Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 3

[Chief]

Part 4 is here:

The Perth Thread - Part 4

Did you see that article in the local paper (not The West Aus) about a forum on the 15th to discuss ways to make crossing Charles st safer/better? I personally don't and have never (even as a child) had an issue with crossing it. Don’t even get me started. Yes it’s difficult to cross and I’m...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Beerfish]

(Has anyone been to Cicarello's or Kailis in the last... well, since I was 14. Is it any good anymore?)

It wasn't good when you were 14 either.

 

[SaltPeter]

Anyone know of any good locations to shoot some photos which would go with a vintage theme?

Appreciate any ideas.

New Norcia .. lol

 

[Nothing]

I thought making runs and bowling people out was?

Cricket is the most white bred, middle class sport there is now. ****in cannot stand it.

Clearly haven't looked at any cricket ground in the last 10 years.

It's also no surprise that you don't like cricket.

 

[ioppolo]

I thought making runs and bowling people out was?

Cricket is the most white bred, middle class sport there is now. ****in cannot stand it.

It's a colonial sport, get over it. Why does class have a say in why you like a sport? AFL is full of dickhead bogans but idgaf

Secondly, India, Pakistan & Bangladesh probably make up over half of the world's cricket fans

 

[tryitout]

Domestic tourism to Perth is always going to be a hard sell to a lot of younger (and older) people on the east coast. When you're looking at a minimum of $500 return flights people start looking at SE Asia. Once they do that you are screwed. They see what kind of hotel they can get for $150 a night, the fact a beer isn't $15 a pint and that breakfast wont be anything under $20 then it's an uphill battle.

 

[Billy ray]

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(Has anyone been to Cicarello's or Kailis in the last... well, since I was 14. Is it any good anymore?)

Go drop $10 for fish n chips at each place over two consecutive days and report back.

 

[estibador]

I thought making runs and bowling people out was?

And those are where the stats come from.

It's not like footy where the possession count is incidental to the score. If you win the stats in cricket you win the game.

 

[estibador]

Secondly, India, Pakistan & Bangladesh probably make up over half of the world's cricket fans

India would make up over 75% all on their own surely. Over a billion people in a cricket obsessed country... even if as little as 10% loved cricket that would probably be more than all the white countries combined.

 

[twotooto]

Cicerello's has always been pretty average(generous) and over priced.

Sheesh even I knew that and yet do I have a great great grandparent that was conceived on the mighty banks of the Swan and went on to sire gen'rations of Fremantle pure bloods through the ages? Even as the surge of out of town, skinny jean wearin, hipsters increased? Even if goin down for a pint and a punt meant rubbin shoulders with some 1st gen, neck bearded, cricket playin' blow in???!!?

Ask me - go on, ask me, I dare ya. Do I? Well DO YA???!?!!!

DO YOU EVEN FREO BRO???!!???1211765??

 

[Scotland]

There’s a good reason some cyclists don’t ride on the provided cycle path. Because whenever you come to a road, no matter how big or small, you have to stop and give way to the more important cars. People act like cycle paths are a favour but they simply reiterate the heirarchy. In your illustration, the cyclist would be expected to get off his bike and cross five lanes of traffic rather than stop at the lights and turn right with the cars? I know which I’d prefer.

Now if he ran the lights, he’s still a campaigner.

My more important car had to stop at the traffic lights, that's how they work. Cyclists don't have some special entitlement to a non stop journey that no one else has.

In my example above all the cyclist needs to do is stop to see if anyone is turning left, move into the island part then cross two lanes of traffic at the lights. Which is exactly what I would have done if I was on my bike.

 

[Scotland]

Domestic tourism to Perth is always going to be a hard sell to a lot of younger (and older) people on the east coast. When you're looking at a minimum of $500 return flights people start looking at SE Asia. Once they do that you are screwed. They see what kind of hotel they can get for $150 a night, the fact a beer isn't $15 a pint and that breakfast wont be anything under $20 then it's an uphill battle.

I had a friend comment on a Facebook post (news article from The West I think) that they've had numerous family visiting from UK & Ireland and the complaint is always the same, that Perth is too expensive. People are happy to go on holidays to places that are expensive but they expect value for money which in a lot of cases Perth doesn't offer.

 

[Billy ray]

Perth needs a quokka sanctuary near elizabeth quay and a gondola to kings park

 

[tryitout]

I had a friend comment on a Facebook post (news article from The West I think) that they've had numerous family visiting from UK & Ireland and the complaint is always the same, that Perth is too expensive. People are happy to go on holidays to places that are expensive but they expect value for money which in a lot of cases Perth doesn't offer.

Agreed. You can swallow paying $30 for a breakfast and $6 for a coffee if the water is literally under your feet. When you're overlooking a noisy, busy road and paying those prices it seems like someone is taking the piss.

 

[Scotland]

I shudder to think how expensive the new hotels at Elizabeth Quay are going to be.

 

[WCErevival]

Rottnest, the wine region, kings park and our beaches are all nice but I feel we need a bigger drawcard to make it worth while. The new stadium has helped by allowing more events but it's not enough.

 

[Scotland]

I don't think we need a big drawcard, just simple affordable stuff.

People want to be able to go to the beach and have fish and chips without having to queue up for an hour and it costing $80.

 

[tryitout]

Rottnest, the wine region, kings park and our beaches are all nice but I feel we need a bigger drawcard to make it worth while. The new stadium has helped by allowing more events but it's not enough.

Swan River is extremely under utilised in my opinion.Should have shark wrestling or something happening every weekend.

 

[perthblue]

**** off we're full, hows that for wa tourism ya cheeky bloody echidnas

 

[WCErevival]

I don't think we need a big drawcard, just simple affordable stuff.

People want to be able to go to the beach and have fish and chips without having to queue up for an hour and it costing $80.

Its not going to happen though with the costs of rent and wages. We have no hope of competing with other countries in the affordability department.

 

[Scotland]

Its not going to happen though with the costs of rent and wages. We have no hope of competing with other countries in the affordability department.

The elephant in the room is real estate. Businesses are hamstrung by the fact that even a shitty commercial space is a tens of thousands per year outlay before you start doing anything. Need to sell a **** ton of $3 coffees to get in the black.

It's shit for a lot of established businesses but I like the food truck/van thing that's happening. Great way to drop your overheads and you know that your money is going to the people selling coffee or tacos or wanky acai bowls rather than someone that is leasing them a van for $50k a year.

 

[quotemokc]

Perth (and Australia in general) is expensive which results in less tourism.

On the flip side almost everywhere we can travel to outside of Aus is really cheap for us.

You can't get paid Australian wages and expect Bali prices.

Get over it.

 

[The Speaker]

India would make up over 75% all on their own surely. Over a billion people in a cricket obsessed country... even if as little as 10% loved cricket that would probably be more than all the white countries combined.

Not quite 75%, but certainly well over 50% - Pakistan has a population of 212 mil, Bangladesh 170 mil.

 

[Beerfish]

Rottnest, the wine region, kings park and our beaches are all nice but I feel we need a bigger drawcard to make it worth while. The new stadium has helped by allowing more events but it's not enough.

Cable. Car.

 

[Scotland]

Monorail!

 

[perthblue]

we should certainly emulate Ogdenville and North Haverbrook