Seafood Thursdays at the George Harcourt Inn are definitely one of Canberra’s best-kept secrets. The seafood is advertised as fresh, and that is exactly what you get! The call to the Sydney fish market is made every Thursday morning and the produce is served up that night.
Stepping into the George Harcourt Inn is like stepping into a traditional English pub. The interior is quaint, as is the beer garden but the real beauty of the place is aptly described by owner Gill; “we are a pub and we don’t pretend to be anything else”.
We ordered our meals and settled into a cozy corner of the pub with our drinks. The atmosphere of the restaurant was relaxed with a warm and casual vibe.
Dinner appeared and looked absolutely mouth-watering. On Seafood Thursdays you can opt to order a dish off their fresh selection of blackboard seafood specials or you can order from the main pub menu. Two meals were ordered from the blackboard and one from the menu.
The pan-seared King fish with a lemon butter, traditional mashed potato and salad is definitely a comfort food dish. The butter melted into the fish and mash and warmed me up inside.
The seafood basket was a collection of beer battered mong fish, salmon fillets, tiger prawns, crumbed scallops and chips. The basket was presented neatly and the crunch was amazing. It tasted as fresh as it looked and would easily rival any other seafood basket I have eaten in Canberra.
The third dish ordered was the char-grilled scotch fillet cooked medium. This dish was a 250g of scotch fillet served with the traditional salad, chips and gravy. When it came to classic dishes, this meal hit the nail on the head. The fillet was cooked to perfection and the gravy was the perfect touch.
Even though The George Harcourt Inn is a well-known establishment, the team is humble and love to cook traditional old-time favourites, which keeps customers coming back time and time again.
A classic and excellent desert on the menu is the bread and butter pudding. We ordered it and when it came over to our table, it was piping hot and the aroma reminded me of a warm kitchen with cooking sweets in the oven. It tasted just how my grandmother used to make it. Chewy and caramelized, with raisins and a sweet jam laced throughout the body of the tasty morsel.
Other deserts that are a must-try on the menu is the butterscotch cake and Day and Night mousse. Both deserts literally melt in your mouth.
With a warm feeling in our tummy’s and a glow from great company and chatter, we leave The George Harcourt Inn feeling very satisfied.
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