Perth Voice Interactive

WE rocked up to Richies about the same time as another group, there to celebrate winning their five-aside soccer finals.

The high school boys, old pals from Spearwood Alternative school, remained good mates, on the same team (the SAS) and were there with their parents for the two-for-$30 Monday night deal.

Our party included D’Angerous Dave and his dad, visiting from the UK, who were only too happy to tuck into their huge pizzas, the crusts thin and crisp and the toppings just right.

Dave Snr is a big fan of anchovies and was in seventh heaven with the salty motherlode that arrived atop his simple but sumptuous napoli (tomato base, olives and capers).

Junior meanwhile tucked into a veg pizza, sans cheese, and wasted no time polishing off the lot.

My roasted veg calzone ($25) looked like a Cornish pasty on steroids, a massive puff of pizza wrapped around a mouth-watering assortment of vegetables, including a liberal lashing of avocado.

The sheer size defeated me (I’d shared in a huge plate of monster wedges ($7.50)) and I had to take half home for lunch the following day.

On another table the other Poms in the room shared a plate of delicately crisp calamari ($9), before chowing down on pasta, a carbonara and a bolognese ($15), pausing to give me the thumbs up when we asked how the dishes were.

Boys being boys, the D’Angers reckoned they were up for dessert and ordered a sticky date pudding apiece ($7.50).

The size of a wheel hub the pudding was delicate and light, with a magnificent salted caramel sauce, and I was almost sorry I hadn’t ordered my own.

The eatery is licensed, and the wine list, though limited, is pretty good.

by JENNY D’Anger

Richies
396 South Terrace South Fremantle
(next to the South Beach Hotel — the old Davilak)
open daily 5–9pm
9336 4707