IF Le Rebelle was a band it would sit somewhere between 90s French dream-pop duo Air and contemporary Aussie alt-rockers Gang of Youths. Dishes like cured kingfi sh ($21), tiger prawn cocktail ($24), wagyu burger ($28) and stuff ed chicken wings with scallop and lobster caviar ($12 each) are approachable, familiar and comforting with a…

IF karma had an appetite, no doubt it would fill its plate at Mt Lawley’s Sunflower Cafe. Owner Ram Rajo and his business partner Alvina not only provide people heading to the Beaufort cafe strip with vegetarian meals so healthy they’re life-altering, their gold-plated hearts have touched countless other lives. “My philosophy in 2021 was…

I’VE been going for coffee and the odd breakfast at Caffissimo in Mt Lawley for nigh on a decade. I never made a beeline for the cafe, but it always seemed to be on my convenience radar anytime I parked near The Elford bar (old Flying Scostman) for work. So I decided to try lunch…

TUCKED away on Chelmsford Road in Mt Lawley, TME Bento & Rolls is a blink and you’ll miss it kind of place. A tiny joint with an open kitchen, minimalist tables and chairs, and incongruous fake grass covering one wall. The grass wall reminded me of the end of Interstellar, when gravity is warped, but…

I WAS a bit miffed when the Flying Scotsman in Mt Lawley closed down in 2020, as it was a classic old-school boozer that did a mean steak night. It was always busy and fared well, but apparently there was a stoush over the lease and it all ended acrimoniously. Anyway, as Ronan Keating said…

In support of Norway’s beach handball team, I ditched the bikini bottoms and wore baggy shorts to lunch at Fez Cafe. It was a show of solidarity that not only pleased my wife, but the many diners and pedestrians in Mt Lawley. As the name suggests, Fez Cafe serves breakfast and brunch dishes with a…

I’M not a fan of restaurants with gimmicks. There used to be a Buck Rogers Bar in Glasgow, but it was shutdown after a patron had too much to drink and head-butted Twiki and destroyed a paper-mache spaceship. So I was a bit apprehensive about visiting Solo Pasta in Mt Lawley, where you order pasta…

THE last time I wore a mask in public, I was dressed as a werewolf and scaring old grannies. It wasn’t a psychotic episode – I was a young child going door-to-door on Halloween. Thankfully when the family and I went to The Modern Eatery in Mt Lawley this week, I opted for the standard…

MY family and I were en route to a pizzeria in Mount Lawley when my wife spotted a funky cafe with bright murals and South American music playing. We couldn’t resist Medellín’s lively charm and decided to abandon our plans and give the Colombian cafe a go. Open from 9am-9pm, Medellín does everything from traditional…