Reviews by ellie1

This review is for The Terrace Hotel Perth, Perth WA

verified email - 18 May 2014

Had dinner there last night and we were seated in a room off the main dining area, with another couple, a trio and a group of 4. It was pretty cosy and nice to be in a little private area.

The maitre'd for the evening (I squinted to look at this name tag but the lights were a bit dim and my eyesight wasn't flash!) was charming, professional and engaging. Kudos to Terrace Hotel for having someone like that working the floor.

For entree, I had the smoked and confit duck salad which also came with a few tiny fried "popcorn" duck that were delicious. My partner had the cured trout and the portion was pretty generous and very fresh. For mains, I had the barramundi with prawns and salad, and he had the beef fillet with mushroom gnocchi. It was delicious and I was really full and satisfied after the meal. My partner thought his fillet was a bit small though. Both mains were $42. We shared a broccolini side ($9).

All in all, good night out, extensive wine list but pretty pricey. My partner said it was the same menu from last year and it's the same menu for lunch as well. He expected the menu to be a little different for dinner, or some change to the menu.

Approximate cost: $42

This review is for The Ship Inn, Busselton WA

verified email - 04 May 2014

I had the fish and chips here and it was quite nice, and the fish flaked nicely, and my partner had the lasagna which was ok. It was a $15 weekday lunch special so on that basis pretty good value and portions were generous.

Good for a normal lunch and it was pretty basic, and ambiance was a little lacklustre.

This review is for Knee Deep Winery And Restaurant, Wilyabrup WA

verified email - 04 May 2014

This is my second time here and once again, extremely impressed with the quality of food served here. The restaurant overlooks the grape vines and it creates a really serene ambiance.

To start, we had the scallop and marron entrees respectively. Scallop had some celeriac or cauliflower puree and some squid ink balsamic glaze and you feel like licking the plate after ! at he marron was fresh and cooked to perfection, and came with a soft boiled quail egg and a square of eel and served in an Asian consommé.... Deliciousss!

For mains, my partner had the duck and I had the cone bay barramundi. Flavour explosion! The only tiny negative was that felt the mains were a little too salty.

the desserts were fresh and delicious.

All in all, beautifully presented and a jewel in the fine dining scene in Margaret River.

Approximate cost: $34

This review is for The Deck Marina Bar And Restaurant, Busselton WA

verified email - 04 May 2014

This is our second time here and it's even better than the last. We shared a salt and pepper squid salad with an asian bean shoot salad that was superb - fresh, balanced and delicious. We had some chips and aioli too and the aioli was a little insipid. For mains, I chose the beautifully presented prawn board which came with three types of prawns - cold prawns with green salad and thousand island on the side, garlic prawns with rice, and prawns wrapped in potato served with the wonderful bean shoot salad and it came with slices of bread. I didn't really eat the bread as the portions were really generous. it was a tad finicky to eat and you you also need a side plate as the ramekins are packed to the brim, plus, best if you use fingers ( they provide wet towel for hand). My partner had the 300 gm steak with mash and it was great.

A good night out, nice ambiance, efficient and friendly service, good food and reasonable prices.

Approximate cost: $35

This review is for Singapore Noodles N Rice, Wembley WA

verified email - 25 Apr 2014

I have tried this stall twice within the Cambridge International Food Court. The first time was a Curry/Laksa which was ok, but nothing too fantastic. The ingredients within the laksa was advertised as "niang dou fu", which means a medley of vegetables/tofu stuffed with minced meat or fish. But in actual fact, the laksa ingredients were fish cakes (various types), not the authentic stuff.

Yesterday I had the Crispy Noodle (with gravy which had prawns, chicken, etc) and I enjoyed that. It looked so food someone asked me where I had ordered that from.

The curry puff is not too bad too but a bit expensive for $3.

All in all, not a bad stall to satisfy craving.

Approximate cost: $11

This review is for Fibber McGee's, Leederville WA

verified email - 21 Apr 2014

Dined here last evening after a couple of years. The atmosphere at front area of the pub was alive with football (EPL) fans as Liverpool was playing. We went through to the dining area, and we were surprised to see it was pretty full too. But we had made reservations and though we arrived much earlier, they managed to sit us when we got there.

We had garlic bread to share (not that great, a bit soggy) for starters. For mains, I had the salmon with garlic mash, blue cheese sauce on the side and a refreshing salad with greens, slivers of red onions with preserved lemons. Yum. Salmon was the fish of the day. My partner the special of the day, $37 for a rump medallion and sticky pork ribs which he reported was really nice and fell off the bone. The potatoes served with his meal was fantastic (slices of pan fried potatoes coated in a caramelised onion brown sauce)!! Flavour explosion.

Thumbs up and no wonder the place was packed!

This review is for New Norcia Hotel, New Norcia WA

verified email - 18 Apr 2014

Took a two hour drive today to New Norcia just for something to do. Had lunch at the New Norcia hotel. The building looks quite grand and nice, the bar area was pretty ok, you can dine indoors or al fresco, and there is also a dining room. we had a wagyu beef burger with chips and salad and steak sambo with chips and salad. Chips were very nice and crunchy, burger was pretty nice. Abbey Ale pleasant.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Regal On Roe, Northbridge WA

verified email - 30 Mar 2014

This is my second visit (first time for dinner and that was delicious) but the first for dim sum/yum cha brunch. When we arrived, thank goodness, no queues or clusters of people waiting outside for a table. So went in and were promptly seated. The restaurant was pretty full.

There were waitstaff milling around with trays and carts of goodies for the picking. We had ourselves an assorted of steamed dumplings, BBQ pork bun, a deep fried yam mash with a pork filling (highlight of the meal), salt and pepper squid tentacles (nice but a little bit saltier than I would have liked). Needless to say, we enjoyed it but I must say I wish they made the dumplings a little smaller and more delicate so we could try even more of these tasty morsels of minced pork, prawns, etc. Towards the end, we were stuffed. The only downside was that i felt that the male boss was rushing us a little as he wanted to turn over our table for new customers (by then, there were ppl waiting). The bill came up to $45 for the two of use, including chinese tea.

Good ambiance but didn't liked feeling a little rushed towards the end.

This review is for Franklins Tavern, East Victoria Park WA

verified email - 30 Mar 2014

Ate here for the first time as I bought a voucher ($29 for dinner for 2 with shared garlic bread entree, a choice of main each and a glass or wine or beer each). The place looked a bit run down on the outside and the inside isn't anything flash. But what it lacks in ambiance is made of for by the friendly and prompt service and great value food. I had the salmon with mashed potato and spinach ($19.50 on the specials board) and my partner had the rib eye with pepper sauce,chips and salad ($22-$23 on the menu). Generous portions and yummy too. Not fancy cooking, but certainly a hearty meal. I am hard pressed to think of a place that serves a better value meal. I wish I lived closer to this place and I will happily make it my local!

This review is for Nishiki Sushi, Belmont WA

verified email - 25 Mar 2014

Had lunch with a friend here today and totally regretted it. I had the Katsudon box ($10 foir chicken, egg and rice with a small spring roll) and and it looked and tasted like egg and chicken omelette, definitely nothing Japanese about the taste of look. My mate had the Beef Teriyaki Bento which was ok, except that it was too salty. I tasted it and it was indeed very salty!! I will avoid this stall the next time I am at the Belmont Forum Foodcourt.

Approximate cost: $10