Category: Dining Guide

  • Sisterly service

    ENTHUSIASM and efficiency is permeating Perth’s service industry, threatening the existence of our colony’s once infamously surly waiters. Sayers Sister aptly demonstrates this new breed, as cheery waiters rush to bring water, happily discuss the menu—are equally happy to check with the kitchen if they didn’t know the answer—and generally ensure customers are happy and…

  • “I RECKON we have the best bacon, caramelised onion and cheese bagels in Perth. They just fly out the door,” Cuppa Joe chef Connie declares confidently. Having stalked her from her previous gig at Mia Cafe in Inglewood (because her food is so good) I wasn’t about to argue—even if I’m not a fan of the…

  • by JENNY D’ANGER CLUTCHING a collection of pot plants, managing to tick off a couple of Christmas presents with purchases from the gift shop, and our tummies full, this lunch expedition to the wilds of Inglewood was deemed an all-round success. Mia Cafe changed hands some months ago, but the great garden ambience remains as…

  • THE smells and sounds of Korea rippled around the walls of the Cori Anna Restaurant and my lunch companion and I enjoyed the feeling of being in a world away from home. Kimchi is a staple of Korean cooking, and the fermented cabbage features in a number of dishes on this menu. We kicked off…

  • Situated above the hustle and bustle of cosmopolitan Northbridge, and overlooking the evergreen Russell Square, is a modern, contemporary eatery. Welcome to Northbridge Food Co, where you’ll find a friendly ambience, quality dining and value and service that’s second-to-none. Fresh is how we cook: we endeavour to locally source all our food and create as…

  • PERTH’S love affair with coffee pales compared to that of London in the early 18th century when more than 3000 coffee houses sprung up, becoming dens of caffeine-fuelled debate and political intrigue. Politicians Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, proprietors of The Spectator, reckoned coffee shops were the perfect vehicle for the philosophical debates they so…

  • by JENNY D’ANGER HAVING committed to lunch at Guzman Y Gomez in Mt Lawley my companion and I were having second thoughts as we took in the slick, fast-food style decor and service. “Mexican Maccas?” we shuddered. A margarita slushy ($10) mollified our wavering resolve to cut and run, but we were rather aghast when…

  • FROM the comfort of our footpath table we watched the queue outside Milkd lengthen down the street and thanked our lucky stars we’d beaten the morning rush. Then everyone realised the person at the head of the queue wasn’t queuing at all but merely leaning against the wall waiting for someone inside. Doh! Our table…

  • PERTH’S dining scene may be catching up with the rest of the world, but our liquor laws are stuck in the 1950s. The heavy hand of the law will descend if you’re served a glass of champers, a wine or a beer at The Garden before 10am. But you can get a 1.5-litre jug of…

  • Stones Pizza is a bit of an anomaly.  For the past 9 years Stones has been producing not only some of the best gourmet pizza in Perth, but some of the most unusual. The regular menu boasts a number of international award winners like the Devine Lamb and the Sweet Tina, and some unusual pairings…