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THE OLD CROW, Northbridge by DAVID BELL: It’s always good to “discover” a new eatery before the hordes. Further down Newcastle Street they were queuing out onto the pavement, and I’m happy to take bets the Old Crow will suffer the same fate when word gets out how good it is. It’s only been open…
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THE BOHEME, Perth by STEPHEN POLLOCK: After watching the Seth Rogen comedy This Is the End, we decided to hit the CBD for a late Saturday night meal. By 9.30pm the streets were groaning with biceps, machismo and cheap aftershave. And that was just us. You’ll need to check with Margaret and David but I…
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JB O’REILLY’S, West Leederville by DAVID BELL: Fake Irish bars litter the world. You can stop at just about any airport bar in Asia and come across names like “O’Flanagans”, be greeted by shamrocks decorating timbered walls and be served a pint of Guinness by bartenders as Irish as Jackie Chan. But JB O’Reilly’s in…
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S & T THAI, Northbridge by STEPHEN POLLOCK: With the wives missing in action, “Banner” and I rekindled our bromance with dinner at the Thai Gourmet Cafe. Nestled in the sweaty bosom of Chinatown, this modest restaurant is small and unassuming—like Bert Newton on a sun lounger. Thai Gourmet has received some rave reviews in…
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COODE STREET CAFE, Mt Lawley by JENNY D’ANGER: The Coode Street Cafe is tucked away in the back bits of Bayswater’s slice of Mt Lawley but the secret has been well and truly out for years now. On a rainy Thursday lunchtime the place was heaving with customers. And little wonder, with the cafe groaning…
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POPPO, Perth by STEPHEN POLLOCK: Going for a pre-gig meal is always a bit of quandary. Eat something light and end up getting a Maccas on the way home, or over-indulge and accompany the band with your anal rumbles. We banked on a quick Korean meal before watching Steve Vai fondle his guitar at the…
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BARRE, Perth by JENNY D’ANGER: The Barre Lounge Cafe, in His Majesty’s Theatre, is “showbiz central” so you never know if you’ll spot a famous face, the eatery brags. And blow me down if photographer Roger Garwood, and son Ben, weren’t having lunch there when Voice snapper Jeremy Dixon and I strolled in. Okay so…
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MONTE FIORE, Mt Lawley by JENNY D’ANGER: MONTE FIORE in Mt Lawley deserves “mountains of flowers” for its delicious Italian cuisine. It was the quirky flower and bird motif (no mountains though) of the restaurant’s sign that caught my eye as a potential spot for lunch. Once seated my lunch companion and I debated whether…
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RIA, Leederville by DAVID BELL: It speaks volumes when a suburban venue is packed on a weeknight. A previous attempt to drop by Leederville legend Ria had seen us turned away on a Tuesday, but trying our luck again we managed to recently slip into this Oxford Street institution. I lived with a Malay for…
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AZURE, Mt Hawthorn by JENNY D’ANGER: Red is my favourite colour, and I’m partial to beetroot (not the canned stuff) so the organic beetroot risotto at Azure at the Mezz was a hit from the outset. It arrived looking splendiferous, a glorious steaming red portion dotted with white goats’ cheese and beetroot chips. Having checked…
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