3/5 Ron M. 8 months ago on Google • 47 reviews
My
recent
experiences
at
this
place
have
been
inconsistent,
and
it's
definitely
not
what
it
used
to
be.
In
the
pre-pandemic
days,
it
was
always
one
of
my
go-to
places
in
Perth.
However,
since
then,
a
lot
has
changed,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
the
food
quality.
I
visited
on
a
quiet
Monday
evening
with
only
few
other
guests
in
the
placd.
I
ordered
the
chili
calamari
and
mussels
in
white
wine
sauce.
Both
dishes
were
OK,
although
the
calamari
was
a
bit
soft
(not
crispy
as
expected).
Disappointingly,
when
I
decided
to
have
dessert
after
finishing
my
meal
around
8
pm,
I
was
informed
that
the
kitchen
had
just
closed.
I
decided
to
give
the
place
another
go
and
returned
on
Thursday
night,
which
happened
to
be
much
busier
like
most
places
in
Perth.
This
time,
I
ordered
the
mussels
in
tomato
sauce
along
with
their
Belgium-style
fries.
The
food
was
served
while
I
was
at
the
bar
to
get
another
beer.
Which
wouldn't
have
taken
more
then
5
minutes
at
the
most.
Unfortunately,
the
chips
were
a
major
letdown.
They
were
nowhere
near
the
quality
of
the
delicious
Belgium-style
fries
they
used
to
serve.
Instead,
they
resembled
average
pub
chips,
slightly
salty
with
numerous
small
and
broken
pieces,
and
about
a
third
of
them
were
overly
brown.
I
only
ate
a
few,
and
the
rest
remained
untouched.
Now,
about
the
mussels.
Despite
ordering
them
with
tomato
sauce,
I
received
the
white
wine
sauce
again.
Moreover,
unlike
the
steaming
hot
mussels
I
had
on
Monday,
this
time
they
were
almost
cold.
The
bread
accompanying
the
mussels
was
so
hard
and
brown
that
it
seemed
to
have
been
toasted
twice.
Interestingly,
the
mussels
served
to
the
table
next
to
mine
and
later
to
a
table
opposite
me
were
piping
hot,
with
steam
still
rising
from
them
for
quite
some
time.
This
suggests
that
the
temperature
of
my
mussels
couldn't
be
attributed
to
the
few
minutes
I
spent
at
the
bar
getting
a
second
beer.
It's
purely
speculative,
but
to
me
it
seems
likely
that
my
order,
with
its
incorrect
sauce
and
over-toasted
bread,
had
been
sitting
in
the
kitchen
for
a
while.
However,
I
managed
to
finish
the
evening
with
a
decent
waffle
and
ice
cream
for
dessert.
Overall,
I
would
rate
my
experience
on
Thursday
night
a
2
out
of
5,
and
considering
the
entire
week,
I
would
give
it
a
3
out
of
5.
I
won't
be
returning
for
a
while,
especially
not
for
food,
as
there
are
plenty
of
other
options
available.