best place to eat in Canberra

... so far is in Tharwa. With a lovely mid week public holiday to enjoy (even if it was max 13 degrees), and our latest guest completing her Canberran trip, we took an afternoon trip to Lanyon Cafe and Homestead.

The cafe is in an 1830s building that used to be a barracks - it promised to be cosy, and it was, with two open fires. We even had to open a window. The food was uniformly excellent. And the service was friendly. This is what the desserts looked like:

Wattleseed pavlova

Choc pudding with choc sauce

Cheesecake with figs, apricots, port, rum and some other ingredients I've forgotten

 After enjoying our food we then had a look inside the homestead and surrounding buildings. It was cold outside but the sky was blue. 

Lanyon Homestead gardens

DIY furniture

On the way home we took a detour to Mt Stromlo to enjoy the views.