Rob Broadfield
Food writer
Rob Broadfield is WAtoday's Perth food writer and critic. He has had a 30-year career in print, radio and TV journalism, in later years focusing on the dining sector. He was editor of the Good Food Guide, WA's seminal publication on entertainment.
- Review
- Yallingup
Yallingup winery restaurant serves up next-level nosh
Seamless in execution and a delight to eat, the work of a great chef at this winery-brewery is WA consequential.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Mount Lawley
Le Rebelle: Excellence all round at Perth/Parisian bistro
Before you know it, three hours have gone by and all you have left are traces of bearnaise on the chin, the crisp acidity of Chablis and a fading memory of that escargot sauce.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Applecross
Canteen Pizza loses none of its fun in the move to new Applecross digs
Canteen’s new home at Applecross is a bustling, fun, uplifting experience which also happens to cook superb dishes.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Fremantle
Pony up for a nostalgia and hummus-soaked trip back through time
Ode to Sirens is a quirky hotel dining room, very much the expression of its muso owner. But at heart, it’s a good pub with great beers and bar staff who like their customers.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Fremantle
Emily Taylor: Where the flavours create a bar brawl in your mouth
Emily Taylor is a large scale restaurant carved out of the combined backyards of 150-year-old worker’s cottages adjacent to the Freo Markets.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Northbridge
Food offering is anything but Standard at this hip Northbridge bar
The Standard is primarily a bar, but its dishes transcend the standard retinue of ho-hum dishes found around Perth’s watering holes.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Leederville
Lima Cantina serves some of the best South American food in Australia
Take a short cut to Lima, Peru, if you can’t manage the airfares. This Leederville restaurant offers an ethnic experience dating back 1000 years.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Northbridge
Baan Baan brings authentic Thai tastes to Perth’s streets
Baan Baan is a well-regarded, casual Thai restaurant in Northbridge. It has legions of fans who swear by its authenticity.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Leederville
Casual, cool, leafy: Pub favourites star at urban retreat in Leederville
The Garden is a pub, but a pub for the right-on 30-somethings living inside the goat cheese curtain and pushing strollers.
- Rob Broadfield
- Review
- Yallingup
Chow’s Table hits the bullseye with a megaton blast of flavour
Has Chow’s Table reached its apogee? We suspect not. If the past five years are anything to go by, the dishes at Chow’s Table will become better.
- Rob Broadfield
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