The south-eastern Perth hills area is severely lacking in good restaurant options, so I was quite excited to learn that Zia's Ristorante (the Italian translation for Auntie's Restaurant), a family owned and operated Italian restaurant, had just opened. Deep down I was desperately hoping that it would be one of the best Italian restaurants that [...]
I've just returned from a short trip to Bali, the Indonesian island just north of Australia. I went expecting luxury beach side hotels, cheap food and cocktails, being hassled by the street vendors, and relaxing massages. Was I expecting modern French fine dining? Not at all! I was very surprised to find this little pearl [...]
What do you get when you cross Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro? Nobu restaurant of course! The Nobu branded restaurant exists all over the world, from the Bahamas to Budapest to, more recently, Perth. Situated in the newly renovated Crown entertainment complex, Nobu brings South American flavours together with more traditional Japanese cooking styles [...]
This was the third time that I’ve been to Restaurant Amusé–perhaps the most highly regarded restaurant in Western Australia–and once again it was near flawless. Food impeccable, and service so refined that it really does make the night an experience. As usual, once we were seated, a waitstaff gave us a very warm welcome, an overview of the evening, and a check to make sure there were no ingredients that anybody just couldn’t bear to stomach. We were also given the usual cryptic menu in an envelope, which just listed key ingredients without giving too much away. All part of the “amusé” theme. “Persimmon, coconut and artichoke”–huh?! I guess we’d have to wait and see...continue reading
I mentioned in my introduction post that Perth is a rapidly developing city, and that means lots of new places to eat. One of the most recent additions to the CBD is Sushia Izakaya & Bar, located in Brookfield place at the foot of the BHP Billiton tower. An Izakaya is the Japanese answer to [...]