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White Horse

Poised dining downstairs, cocktail party on top.

The downstairs dining room and bar.
1 / 8The downstairs dining room and bar. Gavin Green
Manjimup marron with corn and ice plant.
2 / 8Manjimup marron with corn and ice plant.Supplied
Veal tongue French toast.
3 / 8Veal tongue French toast.Steven Woodburn
The rooftop terrace.
4 / 8The rooftop terrace.Gavin Green
The dining room is filled with unique art pieces.
5 / 8The dining room is filled with unique art pieces. Jennifer Soo
Cordon cut riesling custard with desert lime frozen yoghurt and crispy milk.
6 / 8Cordon cut riesling custard with desert lime frozen yoghurt and crispy milk.Jennifer Soo
Pardoo wagyu beef sandwich.
7 / 8Pardoo wagyu beef sandwich.Steven Woodburn
Squid ink glazed toothfish, cauliflower, and phlox flowers.
8 / 8Squid ink glazed toothfish, cauliflower, and phlox flowers.Steven Woodburn

Good Food hat15.5/20

Contemporary$$

There are dishes at this revamped boozer that wouldn’t be out of place on some tasting menus around town for double the price. A “millefeuille” featuring layers of finely peeled and rolled beetroot lifted with native thyme oil. Butter-poached marron laid across creamed corn risotto and a commanding sauce made from the crayfish’s head. Clean, sweet toothfish covered in a kombu-enhanced squid-ink glaze.

The kitchen knows his way around wagyu too, whether it’s tri-tip bolstered by chestnut mushroom sabayon, or a fully loaded steak and smoked-tomato sandwich from the upstairs bar menu.

Meanwhile, our service excellence winner Maureen Er leads a well-rehearsed floor team, and the drinks list is banger on all fronts.

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Add reclaimed oak tables, soft-textured walls and woven leather chairs and we’re not sure the joint can still be called a “pub”, but whatever the White Horse has become, we like it a lot.

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