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Hippo Creek African Grill & Steakhouse

Address:
Shop 203, Sorrento Quay Boardwalk
58 Southside Drive
Hillarys WA 6025

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Contact:
Tel : +61 8 9447 2238

Cuisine: African, Steakhouse

License: Fully Licensed (no BYO)

Hippo Creek African Grill in Hillarys is a restaurant unlike any other with Flintstone-sized steaks, game meats and something they call “monkey glands”! It recently moved to a new waterfront venue at Hillarys Boat Harbour, and is causing quite a bit of excitement among meat-lovers.

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LOCATION
At the end of the boardwalk at Hillarys Boat Harbour, Sorrento Quay, 15 minutes’ drive north of Perth city.

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Calling all carnivores! One of Perth’s most interesting and unique restaurants has recently moved to its new waterfront venue at Hillarys Boat Harbour, and is causing quite a bit of excitement among meat-lovers. Hippo Creek African Grill (previously located on West Coast Highway in Scarborough) has traded in its kitsch grass huts and lion’s den lighting for a primo spot on the boardwalk overlooking luxury watercraft. Not quite a typical African setting, but it’s a refreshing change nonetheless. The new restaurant is light and airy with a lovely alfresco area where passers-by can gawk at the size of the steak on your plate. Hippo Creek is primarily about perfectly grilled meats, African cuisine and other creations you are very unlikely to find elsewhere.

Take the “African safari” tasting plate for instance. This entree features tasty skewers of crocodile, buffalo, camel and ostrich, which all seem adventurous yet definitely edible. Then there’s the “monkey gland” and peri-peri sauce that comes with the skewers. I had to re-read the menu three times just to confirm it wasn’t a misprint before a waitress assured me it wasn’t real monkey glands, just a bit of literary fun. Phew. Moving on to the selection of mains, there’s a range of best-quality steaks ranging in weight from 150g to a whopping 1kg T-bone! If that’s not enough protein for you, then check out the “lion’s kill” (steak and ribs) or the visually impressive and very tasty “hunter’s assagai”. This is one of those dishes that grabs the attention of everyone seated in the restaurant. Imagine 500g of marinated and flame-grilled beef on a skewer dangling over fries with a great knob of garlic or peri-peri butter melting over the top of it all. Definitely worthy of roars all round!

Karen Bilsby

Hippo Creek African Grill & Steakhouse - User Reviews

Lei-lu:

“Keerc Oppih” no it’s not Afrikaans just Hippo Creek spelt backwards! Because which ever way you look at this restaurant, it is interesting, unique and an absolute blast from the past! What a great night we had, top service, gorgeous wait staff and great food. But I could only give it 4 stars because I am married to a South African and if I concede perfection, even just once, I'll never hear the end of it! review 15/07/2011

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Di franich:

Great restaurant as there’s something for everybody of all ages and tastes. My husband and son thoroughly enjoyed the steaks and even tried some crocodile. The service and choice of wines was lovely and the deserts divine. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. review 01/06/2011

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Anonymous:

It was a full house - as it usually is - so bookings are essential. 3 of my group of 5 were Zimbabwe girls longing for a taste of home, and they were thrilled. Definitely not the place for a vegetarian - one dish gives you as much red meat as you probably normally have in a week. Our only disappointment was the tough venison shanks, everything else was good. Small side salads. Lots of chips. Staff happily complied with no fuss serving a store bought birthday cake. review 15/02/2011

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Anonymous:

Hippo Creek is a fun "experience" restaurant. The African tasting plate mentioned was enjoyable and just a little bit different and the ostrich is suprisingly quite tasty. Service was friendly although and the atmosphere is nice but overall this restaurant would not be a place I would frequent often unless I was really in the mood for a meat focused meal, but definitely is worth experiencing at least once. review 15/05/2009

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Anonymous:

Hippo Creek African Grill was a real find. Starting the minute we entered, the service was great. The staff were professional, the atmosphere great and even though it was a busy Saturday lunchtime our meals were delivered in a friendly manner in no time at all. The Chicken Shozaloza and Surf and Turf were first rate and we will be returning review 21/02/2009

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