Best Long Lunches in Perth

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Beachside bar and restaurant The Shorehouse offers sandy visitors the opportunity to enjoy casual dining, grazing and ocean gazing in a hip setting. Set atop a hill overlooking Swanbourne Beach, the restaurant's contemporary fitout channels Hamptons glamour with its yellow and white striped umbrellas and tropical foliage. The Modern Australian menu with a Mediterranean influence includes meat from the Josper grill and an extensive selection of seafood. The bespoke drinks list includes crisp wines, local beers and refreshing cocktails.

The views from this revolving restaurant are alone worth a visit however it is certainly not the only impressive part of C Restaurant, which is also home to some of Perth's most talented chefs. The Modern Australian menu blends classic techniques with innovative style to create a unique dining experience.Relax in the afternoon at C Restaurant and enjoy a luxurious High Tea with a glass of sparkling wine while enjoying the 360 degree revolving view of Perth, this is a perfect Sunday afternoon activity with your friends or as a beautiful birthday present.

Situated at the base of an original Art Deco apartment block, the 'Lawson' apartments in Perth. Balthazar restaurant shares their a name with a legendary brasserie in New York. Offering a sophisticated, intimate setting for refined Modern Australian dining, their Art Deco room that effortlessly moves from business by day to pleasure after dark. Thoughtful and clever dishes are prepared by chef Skye Faithfull with a focus on local produce with an impressive wine list to choose from.

Il Lido Italian Canteen is an Italian-inspired espresso bar and restaurant directly across from Cottesloe beach. This is a restaurant where you can share dishes of delicious Italian antipasti matched with divine wine. The dining room is filled with long, communal dining tables, which encourage visitors to share the rustic peasant food on offer. There's also an extensive list of Australian and Italian drops.

One of Perth's most talked-about Thai restaurants is owned and run by Sydney-born Michelin Starred chef David Thompson. Long Chim Perth has a pulsing, urban-inspired dining room located in the basement of the heritage Treasury building, complete with corrugated iron, exposed bricks and a street art mural. The kitchen marries authentic Thai street food with incredible Australian ingredients and the menu carries over 100 dishes.

Mack Daddy’s is where to head to for New York style pizza with the largest pizzas around! Sold by the whole pizza - 16" or 22"maybe just a slice, topped with Mack Daddy’s special sauce, the softest cheese and the freshest pizza toppings. Try Mama Macks Margherita, or The Baller with house made meatballs, italian sausage, fresh chilli and onion. Try mozzarella Sticks, buffalo wings and New York Style Cheesecake or Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie! Mack Daddy’s is a walk in restaurant and only takes bookings for groups of 6 – 12 people. Please call to make a booking.

Head to Fremantle, enter the rustic warehouse space that is Bread in Common and be ready to experience something special. The building has been stripped back to its original brick and communal tables fill the room – ideal for lingering over share plates and sipping wine with friends. Beyond the restaurant, there's also a bakery, selling bread wood-fired on volcanic rock, cheese plates with matching wine and incredible desserts like a peanut mousse/chocolate ice cream.

Find three venues in one at The Globe, Perth a popular choice for after-work drinks and for those after a vibrant night out in the city. Guests can visit the popular Bar for light snacks of share platters, the Lane for olives and cheese, and for serious glam-pub style bites head to the Eatery. Modern in its decor and attracting a crowd of all ages.

Located in the Perth Hills only 45 minutes from Perth,  Millbrook Winery is is recommended for a day trip for a leisurely lunch.  The restaurant is open for lunch only and serves some of the freshest dishes you will ever eat; produce is grown in the massive kitchen garden or sourced from surrounding properties and then prepared with minimal interference. In other words, the chef lets the food's natural flavour do the talking. The wine list is local too, with labels from across the Millbrook, Barking Owl and Lakes Folly Portfolios. Winner of the 2022 Gourmet Traveller Best Restaurant in a Winery