Besk

carrot

A couple of shop fronts along Railway Parade, opposite West Leederville station, have been gutted and re-jigged to form an impressive and inviting space – bottle shop, bar, restaurant – polished concrete, exposed bricks, soaring metal ceilings and ...

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Szechwan Zen – great spicy food

Food

Yearning for some spicy food during the recent rainy cold spell we went along to Szechwan Zen, knowing that is just what we would get. Now located in Newcastle Street, and in smaller premises than the older place in the square in William Street, both ...

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Utopia

SambalFish

Upstairs in James Street we found an unexpected panoply of vegetarian delights at Utopia – I had long thought this was a bubble tea place and had never wandered up the stairs to check it out – a mistake. Certainly, it is a bubble tea joint with an ...

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Back at Yefsi

ChickPeaFritter

It has been a year since Yefsi opened and it was time for a re-visit – it is in the building in Newcastle Street that houses Attika Hotel above it and has since our initial visit, has gained a liquor licence. Inside the blue and white tiles and a ...

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Sura

stirfriedbeef

Up the western end of James Street, across from Russell Square, Sura offers an extensive range of Korean influenced dishes. A relatively bland but large and open dining room is spruced up with a touch of cartoon wall art, while the service is via a ...

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The Woodbridge

Strogonaff

The Woodbridge is one of our go to places for a quick meal, with serves both generous and inexpensive, and is one of four pubs within close walking distance of our place in Guildford. An old heritage pub, with live music on occasion, an eclectic ...

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