Category: Dining Guide

  • Salutary spice

      WITH covid hitting the house for six, we were in takeaway mode. It’s been a rough couple of weeks and as my wife remarked, the only upside of covid is that she can no longer smell our dog’s farts.  But, I must say, God bless technology. Choosing from umpteen varieties of cuisine and getting…

  • Dingo’s revenge

    THERE’S a psycho on the loose in America, reducing A-list celebrities to tears. Thankfully “Psycho” is actually a new brand of ultra hot sauce made by Perth boutique company Dingo Sauce. Psycho features on the latest season of Hot Ones, where A-list celebrities are interviewed while eating 10 progressively hotter chicken wings doused in hand-crafted…

  • All aboard Perth’s newest sushi train

    If you have a craving for fresh, high-quality sushi then make Aisu-ru Kaiten Sushi Train on the corner of Newcastle and William Street in Northbridge your next place to visit.  Aisuru Kaiten Sushi Train is the area’s only sushi train making it perfect for a family get-together, a catchup with friends, or a solo feast. …

  • Chook tastic

    PACIFIC Rim Mix Plate is no more. It sounds like something happened to the Earth’s crust in South East Asia, but it was actually a quirky takeaway in Applecross that served Hawaiian grub like mac and cheese and beef patties with egg and gravy. It was sad to see an independent close down, but thankfully a…

  • Beaufort’s rebel with a cause   

    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…

  • Spicy case

    USING the car park opposite the WA Magistrates Court is always a roll of the dice. “Sorry I dinged your car – family of convicted murderer who feed their pitbull tabasco sauce – do you accept Visa?” Some of the characters milling about reminded me of jury duty in Glasgow, where I found a man…

  • Yum bunns

    YOUNG kids are the best covid protection you can get. That’s because office workers don’t want to sit beside them when you’re out for a family meal, in case they act up. So when I took Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles to Bunn Mee for lunch on Tuesday, we had a whole table to ourselves. Not all…

  • Karma comes to feast

    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…

  • Great drinks 

    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…

  • Kinky brunch

    COVID restrictions were in full force when the Voice visited Kinky Lizard Espresso Bar in East Perth a couple of weeks ago. Chairs were stacked on tables and there were only a handful of spaces inside the small eatery, but luckily I managed to bag a spot near the window.   Despite everything, the cafe…