Nikola Estate Winery Restaurant

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The old Houghton’s winery has been reinvigorated under new owners and rebranded Nikola Estate. Part of that new look is the recently opened Nikola Estate winery restaurant. Sitting under vines, or shady pergolas, looking out over the extensive lawns ...

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The Dolly Parton Story – A Fringeworld Show

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Her voice soaring, hitting all the electric high notes that encapsulate the song, Hannah Richards’ performance of I Will Always Love You set the stage alight at the opening night of The Dolly Parton Story in the ornate surrounds of De Parel ...

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Tonic and Ginger

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One of the four venues at the newly opened Old Synagogue in Fremantle and its signature restaurant, Tonic and Ginger is stunning in both the look and feel of the place, and the exceptional Asian fusion cuisine. The building itself, WA’s first ...

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The Royal Perth

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The Royal, at the corner of William and Wellington Streets, which has been closed for some years, opened with great fanfare just before Christmas and now is a prominent feature of the Raine Square redevelopment. With a ground floor bar and another ...

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Dilly Dally

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Dilly Dally has sprung up in the building that for many years housed iconic Subiaco restaurant the Witches Cauldron – and what a replacement for that old stager it is. The ground floor has been extensively renovated, opened-up and lightened – ...

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Kailis Fish Cafe

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You know the seafood will always be fresh at Kailis Brothers restaurant in Leederville, sitting right alongside their justifiably famous fish market where a huge array of freshly caught seafood is on display. The restaurant itself is a large, light, ...

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KING SOMM

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Another visit to King Somm, one of the gems of the Eastern suburbs, this time sitting outside in the little courtyard at the rear – plenty of shade and the chance to sit out in the open air while enjoying the food, wine and music. Bar, restaurant, ...

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Rice Baby

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Rice Baby, as the names suggests is an Asian themed restaurant, the food a mix of Chinese and Malay – with an emphasis on dumplings, but myriad other choices. We dropped in for lunch mid-week sitting inside rather than in the al fresco area and ...

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Munchy Monk

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After something of a hiatus towards the end of 2019, I am back with a bit to catch up – so over the next week or so I will be posting some from late last year along with others I have visited in the early weeks of 2020 – to start a top little ...

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