Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[Mr_Bojangles]

Toastface Grilla - a play on words upon the rapper Ghostface Killa. It made news a while ago when he stopped by and did some off the cuff rap singing there.

I've eaten there once. I didn't rate the food but I guess it's one of those places where you pay for the atmosphere/scene points.

I also recently read about the building it's in. Apparently it housed the first pawn broker in Perth.

REALLY?!

 

[Admiral Byng]

Or dat $19.90 steak night.. Whew

The steak might be good, but it looks like no holds barred trying to get a parking spot.

 

[Power Raid]

Adelaide finished ahead of Perth

It's to keep adelaideans and melbournites happy and feeling good. If not, they'd stream across the border like a plague.

Build a wall or write an article every year?

 

[Perth gal]

Yes! This. What non Perth people do not know is we like our city the way it is. If we wanted a Sydney or Melbourne we'd move there.

 

[Jab]

Yes! This. What non Perth people do not know is we like our city the way it is. If we wanted a Sydney or Melbourne we'd move there.

How would you improve Perth? What do you think are its flaws. Every city has their issues and many match what all cities face, but what do you think would be something that we can work on?

Before anyone suggests that I'm bashing Perth, which I'm not, I ask this question to almost anyone from a different state or country. My follow up question can be something along the lines of, what could (place you're in) adopt to make (new place person is living) adopt to improve things.

It can be a goof way to find out what a person is most proud of from their home country and what they struggle with most from the new place that they live. Food seems to rank highly from my unofficial poll.

 

[Off The Couch]

We need to stay open longer than 3pm of an afternoon when I'm looking for coffee and cake

 

[Smeg Head]

How would you improve Perth? What do you think are its flaws. Every city has their issues and many match what all cities face, but what do you think would be something that we can work on?

Before anyone suggests that I'm bashing Perth, which I'm not, I ask this question to almost anyone from a different state or country. My follow up question can be something along the lines of, what could (place you're in) adopt to make (new place person is living) adopt to improve things.

It can be a goof way to find out what a person is most proud of from their home country and what they struggle with most from the new place that they live. Food seems to rank highly from my unofficial poll.

Make sure we stop the rot in terms of losing live music venues. Its the one massive things we have over the rest of the country, no ****ing neon pokie glare stinking up every pub and club. Look at Sydney and their lockout laws, killed the live music scene in some of those areas apparently.

 

[Andronicus]

Make sure we stop the rot in terms of losing live music venues. Its the one massive things we have over the rest of the country, no ******* neon pokie glare stinking up every pub and club. Look at Sydney and their lockout laws, killed the live music scene in some of those areas apparently.

Haven't lived in Perth since 2010. What venues have been lost in that time?

Is it affecting the number of gigs, or just the atmosphere when bands play?

 

[Smeg Head]

Haven't lived in Perth since 2010. What venues have been lost in that time?

Is it affecting the number of gigs, or just the atmosphere when bands play?

Well The Bakery for example went last year.

 

[Andronicus]

Well The Bakery for example went last year.

Had no idea.

Gone as a venue, or turned into something else?

 

[Smeg Head]

Had no idea.

Gone as a venue, or turned into something else?

Completely goneski.

 

[Perth gal]

How would you improve Perth? What do you think are its flaws. Every city has their issues and many match what all cities face, but what do you think would be something that we can work on?

Before anyone suggests that I'm bashing Perth, which I'm not, I ask this question to almost anyone from a different state or country. My follow up question can be something along the lines of, what could (place you're in) adopt to make (new place person is living) adopt to improve things.

It can be a goof way to find out what a person is most proud of from their home country and what they struggle with most from the new place that they live. Food seems to rank highly from my unofficial poll.

I actually like it the way it used to be. Not very many people. A bit backward. I don't need all the fancy infastructure etc. It's all getting a bit big for me I'm afraid.

 

[The Speaker]

I actually like it the way it used to be. Not very many people. A bit backward. I don't need all the fancy infastructure etc. It's all getting a bit big for me I'm afraid.

Perth City and I must have the same magnetic force, as whenever I enter the CBD I am immediately repelled in the other direction.

 

[Plugger35]

Haven't lived in Perth since 2010. What venues have been lost in that time?

Is it affecting the number of gigs, or just the atmosphere when bands play?

A lot of the best live rock venues in Perth have bitten the dust like The Floreat, The Shents, The Herdies and the old Swanbourne Hotel.

Saw some of the best live gigs in those places back in the 90s like Jebediah at The Shents, all gone now.

Now we have renovated hipster style pubs and bars where you get some bearded hipster flog playing some shitty songs on an acoustic guitar.

We used to get some great rock bands touring Perth because we had one of the best live scenes in Australia, not anymore.

 

[Hellgood]

There's been a bit of talk about food in here lately, does anyone have some lesser known places that they love?

In the city I rate Max and Sons for a good, reasonably priced coffee. It's in the laneway behind Jamie Oliver's.
Theres a toasted sandwich/juice place, I think it's called (toast face) in the laneway opposite David Jones that is pretty decent.
In the 'Asian triangle' posted by Van_Dyke there are a few decent asian places, one near the Collins Road petrol station in Willetton. There's also a noodle place in Thornile that's great but I can't remember the name of it. The noodle place in the city at the Murray Street end on the laneway next to the old cinemas is just brilliant. Again, I can't remember the name.

I've mentioned Papagallos, which is good. It could be on Lygon Street, Carlton, if it dropped their prices a little. Neighbourhood Pizza in Mt Hawthorn is also pretty good. The pizza is good and you can BYO.

Anyone else recommend any places that are reasonably priced that have good food?

Pachi Pachi in East Vic Park is outstanding value.

 

[Beerfish]

The Boston seems like it would be a good live venue. I played there once last year and thought it was great. Big stage, good pa equipment and lighting. Nice large area for a crowd.. not that there was one.

 

[Power Raid]

Perth City and I must have the same magnetic force, as whenever I enter the CBD I am immediately repelled in the other direction.

Perth CBD has a terrible vibe around the train station entrance on the mall

 

[XXRL]

Anyone have a decent, not-a-rip-off mechanic in the inner north (Northbridge, Leederville, etc) they can recommend?

 

[Drumroe]

Anyone have a decent, not-a-rip-off mechanic in the inner north (Northbridge, Leederville, etc) they can recommend?

I used Palazos on William street a fair bit with my old car and they were always good to me.

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[Off The Couch]

Anyone have a decent, not-a-rip-off mechanic in the inner north (Northbridge, Leederville, etc) they can recommend?

I use Del's Auto's in north Perth - he is excellent and prices are more than reasonable and he never does any work without permission. He also has never suggested work be done just for the sake of it but rather gives an indication of what sort of time span you have before it needs doing

 

[Power Raid]

I use Del's Auto's in north Perth - he is excellent and prices are more than reasonable and he never does any work without permission. He also has never suggested work be done just for the sake of it but rather gives an indication of what sort of time span you have before it needs doing

I'd love to buy building that and turn it into a studio home

 

[Off The Couch]

I'd love to buy building that and turn it into a studio home

There used to be an old shoe or clothing manufacturer in eton street and this has been converted into a home and the end result was absolutely amazing - a great deal of thought and money went into it. It went back on the market about 2 years ago and would have loved to buy it but was well out of our price range of around 2 mil

 

[Power Raid]

Best Italian:

http://limones.com.au/#_=_

simple, delicious and affordable with a three course $70 meal being enough for two people. With a couple of wines a night out is just over $40 a head

 

[Upgrayedd]

Perths really improved last few years. We still lack the culture of melbourne

Its just that. Sometimee people whinging about perth are the problem. Its a ****ing rad city. Nightlife is starting to get a bit better and a lot more expensive but baby steps.

Plus we should create a lot of large affordable blocks of land halfway between bunbury and perth to drive the knobs out

Plus a few local governments (perth roller street hockey league was amazing. Shut down because after 400 games 3 times they breached noise restrictions (the trains that go past every 10 minutee are louder) something i did in my area (not going to say) which i thought was pretty nice and cool on public land was taken down. Was given a bill and told to expect a 5 figure fine if i did it again.

I think a lot of "cant think of a different word for it" liberal older types kind of want the town to remain a plain sterile enviroment.

 

[Nothing]

Thai Corner on Canning Highway and Royal Thai on corner of Oxford Street/Anzac Road Mt Hawthorn.

Royal Thai is no longer. They sold up and the place is going to be turned into apartments (if they get approval).