frozen flavor. The ribeye steak was thickly cut, resulting in one side being overcooked even though it was requested medium. At the next table, diners were heard complaining about the fried fish with a subpar batter.