MachLovin

This is one of only 2 Oxfam shops in WA and sells a variety of "fair-trade items". They sell all sorts of things from handmade jewellery, food, recycled products, games, toys, coffee, tea, Christmas decorations and cards.

I come here every year to buy my handmade Christmas cards and chocolates. This year I bought fair trade chai tea, nougat, chocolate and Christmas decorations for friends and several work "secret santa's". They even gift wrapped it for me!

The staff are volunteers and are very knowledgeable about the products they sell, offer free gift wrapping and take credit cards (even AMEX).

This tiny store stocks lots of mostly handmade, ethically sourced and often organic products and the proceeds go directly to the villagers and communities who make/grow them.

The chai tea I bought was a little pricier than I'm used to but it's absolutely delicious and I can rest assured in the knowledge that it's been ethically sourced and that the "little people" have been looked after.

This place is awesome!

I went here with a friend on a Thursday for the $12 pizza's. We were quickly greeted by the friendly waiter/barister/owner? and shown to our table. I must admit I was a little hesitant when i walked in.

This place is hardly fine dining and in fact looks like a massive lunch bar or food court, but the addition of table service was a pleasant surprise so we ordered. We ordered a caeser salad and a pizza to share and a couple of beers (yes it's licensed!!) to wash it all down.

We waited a short amount of time sipping our beers before the pizza and salad came out. To be honest the pizza could have spent a little longer in the oven as the cheese wasn't that lovely golden colour and the base was a little soft but the toppings were quite tasty and we were quite hungry so we tucked right in.

The winner was the caeser salad. I often order a caeser salad at various places and am disappointed. Their caeser salad had a nice mix of dressing, crispy bacon, capers, anchovies, cos lettuce croutons and parmesan and was of decent size.

Our bill was about $35 and I'm looking forward to coming back to try the $12 pasta night.

This is my favourite cafe at the moment! I go to Nedlands every three weeks for a remedial massage and chiropractic adjustment just upstairs from these guys and I finish off the torture by rewarding myself with a delicious coffee or a juice and some cake.

They have several types of coffee (cold drip or machine) but i always just get the house blend as a long machiatto. The coffee is tasty, has a lovely aroma and a delicious crema and Perth (if your listening) this is how coffee is really made!!

The juices are freshly squeezed and I order the detox (carrot, apple, beetroot, ginger) everytime.

They have a tasty little assortment of cakes that look better than the standard "cafe" stuff.

Their breakfasts look good although I usually get the New Norcia fruit & nut toast which is yummy.

The staff are friendly and attentive and will occaisonally fill up your water glass and enjoy a little banta. This little place has a tiny and very popular alfresco area but I am usually happy to check my emails or read the paper from the comfort of the airconditioned front room.

I would have thought that if you are paying $40-50 for a main course then you could at least expect table service... wrong!

The last time I went here we had a table booked for 10, a few people arrived early so they got drinks while waiting. The rest of us that arrived on time were ignored for over half an hour, no one came to offer us any drinks and when we indicated we were ready to order we were told we had to line up individually at the counter.

I had the surf and turf, the food itself as quite tasty albeit overpriced. I had to wait 30 minutes for mine to come out after everyone elses had already arrived and I was ready to walk out- this is probably why you pay first!

Although the food was good, the service was pathetic and the food was expensive. I will never come back.

I remember when this place used to be a tiny little cafe in Wray Ave a few blocks from its current location. Back then the coffee was great the service was fantastic and the food was tasty.

Unfortunately it has experienced the pitfalls of any business that expands: inconsistent quality and patchy service. Having said that though, depending on what barista and staff are working the coffee can be amazing and the service outstanding! There are a few staff that seem disinterested and act like they neither want or need your business, when they are on I usually just do a U-turn and go somewhere else.

This is still one of my favourite cafes in Fremantle and I am usually there at least once a week. The food is tasty but a little from my price range and they have a nice selection of biscuits and cakes. I'd love for them to have homemade juices but after hinting this for several years I should just give up :-)

The courtyard has a nice "vintage" feel and is well shaded and protects from all the elements and the outdoor heaters can make a miserable day just that little bit more bearable!

The have some kind of liquour licence but given that Freo Council destroys and bastardises any half decent application for a small business liquour license it means you have to sit and wait for your drinks and like I said the service can be patchy.

Definitely give this place a try!

This place is great for delivery and I have never felt the need to leave home to fetch my own pizzas since I first ordered from these guys a year ago!

The pizzas are delicious with a great range of the pizzas and sides. They give you little pots of aioli to dip your crusts in and although completely unnecessary I still find myself dipping away into the calorie laden goodness.

I order online with credit card and they email you a tax invoice and sms you an expects delivery time. Delivery is usually aroind the half an hour mark but the other night they were at my door within 20mins and the most I've ever waited is 40mins! The kiwi delivery girl is always friendly, I really should tip her one day.

Use this place!

This place is a bit of an icon in Freo and one of my regular pubs. The pubgrub is better than most if not a little pricey and the service is quite quick, although groups will find the food coming at different times from the two kitchens.

They have a good selection of beers on and off tap but typically unless you are a gorgeuos woman or very attractive bloke then you can forget quick service at the bar, alas I am neither...

The two big courtyards are heated in winter and well fanned in summer; it is one of the best places in Freo for a relaxing mid afternoon beer.

This place is just off the "cappucino strip" but gets very busy and noisy at times but the live music and dj's in "the basement" just down the stairs are pretty decent.

Having been here once before and having enjoyed the al a carte menu we decided to come for the $24.95 buffet. On arrival we said hello to the young woman behind the counter and she seemed surprised to see us, we asked for a table for two to which she uttered a single abrupt word... "booking?" after replying that we hadn't booked she asked "is table 8 ok?" after we spent a while scanning the room we eventually found our table in the corner where the plain white bathroom tiles meet the pink carpet- cozy! Eventually she said "help yourself" and she proceeded to do what ever it is she does, not moving from the counter.

So we helped ourselves to the buffet; I'd like to say we'd opted for the vegetarian options first but since there was not a single piece of meat in any of the meat curries, no naan bread and the chicken tandoori was empty, the decision had already been made. We sat down and tucked in. Out of the three options the only thing I enjoyed was the chickpea curry (my favourite for the night). The other two dishes were a little salty and the exture was all wrong. Given service was not their strongpoint I got up after 30mins and fetched my own bottle of tap water from the fridge as they clearly had no intention of offering us any drinks.

The meat dishes were eventually topped up and it was like a stampede as the entire restaurant raced over to the buffet table, thankfully we were fourth and fifth in the line and managed to get some meat, although we felt compelled to take tiny serves of each so no one behind us missed out.
Thankfully our self control paid off as the lamb rogan josh, beef vindaloo and butter chicken tasted like it came from a cheap "ready mix jar" and I would have struggled with big serves. The lamb, although quite tender and moist, lacked any flavour (except salt) and the butter chicken was dry and the sauce far too sweet. The vindaloo was the biggest dissapointment of the night and had no heat or taste whatsoever (except salt). We both avoided the "salad" as it was shrivelled on the outside but I was intrigued by the fluroescent green mint/yoghurst sauce, the chutney and mango pickle I tasted a little of each only to find every single one was horrendously salty as well!

The chicken tandoori eventully came out as we were finishing, it was nicely charred and was actually quite tasty.

The desserts were the winner for me, which in an Indian restaurant, came as quite a surprise. The rice pudding had a lovely hint of cardamon and a nice contrasting texture of dried fruits and nuts on top. The the crazy indian donut things(can't remember their name) were soaked in a tasty Indian spiced suger syrup. And the melon salad although looked old and dry ontop was ok as we picked the nice bits from the bottom.

As we paid I felt ripped of. The pleasant demeanour of the young man processing our bill eased this a bit. Although the overall service was inadequate it should also be noted that he was flat out running around the restaurant all night and he did reassure us from time to time that more food would be coming out.

Basically opt for the al a carte menu or takeaway as the buffet will dissapoint and don't expect service, there is none.