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Walk down the stairs to Capital Pancakes, Canberra city’s oldest restaurant, with the original giant chessboard still in place. Enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in this unique environment and discover rare photographs of celebrities and events from long ago.

It is open 7 days a week from 7am through till late at night. Don’t miss out on the signature dish of Blueberry-studded pancake stacks topped with whipped butter and syrup.

Apart from the lunch and dinner menu, it has an extensive breakfast menu – including bacon or sausages with eggs and house-made hash brown potatoes, and the hearty Red Dawn with bacon cooked inside cheese pancakes and served with grilled tomato.

Meet the Original Pancake Cook. After five decades in the business, he mostly now leaves it to the younger generation. But if you look closely, you can still find him tucked away somewhere enjoying his favourite breakfast washed down with more coffees than is good for him.
  • Blueberry cooked into pancakes
    Blueberry Two Stack
  • Elevated giant chess board
    Giant Chessboard
  • 4-seater booth
    Cosy booths throughout the restaurant
  • Cheese cooked in Potato Pancake with Side Salad
    Potato & Cheese Pancake
  • Hashbrown, Eggs and Two Stack Pancake with Whipped Butter and Syrup
    Hashbrown & Eggs
  • Framed unique black and white photograph
    Unique wall art of rare photographs

DETAILS

PHONE

02 6247 2982

EMAIL

[email protected]

WEBSITE

www.capitalpancakes.com.au

OPENING HOURS

Sunday to Thursday: 7am - 10:30pm Friday and Saturday: 7am - 11:30pm

TYPE OF SERVICE

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Late night
  • Lunch

LIQUOR LICENSING

Guests can bring their own wine

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Location

Capital Pancakes

122 Alinga Street, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Reviews

TripAdvisor traveller rating

BASED ON 29 REVIEWS

Ranked #489 of 1,644 Places to Eat in Canberra on TripAdvisor

© TripAdvisor 2018

“The very best pancakes ever!”

Reviewed on 24/01/2020

My girlfriend-now-fiancée and I visited this brilliant establishment when it was still known as The Pancake Parlour (its only gotten better with the new ownership!), March 15th 2013, and honestly, to...

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Review by

AlbertCWChessa

“Pancake champions”

Reviewed on 12/11/2019

Something for young and old with light and fluffy pancakes to make anyone’s day. The blueberry pancakes were amazing and the kids loved their sprinkle and blue heaven milkshakes. Coffee got the...

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Review by

Dembly

“Short stack with butter and syrup - best thing on the menu”

Reviewed on 26/10/2019

Enjoyable informal atmosphere and the pancakes are just as delicious as they’ve always been. Short stack with butter and syrup - best thing on the menu.

This restaurant was once ‘The Pancake...

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