Australia Croatian Club

AUSTRALIAN CROATIAN CLUB

Friday night bistro has re-opened for 2012!!

ABOUT US:

Welcome to the Australian Croatian Club's web site. On this site you will find information about the Club, Club functions and how to book your own function.

Commencing trading in 1969, the Australian Croatian Club is one of the key pillars of the Australian-Croatian community of Canberra and Queanbeyan. Whilst located in the suburb of Turner, the club is affectionately known as the "O'Connor Dom" due to its proximity to the O'Connor shops and the fact it is a home away from home for many locals of Croatian descent (Dom being the Croatian word for House).

Friday Nights Bistro

The Club's Bistro is open from 6pm each and every Friday night. The menu is constantly being refreshed and currently includes:

Lignje - $18,
Calamari Rings - $15,
Chicken Schnitzel - $15
Čevapi - $15
Raznjici - $18
T-Bone - $20
Zagreb Schnitzel - $20
Mix Grill - $20
Whole Snapper - Market Price
Fish Fillet - Market Price
* All meals are served with bread, chips and salad.

Also keep an eye out for the blackboard specials which can include bosanski lonac, bakalar, grah (bean stew), sarma and other great Croatian treats.

Kids meals
Chicken Schnitzel with chips & drink $8
Čevapi with chips & drink $8

With the dining area having been given a facelift and the Bistro now operating under direct Club management, come along for some fine Croatian cooking each and every Friday night at the Dom.

Friday Nights Bistro @ O’Connor

It’s 5.45pm on a Friday at the Croatian Dom in O’Connor Canberra and a few regulars are having a quiet beer after work, whilst significant amounts of laughter/chatter is coming from a table of Croatian women having a whale of a time.

Then suddenly at 6pm and the women burst into action as the first group of diners come in for dinner at the Dom’s Friday Nights Bistro.

Serving a fine collection of traditional Croatian meals, it is no surprise that the Bistro has set tongues wagging and salivating amongst the Croatian community and the wider population of Canberra’s Inner North.

With a constantly changing menu that can feature amongst other delicacies Brodet, Lignje, Mix Grill, Snapper, Čevapi, Grah, Schnitzels, Samra, a Bakalar to die for and Zagreb Schnitzels that put a unique Croatian twist on cordon bleu’s, it is little wonder the Bistro has breathed new life into the Dom on Friday nights.

A Club spokesman stated it’s amazing what a change has come over the Dom, no longer is it the domain solely of Croatian men, rather it’s a place where young families and the young at heart can enjoy a quality meal at affordable prices in a light-hearted, enjoyable and distinctly Croatian atmosphere (meals start at $15, with kids meals set at $8).

Friday Nights Bistro @ Hrvatski Dom
Open 6-9pm every Friday
68 McCaughey St, Turner ACT
For large bookings call – 6248-8782

Upcoming events

10-12 February 2012 - Canberra's Multicultural Festival

9-11 March 2012 - Hrvatska Fešta

April - Deseti Travanj celebrations

30 November 2011

Summer of fun at O’Connor

Hard as it is to believe, but it seems Canberra’s going to be the place to be this summer with a host of events taking place at the Australian Croatian Club.

It all kicks off at 12.30pm on Sunday 4 December with the local community’s first ever indoor Kid’s Christmas Party. The event will not only feature free lunch for the kids but also heaps of free activities ranging from a jumping castle, face painting, balloons, colouring in, kec kec kume, cartoons on the big screen, popcorn, table tennis and much much more.

The parents, grandparents and their friends will also be looked after with the Club’s ever popular Bistro opening for a special Sunday’s trade, as well as a BBQ in the outdoor meals area.

Action then moves to the Club’s New Year’s Eve Zabava with Sydney-siders ZAKON set to perform. With their recent itune releases generating the type of positive feedback normally reserved for Major Minor, it won’t surprise if tickets for New Year’s get snapped up quickly.

Speaking of Major Minor, the Club recently announced the Melbourne lads will be back for Hrvatska Fešta 2012 (9-11 March) with two gigs. The Club is pleased to also advise that Sydney’s newest Kolo Group DOMOVINA and Canberra’s ever popular CROATIA will also be performing at the Fešta.

But before then there is of course the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Australian Government’s recognition of the Republic of Croatia on 20-21 January, where younger members of the Community and the young at heart will get to rock at the “Thank You Australia Party” with Canberra’s premier covers band Heuristic.

With the Club introducing the concept of “bring your Aussie friends and you all get in for free”, the Saturday 21 January “Thank You Australia Party” should be a night not to miss.

So it really does seem true – Canberra’s the place to be this summer. Well done to the team down at O’Connor – you seem to have achieved the impossible!!.