Where to celebrate Mother's Day in Canberra

Here are a few ideas. Book now.

Give your mum a taste of la dolce vita and celebrate the art of Jeffrey Smart with a Tuscan-style lunch in the National Gallery's dining room overlooking the Sculpture Garden.

Returning by popular demand, the Tuscan lunch is back for the final two weekends of the Jeffrey Smart exhibition, which closes on May 15, 2022.

Inspired by the great Italian trattorias, the seasonal menu showcases locally sourced and fresh produce with primi, secondi and dolce courses.

Guests are invited to choose two courses, selected from the menu on the day.

One glass of white or red wine is included in the adult per person price and one glass of juice or soft drink is included in the children per person price. A third course is not included in the per person ticket price but can be ordered on the day for an additional cost.

A Tuscan Lunch ticket does not include exhibition entry to Jeffrey Smart. If you wish to visit the exhibition, please purchase your exhibition ticket separately. Mum would like to see the exhibition too. Book a ticket.

Head to The Inn at Edgar's in Ainslie where chef Steve Jacomos has created a mouthwatering farm-to-table set menu lunch feast including housemade flatbread with taramasalata, half-shell scallops with garlic butter, and Jerusalem artichokes to start, followed by the choice of chargrill Spanish mackerel or 200g Riverine beef eye fillet with salt-baked celeriac and a truffle vinaigrette for main, followed by dark chocolate with red wine poached pears and walnut crumble for dessert.

Wakefield's will be offering a Mother's Day Brunch & Bubbly, including a range of bottomless mimosas for 90 minutes with flavours from classic orange, to lychee and rose and strawberry and honey. Brunch will be an à la carte menu including dishes such as ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and white chocolate crumb, chilli crab omelette, shakshuka and Mama's brunch bowl with Soba noodles, pickled mushrooms, edamame, nori and Smoked Salmon.

High tea at QT is always a treat. Moreso on Mother's Day with executive head chef Michael Box creating a perfect display of savoury and sweet. There's a glass of G.H. Mumm on arrival. Menu includes a nice selection of scones too. Love a scone. High Tea in Capitol Bar and Grill.

$75pp, $45 per child. Bookings qthotels.com/canberra

Celebrate your mum in true Pialligo style with a four-course share style menu packed with seasonal vegetables hand-picked from the estate garden. Everyone will be treated to a refreshing Estate Spritz on arrival before settling in to reconnect and celebrate. Feast on estate smokehouse favourites, roast lamb shoulder, seasonal vegetables and the Pialligo pavlova with fruits picked from the farm.

Take in the spectacular views of Parliament House and the olive grove as you share in a special family feast. An Estate Spritz on arrival and then indulge in three courses of estate smokehouse favourites, hand-picked vegetables and tasty apples from the estate orchard. Add a two-hour Pialligo regionals wine package to really spoil her.

Treat mum to a screening of Gillian Armstrong's 1994 classic take on Little Women, starring Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Kirsten Dunst and Claire Danes, and high tea at The Curators Cafe. High tea runs from 11am-3pm and the film screens at 1pm. $50pp for high tea, children five-12 years $35. Film tickets $24 includes access to the Australians and Hollywood exhibition as well.

Bookings: nfsa.gov.au