Three diners share several small dishes at a busy restaurant table, using chopsticks in a warmly lit venue with colourful neon signage.

Akiba is just one place to score a tasty special. Image: VisitCanberra

13 August 2026

Whether it’s two-for-one pizzas or a cheap schnitty, who doesn’t love a good food deal?

We asked Canberrans on the We Are CBR Instagram page to tell us about the best weekly meal specials across the capital. So, bookmark or screenshot this list, for it is now your guide to eating out for less.

All week deals

  • Café Momo, Bruce – $12 medium coffee with your choice of bacon & egg roll or ham & cheese croissant. Plus a range of specials after 3 pm.
  • Bluey's Café at the Dickson Tradies, Dickson – $15 bacon & egg roll with a small coffee
  • Dolly’s, Canberra City – $14 sausage & egg muffin (until 11:45 am)
  • All Vikings clubs – $10 coffee and cake
  • Olims Bar and Bistro, Braddon – $17 dinner specials
  • Wakefield's Bar, Ainslie – $25 for your choice of burger plus chips and a martini (Tuesday to Saturday only, 5–6:30 pm)
  • Assembly the People’s Pub, Braddon – $20 schnitty burger and chips lunch (12–3pm)

Weekdays

  • Indo Café, Canberra City – $10 lunch specials including rice, curry, entree and a drink
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $7 bacon & egg roll or wrap (7–11am)
  • Lanyon Vikings Club, Gordon – $15 lunches (from 12–2pm)
  • Natural Nine, Canberra City – $15 Chop Chop lunch with a soft drink (Monday–Thursday only, 12–2 pm)
  • The Old Canberra Inn, Lyneham – $18 lunch specials (Monday–Thursday only, 12–3 pm)
  • The RUC, Turner – $15 lunch specials (12–2 pm)
  • Dickson Taphouse, Dickson – $17 pasta and burger lunch specials (12–3pm)
  • The Alby, Phillip – $22.50 lunch deals (12–2:30 pm)
  • Dolly's, Canberra City – $15 lunch specials (Monday–Thursday only)
  • Turkish Pidé House, Woden – $20 takeaway lunch boxes with a drink
  • Sliceria, Canberra City and Campbell – $11.95 Roman-style pizza and soft drink (11:30 am–3 pm)
  • Akiba – $20 for any 3 bao (lunch only) | $24 ramen (11:30 am–5 pm)

Mondays

  • The Alby, Woden – 2 for 1 pizzas
  • The Denman Kitchen + Wine Bar, Denman Prospect – $25 for a specials board meal and a drink
  • The District, Crace – $20 selected pizza and pasta (dine-in only, from 5 pm)
  • Edgar’s Inn, Ainslie – free house drink with your choice of burger: beef, chicken or veg (from 5:30 pm)
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $25 rump steak and beverage (from 11 am)
  • Lanyon Vikings Club, Conder – $15 schnitzel with chips, salad and your choice of sauce (5:30–9 pm)
  • The Lighthouse, Belconnen – $30 for a 250 g rump steak with your choice of sides and a schooner of any tap beer
  • The RUC, Turner – $18 rump steak, chips and salad
  • Zest at Raiders Gungahlin – 'Seafood Tuesday' specials start at $15
  • The Southern, Phillip – $20 schnitzel, chips and salad
  • Hopscotch, Braddon – $25 burger and house drink special
  • Public, Manuka – 2 for 1 pizzas

Tuesdays

  • Dickson Taphouse, Dickson – $18 for a choice of two curries (vegan and gluten-free options available, 5–9 pm)
  • 3rd Space, Hackett – 2 selected pizzas for $40
  • The Alby, Woden – $25 burger and chips with a beer or wine|kids eat free with any main meal purchase
  • Amici Wine Bar and Deli, Canberra City – $25 pp bottomless pasta (from 5 pm, bookings required)
  • Central Social Club, Canberra City – $18 pizzas (lunch and dinner)
  • The Denman Kitchen + Bar, Denman Prospect – $25 steak and a drink
  • The District, Crace – $22 burger and chips
  • Hopscotch, Braddon – $15 pizzas
  • Canberra Irish Club, Weston – $18 schnitzel with your choice of sides (from 5:30 pm)
  • Edgars Inn, Ainslie – $30 for a 250 g sirloin steak with chips, salad and a house wine, beer or soft drink (from 5:30 pm)
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $17 schnitzel with chips and salad (11 am–8:30 pm)
  • Lanyon Vikings Club, Gordon – $15 rump steak with your choice of sides and sauce (5:30–9 pm)
  • Loquita, Canberra City – $4 tacos (5–9 pm)
  • The Southern, Phillip – $20 pizzas (12–9 pm)
  • The RUC, Turner – $18 chicken schnitzel with chips and salad (from 5 pm)

Wednesdays

  • Central Social Club, Canberra City – $18 burger and chips (lunch and dinner)
  • The Denman Kitchen + Bar, Denman Prospect– $25 burger with chips and a drink
  • The Mawson Club – $16 schnitzels with chips/mash, salad/vegies and sauce
  • Edgars Inn, Ainslie – $25 schnitzel plus a house beer, wine or soft drink
  • Old Canberra Inn, Lyneham – $19 chicken schnitzel or eggplant parmi served with chips or salad (dinner only)
  • The RUC, Turner – $18 burger and chips (from 5 pm)
  • Zest at Raiders Gungahlin – $18 chicken schnitzels with a choice of sides and sauce (lunch: 11:30 am–2 pm, dinner: 5 pm–9 pm)
  • Ainslie Football Club, Ainslie – $21 for a 250 g rump steak with chips, slaw and sauce
  • The Alby, Phillip – $25 schnitty with a wine or beer
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $15 burgers (add chips for $4 more)
  • Hopscotch, Braddon – $25 pastas with a glass of wine or house drink
  • Loquita, Canberra City – $12 for a 1kg bucket of chicken wings with your choice of two sauces (with any drink purchase)

Thursdays

  • The Valley Pub, Wanniassa – $20 pizzas (12–8 pm)
  • Ainslie Football Club, Ainslie – $18 chicken schnitzel with chips, slaw and sauce
  • The Denman Kitchen + Bar, Denman Prospect – $25 schnitzel with chips and a drink
  • The District, Crace – $25 schnitzel with chips and salad
  • Dolly’s, Canberra City – $1 dumplings special
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $19 rump steak or $24 scotch fillet with chips and salad (11 am–8:30 pm)
  • Wakefields, Ainslie – free glass of wine with any pasta meal

Fridays

  • Olims Bar and Bistro, Braddon – $25 lunch and drink special
  • The Alby, Phillip – $22.50 lunch specials including schnitzel, tacos, kebabs, lasagne and more
  • PJs in the City – $12 pizzas, choice of meatlovers, vegetarian or supreme (3–5 pm)
  • Restaurant Two14, Braddon – $40 for a 300 g Angus Sirloin Steak, chips, gravy and a house drink (dinner only)

Saturdays

  • UC Bar x, Bruce – buy any pizza and get a free drink
  • The Alby, Phillip – $20 lunch specials including schnitzel, tacos, kebabs, lasagne and more
  • Weston Bull, Weston – $1 wings special all day (minimum order of 10)
  • Dickson Tradies, Dickson – $18 roast lunch
  • The Mawson Club, Mawson – $18 lunch specials
  • Kambah Inn, Kambah – $30 parmi and a pint special (11 am–8:30 pm)
  • PJ O'Reilly's Tuggeranong – $18 weekend roast with roast potatoes, vegies, a dinner roll and gravy

Sundays

  • Ainslie Football Club, Ainslie – Sunday roast – full serve: $20.50, half serve: $15.50 (lunch and dinner)
  • The Denman Kitchen + Bar, Denman Prospect – all kids eat for half price
  • The District, Crace – $20 fish, chips and salad | Kids eat half price
  • Edgar’s Inn, Ainslie – $27 Sunday roast with sides plus a beer, house wine or soft drink (from 12 pm until sold out)
  • The Mawson Club, Mawson – $18 lunch specials
  • Lanyon Vikings Club, Conder – $5 kids' lunches served with a drink (12–2 pm)
  • Hopscotch, Braddon – 50 cent chicken wings special
  • PJ O'Reilly's Tuggeranong – 2 for 1 kitchen specials including fish & chips, steak, schnitty and more

Note: although these offers were correct at the time of publishing, please ensure you always check T&Cs with the venue, such as timeframes and pricing.

Some of the club meals listed are member's only pricing. Please check their official websites to check before dining.

Happy eating!

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