Southern Cross Yacht Club

The best yacht club in Canberra! Great food and scenery. Great for the whole family.

Beautiful and comfortable area for chilling and watching sunset.

I hadn't been to the Yacht Club Restaurant for a while, so booked for yesterday, for a birthday celebration (the booking was made well in advance). I asked for a window table, if possible. When we arrived we were shown to the window table with the worst view, right next to the emergency exit. There were vacant tables in much better positions. I asked for one of those tables, and, after checking, the waiter took us to one of those tables. The service throughout the meal was pretty ordinary eg I had to get a bottle of water for our table myself. That is a basic thing that should be brought to the table as a matter of course. The food was quite good, but the servings for the lamb and chicken were stingy. The meal I had just the day before at the Woden Club was much better, which is a shame, as you'd think the meal at the Yacht Club, for what they charge, should be better. I went to pay the bill, taking just my membership card and a credit card. The waitress said a total that was much higher than it should have been. I said that can't be right, and she scrolled through what we had. She said 3 courses, I said, no, 2 courses for 3 people. I took her through what I thought the food had cost, and said 'I don't think a beer costs $30'. She then said, in a quite unfriendly tone, 'I've been trying to say that is not the member's price'. No, she hadn't. She didn't ask me if I was a member at all. That should have been her first question, when I went up to pay the bill. I had my membership card and credit card in my hand, ready to hand to her. I don't know how she failed to see the membership card. The whole experience was very disappointing.

A nice place to visit while in Canberra . Please don’t feed the birds . ..

Lovely views, good coffee and great food in the bar area.

A great place to come to from the country when in Canberra for the day. Friendly efficient service and great views over the Lake.

I have spent a lot of time in Canberra over the years but I have never made it to the Yacht Club. Luckily for me, on my last visit my Grandfather suggested that we have an afternoon out at the Yacht Club as it is one of his favourite places to go. It was also somewhere that he took all of his Children. The food was fantastic and the outside area was great. There was a duo playing music on the lawn to the backdrop of many sailing boats floating around the lake. When visiting the Southern Cross Yacht club I got to see the happiness it brought out from him, seeing his grandchildren play in the same places that his children did, eating at the same spot and all spending time together as a family. I will be back.

Great location for kids learning to sail at a young age!

Great food, service and cocktails ($13.00 for a margarita!). Set menu for two or 3 course lunch and dinner, or burgers and snacks from bar menu. Pleasant aspect overlooking Lake Burleigh Griffin.

Nice place to relax and sit beside the Lake Burley-Griffin.