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Max Veenhuyzen

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.

Millbrook Winery food review main picture. Pictures: Supplied
14.5/20

New head chef brings Italian and Japanese flourishes to postcard-perfect Jarrahdale winery

Changes in the kitchen bring new flavours and ideas to this charming, daytrip-friendly destination diner.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Palestinian-style knafeh from Knafeh by Omar.

After 300-odd test trays, could this be Perth’s best dessert?

Originating in Palestine, this sweet and salty treat effortlessly solves that eternal end-of-meal dilemma: “cheese or dessert?”

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The Standard has had a makeover.
14.5/20

Resetting the Standard: popular Northbridge bar undergoes a Mediterranean makeover

Come for great charcuterie, pasta and grilled lamb: stay for a brilliant drinks list and a spirited, free-wheeling atmosphere.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Chef Naoyuki Suzuki on the grill in the Yakitori Washokudo kitchen.
14/20

Griller tactics: Japanese yakitori experience is faithfully recreated in Perth’s CBD

Never mind wing-or-drumstick: this lively Japanese grilled chicken restaurant and open kitchen serves heart, gizzard, skin and other lesser-seen parts of the chook.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Yip is a restaurant built for efficiency.

The solo act: in praise of the table (or barstool, or upturned milk crate) for one

Whether it’s by accident or design, eating on your own can be a rewarding experience. Here are some WA places where solo diners will feel right at home.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Mountain Mantras food review.
14/20

Family-run Bentley restaurant flies the prayer flag for big-hitting flavours of Nepal and Bhutan

Hiding in plain sight on Manning Road, Mountain Mantras explores the world of Himalayan cooking beyond the ubiquitous momo.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Charim Northbridge restaurant review. Owner Hyun Cha.
14.5/20

This 12-table BYO restaurant doesn’t take reservations, but it’s one of Perth’s most exciting new openings

In Northbridge, former military officer-turned-chef Hyun Cha is cooking Korean hits and deeper cuts with unusual precision and deliciousness.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Tuna cheeseburger: a stand-out dish.
14/20

Part fishmonger, part suburban small bar, Fins Bicton is an irresistible new prospect for seafood lovers

A go-getting seafood distributor plus a talented chef equals an exciting new blueprint for the fish and chip shop.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Magic Apple Wholefoods review.
14/20

Clean living – and eating – comes to a prominent oceanfront address in Cottesloe

Craving a detox after the festive season? George Kailis and the Kailis Hospitality Group to the (nutritious, wholefood) rescue.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Meatballs and marinara pizza.

‘This is a perfect pizza’: The 10 best things our restaurant critic ate (and drank) in 2024

After a year spent tracking WA restaurants, WAtoday food writer Max Veenhuyzen assembles a dream menu starring his favourite dishes of 2024.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/by/max-veenhuyzen-p5379c