Category: Dining Guide

  • Roman delight

    IF Angove Street is anything to go by, Perth foodies are keen to get back out there for meals. On a cold Tuesday night, the cafes and restaurants opposite the Rosemount Hotel were crammed with people reading menus and sipping oversized glasses of wine. We decided to try our luck at Tommasinos, a relatively new…

  • 5 of the best takeaway joints in Perth

    Siena’s Leederville is open and raring to go On Monday, Tuesday and  Wednesday get pizza and pasta from just $15, parmigianas $19,  and try one of our amazing $10 cocktails. Crazy lockdown takeaway specials are available every night including Siena’s famous spaghetti marinara and homemade gnocchi. Buy any two takeaway main meals, pizzas or pastas (or…

  • A little bit of sunshine

    AS I drove up to Perth on Tuesday lunchtime, the sky was battleship-grey and the wheelie bins were lined up like plastic sentries. Things weren’t much better when I arrived in a moribund Northbridge – most restaurants on James Street were shut and the few that were open had very limited or no seating. There…

  • Food SOS 

    CHINATOWN has always been there in a food emergency. There’s always something open in the Northbridge square, whether it’s 4am on a Saturday or on a public holiday (it’s become a tradition for many American Jews to eat at Chinese restaurants on Christmas Day). So it was a grim picture when City Garden Chinese had…

  • Massage your pleasure chakra 

    CHAKRA RESTAURANT on Beaufort Street had to adapt pretty quickly when restaurants were ordered to close their dining spaces. It’s a family business, and there’s a good chance your order will be delivered by the cheerful part-owner Kumar, who started the restaurant with his wife Sonia and his brother Ashish. He says even before the shut…

  • Take Me Away: Local food from the comfort of your own home

    Rifo’s Cafe 189 Guildford Rd, Maylands Phone: 9271 1811 Email: info@rifoscafe.com.au Visit: rifoscafe-online.com.au Rifo’s is a stylish venue serving delicious pasta, wood-fired pizza and authentic Italian mains. Established more than 20 years ago, Rifo’s Café is an iconic destination in Perth’s dining scene. For the past two decades it has been delighting customers with its…

  • Take Me Away: Local food from the comfort of your own home

    Chakra Restaurant 839D Beaufort St, Inglewood Phone: 6153 0584 Visit: chakrarestaurant.com.au Chakra is a family run Progressive Indian restaurant showcasing iconic dishes from various geographic landscapes of India. Food here comes with the untold stories of its origin, ever evolving culture and traditional cooking techniques. Chakra’s existence is to break the norm with the promise…

  • Nothing but honest to goodness tucker 

    WINTER was supposed to be a good season for Fibber McGee’s. The Leederville Irish pub’s hearty food and dark stouts usually sees trade pick up in the colder months, a reversal of the patterns at a lot of summery bars. But in the space of a week they went from celebrating St Patrick’s Day on…

  • Best Italian ever

    JUST as I discovered one of the best Italian restaurants in Perth, a nasty little virus came along and ruined everything. But don’t worry, Luckily Trattoria Ilaria is cranking up its takeaway service with a discounted menu. The D’Angers enjoyed a memorable meal there a couple of weeks ago. We were heading to a film…

  • Spicy gem

    DOSA is to Indians what bacon and eggs are to the English – breakfast.  Not all Indian restaurants serve dosa after 11am, so I was delighted that Mela Sweets and Eats was serving my all time favourite masala version ($16) for lunch. My mouth watered as the enormous pancake was placed before me; the glorious…