Danica Zucs
REVIEW
The French word for flower seems an odd name for a pub dining room leaning this hard into Japanese cuisine. A pub dining room where juicy kangaroo and pork tsukune kick-start proceedings. Where ocean trout is sauced tableside with a smoked mussel dashi. And where sake sits comfortably on a drinks list pushing sharp cocktails and wines that are as contemporary as the art beautifying this timeless, low-lit space. (As maverick as some of the paintings might be, Fleur, like the rest of the heritage-listed Royal Hotel it resides in, is still more awe than shock.) By the time the rosy dry-aged duck, Cacao Barry chocolate sorbet, petit fromage and other Gallic flourishes do materialise – by way of optional but recommended dinner add-ons, such as a luxe rock lobster prawn toast remake – you’re so under the spell of charming waitstaff that gaffs in continuity seem like the smallest of small beer.
ABOUT
Fleur
531 Wellington St, Perth, WA
(08) 9322 1023
theroyalhotelperth.com.au/fleur
Chefs Chase Weber & Shane Middleton
Price guide $$$
Bookings Recommended
Wheelchair access Yes
This review was made independently for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way.
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide 2022
Our guide gives a yearly snapshot of the best restaurants to eat at right now. The best-rated restaurants, as judged by the reviewers’ first-hand experience, form our national Top 80.
