Struggling to find the perfect place to take clients for lunch? Want to get out of the office and have a lunch with co-workers without breaking the bank? Or just need an excuse to try somewhere new? If you’re in any of these situations and are based in the city then have no fear! OutInCanberra will be releasing a series of articles with all the answers – the first being one for all you city slickers in the Canberra CBD. Check it out:

AKIBA
40 Bunda Street, Civic
Bite and Bolt express lunches are the perfect solution for a short lunch break. AKIBA endeavour to have you in, fed and out the door in just 30 minutes! The lunch includes three courses comprised of the house’s favourite dishes for just $18 per person.

Provini
50 Bunda Street, Civic
If you’re working in the city and need a quick lunch, drop into Provini. The recently refurbished Italian venue offers a fantastic $20 lunch special. Included in the deal is a pizza or pasta with salad and your choice of beer, wine or soft drink.

The Elk & Pea Eating House
21 Lonsdale Street, Braddon
From Monday to Friday The Elk & Pea Eating House offers Lovely Lunches for just $25. Included in the deal is any burger or salad on the menu with a glass of house beer or wine to wash it all down.

Transit Bar
7 Akuna Street, Civic
Transit Bar offers a $10 express lunch from Monday to Friday. With the option to upgrade with some amazing craft beers on tap, the deal offers a pizza and a soft drink.

Jamie’s Italian
125 Bunda Street, Civic
Make the most of your lunch break with the Super Lunch deal at Jamie’s Italian. For just $25 for two courses and $30 for three courses, choose your favourites off the special Canberra edition of the menu.

Treehouse Bar
32 Northbourne Avenue, Civic
From Monday to Friday from 12 noon drop into Treehouse bar for one of its delicious $9 lunches. Whether you’re in the mood for fish and chips or a creamy bowl of pasta, you’re sure to find it on the lunch menu.

Marble & Grain
25 Mort Street, Braddon
From noon to 2pm, seven days a week, Marble & Grain offer a special lunch menu with all meals priced at $15. From a tasty sourdough beef sandwich to a lamb ragout linguine, Marble & Grain has the perfect winter warmer for your next lunch break.

Outback Jacks
99 London Circuit, Civic
If you’re after something a little more substantial, then Outback Jacks may have the lunch special for you. Nothing says office bonding like chats over a Jack’s Lunchtime Ripper! With a selection of wraps, burgers and meals from $9.95, try Jack’s on your next lunch break.

Shorty’s
29 Garema Place, Civic
Chill out on your next lunch break at Shorty’s. With a number of rotating board specials, drop in and see what they have on for lunch today!

Uni Pub
17 London Circuit, Civic
For an early week kick-starter try a lunch special at Uni Pub. On Monday and Tuesday for lunch and dinner Uni Pub offer a 300-gram Grain Fed Rump served with chips and salad for $10. If it’s been an extra stressful day, add a Carlton Draught or house wine to the deal for $3.