Max Veenhuyzen
Restaurant critic and food writer
Max Veenhuyzen is a journalist and photographer who has been writing about food, drink and travel for national and international publications for more than 20 years. He reviews restaurants for the Good Food Guide.
- Review
- Perth and Surrounds
Why this family-friendly eatery is one of WA’s most important food stories
Come for the kids’ playground, petting zoo and open spaces; stay for brunch hits cooked with care and pristine estate-grown produce.
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- Review
- Margaret River
Pioneering spirit: this longstanding cellar door remains a key Margaret River address
Vasse Felix might be a regional pioneer, but this powerhouse has zero interest in trading on reputation alone.
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- Review
- Northbridge
More than jazz: Secret Northbridge restaurant shares same adventurous spirit as one of the genre’s greats
Hidden deep in Chinatown, this tiny 25-seater with big Tokyo energy brings youthful brio to Perth’s dining scene.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Perth and Surrounds
Slow burn: Belmont’s Riwayat brings the story (and flavours) of Pakistan to life
Three men walk into a former strip club and turn it into a buoyant Pakistani restaurant serving cooked-to-order karahi, roghni naan, and other lesser-seen dishes from home.
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- Exclusive
- Restaurants
First look: Lulu La Delizia team brings a cosy 24-seat cantina to Subiaco this winter
By day, this brutalist fantasy will serve lunchtime panini (including a Sopranos-inspired sandwich). After dark, expect aperitivo and pasta.
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- Review
- Mount Lawley
This spirited Beaufort Street osteria both preserves and challenges Italian restaurant culture
In a maximalist dining room serving minimal intervention wines, a firebrand Perth chef is connecting the past and present of la cucina vera.
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This dinner mixing Japanese and Italian cooking may be 2025’s most intriguing meals
Bonito bread. Pudding with miso banana. Paired drinks. A one hatted Japanese-Italian izakaya in Sydney is bringing the party to Perth for one night only.
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- Review
- Margaret River
This cosy South West cellar door restaurant is leading the way in farm-to-table eating
An unwavering commitment to grow-it-yourself plus HR wins – including a dynamic cooking duo in the kitchen – sees this regional benchmark in career-best form.
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- Review
- South Perth
Value-packed lunches and lesser-seen dishes make this eatery a welcome addition to Perth’s Thai dining scene
A Thai restaurant group’s first foray into the street food arena spells promising things for eaters.
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- Review
- Perth
This intimate counter restaurant in Perth’s CBD is a lesson in quiet sophistication
While the menu includes wagyu, snow crab and other luxury items, it’s the humbler dishes that leave the biggest impression.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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