Wee - Perth

First dates, girl hangs, small group catch-ups, mid-week drinks, weekend drinks, pre-drinks. There isn't much this little bar isn't perfect for, it really has all the boxes ticked. There's a small bar at the front of the building with a gorgeous floral window display to look over. The rest of the interior is nice too, a rustic European vibe. There's also some seats out the front of the bar if you want to come down with your dog or baby in a pram. They still have the little alleyway outside area out back that it's predecessor Wee Bar had, but they converted the back area of the building into a medium size restaurant. The owner told me they have just hosted a wedding there recently. I've yet to go to the restaurant, only the bar so far. Staff were friendly, great with advice on the wine list. I'd love to see a few more options on the bar's food menu, perhaps a salad and some more substantial dishes in case you're keen to get into the wine list in a big way (which you will want to) and need something to soak up all the alcohol.

A wonderful surprise! I finally ticked off Budburst from the bookmark list, recently enjoying a visit with a couple of my Yelp buddies. It 's always good to go to these small share plate venues with friends, because then you can order more plates and get a better gist of the food that 's on offer. So we ordered the Croque Monsieur (apparently it 's one of Claire 's mandatory dishes . Thus, we ordered the scallops, as it 's one of mine. And for good luck, ordered the Beef*. All that went along with a bottle of Austrian Pinot Gris. Yes folks, that 's not a typo. The Austrians can produce the goods in the Pinot department. And Budburst can produce the goods in the food department. Which is just as well. Our only minor issue was that while the scallops and the duck (served together in the dish were perfectly executed in preparation (pardon the pun , together, we were not convinced they are an ideal pairing. I note that they have already changed the scallop dish from what used to be listed when the place first opened, only a matter of months ago. But a changing menu is what keeps a place interesting, so that comment is not a criticism. Afterward, we decided to tackle a couple of the cheeses. Wow. Really decent serving size and delicious cheeses, served with the 'decorations and transport ' crispy toasts, pickles and other accompaniments (Nathan 's favourite part! . It 's good to have the expectation of product secondary to the excitement of catching up with your friends when you attend a venue for the first time. Because then you can only be delighted with the experience, if it 's good. Which it was. *The Beef was the stand out dish of the night. A couple of notes for non locals: there is free street parking right outside the venue, or in the open parking lot close by. Do *not* park in the undercover bays of the mixed apartment and shop building adjacent, on the corner of Scarb Beach and Oxford Streets. The gates to this are closed at 7pm and the caretaker of the building is a very irate and violent little man. The venue is situated at the Mount Hawthorn end of Oxford Street.

LOVED it! Really loved Wee Bar but was excited as to what would come with Rachael Niall (wine star of Perth) buying the business with plans update and upgrade. Firstly, I don't know how she's done it but she's somehow taken a tiny bar with an incredibly under-utilised open kitchen and knocked out walls making the bar feel and be bigger than it was. For a diner, its an experience because the kitchen is literally in the dining room and you can see everything before your eyes. The sneaky bar alley is still there if you want to have a quiet drink outside. My favourite change would have to be the bar's physical position. Previously at Wee, the bar station was literally the centre of the room, moving it to the side has created that extra space in the room and additionally at bar seating for diners who perhaps have come alone and (just like in melbourne) there's bar tenders who actually want to and will talk to you. The food was brilliant, new chef who is French, so everything is small share plates. And everything is good. You just can't go wrong.

Hard to fault, great music, service and food with so many tastes on every dish charcuterie platter! We will be back!

I was absolutely disgusted by the treatment I received at Budburst tonight. My partner and I walked into a wedding function here by mistake and went to the bar to order a drink before going to dinner. The black haired female bartender (which I later found out was the OWNER, Rachael Niall !! asked if we were part of the wedding party, we said no. Instead of saying politely that it was a private function and that we couldn 't drink there tonight, she just gestured rudely to the bride over in the corner, to which I had to blatantly ask her what she was going on about. Once we realized it was a private function I then turned to my partner and said we should go. The nasty woman must have misheard what I had said, as she asked me something along the lines of what did you say? and as we were walking out I clearly heard her tell us to f off . That 's right, we as customers were told by the OWNER to f off because she thought we had said something rude, which we certainly did not. Even if we had said something untoward, there is no excuse for receiving such behavior and language from someone in a professional customer service role. Now my partner and I are (were loyal customers of Budburst, coming here 2 3 times per month. No more. We would expect this type of disappointing behavior from a 18 year old casual, not the owner with 17 years in the industry. Disgusting