Barchetta - COTTESLOE

Barchetta .. a perfect front row seat for Perth sunsets! Definitely book .. but they do have walk-ins. The pizza are delicious and have crisp thin bases .. be prepared to eat too much. Had their crispy chicken burger and nearly melted in delight! Great atmosphere and friendly staff. In these Covid times you have to ignore their signage and wait to be seated.

Beautiful views. Korean inspired dishes. I had the Korean fried chicken burger. A bit on the sweet side but it's delicious. Coffee was good. It's a bit on the pricey side

So, if you’ve ever heard the beaches in XYZ are the best, just point them to just about any area in Western Australia like this beach one of a continuous series north of Fremantle, the main port for the region. Perth, the capital city of WA lies just up the serpentine Swan river. Beautiful beaches, but for early explorers, convicts and settlers just barren inhospitable ground. Water from winter rains, artesian wells, and now desalination turn the whole region into greenery, and support residences, industry , and restaurants like this. Once a shabby semi coffee and snacks shop for beach goers, now still salt an sun worn, nevertheless an iconic money printing restaurant for its owners. They simply won’t make any more of these places for restaurants and shops, and if you’re lucky to get an outside balcony seat, you have one of the best kept secret views in Perth. Order coffee or tea, check to see how much money you have and buy breakfast. Like all eat out food in Australia and particularly in Perth, cheap it ain’t. AUD 30 40 will get you hot (pan) cakes nicely presented, two lattes, and toast. Phew! Next door at the The Blue Duck, it’s the same. How come? It’s a destination, it’s the beach, and there aren’t any others! But to sit out on the balcony, gaze at the stunning beach views, swat the occasional National bird of Australia away (the ever present pesky fly) is worth it. For that view, make a reservation. Super casual dress, T shirts are fine. In summer wear something on your feet or you’ll burn your soles, and put on sun block. Skin cancer is epidemic. Further advice on WA and Perth: go as a planned tourist agenda, if you don’t know someone it can seem lonely, to get in with the inside flow find some common thread, eg, car club, dive group, sailing (all over the Swan river). For example if you sail and can race, on the weekends go to the Freshwater bay YC, and sign up for crew. With luck you’ll get a friendly skipper and get a real “in” to the social side of Perth. Good luck!

Overpriced basic cafe menu, average food quality and bad table service. for the prices they calculate, they would expect much better.

Great. can not believe that a smoothie can be so tasteless with strange gooey bits in it. Don't do that.