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.
Into Africa: meet the cooks and restaurants flying the flags for African cuisine in Perth
From home-style comfort to fine dining elegance, humankind’s oldest inhabited continent is supplying new joys to eaters and chefs alike.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- The Weekly Special
- What’s on
The Weekly Special: The planet’s finest pizzas, Perth Plateful returns, and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants gets some WA flavour
Plus one of Perth’s favourite shawarma pushers brings back a crowd favourite.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Perth
Small wonder: Willetton’s Little Gan’s rethinks the suburban, family-run Asian restaurant
Asian-influenced pastas plus a snappy wine and drinks package in a cosy 24-seat setting equals a blueprint for the neighbourhood eatery circa 2025.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Perth
Sharp counter meals, maverick art: how this corner pub was given The Royal treatment
Built in 1882, this inner-city landmark offers insights into (West) Aussie pub culture circa 2025 and beyond.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- 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.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- 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.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- 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.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- 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.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- 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.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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