Popping in at Edgars Inn

A few years back I started to post reviews to Google Maps. It was just for fun and because it’s good to acknowledge the local businesses that help make your everyday life worthwhile. I recently heard from Google that the photos with my reviews had been viewed over 460,000 times – who would ever have guessed? It was ironic then that I had never mentioned the place I go to most of all – Edgars Inn at Ainslie shops in Canberra.

This is a location that has gone from strength to strength over the 20 years I have been going there. It now has the downstairs pub – the longest-running venue – and two upstairs venues, The Inn, a restaurant and bar, and Wakefields Bar, with more of a lounge feel. It also has a private dining area upstairs and Mama Dough, a pizza outlet downstairs. It’s in the heart of the Red Centre, so-called because supposedly at one time, it had the highest Labor vote in the country. 

Breakfast of poached eggs and smoked salmon on muffins with spinach and hollandaise sauce.

‘I’ve been going for 20 years and even though I have now moved to the opposite side of Canberra, I still keep coming back regularly. The proof of the pudding – or the burger – is in the eating.’