Temporada

The most generous and delicious dinner we have had in a long time. The set menu which equals about 11 dishes was spectacular- the matching wines were all superb and were perfect with our dishes. The service was outstanding- everyone was warm and welcoming and passionate about their restaurant. Well done - great value for money too.

Service was lovely, appreciate them explaining to us the dishes when it arrived. The flatbread was mind-blowing, paired perfectly with the stracciatella. Veal was cooked to perfection. Squid ink risotto was packed with umami, cos lettuce salad was refreshingly crisp. Dessert (coconut sponge) was average, very small portion considering the price. The complimentary brownie was amazingly decadent and was the perfect ending for the birthday celebration. Would definitely go back again.

I had the scallops, duck liver parfait with extra waffle and the veal chop. It is definitely more than enough for one person. I like the intense sauce on the scallop. The medium rare veal was smoky, juicy and just charred enough. The tempura zucchini was a nice addition. Thanks for dinner team Temporada.

Absolutely delightful experience. Interior design dark and moody but classy and elegant; make for a great atmosphere. Service is quiet, efficient and pleasant. Food is outstanding. Bread and butter 1000x lived up to expectations. Crab noodles were perfectly al dente with lots of crabmeat and creamy egg sauce. Dessert lived up to all the other courses: wattleseed pavlova was just right mix of sweet salty and different textures. Drinks very inventive, tasty and very pretty! 6 stars if I could. Thank you!

My favourite restaurant in Canberra!! The food is always the highest quality, melt in your mouth, beautiful flavours, with the freshest local ingredients and decent sized servings. The cocktails are delicious and complementary to the food. The service is amazing, helpful, friendly, and non pretentious. The ambience is great too, there's always a great playlist to listen to.

I absolutely love this place. It's so sad it's coming to an end! Congratulations, Dave, Andrea, and the team on making such a special place available to Canberrans and all our visitors. It's the end of a wonderful era! Get in now before it closes in May.

What a wonderful experience. Outstanding service, most delicious food ever. Sad to hear that they are closing down soon.

Sadly closing for good on May 18 so get in quick. Great service. I'm a vegetarian and they've always catered to my requirements. I think the set menu is the way to go. $110 is great value IMHO.

Looking for an elegant yet relaxed casual feeling restaurant? Then Temporada is the place for you.

The staff are warm and welcoming and you're greeted with a few house made sourdough loaves ar the bar by the entrance.

When seated, you're promptly served still water to start and presented with w set menu as well as an a la carte menu the latter has a good selections of starters, small places, large plates and desserts. This makes it easier for you plan out what you'd like to order.

On this occasion we ordered half a dozen oysters, scallops, octopus with squid ink risotto, Stracciatella, and a wide serve of corn with harissa, and slices of the house made sourdough with a good dollop of house made butter that had been softened at room temperature.

Everyone of the dishes were exquisite.
The seafood is fresh and accompanied with a light sauce that complements yet certainly does not over power the delicate flavour of the oysters and scallops. A tentacle of char grilled octopus lays proudly on-top of the squid ink risotto, looking as beautiful as it tastes. Stracciatella combined with slices of aubergine and baba ganoush work well together with the crisp flavours or pomegranate and lime cutting through the creaminess of the cheese.

Words does not serve justice to describe the experience at Temporada. The atmosphere along with the mouth tantalising menu is worth making the effort to drop in for.

Paid parking is available within a couple of blocks, a short walk to build your appetite.

This is our favourite restaurant in Canberra. It is tucked away but is worth finding. It’s close to another place that is often described as “Canberra’s best restaurant”. Temporada deserve this title so much more! The menu changes with the seasons, and everything including the bread and butter is made in their kitchen.

Really lovely wait staff who knew what they were doing. Delicious food. We wish we had come here sooner but we will certainly be going back

Divine flavour combinations, perfectly balanced cuisine by a master chef. Friendly service, cool ambience. One of Canberra's finest. I will miss Temporada...

Wonderful from start to finish. All the staff were amazing and instantly we felt like we were with new friends. Great wine list and some of our favourite grapes and drops. Food wise just perfect, a real knowledge here of flavours, balance, textures and simple but beautiful execution. My partner and I had the $70.00 per person set menu and could not fault one dish, all perfect in their own way. From the homemade sourdough bread and cultured butter at the start to the coconut and honey cake with ice cream at the end. Our favourite dish was the prawn, peas, pickled watermelon dish, just divine. Finally even the coffees were some of the best we have ever had, which for a full restaurant and not a cafe says a lot. If only we didn't live over 3 hours away we would be here weekly!. Loved it. A wonderful food experience.

Delicious menu and generous sized dishes. Wonderful drink selection. The staff were attentive and friendly. My partner and I really enjoyed our evening and would go back again!

What a wonderful Valentine's Day dinner for two. Every dish on the set menu was excellent and easily comparable to what you would find at the top casual dining restaurants in the larger cities. The chef easily catered to one dairy free and there was no compromise in taste. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Great atmosphere... You're here to eat and enjoy.

We recently had Temporada provide a chef and cater a dinner party at home for 8 people.

The experience of fine dining at home was fantastic!! We had a chef bring a 3 course meal over, which was then cooked at home in our kitchen and served at the table. We also didn’t have to worry about washing up, as the plates and cutlery were all taken care of. Very affordable too.

I highly recommend Temporada to anyone looking to host a dinner party in their own home and to not have to worry about the cooking!

I went here with my boyfriend and we ordered the set menu. Not only was the food absolutely amazing, the servers were friendly and attentive. The food also came very quickly. I think this is my new favourite restaurant in Canberra. All of the food was cooked perfectly. I don't think I could pick a singe favourite dish, since they were all so good, so I will choose several. My favourites were the octopus, tortellini, burrata with peaches, and the panna cotta.

Note: I had to move the coconut meringe to take a photo that showed tha actual panna cotta.

Temporada has been a fantastic experience! The staff were extremely attentive and the food was absolute on point! The degustation menu made it very easy, there was always food on the table and they catered very well for my dietary requirements. 10/10 would come again!

Wonderful ambiance and delicious food. Unique dishes with rich flavours. Very inventing. The service is attentive and accommodating. The wine list is modest, but interesting. They make great cocktails too. Highly recommended.

Been back again, for another excellent experience. Loved the figs with elk, and the heirloom tomato salad.

The food was so delicious!!! Everything we tried was incredible ( oysters, scallops, stracciatella, kingfish and lamb shoulder).

The service was great and they were so wonderfully accommodating for my food allergies - adapting dishes on the menu to cater my dietary requirements where needed.

It was my birthday celebration and they treated us really well to help celebrate my birthday! 🙂

The venue itself is a really great design; spacious and sharply designed!

Had a lovely evening dinner to celebrate our anniversary and a night off from the kids. Everything was amazing! Fresh sourdough, scallops, stracciatella and peach (flavour explosion!) and 900g wagyu steak. Cocktails were great, service was wonderful. A few extra touches from the Temporada team show they really care and want to ensure that over and above experience. Thank you for a lovely night.