Digress Restaurant & Lounge is situated on Akuna Street which is across the road from the Waldorf hotel. Our premise offers a unique, stylish and exotic ambience. With a menu consisting of a carefully designed fusion cuisine of Indian & Italian food, we use only the freshest of local ingredients to create a never seen before fusion in Canberra.
We have a creative list of cocktails that will tantalize your taste buds, made with the finest imported liqueurs from Europe.

We also carry a broad range of local and imported wines to choose from as well as many imported beers all from their true country of origin. Digress Restaurant & Lounge has two different elements. It has the lounge side which boasts a fusion Tapas menu alongside a fine dining restaurant. We believe Digress has the ideal atmosphere for intimate settings for small sizeable groups however can also cater for exclusive venue use for large private events.

Our lions humbly welcome you into our Digress world. When you walk down those stairs you are pulled into our lounge, which boasts art deco inspired from the finest lounge bars in Europe. We want you to enjoy lounging around on our bean bags, nibbling on some fusion tapas and drinking some of the finest cocktails Canberra has to offer. With room for 120 people, we provide plenty of space to entertain your guests and an exciting venue to perhaps host your next event. Digress is the newest addition to the Canberra nightlife and we are here to stay!

The talented culinary team at Digress has created an intriguing menu bringing the world’s two famous cuisines together, a first time fusion of its kind in Australia. Both Indian & Italian food are flavorsome in their own right, however bringing them together creates some unimaginable flavors. With the use of rich Indian spices and tantalizing Italian herbs, The restaurant menu will be sure to take you in a new direction. To compliment such food, Digress offers an extensive range of both imported and local wines. We look forward to serving you at Digress Restaurant & Lounge.

Digress Restaurant & Lounge is your perfect function destination as we are fully licensed for 200 people. Offering the restaurant, cocktail & tapas bar, full audio and visual capabilities on our stage as well as a large dance floor with a disco ball. Our lighting can also be themed to your event just enquire within and we will show you how. We can offer you a competitive set menu or you have the option to select dishes that you like and we can create a customized banquet for you.

Additionally, we have the ability to give you exclusive use to the premises if you book a function for 50 people or more on a Sunday. We also offer exclusivity other days of the week however terms and conditions do apply.

If you believe Digress should be your next event destination please don’t hesitate to send us an email:
bookings@digress.com.au And a friendly member of our staff will be in touch with you!