Now, let’s talk abut good service in Perth. It’s so rare in this city, it’s almost extinct. The lack of good service, or for that matter, any service at all, is the way of life in Perth. Blame it on the mining boom, blame it on whatever but really it’s quite sad. Perfect service? …That [...]
reading: Food Lover’s Guide to Perth. I especially like to read it while I’m eating, strangely enough. Eating while reading, about eating… hmmm. From the best butchers, farmers’ markets to fishmongers, it uncovers the best produce, from the coast to the hills. Don’t mistake it for a restaurant guide, it’s purely a guide for groceries [...]
Posh! Really, really beautiful. That is how I would describe the Peninsula Tea Garden’s Parisian High Tea. On an elevated hill above the Swan River, the tea house is hidden away from the public eye. Flanked by umbrella shaded tables underneath the branches of trees as old as the Tranby house, it’s a slice of [...]
Delicious stuffed chicken wings “Where’s lunch gonna be?” mumbles K. This is a gleaming opportunity to go somewhere I’ve always wanted to go – without prior approval. Thank goodness for indecisive (make that non-decisive?) partners. Sometime ago in a newspaper lift out, a local chef claimed Lido had the best vietnamese food in Perth. [...]
This tiny window spruiking coffee, needs no pomp or introduction – it’s got the pedigree and sacks of coffee beans behind it (literally). Just like the inside of the shop, the coffee window is really unpretentious – just a small red coffee machine and a piece of paper tacked to the window for a menu. [...]
