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Providore restaurant
- 38 David Street, Turner, Australian Capital Territory 2612, Australia
Published:
July 20, 2024
About Providore restaurant
Dine in
Takeout
Delivery
Service Options
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Wheelchair accessible seating
Dining_options
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert
Seating
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Children
Good for kids
High chairs
Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Coffee
Hard liquor
Small plates
Wine
Amenities
Bar onsite
Restroom
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards
NFC mobile payments
Parking
Free parking lot
Free street parking
Map
Providore restaurant Reviews
You want live music? It's always good here. Polish food? It's so good. Polish beers? They aren't my favourite but they have a whole bunch of other beers too. You can also learn to dance. If you are in O'Connor skip the Duxton and come here.
- Early Childhood Resources
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
WoW!! New taste sensation at The Polo - Butterscotch Tart. Definitely something to share. Serves with cream! I had to have it but my stomach demanded it had to be a take-away. OK by me!!!!
- Betty
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Would I come back here?
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I'm not sure...
The food was a bit average but the service was attentive. It was quite loud in there. Kinda smooshed up against others.
But they have a lot of live music and the perogi was good. The beer was yummy.
I'm intrigued about trying the blueberry dumplings, so I would come back for that. Kinda wished I got something other than schnitzel.
- Crystal McLaughlin (Game Over)
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Went for Pierogies and Pint night. Definitely the decor is a trip back to the 80s.
Unfortunately, there was only 1 gluten-free dish on the menu, and it was terrible. However, the rest of the group enjoyed their pierogies, and felt that it was a good value.
- Chris Lee
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Top resto, Polo Restaurant, in an most interesting building. It's a gem, fun menu (see attached menu photo) very reasonably priced with generous servings, and for a change, lots of younger people at this Club.
- Michael Priest
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
The Polo is a quirky never-left-the-70s delight. The foods' good, and the Polish beer is too. Service can be slow, but it's still a worthwhile dining and drinking experience. And when the live music is on, it rocks!
- Jasmine Oppliger
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
The pierogies are delicious!! And love the interior vibe
- Kimberley Legge
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
The food here is always amazing, just wonderful home made comfort food that reminds me of what my Oma used to make. They have a huge range of different pierogi flavours, including vegan options, and at the moment you can buy them frozen to cook at home! The main meals are consistently great, the goulash I had tonight was just perfect. Highly recommended, I will be back again and again!
- Eeny Hake
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Really nicely done dishes, full of flavour and just delicious, and very pleased with the gluten free and vegan options. Very pleasant staff. The Polish club has a bar which is not part of the restaurant, but have a good selection of vodkas, other spirits and also beers which accompany the dishes rather well :-)
- Kieran Vale
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Really enjoyed Polo and will be back. The pork+fennel and the beef pierogi were particularly tasty, the potato+cheese and the wild boar weren't as good so we wouldn't get them again. The blueberry and ricotta dessert pierogi were delicious and a generous serve. The club itself is a nice place to eat as long as you aren't expecting fine dining, though a little chilly as one might expect of a currently ,(covid-19) sparsely occupied large space. We will be back to try more of the menu, it seems like a good place to go with friends.
- Jeevaka Wijesinha
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Really awesome place for a small gig. Nice high stage works for us short people to see the bands from the back.
- L Hills
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Polo but under a different name, run by volunteers i think. Pierogies similar to before, very good. Very limited vegetarian options (all comes with bacon)
- Sam Huang
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Overall good experience, very nice service and good food.
- Mark Bradley
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Not fancy, being a typical cultural club, but the food was good value, delicious and, to the best of my knowledge, authentically Polish.
- Jason Doust
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
My wife and I just loved our anniversary dinner at Polo. We're not Polish, so everything on the menu and at the bar was a best guess; and everything was delightful. Friendly, helpful staff made it easy to relax and enjoy the ride. The decor is dated with some things coming right back into current style! But who cares? We came to eat and drink. Besides, we agreed that it added to the evening. (Don't change, Polo!)
The menu was short, but the hearty homestyle recipes delivered with a chef's flair and attention coupled with some industrial strength Polish beer made for a great night out.
Head on over, take a guess, be delighted! We will be back... (Quite a bit, and with friends, methinks!)
- Jane Goffman
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Love the Polo. It's 100% authentic: great selection of pierogis and other Polish specialties with a tantalising beer menu, set in a beautiful Taglietti designed clubhouse, and super friendly. I love that extended families come here to eat, groups of friends gather and neighbours bump into each other. It's as convivial as an old fashioned pub, and the food is delicious.
- Thien Vuong (fooderarri)
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Love the food here! It's so unique as we don't get to eat Polish food very often. Make sure you book ahead to avoid disappointment as seats are limited. Yours truly @fooderarri
- Walter Sobchak
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
It was good to visit the Polish Club again and soak up the friendly atmosphere on offer. Unfortunately, the Club appears to be in the habit of selling imported beers that are well beyond their best before. For example, the rauchbeir was 9months beyond its best before. I do not think this is best practice and suspect such beers are sourced at a discount but sold-on at full price- not worth it at all. This happened on my previous visit (March) and i will hesitate to return in the future. Shame really.
- Ralph McRalphie
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
I dearly love the polo. I remember it from way back when it was a just another club with pokies. I have since rediscovered this hidden gem during covid times.
The club itself is a retro wonder. Authentic and almost untouched by gentrification. Check out the restrooms, palaces of tile and troughs of stainless steel. In the library you can dine among the translated works of Poland's writers. There's a shaggy orange rug on the wall and icons of his holiness PJP2.
Like many places, the polo had to innovate due to covid. They installed a fairly reliable online booking system and they converted the dance floor into socially distanced dining space. Check in on entry.
The polo used to be a lovely little live music venue with a decent stage and room to dance. Dancing is now illegal, but at least the music is back. It's a great space with great sound.
The bar stocks your favourite European beers and Aussie wines. They usually have Polish beers but were out last night. Various schnapps to guarantee your hangover. Staff are friendly if you ask them about their day.
My favourite thing about the polo is the food. Sure you can get a schnitzel or whatever, but the people come back for the pierogis. So many veg and non veg options to choose from. They have desert pierogis too which will make you wish you ate less at dinner so you still had room. There's a huge freezer full right in the dining room. You can buy some to enjoy at home but why would you when you could come here?
Don't ever change. We can grow old together..
- Adam Oppliger
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
I always love the food here, best pierogis! Bardzo dobrze!
- Allys Hansell
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Have been coming to the Polo for the past couple of years for dinners and the occasional gig. The atmosphere is very cosy, pierogi was delicious and the Polish beers were great too. I can highly recommend the sweet potato pierogi and honey beers (they’re strong haha)!
- Nina
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Food did not look or taste authentic at all. The food also didn't seem very fresh.
Service was good.
- Leon Gray
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Fantastic authentic experience, delicious hearty food and Polish beer selection
- Hana Mara
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
Came here on a recommendation from a friend. The pierogi were delicious and the decor is a great mix of old Polish and new fresh taste. The bar staff are lovely and super helpful about what to recommend. I got the the beetroot and ricotta pierogi and the schnitzel, and they were FANTASTIC.
I would also highly highly recommended the dessert pierogi. They are delicious and very pretty to look at.
- Sophia
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
An exceptional local resturant and community centre in Canberra. By far one of my family's favourite places to eat! Amazing service, delicious food, great drinks and good prices. It has the best down-to-earth atmosphere, and is staffed by lovely people. I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat. Thanks for all you guys do for the community.
- Annie Bryan
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
A lovely small club with great perogi and a fab range of Polish beer. Nothing flash though, and there in though lies the beauty...
- Myk Dowling
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
A great dance floor is this club's only real feature, making its other failures ignorable. The bar is not well stocked, unless you are after Polish beer, the bistro's opening hours are limited, and the plumbing in the toilets is perpetually problematic.
- Brad Marler
20 Sat 2024 at 05.34 pm
A friend recommended the club some time ago. I finally got around to going - why did it take me so long to get there? This place is fantastic! I had the perogies, and a couple beers. I will definitely be back.
- Nick E