Waters Edge Ph: (02) 6273 5066 ; Commonwealth Place, 400 Parkes Pl North, PARKES 2600 www.watersedgecanberra.com.au Modern European, $$ + Open Lunch Wed-Sun noon-2pm Dinner Tue-Sun 6.30pm-9pm; Licensed, BYO, Corkage $l2 person; AE DC MC V EFT, Seats inside 100, Outside seats, Private room Chef James Titheradge and James Mussillon (30-8-10) Owner James Mussillon (4-1-10)

The restaurant still in it's previous incarnation. Photoi: Tony Knox

Mietta's Review
Under new ownership much in this restaurant, once the ACT's prime fine diner, has changed. These days it's a smart modern Cafe with in spite of the new owner being French, modern Australian food at modern Canberran prices (mains firmly sub-$30s). The room in this underground dug-out (the restaurant roof is a grass covered hill) is still comfortable with the same lovely views of the of city lights reflected on the glass smooth surface of Lake Burley Griffin. In keeping with the move down-market, the tablecloths have gone but the comfortable white leather chairs remain and much is made of the outdoor dining area.

Other published opinions

Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide "The Griffins may well have approved of the integration of this space into the contours of the foreshore: architectural austerity in straight lines, metal and glass is softened by intimate lighting and crisp linen"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010

Gourmet Traveller 2010 Australian Restaurant Guide "Aristocratic swans glide by, joggers dash past and couples amble. The newest fine-dining establishment from James Mussillon is a cleanlined white-and-glass design with a panoramic view of Lake Burley Griffin and its surrounds"

Sydney Morning Herald Simon Thomsen, 31-3-2009 Score: 15/20

Canberra Times Bryan Martin, 20-05-09 Score: 16/20

Canberra Times Karen Downing, 29-11-06