corvina restaurant

although the options for a vegetarian (or even one who also eats seafood) were limited, the food was of excellent quality. a swordfish "chef's special" meal was cooked to perfection, with the grilled steak being as tender as a pelagic fish steak could possibly be. real melt in the mouth stuff.servicewas par excellence, with orders taken within 5 minutes of arrival and meals taking only a few minutes longer. ambience was optimal; was offered a table inside but declining in favour of outside table due to high background noise levels was a positive step. heating was ample for a mid-winter night, and blankets were available for those nights where the gas heating didn't quite cut it. we'll certainly return!

used to be a favourite, have been taking people for years. only time you'll get goodserviceis if the owners are around. waited 40 minutes for somebody to take our order. then after 45 minutes and watching tables who arrived after use getting their entrees and mains asked where our food was, were told it was 5 minutes away. after another 15 minutes we asked again and the older woman working behind the counter rudely said 'you only placed your order 10 minutes ago'. when we informed her that they must have only put it through the system when we asked where our food was she stomped off into the kitchen. this place was an absolute family favourite but has unfortunately gone seriously downhill in the last 6 months. don't waste your time :(

went for a family dinner. was very crowded so conversation was difficult especially for some of our group hard of hearing.
nothing bad to say about theservice- it was just ok, although in canberra "ok service" can often make a venue stand out from a crowd of increasingly 'less-than-ok' service. so i guess from that perspective corvina is doing quite well compared to its peers.

the food was actually really nice, but we found the servings to be too big. that was at odds with some of our party who love a massive plate of food, but we found it was just too much to enjoy - especially as the dishes are quite rich and heavy.

definitely worth a visit, but not quite on my 'must return to' list yet.

hubby and i shared some arancini as we had had a big lunch already. these were filled with veal ragu and had a blanket of napoletana sauce. they were pleasant and filling, if somewhat bland. we both would have liked a bit more flavour and spice in them. but they were house made which always adds a few extra points in my estimation.

the bil and i both indulged in the seafood linguine. the pasta had a decent quantity of mussels, calamari, prawns and vongole atop it. the lemon and white wine sauce was a nice change from the (too) tomato-ey sauce you often get in italian restaurants. but i would happily have had the garlic and chilli upped to a spicy level on this dish. and perhaps a wee bit of cream would have melded the dish together. i think you get my drift here; the food was well-presented and tasty but i kept wishing for more robust flavours.

the restaurant is licensed; theservicefriendly and prompt; the food well-presented and tasty. it was a little bit strange for us as it was still full daylight when we got there. coming from queensland we are not used to long twilights. once the sun had gone down, the ambience was just that bit more enticing. all in all, you certainly get value for money here and will have yourselves a very pleasant evening. our bottle of wine was $20 which is a bargain in anyone's estimation. canberra is lucky to have such a family friendly and welcoming restaurant in its suburbs.

good food. we went on a wednesday night in october and were surprised at how busy it was - there were a few large tables. i had fish of the day, which was beautiful and a very generous serve. my friend had clams in linguini which was thoroughly enjoyed. wine by the glass had good options. we found theserviceto be good.

corvina restaurant. the worstservicei have ever experienced. not only did we not get what we ordered, but we did not even get offered dessert or coffee. the food was great, it is a pity they don't have heserviceto match. i will not be back!