EVERYTHING screamed fun about Little B in Mt Lawley. The funky photo menu, the downtown Bangkok theme, and the colourful website with cool 20-somethings and flashing graphics. Unfortunately when we arrived at the small Thai restaurant on Beaufort Street, it didn’t feel like much fun with mediocre service and a middling atmosphere. It all started when…

GODZILLA was literally breathing down my neck when I went for lunch at Mr Oro Sushi on Sunday. Thankfully he was just a giant mural on the restaurant wall, and I didn’t have to summon Rodan to fight my corner (he was one of Godzilla’s arch enemies who, ach, it doesn’t matter…) The small Mt…

AS my family and I got out of the car in Mt Lawley, the heavens opened and we got absolutely drenched. We quickly scampered into Beaux Lane and took refuge under a dripping gutter. “We’re soaked through; we’re freezing,” complained the kids. Having been brought up in Scotland, I was non-plussed. “It’s just a shower…

THE Modern Eatery is one of the few restaurants in Perth serving sushi seared with a blowtorch to give it a caramelised smoky bite (aburi sushi). If you haven’t tried the Japanese eatery yet, you are forgiven, as it’s tucked away on Chelmsford Road in Mt Lawley. But it’s worth seeking out as the presentation…

GODZILLA’S  open mouth was perilously close to my head as I waited for my lunch at Mr Munchies in Mt Lawley. Unlike Astro Boy, depicted in the same mural, I didn’t have jet-power boots to escape, but I didn’t care because lunch was about to arrive at my table. I discovered the Japanese eatery, tucked…

GADO BRAZIL is a meat lover’s dream. The night after my visit to the Brazilian steakhouse I had a strange but enjoyable dream about my head turning into a giant meatball. There was no feeling of panic, only excitement as I picked protein off my face and ate it with perverse pleasure. Gado is an…

RESTAURANTS on Beaufort Street have had their struggles of late, but the popular Miss Potz is about to celebrate its third birthday. Tucked away at the end of Beaux Lane – unofficially known as food heaven – the place was pretty busy on a weeknight and we went unnoticed for a while. On the plus…

SOMETHING rare happened after I ate dessert at the Measure Bar – I didn’t hate myself and feel like a bloated Baron Harkonnen. That’s because the dishes at this specialist dessert bar are perfectly balanced by chef Karmen Lu, making you feel decadent but not gluttonous. The atmosphere at this Beaufort Street haunt is very…

IT’S Scotto to locals, not to be confused with new prime minister Scomo, who’d be lucky to be around as long as the Flying Scotsman, or even as long as it takes the chefs to whip up a great meal if our revolving-door politics continues. This dark old-style pub in Mt Lawley has a lively…