I know, but:

Perth. Geneva prices, Kalgoorlie lifestyle.

...doesn't have the same ring to it.

True. Unless you say it in French, then it means it's all, you know, Fucking classy and shit hey.

Went to the "new Hoi's kitchen", opposite Brass Monkey on James for Dim Sum today. Sanj mentioned it, I think its called New Moon.

Quality. Fully recommend. Squid was the only dish I didn't totally enjoy, perhaps it was the MSG. Every other dish was great.

Four people, stuffed full, $63.

I have a birthday celebration coming up (approximately 2 weeks away or so, dont wanna give out the exact date :) and want recommendations for a nice place to go and eat.
Interested in good steak/ribs or good seafood or good Mexican or good south-east-Asian (Indonesian or Malaysian or similar). Seafood especially would be nice if there are places out there that do good seafood and dont cost the earth.

What I dont want:
Anything really fancy/expensive (i.e. Rockpool is out of the question).
Anywhere that's too far away (e.g. out in the hills or down in Mandurah or up towards Hillaries or Joondalup)

Last year I went to Hippo Creek in Subiaco and loved it and the year before that I went to Mashuri Satay in Victoria Park so that should give you an idea of the sort of places I like.

Can anyone here recommend anywhere nice to try? (I know there are definatly foodies here).
Note that I am not interested in Chinese/Japanese/sushi/Korean/Thai/Vietnamese/Indian

Tony Romas in the city?

Galileo.

Tony Roma's sounds great, good ribs, steak and seafood.
Cant find any reference to Galileo on Google (just to the scientist), someone wanna link me to a menu/prices/location/info?

Are there any REALLY good seafood joints in this town or should I go for the meat?

Cant find any reference to Galileo on Google (just to the scientist), someone wanna link me to a menu/prices/location/info?

Urbanspoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370305/restaurant/Perth/Galileo-Buona-Cucina-Shenton-Park)

Best Italian food I've had in Perth. You need to book a fair while out to get a table.

Sounds interesting but I am not particularly interested in Italian food (no matter how good it is)

Sounds interesting but I am not particularly interested in Italian food (no matter how good it is)

Given your propensity to write of an entire cuisine developed over millennia, definitely Tony Roma's.

From the website:

"Tony Roma's is franchise food of no specific origin or cuisine. With great prices starting at $12.95, in a relaxed casual dining atmosphere. With 260 locations in more than 27 countries, Tony Roma's is in a city near you.

Remember, a number of entrees from the Tony Roma's menu are now available as prepackaged frozen meals, sold in supermarkets. Tony Roma's original barbecue sauce is also available in supermarkets."

WHATEVER YOU DO, AVOID GALILEO

IT'S I-TALIAN FOOD

I have nothing against Italian food and really like it. Its just that I would rather seafood or meat for this particular celebration than Italian.

Yeah, if only Italian restaurants served seafood and meat dishes...

Yeah, if only Italian restaurants served seafood and meat dishes...
We went for Italian at our last family celebration so I want something different :)

Tony Roma's sounds good although if I could find some seafood that approaches the stuff I had many years ago at places like the Red Herring (good but just out of the price range) or the Oyster Bar (the one on the beach, before it went bust) or the other seafood restaurants I have been to over the years, that would be nice.

Yeah, if only Italian restaurants served seafood and meat dishes...

I know. After thousands of years of farming beef and being based on the Mediterranean sea, you would have thought they would at least learn how to make, I dunno, maybe something like:

Baccalà
Cacciucco
Alici, Sardine, Anguilla marinate
Seppioline in umido
Missultin e polenta
Fritata di bianchetti
Fritto misto di pesce
Orate al forno
Acciughe fritte in pastella
Acciughe in carpione
Acquadella o latterino fritto
Acqua pazza
Agghiotta di pesce spada
Anguilla marinata
Baccalà alla vicentina
Baccalà fritto
Branzino al sale
Brodetto di arselle
Buridda
Calamaretti fritti
Calamari in zimino
Calamari ripieni
Capesante alla veneziana
Cappon magro
Carpaccio di pesce
Cartoccio di pesce spada
Cozze alla tarantina
Cozze fritte alla viareggina
Cozze ripiene
Filetti di baccalà
Filetti di orata al cartoccio
Frittura mista di pesce
Grancevola alla veneziana
Impanata di pesce spada
Involtini di pesce
Moscardini lessati alla genovese
Murena fritta
Nasello al forno
Orata arrosto
Pepata di cozze
Pesce a scabecciu
Pesce al cartoccio
Pesce alla pizzaiola
Pesce spada alla siciliana
Pesce Spada arrosto in salmoriglio
Polpettine di mare
Sarde a beccafico
Sarde arraganate (sarde con origano e pane)
Sarde grigliate
Sarde ripiene
Sarde sfiziose panate
Sardele in saor
Sbroscia bolsenese
Scampi a zuppetta
Scampi gratinati
Seppie col nero alla veneziana
Seppie con i piselli
Seppie ripiene
Sogliole alla mugnaia
Spiedini ai frutti di mare
Spiedini di alici
Spiedini di anguilla
Stoccafisso alla genovese
Stoccafisso alla ligure
Tonno sott'olio
Tortiera di cozze
Totano imbottito
Triglie alla livornese
Zuppa di pesce

...or maybe a bit of meat, you know, something like:

Bistecca Fiorentina (steak florentine)
Bresaola
Capicollo
Carne Pizzaiola
Coda alla vaccinara
Cotechino Modena
Cotoletta alla milanese
Cotoletta alla petroniana
Culatello
Guanciale (cured pork jowl)
Mortadella
Osso buco
Pancetta
Pezzetti di cavallo
Prosciutto di Parma
Prosciutto cotto (cooked ham)
Prosciutto crudo
Salame
Salsiccia (sausages)
Soppressata
Speck Alto Adige PGI
Violino Valtell

It's such a pity Italians have yet to delve into fish or meat dishes.

Kailis maybe? Bit expensive I think.
Simons Seafood Restaurant.
Pines at Observation City - seafood buffet.

Can't vouch for any of these but they spring to mind for seafood. I've been to all 3 but a long time ago, they were ok then but I'm not a huge seafood fan.

Nate you've come back a grumpy cunt.

Kailis maybe? Bit expensive I think.
Simons Seafood Restaurant.
Pines at Observation City - seafood buffet.

Can't vouch for any of these but they spring to mind for seafood. I've been to all 3 but a long time ago, they were ok then but I'm not a huge seafood fan.

Nate you've come back a grumpy cunt.

Really, because, in this thread, just a few posts above the discussion about how Italians don't have meat or seafood yet (such a shame), I wrote:

"Quality. Fully recommend. Squid was the only dish I didn't totally enjoy, perhaps it was the MSG. Every other dish was great.

Four people, stuffed full, $63."

I thought that was a rather nice thing to say, no?

:lol: Cunt.

This page is pure gold.

Pure non-italian origin gold.

just got back from my second trip in 2 weeks in brisbane

hakataya ramen in sunnybank = awesome, highly recommend

jon - when u say malaysian do you mean malay specifically or malaysian which would include malay, chinese and indian? youve mentioned south east asian but dont want viet or thai or chinese so doesnt leave a lot of options...

if you are including SEA chinese then hawkers is an obvious choice, especially as you can have fresh crab, cray (maybe), whole fish, squid etc

lapa churrasco is a pretty good crowd pleaser if u want meat and very good value for money. id go there any day of the week over tony romas personally. not going to bother with any mexican tips, you have all of them


red cray is meant to be alright for a somewhat reasonably priced seafood place, as is kailis i guess but is more expensive




btw = simons seafood doesnt exist anymore, hasnt for at least 4 years or so, pines = shit, oyster bar was shit, red herring = shit

also galileo > everything else apart from hawkers

This talk of seafood makes me crave crayfish.

Also I know it got a bad rap on here but Aisuru seems to be doing pretty well. The Sweet Corn Tempura is meant to be pretty great. Going to try and check it out sometime soonish.


And what the fuck. All these years on here and I have still never been to hawkers.

Bring your platinum Visa, patience, and time for seconds at Jus Burger.

Yeah I'm actually way to poor (read: attempting to save) at the moment to check out Aisuru, but I just like to keep myself thinking I will at some point.

i saw it reviewed in the STE "bargain bites" section

these 2 whiteys had 2 sushi dishes, looked like 4 pieces each and paid $35 and thats supposed to be fucking bargain??

eat.a.dick.

Hahahahaaaa...

Yeah, it's 4 or 8 pieces per dish, priced like $9 for 4 pieces or you can get AWESOME VALUE IF YOU BUY MORE THEN IT ONLY COSTS $17.85 or something.

i really love sushi and would be happy paying top dollar for it if warranted but my fat mans instinct is telling me this place woudnt be worth it. ill still give it a go at some stage

Your choice would be to leave hungry or leave poor.

Actually, that would be my choice, you rich asshole.

speaking of which i might be broke for a while starting soon, ive just about decided to put pretty much every single cent i have spare (and possibly a bit more) into a new project, no guts no glory etc

might have to start cooking at home, maybe not move to NB etc

gay

Sounds good Sanj.

If you need any unqualified but high paid help with anything relating to pretty pictures, I can send you my resume.

gimme_money.txt

Jon, big lol on your comments re Italian food! It's more than just pizza and parts as Nate so nicely set out.

What about a table at the Queens? Mykonos on Beaufort St used to do acceptable "typical" Greek a few years ago, but dunno what it's like these days.

Speaking of DR, things are progressing re what we were discussing in Perth about my project. Looks like it will kick off second half of this year. Will let you know.

btw = simons seafood doesnt exist anymore, hasnt for at least 4 years or so, pines = shit, oyster bar was shit, red herring = shit

I thought so as well but their website is still up so assumed they were still open somewhere.

Had another look at Galileo, only thing I cant find is an indication of prices so I dont know if its out of our price range or not. (I see various people quoting prices in reviews but its hard to know if those numbers reflect current prices or not)

Current shortlist:
Galileo (if I can find info on prices and confirm that its not too expensive)
That Little Mexican Place in Victoria Park
Kalis Bros in Leederville
Lapa (their "endless feast" sounds interesting)
Hawker's (from the looks of it, its a good "buy a bunch of dishes and share em round" place)

Can anyone comment on the quality (or lack thereof) of the following options:
Zebras African Steakhouse
Hans Cafe
La Cholita Mexican

La cholita isn't great for bigger groups. Anything more than 6 would be too hard, and it can be difficult to get in to.

Hans is shit.

Had another look at Galileo, n

See their menu here. I suspect this is somewhat old but it'll give you an indication anyway. According to Sanj no mains were over $30. Not sure if this has changed. From my experience they were no more expensive than some shitty cafes (even cheaper)

http://www.eatingwa.com.au/restaurants/galileo-restaurant/

PS: HANS is great if you like shit/dirty food and want a cheap meal and spend time with a bunch of people.

hans is never great

the same thing you mentioned can be done at heaps of places around perth for the same money, in the same setting etc but with food that isnt shit which incidentally is something more people are realising based on how quiet the city and NB hans cafes are whenever i walk past

Yeah that one always seems to be empty. Another place I have never seen people eating is the shisha place. Aida I think.

Ok so if I end up choosing Hawker's (or Galileo), can those who have been there tell me if there are any dishes I should avoid (or any that are must-try)?

How fancy is Galileo (i.e. Jeans OK or something fancier required?)

Also, how hard is it going to be to get into the places on my shortlist with a party of 5 or so on a Saturday Night?

Hans Cafe


:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Dear god.

Does Galileo serve water with ice cubes?

What venue has the nicest table cloths?

How do I properly hold cutlery?

pretty sure less questions are asked of brian burke at royal commissions

Does Galileo serve water with ice cubes?

What venue has the nicest table cloths?

How do I properly hold cutlery?

:rofl:

is toilet paper 2 or 3 ply at the venue or should i bring my own?

Sounds good Sanj.

If you need any unqualified but high paid help with anything relating to pretty pictures, I can send you my resume.

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i love your work actually, definitely would like to utilise your skills at one stage

(art work that is, nate said your hummers are not up to scratch)

as a last ref here i will add that in my dozens (i reckon at least 30) visits to galileo and sending countless people there only samboy didnt like it (found the olive oil use excessive from memory) and one other prson from here, maybe stuwa had bad/excessively slow service. it is generally extremely consistent

Hamburger at Peters by the Sea. So simple yet so tasty!

as a last ref here i will add that in my dozens (i reckon at least 30) visits to galileo and sending countless people there only samboy didnt like it (found the olive oil use excessive from memory) and one other prson from here, maybe stuwa had bad/excessively slow service. it is generally extremely consistent

Can vouch for that - simply superb.

as a last ref here i will add that in my dozens (i reckon at least 30) visits to galileo and sending countless people there only samboy didnt like it (found the olive oil use excessive from memory) and one other prson from here, maybe stuwa had bad/excessively slow service. it is generally extremely consistent

LOL, bloody elephant. For the record I liked it. The excessive use of olive oil is not a major issue at a restaurant setting and most consider it a good thing anyway. (venison was my favourite)

The only reason I've only been twice is because both times the service (although good) was painfully slow and the first time despite having a booking they screwed up and had to put us outside.

PS: In light of post 11046, post 11047 has no credibility :lol:

Oh come on. You don't like a Peters hamburger?

Besides you can't the two of them in the same ball park. One is a cheap tasty burger that isn't self righteous wank and the other is fantastic food at relatively cheap prices.

just being stupid mate. btw I don't like peters. To be honest I avoid scarbs altogether.

I haven't seen Hans in the city being remotely busy these days, which I suppose is a good thing. Along with "Bell Tower Cafe" and 'Makan' which are all DEAD, William st needs some new blood.

Agreed. Not sure if the sushi place near brass monkey will do it. I wish that portugese bbq place nate talked about diagonally across from Brass monkey happened. Would have helped heaps.

Made the mistake of going to hans for their lunch special the other day. It was pretty much the vilest thing I'd eaten in a long time. Plus they fucked up the order, and after seeing 6 other people order, pay and leave with their food, they came up to me and asked 'what was your order again?'

GOODBYE FOREVER HANS

just being stupid mate. btw I don't like peters. To be honest I avoid scarbs altogether.

Well says it all really - don't like Scarborough.

Beachside 'cafes' serving lunch bar food were ok in the 80's/90's but (for me) just doesn't cut it any more. I guess Scarbs hasn't changed much in over 20 years anyway so not a surprise. They've been pretty much the only constant on that beach so no doubt the demand is there.

Not enough cheese?

Im still partial to a kebab from Peters by the Sea. Partially because of the taste, partially because of the many memories from back in the day associated with it!

William st needs some new blood.

Supposedly and established restauranteur wants to open up a place that will... oh wait.

Galileo is booked solid so that's out.

Hawker's sounds amazing (both from the reports here and the reviews online) but there are question-marks from others who will be going about whether Northbridge on Saturday Night is a good idea (because of potential traffic and crowds and stuff)

Lapas is too expensive (given that the $49 you pay for their feast is just the meat and sides and nothing else)

So the shortlist for now is:
Hawker's (other than the questions about Northbridge on a Saturday Night, I wouldn't hesitate in making a booking)
TLMP in Vic Park
Kalis Bros Leederville (all the other seafood joints I can find are either too far away or too expensive or too crap)

Someone wanna come up with an argument I can use as to why Hawker's on Saturday Night is not as bad as it sounds?

Someone wanna come up with an argument I can use as to why Hawker's on Saturday Night is not as bad as it sounds?

Unless you intend still being in NB in the early morning its fine. Really, its not as bad as people make it out to be - on a Sat night at dinner time there will be families there.

What about the traffic though, will it be bad on a Saturday night?

I personally wouldn't do kailis. Portions are too small for what you pay. Stick with Hawkers.

I want to go Hawkers but if the family refuses to go to NB on Saturday Night because of concerns about traffic or whatever, what can I do?

goto Catalanos in vic park. Giant garlic breads, huge portions and you can make as much noise as you like. I'm pretty sure it's BYO as well. It's avg food that a lot of larger groups seem to enjoy. Booking essential if going.

I want to go Hawkers but if the family refuses to go to NB on Saturday Night because of concerns about traffic or whatever, what can I do?

:lol: it sounds like they watch TT/ACA too much.

Tell them that it technically isn't Northbridge, so should be safe. (they don't need to know the truth (or not) in that statement)

Surely Kailas has to be the most over-rated piece of shit restaurant in Perth??

Over-priced? Yes
Small servings? Yes
Shit to non-existent service? Yes
Quality of product does not match hype? Yes

Beachside 'cafes' serving lunch bar food were ok in the 80's/90's but (for me) just doesn't cut it any more. I guess Scarbs hasn't changed much in over 20 years anyway so not a surprise. They've been pretty much the only constant on that beach so no doubt the demand is there.

They've been there since the 50s. I think its great a place has survived throughout the whole change of eras.

But a tasty burger for $6 thats quite filling and sitting by the beach sounds good to me.

popped into aisuru tonight on the way home

immediate feeling was i didnt feel the love there. considering the open kitchen a lot of the work was a little sloppy

prices of course were too high, decided to have the hokkaido scallop nigiri ($12 for 2 fucking pieces) and tamago nigiri (5.50 for 2) cos not only do i enjoy both but being such simple nigiri there is nothing for the chef to hide behind. if theyre charging such high prices the margin for error is pretty small

both came out on very hot plates, fucking silly if you ask me

also, both came with a heap of tobiko on top which was a silly move if you ask me. if youre extolling the virtues of this scallop youre charging a fortune for why the bloody hell would you put heaps of roe on it so you cant taste the scallop??

rice was also a bit off, texture was fine but balance wasnt quite right

spent $20.50 on 4 bits of sushi and a cup of green tea.

the owner had come up to me earlier and was friendly and seemed to care, was going to give him some feedback at the end but he took ages to process the people paying before me and then some idiot tried to cut in front of me to pay, when i nearly took his head off (a bit grumpy today) i decided today wasnt the right day

the only possible thing that will save the place is the owner did seem to care and i overheard him saying he had spent 16 years living in japan. i will give him some feedback and see how he takes it but as it stands for me aisuru does not work, certainly not at the prices they are charging

lighing is horrible as well and at 9pm with quite a few people still in the restaurant (well over 50% occupancy) they started going around asking for last orders which to me spoils things, especially since a number of people were still waiting for their meals.

They've been there since the 50s. I think its great a place has survived throughout the whole change of eras.

But a tasty burger for $6 thats quite filling and sitting by the beach sounds good to me.

last time i had peters, which admittedly was prob 5 years ago, i was quite disappointed. seemed like fast eddys quality with even more degenerates hanging out the front than FE morley and cannington combined

im also with samboy, scarborough is a shithole imo, has no redeeming characteristic that attracts me to it

jon are u able to buy them helmets and bullet proof vests?

wont help the terrible traffic but at least they'll be safe for the trip into NB

What about the traffic though, will it be bad on a Saturday night?

Yes it will, I recommend chartering a helicopter.

TBH I'd be more concerned about the rape gangs that roam the streets of northbridge.

Last I heard was that Kony was seen recruiting in NB.

Lapas is too expensive (given that the $49 you pay for their feast is just the meat and sides and nothing else)

It's a lot of meat though! So delicious :)

im curious as to what else would be required at lapa, as in what is missing in the $49 package apart from drinks and possibly dessert?

last time i had peters, which admittedly was prob 5 years ago, i was quite disappointed. seemed like fast eddys quality with even more degenerates hanging out the front than FE morley and cannington combined

im also with samboy, scarborough is a shithole imo, has no redeeming characteristic that attracts me to it

Like I said, nothing special but for $6 its good value. It is simple but quite nice, can't expect gourmet for that price.

I don't think any beach in Perth has any redeeming features other than the beach themselves (except maybe Cott). Scarbs is better then most beaches and Peters adds to that.

Last I heard was that Kony was seen recruiting in NB.

:lol:

im curious as to what else would be required at lapa, as in what is missing in the $49 package apart from drinks and possibly dessert?

Nothing is missing, that's what I don't understand. The entire menu is sides and meat, quite typical for a Brazilian meal (Although they eat a lot of other delicious things :D)

Like I said, nothing special but for $6 its good value. It is simple but quite nice, can't expect gourmet for that price.

I don't think any beach in Perth has any redeeming features other than the beach themselves (except maybe Cott). Scarbs is better then most beaches and Peters adds to that.



:lol:

nothing to do with gourmet, i just didnt think it was good. maybe it's better now or i got it on a bad day

Fuck it, all a meal needs for me is meat. Its all about meat, everything else is just conversation.

Nothing is missing, that's what I don't understand. The entire menu is sides and meat, quite typical for a Brazilian meal (Although they eat a lot of other delicious things :D)

stop teasing me with your brazilian boyfriends cooking


i know i left lapa thoroughly satisfied, 16 meat choices and 7 or so sides will do that

nothing to do with gourmet, i just didnt think it was good. maybe it's better now or i got it on a bad day

Fair enough. I admit it was the first time I had one since I was a kid (good memories of family outings there for hamburgers) so a bit of nolstalgia probably came into play. I'd just completely forgotten about them until I went there to get a kebab for lunch then saw the pic of the hamburger.

Its still better then the majority of burgers in Perth, especially for the price.

Speaking of nostalgia what's the deal with UWA food options? It's actually gone backwards in the past 15 years. I wonder what curtin's like.

On campus food is terrible. When Broadway Fair is such a close work, plus all the places along Broadway there isn't much point eating on campus anyway.

Curtin has been shit for the past 6 off years as well. Overpriced and plain shit. Uwa food is even worst.

Kids are slowly realizing that by walking across the road to karawara is well worth the effort.

good to hear they're all consistently shit then. One would assume there's good money to be made by providing decent food on campus. Then again may be not.

All the food outlets are run by the guild. I doubt they would make much more money by providing better food. They get a consistent flow of students. They are letting a private coffee shop open on campus this semester though. Not sure how long it'll last.

im curious as to what else would be required at lapa, as in what is missing in the $49 package apart from drinks and possibly dessert?
My point was that at $49 + drinks, it was out of the price range for this particular gathering unfortunately.

Good cheap food you would think. Or maybe at UWA good expensive food. I don't know, I know nothing about the Uni life.

It didn't look that expensive, just shit.

Then again when I was there I used to live on those dodgy hamburgers with 50% bread content in the patties and god knows what else so students are probably not that fussy.
It'll be interesting to compare it to Eastern states.

All the food outlets are run by the guild. I doubt they would make much more money by providing better food. They get a consistent flow of students. They are letting a private coffee shop open on campus this semester though. Not sure how long it'll last.

i think they would.

imagine if you could get a good burger on campus for say $8. not jus burgers good but a notch above the standard rubbish. it would fly out the door and save people from going to broadway. a hole in the wall coffee joint would do well too

stop teasing me with your brazilian boyfriends cooking

Our bromance makes his girlfriend jealous :)

All the food outlets are run by the guild. I doubt they would make much more money by providing better food. They get a consistent flow of students. They are letting a private coffee shop open on campus this semester though. Not sure how long it'll last.

But if you consider the student population and the size of the cafes, they could do so much more. Broadway and Hampden are always packed with students. If the guild upped their game they could easily make more money.

i wonder why we're so keen to always hand off the food to one party who inevitably do it badly. its the same in schools here, why not allow a couple of small mom and dad type operators to do food in schools and unis? more competition, more effort, personal touch, hopefully better food

it makes no sense to me whatsoever

i look at the nonsense they serve in unis and schools here and want to vomit. i remember when i first moved to perth and went to school in year 11 in 1998, i was horrified by how bad the food was. this was at christ church where presumably if independent people were in there providing food there would be a market for it

my high school in singapore had a hawker centre type food hall with 18 food stalls. 2 or 3 would be empty at any time, i think 3 were drink stalls and the rest food. there was a dim sum stall, 3 or 4 malay stalls specialising in different things, a chicken rice stall, a chinese noodle stall etc

the food was so good when i went back to singapore last i went to my old school just to eat the mee rebus with a side of the sambal chicken drumstick (still remember what it looked like)

im not expecting the same here but it is plain to see it would be much better if spaces were leased out to small operators rather than a bunch of old women dishing up crap

That section of Hay St is so damn ugly. But I think Samby is right. It's not the buildings themselves as they are quite lovely, more so the tenants and the awnings they've put up. Another eyesore is that convenience store on the corner of Barrack and Murray (next to the dodgy cafe).http://www.australialuxe.info/huang3.jpg
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All the food outlets are run by the guild. I doubt they would make much more money by providing better food. They get a consistent flow of students. They are letting a private coffee shop open on campus this semester though. Not sure how long it'll last.

Outsource it to chilliz...

Sanj: Because the guild is effectively a union and that is how unions behave. Unions don't respond well to competition.

chilliz people are very smart operators. it's amazing they can charge the prices they do an still use mt barker chicken. perfect example of high volume, low margin and regular trade being the smarter move imo. the economy could go to the dogs and they'd still make good money

Sanj: Because the guild is effectively a union and that is how unions behave. Unions don't respond well to competition.

fair point but it shows how self serving they are, it has nothing to do with the students wellbeing etc, more making life easier and possibly more profitable for the union itself

i wonder why we're so keen to always hand off the food to one party who inevitably do it badly. its the same in schools here, why not allow a couple of small mom and dad type operators to do food in schools and unis? more competition, more effort, personal touch, hopefully better food



It's pretty much representative of Perth on a smaller scale. + there's probably some dinosaurs involved who don't want to give up their 'empire'.

edit: beaten

PS: Funny thing is that it's not a win/lose situation. The guild would probably make just as much money (and more) if they were clever about it. So essentially self serving and incompetent.

we'll probably get a bunch of old women campaigning about losing their jobs. the same women who would be so vocal about "kids welfare" at other times would much rather protect their shtty empires than let the kids eat better food at cheaper prices

PS: Funny thing is that it's not a win/lose situation. The guild would probably make just as much money (and more) if they were clever about it. So essentially self serving and incompetent.

agreed but lets face it from the dealings i had with the guild all those years ago a good number of them are bloody idiots

I can be bothered multi-quoting, but:

The food is actually pretty cheap. $4.50 for a ham and cheese croissant, you'd pay $10 in the city. $8 for an ok burger and a pile of chips. Last year you could get an entire pizza for $6. The food could definitely be higher quality, but most the main food places are packed at lunch times as it is and they do a steady trade the rest of the day. The Tav and the Ref share a big kitchen and they would do the most business.

Catering is a really important source of income for the guild. Maybe not so much now that the services and amenities fee is compulsory (meaning you may as well join the guild and get the discounts). I would say the guilds biggest source of income other than fees would be the Tavern. The guild could definitely open Catering up to independent operators but it would need to be in buildings the guild owns or has a long term lease on, and there isn't a whole lot of space. The are trialling a hole in the wall coffee shop this semester. Rocketfuel from Stirling Hwy will be opening soon. The idea is that it will lead to better quality coffee.

The guild could definitely do better. If they captures the broadway market they would make a bucket load. Asian food is they key really.

This professor wrote a pretty interesting blog post on it last year..

http://paul-abbott.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/why-i-am-not-guild-associate-member.html

agreed but lets face it from the dealings i had with the guild all those years ago a good number of them are bloody idiots

Sure, the guild is full of a lot of idiots. Remember its a bunch of under 25's running a multi-million dollar organisation. BUT, at least at UWA over the few years I have been there they have done a lot for students. Things like getting 24 hr access to buildings, improving internet access, improving security and lighting etc etc.

great link thanks. this part made me fucking lose it, proper LOL

Student *Guild president Tom Antoniazzi said students had supported Guild-owned cafes for years. “Deregulation would mean the students would lose choices and student money would be going into large, multinational fast food chains and not back to students,”

this is the sort of idiot in charge of millions of dollars. if they gave a fuck about student welfare (and i admit they probably do at some level) they would recognise their shortcomings and get someone in to run it properly. the more money there is from running it better the more can go back to the students

By and large the guild is just a bunch of wankers who think they are already members of parliament. Sometimes I go to guild meetings just for a laugh, I should take popcorn. The only people who care about student politics is student politicians.

The core of that sentence is your generic hyperbole. Full of self serving shit. Replace the words Guild, deregulation and Student with pretty much whatever you like.

And many of these people will grow up and go and work for the Labor party.

I remember living on steamed rice and gravy at UWA. Do they still do that? It only cost $2.

And many of these people will grow up and go and work for the Labor party.

Actually at the moment most of them will be working for the Liberal Party. Quite a few already do.

Actually at the moment most of them will be working for the Liberal Party. Quite a few already do.

I find that very hard to believe but am willing to be corrected. Student unions have always been a breeding ground for left of centre types.

Sure, the guild is full of a lot of idiots. Remember its a bunch of under 25's running a multi-million dollar organisation. BUT, at least at UWA over the few years I have been there they have done a lot for students. Things like getting 24 hr access to buildings, improving internet access, improving security and lighting etc etc.

These things really aren't a big deal to get done.

great link thanks. this part made me fucking lose it, proper LOL

Student *Guild president Tom Antoniazzi said students had supported Guild-owned cafes for years. “Deregulation would mean the students would lose choices and student money would be going into large, multinational fast food chains and not back to students,”

this is the sort of idiot in charge of millions of dollars. if they gave a fuck about student welfare (and i admit they probably do at some level) they would recognise their shortcomings and get someone in to run it properly. the more money there is from running it better the more can go back to the students

What I find interesting is that surely it'd be more efficient and profitable to lease out space to people who actually know how to run a food joint.

Short sighted thinking? Job protection?

I find that very hard to believe but am willing to be corrected. Student unions have always been a breeding ground for left of centre types.

The UWA guild has a significant right-wing majority. Many of them already work for Liberal MP's and Senators.

The UWA guild has a significant right-wing majority. Many of them already work for Liberal MP's and Senators.

Wow interesting. So if they are right wing, why aren't they letting in outside businesses?

Goes to show it has nothing to do with (perceived) ideology and everything about power.

Wow interesting. So if they are right wing, why aren't they letting in outside businesses?

self interests and dumbfuckery

They are. This is the first semester it's been done. Rocketfuel, which is a coffee shop on Stirling Hwy is opening a small place later this semester.

It's a start I guess.

Curtin food is simply terrible. The guild is full of hacks of all sorts of persuasions that are obsessed with power. Just lease out a few tenancies to commercial operators and the situation would be rectified almost immediately.

the kebabs at georges used to be good but the last time i had one was nearly 10 years ago.

i suspect waterford shopping centres rejuvenation will just give the guild a reason to claim it is too hard to compete, hopeless situation etc and just put fuck all effort in

Georges kebabs were overrated. Only good thing about Curtin guild was $10 jugs at the tav

Unless its changed since I was there, the food on campus at Murdoch was reasonable.
The Asian place did a nice pepper squid, the pasta at Aroma was nice and the kebabs were not too bad.

Prior to bringing the 4 outlets (Aroma, kebab place, Asian place,place that does roasts/chips/burgers/hot dogs/nachos/etc) in, it used to be a fairly crappy ref (run by some catering company connected to P&O I think) with fairly crappy food.

So yeah Murdoch isn't as bad as Curtain and UWA sound.

Outsource it to chilliz...

I completely forgot about this place, tried it for lunch today for the first time. Was quite good and amazing value. I would have liked a bit more meat (que pun jokes) but I couldn't fault it.

Will become a regular for me.

So after searching for jeans that I like and that fit good I ended up with Levi's 505. I'm not keen on the quality of the fabric but the fit was perfect, and they look good.

The 501s looked good and were better quality but they didn't have my size in the style I wanted. They are a bit more expensive but I'm getting a $20 voucher soon for becoming a member so I'll wait till I get that and order my size in.

I really should have looked into them before (I know acc recommended them) as they have some great styes and have that classic fit.

pretty sure you can order double meat

my favourite at chilliz is the vinegar chicken, find it has good flavour. the basic chicken rice there is too bland imo

Double meat will solve the problem and be perfect for me. Next time.

I had the BBQ chicken and because I have plain tastes (in other words a little flavour easily pleases me). I'm more concerned with how well its cooked and texture (which was spot on, especially for $4).

But I'll give the vinegar chicken a go.

I am at uni now and am pretty hungry. We are pretty spoilt for choice tbh. At least a dozen options within a 10 min stroll.

jackso - do yourself a favour and get a peanut butter and chocolate milkshake with ice cream from burgermeister

burgers and hotdogs are average there from the little experience i have and i suspect the other milkshakes are too (mocha one was pretty bad) and they are overpriced BUT this one milkshake is delicious, highly recommend

Holy shit that sounds amazing. I will have to save it for when I am willing to be a little less healthy. The bad thing about exercising is you feel so guilty when you eat something bad.

Ryan check out Macys online. They ship to Aus and I don't think shipping is that much. I got a pair of Levis on sale from their physical store for USD$30.

Peanut butter flavoured stuff is amazing. In the US they had peanut butter and jelly pinkberry. So good.

Oh and anyone going to London. The peanut butter and jelly chocolate from Paul A Young (best chocolate shop in the world, along with Mast Brothers imho) is heavenly.

pretty sure you can order double meat

my favourite at chilliz is the vinegar chicken, find it has good flavour. the basic chicken rice there is too bland imo

The hot and spicy with a bit of chili sauce goes alright.

Re UWA food. I reckon my lunchtime Chicken Katsu Don plus bubble tea kept them in business alone. Must have ordered that combo literally hundreds of times over the years from the day the opened! There is still something about their Katsu Don that puts it a step above your usual one.

Ryan check out Macys online. They ship to Aus and I don't think shipping is that much. I got a pair of Levis on sale from their physical store for USD$30.

Thanks for the tip but they don't have Levis online.

Peanut butter flavoured stuff is amazing. In the US they had peanut butter and jelly pinkberry. So good.

Oh and anyone going to London. The peanut butter and jelly chocolate from Paul A Young (best chocolate shop in the world, along with Mast Brothers imho) is heavenly.

They have peanut butter everything in the US. Its nice but a bit much after a while.

Further discussions with the family have resulted in a booking at Hawkers, looking forward to trying some of the seafood dishes :)

Good work jon. once your parents realise what Northbridge at night can really be like hopefully we'll have a couple more converts, which is just the kind of diversification needed.

Re UWA food. I reckon my lunchtime Chicken Katsu Don plus bubble tea kept them in business alone. Must have ordered that combo literally hundreds of times over the years from the day the opened! There is still something about their Katsu Don that puts it a step above your usual one.

That is the best Chicken Katsu Don I've had in Perth.

are youse talking about nagano?

Yup.

Good work jon. once your parents realise what Northbridge at night can really be like hopefully we'll have a couple more converts, which is just the kind of diversification needed.

It'll be funny if there was some sort of scuffle to confirm their worst fears and they'd never set foot in NB again. Although, not much goes on during the earlier dinner times anyway.

i might go start a fight there tomorrow night

karaage used to be quite good there as well but their watered down wasabi used to annoy the fuck out of me, completely ridiculous

I dont think it was the safety factor that was the concern, it was concerns about traffic and parking and a misunderstanding of exactly what and where Hawkers was.

If you get there at the right time it is easy to park along the road not too far away and walk straight there. (esp if straight after 6pm on a weekday)

well its 6:30pm or so on a Saturday so it shouldn't be a problem.

Had dinner at the The New Moon last night. No complaints. Food was good, the place looks very clean, prices are reasonable. Some of the waiters a a little clumsy but that's not a problem as the service was very friendly.
Incidentally Aisuru was overflowing inside and out.

I hate you all. Fuck you guys for complaining about food in perth.

I never realised how fucking good the food options back home were. Dubai is complete shit and average at best. I've been to a few good restaurants and I never leave satisfied like I would back home. The asian options are all shitty, even if they're run by their respective nationalities. Again, i've only ever found average asian food and it's expensive.

Having just been to Rome, I can safely say that roman pizzas back home like stuzzico are just as good as the ones there. I'm off to Tokyo next. No jdea what to do as thr city is so big
Kinda scared actually. Any tips, places to see ect would be appreciated.

If u can only go to one place in tokyo, go to shinjuku, get off the train and watch the crowds at night. Plenty of brilliant food nooks as well but not that obvious.

I never realised how fucking good the food options back home were.

This becomes more and more apparent to me everyday. They food options in Perth are really good and really broad in comparison to most of the European cities I've been to.

If u can only go to one place in tokyo, go to shinjuku, get off the train and watch the crowds at night. Plenty of brilliant food nooks as well but not that obvious.

I'll be staying at a pod hotel on my second visit in shinjuku. It's also the gay area.

One thing that the UK, Aus and US do well with due to proper multiculturalism is varied food options. A lot of countries in Europe with great food are much more focused on their own cuisines I found.

Re Italian food in Italy I cut ally commented on this the last time I was in Italy. Italian food is great but it's become so prevalent around the world that it's not so exciting to eat there. You can get great food in Italy, but it's not going to better or worse than you've had bak home. Also watch out for tourist traps. There a lot of crap in Italy too!

Did you go to that patisserie that I recommended?

No i don't think i did unfortunately. Did have some nice gelato and those nutella crepes but nothing you can't get back home.

It's really hard to avoid touristy places. I tried my best, but Rome is a compact city so basically everything is a tourist trap. Would love to have seen what's outside the historic centre but I'd need a car and a local to do it with. Rome metro sucks. They're building a third line but I think it's going to take 10 or so years. Building anything there is stop-start due to the historic nature of the city.

Rome metro sucks.

The thing that I found so surprising about Rome was the amount of grime and graffiti I saw everywhere (including historic buildings).

Don't they say the unemployment in Italy is really high? Why not put some of them to work cleaning the city up? It's like Perth has more pride in itself than Rome does.

Italy is well know for its high levels of graffiti. You think Rome is bad, wait until you see Milan!

Perth is one of the cleanest cities in the world imho, it's also one of the most sterile and visually (built form at least) bland.

bologna was by far the worst for graffiti, outside the city centre i don't think i saw a single wall without it

Apparently one of the big major tenants at Coventrys are closing down. Heard its the 'boys n berries' store.

how did you go last night jon?

I never realised how fucking good the food options back home were.

By "fucking good", I assume you mean, overwhelmingly average at best.

You're tripping balls.

Perth's food options are 99% atrocious.

I think we have plenty of great food options.

I ended up at Malt last night. What a bunch of boring pretentious wankers crammed into one place. Mt Lawley is the new Subi I think. Couldn't wait to get out of the place.

Lol the doorbitch should have been a giveaway

Isn't malt like yesterday's news now. Like it had it's 15mins of fame being the it place and now it's onto the new place.

Aviary is heading the same way from what I gather.

I'm sure the City Square places will be next in the limelight. Lets just hope those places can keep the bogan/wanker element a bit lower.

If you take the bogans and wankers off the market, the remainder are in bed by 9. Not good for business.

Oh nate. You're as melodramatic as me :-P

I'm sure the City Square places will be next in the limelight. Lets just hope those places can keep the bogan/wanker element a bit lower.

they creep in eventually...

from andaluz bar tweet this morning...

Dear Fucksicle who decided to break the sink off the men's room wall. Fuck you! You owe me a grand!!

they also tweeted this pic...

http://p.twimg.com/Am-HJd9CEAAYZqB.jpg
http://twitter.com/#!/andaluzbar/status/175507507215732736/photo/1

I ended up at Malt last night. What a bunch of boring pretentious wankers crammed into one place. Mt Lawley is the new Subi I think. Couldn't wait to get out of the place.

Hasn't malt been there for, like, 10ish years, and been a wankhole the entire time?

Hasn't malt been there for, like, 10ish years, and been a wankhole the entire time?

Dunno, first time I've ever been there.

I used to think Mt Lawley was cool. Queens was still good I guess.

Nah it's only been there for about a year. I think p bell is one of the owners. It looked wanky from day one.

Yeah in hindsight I might have expected too much from it. Probably a great place to go early for a cocktail with a date rather then a group of mates.

CNR Cafe at the Northbridge Piazza is trying to get a Restaurant License. I didn't know it was run by a not-for-profit group.

Oh nate. You're as melodramatic as me :-P

Not a chance, girlfriend.

Nah it's only been there for about a year. I think p bell is one of the owners. It looked wanky from day one.

No entry for under 25s (unless you got a decent set of tits or play afl)
Strict semi formal to formal attire

Wanky?? I think so

Yet it's full of skanks judging from the smokers outside

Nah it's only been there for about a year. I think p bell is one of the owners. It looked wanky from day one.

I was thinking of Must. What the hell is Malt?

Haven't been yet, the booking is for this Saturday :)

Anyone know a place that makes good american style buffalo wings/chicken wings. Been watching a lot of american TV lately and am craving some.

But Buffalos don't have wings.

Ahh I miss Jessica..

costco has them impressive buffalo wings... giant steroid-chickeney wing goodess...

Ahh I miss Jessica..

is it chicken or fish?

Ahh I miss Jessica..

Can't miss her these days.

check this out, sign of the madness that is the perth food scene, especially at wank filled places like the aviary

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294982_347369148647694_190106727707271_1037936_1859072940_n.jpg

tomato and cumin salad (never heard a spice being mentioned as a salad ingredient) with goats cheese toast

$25

as a special they are proudly advertising.

fuck all goats cheese too, unbelievable. that is a $8-10 dish or $15 with perth prices at absolute max. fucking disgrace

LOL what a CON!!! Cumin is ok in cheekpea salads but in this context they are probably using it as wank factor.

There's about $2 worth of ingredients there. No doubt it's a best seller.

Gezzus.

Aviary has a 28% score on Urbanspoon. Getting close to 'Oriel' territory (although a long way to go).

Then again Cholita is also pretty piss poor on US yet always packed.

Not disagreeing with you SanJ but it looks like on their FB is *may* include a tap beer or wine. So knock off about $8 for that, then you have $17.

Hi Alex, we take bookings for tables in our restaurant. Otherwise if you are wanting to secure a table on the rooftop it is $800 for a Saturday night which gives you priority entry, table service all night and the $800 is covered back in bar and food. The tables fit up to 8 pax.

That's RE making a booking there. Is that standard practice for a bar setting? I'm not really experienced in booking bar settings

On a separate issue -- the barista at Mrs S needs a haircut. He laughed and lent over and his fringe touched/went in my unfilled cup. I have issues with germs and the like so... I didn't touch it. If I wasn't so timid/ in a hurry I would have made a fuss, but someone else at my table had it instead (with full knowledge).

the thing is, it is part of their lunch special menu, one that also includes a pasta with braised lamb and chilli etc

how can they put the 2, one of which is effectively an entree, next to each other and charge the same price? it'll be interesting to see how they react to my facebook posts

Not disagreeing with you SanJ but it looks like on their FB is *may* include a tap beer or wine. So knock off about $8 for that, then you have $17.

i did notice that when they replied to me but i dont think you can work it that way though

it is a lunch special at a bar/pub, you know the wine would be anb absolute cheapie too

that is seriously a basic starter, i doubt the food cost is any more than $2.50, probably $2 at max

The thing is they are always packed. People like to feel classy in Perth, and will go out of their way and pay big $$ to feel like they are important.

Not disagreeing with you SanJ but it looks like on their FB is *may* include a tap beer or wine. So knock off about $8 for that, then you have $17.



That's RE making a booking there. Is that standard practice for a bar setting? I'm not really experienced in booking bar settings

On a separate issue -- the barista at Mrs S needs a haircut. He laughed and lent over and his fringe touched/went in my unfilled cup. I have issues with germs and the like so... I didn't touch it. If I wasn't so timid/ in a hurry I would have made a fuss, but someone else at my table had it instead (with full knowledge).

who is the male barista at mrs s? ive always had the japanese girl

re the table booking, i have never hear of it either until the aviary. unbelievable, they want you to spend $800 on drinks and food and to skip the line just so you get the privilege of sitting at a table. the world has gone mad

i also heard that spending said 800 only guarantees you the table tl 10pm, after that you may be kicked off

The thing is they are always packed. People like to feel classy in Perth, and will go out of their way and pay big $$ to feel like they are important.

i went there 3 fridays ago for a mates birthday. despite the fact we managed to get past the ridiculously line i still felt ripped off

friendly but ultimately hopeless and undertrained bartender, felt like i was at fuckiing paramount

did.not.like.

haha awesome Sanj

Now, where's Dilaz with his "oh you guys are melodramatic food is so awesome in Perth".

Tip : it's not. There are a handful of good options amongst a vast sea of shit.

I have reached new levels with my boycotting of Perth food establishments - I will not support any of these shitty wank fest over-priced cafes/restaurants/bars. It's awesome!

The movement starts with one person.

There is no reason for such poor value.

Sanj, well done on bringing some attention, this shit has to stop.

u should see the justification for it. actually it isnt justification, merely sidestepping the complaints. fucking hilarious

i do support some of the overpriced places but very very few and even then i have a small margin for error

eg 399 is without a doubt overpriced but i still am a fan and a regular. they make great cocktails, always a good atmosphere, great service, no dickheads, no dresscode

by and large though im with you

i prevented my folks from going to rifo's for a coffee recently though which was good. once i explained to my dad that the idiot who owns it charges $17 for bruschetta he was happy to avoid it

You might as well go to Maccas.

who is the male barista at mrs s? ive always had the japanese girl


I dunno some Hipster-esk white guy. Maybe European rather than WASP.

Oh and I'm not saying the wine is any good SanJ, but we're talking Perth prices here!

The movement starts with one person.

There is no reason for such poor value.

Sanj, well done on bringing some attention, this shit has to stop.

Albeit a little late. I started that movement long time ago....although I don't knock back new recruits.

I dunno, I don't think you're committed as I am.

But, I'm happy to have an apprentice.

My impeccable track record speaks for itself. Just call me master.

Your track record of relentless and brutal penny pinching is indeed impeccable.

For this reason, I would be proud to call you Master.

Great. You'll learn a lot.

Your track record of relentless and brutal penny pinching is indeed impeccable.

For this reason, I would be proud to call you Master.

:lol:

I bet those pennies would come in handy on your holiday ;)

Another gem

107-111 Murray Street
PERTH WA 6000
Retail Fitout to Unit 1 -
"Pharmacy on Murray" $150,000

Exciting news, hopefully it'll go some way to alleviating the CBD's severe pharmacy shortage.

i bet salonpas patches and eye drops are high selling items at pharmacies...

Why does the CBD need so many pharmacies anyway? :P

We just need a pharmacy that sells sushi and travel packages.

Message for Sanj:

That "project" I am working on? I just got a completely unsolicited email:

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"Anyway, just a quick intro... I'm the co founder of Food xxxxx Malaysia - one of the top to-dos in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, mainly because we offer travellers the opportunity to get out of the tourist traps and into real alleys, walkways and backways of the city and suburb, whilst tasting our amazing cuisine.

I am wondering if we can find an opportunity to have you review our tour and to create a story focusing on a food adventure in Kuala Lumpur...

<cut top secret stuff out>

.. however, we're more than happy to host you on our tour (that's ideal!)

Let me know and hopefully, we can work towards something!

---------


YES!

Bastard. If u need someone to carry your bags/be the big spoon let me know

The guy who owns Luxe is trying to open a bar/restaurant on King St, closer to Wellington.

Tell him 1997 called, and that I don't have an end to that joke.

hahaha. I've never actually been to Luxe, assuming it's wanky. Whatever though, people on the streets is a plus for me.

hahaha. I've never actually been to Luxe, assuming it's wanky. Whatever though, people on the streets is a plus for me.

Agree.

History of Luxe:

They were actually pioneers. Highgate was a ghetto back then, they had expertly mixed cocktails, at reasonable prices. They would have regular art exhibitions, some were great. Interesting mix of people, not a total wankfest, a little more grit than you would find now. They also had a "we don't give a shit if you're smoking spliffs" policy. There were no other places around like it, pretty nice fitout for it's day. Two levels, intimate, and a sunny amphitheatre open during the day.

It wasn't bad, it was just a bit too much of a "scene" for my likings.

Ahhh, the 90's in Perth.

;)

Luxe is a bit like midland, would be an ok place if not for the people there
I'd also add that a significant % of places were funny durry friendly back in the day

Allegedly

luxe = midland

Superb analogy.

Also, it was a terrible side-effect of not allowing tobacco in bars, that smoking spliffs in bars became almost impossible.

Ah well it was good whilst it lasted (my entire youth and then some).

The guy who owns Luxe is trying to open a bar/restaurant on King St, closer to Wellington.

http://www.oneperth.com.au/2012/03/22/luxe-man-pushes-for-king-street-bar/

Last time I went to Luxe was in 2006 for a 21st and it wasnt anything special then, maybe they've improved the atmosphere since then..

I gave up on Luxe when I went there to see what the revamped "Sunday session" outside was like with 2 other mates on a 40 degree plus summers day and we were denied entry because we were wearing shorts.

40 Fucking degrees, sunday arvo, outdoors, in summer and you won't let people in with shorts?

The guy who owns Luxe is trying to open a bar/restaurant on King St, closer to Wellington.

Umm. Isn't that near where hudsons used to be? Brave guy. Hasn't he heard the stories of the restrictions that lady in the wills building put on their operation? Maybe she died?

Wasn't Bontempo the complainant?

No I don't think so. It was basically noise complaints. They offered to pay to have her apartment double glazed but she refused and they had to close down.

Just got back from the BEST food I have had in a long time.
Hawkers was AMAZING, we ended up having the Beef Rendang, Salt & Pepper Squid, Sweet & Sour Pork, Malaysian Chicken Curry and Hawkers Fried Rice. (this was for 5 people)

The beef and squid were the best of each I have ever had and the rest was amazing too. Cant fault the service either.

Then for desert, we ended up at San Churros for their Churros Fiesta (worked out good between the 5 of us) which was also amazing.

I am actually happy that Galileo's was booked out, I recon Hawkers ended up being better anyway (because I got to try so many tasty things)

Did you have to stop at the panel beater or hospital on the way home?

I hope you weren't raped with fruit in NB

Went to Chappels on Saturday night, was pretty solid given it was their second night serving meals. Ill certainly be going back with cocktails at $12.

Ha all of my work colleagues went to Malt on Friday and have been raving about it all morning.

"sorry we are closed today as the coffee machine is broken"


: |

which police station?

haha. i'm on a roll today, sent an email earlier as well with half of tha first bit chopped off...

that should have read "went to my usual cafe"

hiss.

Just got back from the BEST food I have had in a long time.
Hawkers was AMAZING, we ended up having the Beef Rendang, Salt & Pepper Squid, Sweet & Sour Pork, Malaysian Chicken Curry and Hawkers Fried Rice. (this was for 5 people)

The beef and squid were the best of each I have ever had and the rest was amazing too. Cant fault the service either.

Then for desert, we ended up at San Churros for their Churros Fiesta (worked out good between the 5 of us) which was also amazing.

I am actually happy that Galileo's was booked out, I recon Hawkers ended up being better anyway (because I got to try so many tasty things)

glad to hear you enjoyed it

what did the family think of their trip to nb on a weekend night? i think it's important people actually visit it to see it is a great place. san churro wouldve been good because the piazza has a lot of families with kids etc on weekend nights who didnt come into nb a few years ago


galileo and hawkers are 2 very different experiences but both are brilliant. the fact that galileo is often booked out on tuesday nights even in winter etc is testament to that

just saw on fb that PICA's new cafe has just launched the new menu, including all day breakfasts. they've got a smoked salmon and asparagus open sandwich thing that looks really good (there was a pic) for $11 which is pretty good value

Link please

Yeah I saw that. Looked very nice and great value for the price. Should do a comparison with that special at The Aviary.

samboy - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150612132011526&set=a.175509611525.135889.143666561525&type=1&theater


stumbled across a bit of a potential gem yesterday, joyful restaurant in morley

i drove past it and decided to check it out expecting the usual crap, as i walked in i saw every single customer apart from one was chinese and he was there with his chinese wife.

got the takeaway menu and it was pretty crap, 90% whitey specials but their dine in menu (which is also available for takeaway) is full of gems, proper cantonese food. everything i ordered was good, will go back to try in more detail soon

recommend for northern suburbs folk

thanks sanj, looks good. will check it out.

Oporto has to be the worst chicken in Australia and I'm glad it doesn't have a presence in Perth.

Seriously worse than red rooter.

no way.

Found this gem , don't know if anyone else has watched it. Definitely worth a watch for a good chuckle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpW1dv6rTgk&feature=related

Wedding cakes in Perth. Options, go!

Ruby's can't do what we want.

Is Sherbet still good?

Your getting married already :O

Wedding cakes in Perth. Options, go!

Ruby's can't do what we want.

Is Sherbet still good?


Bring this over so people can see

Seems soon, but by the time the day arrives we will have been dating for 2.5 years. No point in doing this long term relationship without commitment stuff, 8 years of dating etc that people do these days imho. If you know someone is the one just get on with it.

Planning for a big wedding is a bitch though. Marriage and weddings are two very disyinct things. Alas when 2 big wog families are involved, there's no chance you're going to get the small, informal, simple wedding that you want!

yeah sherbet has improved significantly from when the new owners first took over. still not quite as good as original but not far off either

what sort of cake are you looking for?

I had Opporto once at their Surfers Paradise store and I concur, its the WORST chicken I know of.

http://www.oneperth.com.au/2012/03/29/kailis-saviour-for-trigg-island-cafe/

Red velvet

Seems soon, but by the time the day arrives we will have been dating for 2.5 years. No point in doing this long term relationship without commitment stuff, 8 years of dating etc that people do these days imho. If you know someone is the one just get on with it.

Planning for a big wedding is a bitch though. Marriage and weddings are two very disyinct things. Alas when 2 big wog families are involved, there's no chance you're going to get the small, informal, simple wedding that you want!

Gawd, you sound like a chick. Stop watching Jenifer Aniston movies!

I think I need to watch Rocky tonight.

I feel for you. Then again being a wog wedding you'd probably make money out of it, so screw you :)

PS: By the time the cake comes around people are generally stuffed and drunk. You can feed them Coles cakes.