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.
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
Batter up: a love letter to WA’s suburban fish and chippers
Plus five shops challenging the status quo, from Korean-influenced fish and chips to a fishmonger with serious fine dining pedigree.
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- Review
- Mount Hawthorn
Is Perth’s best Mexican(ish) cooking found in a European(ish) wine bar?
A subtle shift in direction makes an inner-city favourite even more compelling.
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- Review
- Mount Lawley
This French bistro is a masterclass in knowing when to follow and when to flout the rules
A spirited blend of new and old, Sarah and Liam Atkinson’s neighbourhood destination in Mount Lawley remains a bastion of French(ish) dining and wining.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Five WA food and drink events to put into your autumn calendar
Including a new format for a much-loved regional food festival, celebrating African culture, plus a high-powered Australian fine diner heads west for one night only.
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- Review
- South Perth
Noodle-cooking wizardry on show at this suburban gem
Boasting a new look and new dishes, this casual noodle house’s future as one of Perth’s best southeast Asian eateries is assured.
- Max Veenhuyzen
A specialist Hokkaido ramen restaurant is opening in Leederville
The cosy 30-seater will serve a unique curry and miso-based ramen alongside Hokkaido soul food favourites and local drinks.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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