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Olims Bar and Bistro

Olims Sports Bar
Steak & Pasta
Available Friday & Saturday
Canberra's Largest Mobile Meat Smoker
Fireside Dining
Beef Burger, chips and a beer
Olims Sports Bar
Steak & Pasta
Available Friday & Saturday
Canberra's Largest Mobile Meat Smoker
Fireside Dining

Overview

Olims Bar and Bistro is ideally located on the ground floor of Mercure Canberra, on Limestone Avenue in Braddon. With a large Beer Garden overlooking Mount Ainslie it is the perfect place to meet friends and family in a relaxing pub atmosphere. Enjoy lunch with your work colleagues or bring the whole family for one of the weekly lunch or dinner specials.

Olims offers a classic bistro menu, including their best-selling chicken schnitzel. Come in and check out the daily blackboard specials. There is also a great selection of kids’ meals in the Junior Diners section of the menu. Olims Bar and Bistro Canberra has something for everyone!

Weekly dinner specials include a Curry Night (Monday), Parmigiana Night (Tuesday), Steak Night (Wednesday) and Pasta Night on Thursday. Daily Lunch and a Drink special are available every weekday.

Not to be missed is the Giant Meat Smoker, located in the Beer Garden, which is fired up every weekend with a special Meat Smoker menu available until sold out.

With a range of ice-cold beers on tap, local wines and seasonal cocktail specials, Olims Bar and Bistro is the perfect place to kick-start the weekend, begin your holidays, or relax after work.

Olims Bar and Bistro offers TAB, a Giant Screen in the beer garden showing all your favourite sports, and bottle shop facilities are also available.

Map of the venue locationMap of the venue location
Corner Ainslie & Limestone Avenues, Braddon, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaGet Directions

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

TripAdvisor ratingBased on 128 reviews

“Olin’s Let Down”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 2mos ago by PrsFbs

TERRIBLE. Food hadn’t arrived after 90 minute wait. We were told kitchen was busy. When it did come after nearly 2 hrs wasn’t what was ordered and paid for. A lot of unhappy patrons in the...

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“poor”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 7mos ago by uter

dinner for 3 Ordered smoked beef, coleslaw with beer battered chips = the beef was cooked all way through, very very fatty and served with shoestring fries which were stone cold. Lamb shank & mash...

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“Poor Pub food”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 8mos ago by Panduranga R

Even though this is a 4 star restaurant owned by a Gastronomically inclined French company (Mercure, who would be mortified at the taste of the food here ) 🥵 The dark lager was sour and would make...

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Facilities
  • Bar
  • Entertainment
  • Family Friendly
  • Suitable for Functions
  • Live Music
  • Outdoor Dining Area
  • Pet Friendly - Enquire
  • Private Dining Area
  • Shop / Gift Shop
  • Takeaway Available
Cuisines
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Beer
  • Beverage
  • Bistro/Cafe/Deli
  • Cider
  • Classic Australian
  • Gluten Free Available
  • Hamburgers
  • Light Meals
  • Modern Australian
  • Pub
  • Share Plates
  • Vegetarian
  • Wine
Wine Prices
  • Between $0 and $20
Restaurant Prices
  • Between $20 and $30
Meal Types
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
BYO Licences
  • Fully licensed
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)