hopscotch bar

modern stylebarwith a huge indoor area with high tables and stools (reminded my husband of a school gym) and decent size outdoor area at the front with umbrellas and outdoor heaters.
we found it odd that there was no advertisement of beer physically on the taps - they were all just wooden handles. this venue is a 1min walk across the road from the food truck / trailer park area.

it might be known more for being abarrather than a restaurant, however, hopscotch still serves up an acceptable meal. i opted for the pork belly and i find myself teetering on the fence about the meal. the pork was tender, the vegetables were crispy and the mash worked well as a bedding for the two, however, everything could have been cooked just that little bit better.

i'd rather wait 5 minutes longer and receive a crispy pork belly rather than a soft fatty exterior (which was the case here). i'd also prefer freshly prepared potato mash, rather than lukewarm mash obviously prepared earlier in the day.

i had korean bbq pork boulgolgi apparently served with kimchi slaw. there was no kimchi and was badly kimchi spiced cabbage. the atmosphere was nice modernbarstyle with loud music which wasn't the metronomic pop heard on the radio, though the prices are too high. i agree with the person who said "decide if you're abaror restaurant" pork was lovely little sweet for me but still good.

decide if you're abaror a restaurant. nice place. great atmosphere. a few good beers at reasonable, by canberra, and especially braddon standards, prices. expensive and rather disappointing food (really basic schnitzels and parmas at inflated prices). walked in at 5:30pm on a wednesday with some friends and struggled to find a table that wasn't reserved. after having a few drinks we were told to move on - and not in a nice way - because our table was reserved at 7pm. left a bad taste and we probably won't go back. what's the point? saw another table of 6 moved on to be replaced by 4. seems like a stupid business model that just annoys patrons. are you a pub or a restaurant? if the latter then you need to improve your food. i could see this being a friday regular if not for this idiotic policy. thing is, you can do what you like while the place is new and trendy, i suppose, but it might be a good idea to leave a few tables for people who just drop in. that's braddon. i'd like to give you a "like" but not if you're going to kick us out.

friday night. first visit, nice place, very noisy, food disappointing, they pride themselves on their imported grill which is awesome and most of the food is cooked on it. they have kimchi with some of their dishes, it is a korean favourite side dish of fermented chili cabbage, however they wouldn't let us have any as a side dish. the kitchen won't do it they explained, strange i thought so rather than 2 steaks we had 1 to share and see what it was like. unfortunately vastly overcooked and the herb butter that came with it did not fit the smokey flavor of the meat. good waiting andbarstaff, i wouldn't be in any hurry to go back for another steak though.

hopscotch is on to a most excellent start as far i’m concerned. the food was exceptional and the service and the vibe were fantastic. i am aware that i have not reviewed the hop or the scotch aspects of thebarbut i feel that’s best left to the experts. i have no doubt come the weekend this place will be packed to the brims and deservingly so. if you are a group of six or more they do take bookings but brian wants to encourage walk-in customers so fear not, they are only taking a certain number of bookings each night so drop in for a drink and make sure you try something from the argentine grill.

the newestbarin canberra has a playful and funky name and a cool neon sign near the street (presumably so you don’t miss it). located on lonsdale st, where a car dealership, a hair salon and a fishing tackle store used to be, hopscotchbarserves beer (hops), scotch, and wood-fired food.