Eating out
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- Cottesloe
In defence of fine dining: Cottesloe newcomer well and truly earns its two hats
From fit-out to assured cooking, this luxe 200-seat clubhouse overlooking the Indian Ocean is a masterclass in nailing the details.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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- Perth
A hat! Is Wildflower as good as it has always been?
After fine-tuning his skills at some of the world’s most demanding kitchens, Paul Wilson brings vim, vigour and imaginative vegetable cooking to a celebrated hotel fine-diner.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Fremantle
Imaginative dishes make South Freo’s Madalena’s an essential address for lovers of seafood
Madalena’s menu proves unexpected thinking can take seafood to unexpected places.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Fremantle
Smoke show: Newly opened Cassia brings modern barbecue to Fremantle
Where there’s smoke, there’s woodfire (and carefully grilled fish, chicken, addictive potatoes and a love letter to the winemakers and brewers of Western Australia).
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Perth
Does William Street need another wine bar? Why ‘more is more’ at Margot’s
Margot’s isn’t (just) another wine bar, and its whip-smart cocktails and Eastern European food make it side number three of a Devil’s Triangle at the top of Northbridge.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- South Perth
On Fire flies the flag for Lebanese charcoal chicken and deliciousness
Despite its strong charcoal cooking game, this Canning Highway takeaway also shows plenty of love to vegetarians with full-flavoured plant-based dishes.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Perth
Food truck is Perth’s first eatery serving beloved street food dish
Since arriving in Australia, Pargat Singh has worked as a cook and a truck driver. Chaap Junction brings together both of these past lives as well as Singh’s northern Indian heritage.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Margaret River
East meets South West: This kitchen’s singular, thrilling style of Japanese cooking could only exist in Margaret River
Hiding in plain sight on bustling Bussell Highway, this bijou specialist tempura restaurant is one of regional WA’s most essential dining experiences.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Mount Hawthorn
Bet on black: Mount Hawthorn wine bar a precious addition to Perth’s Italian food and drink scene
After learning the family trade at a landmark Northbridge restaurant, architect-turned- restaurateur Fiona di Lanzo is out on her own and doing hospitality her way.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Northbridge
Hit Northbridge now for sushi’s greatest hits
While the Japanese restaurant performs many of sushi-kind’s greatest hits, its most gratifying moments are reserved for those that seek out B-sides and deep cuts.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Mount Hawthorn
High on garlic, ‘green goddess’ and gelato at Perth pizza paradise
Welcome to the kitchen of Paul Bentley, a pizzaiolo with a disruptive streak making pizza unharmed by either a 20-minute car ride or a sleepover in your fridge.
- Max Veenhuyzen
