Restaurant Reviews

A relaxed inner-city newcomer from a talented young duo is making all the right moves at West End, writes ELLIOT BAKER.

A new Adelaide Hills bistro nails the neighbourhood dining brief with a thoughtful menu focused on local produce and wines, writes KATIE SPAIN.

An intriguing, exciting addition to the burgeoning Melb-Korean food scene arrives in the CBD, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

Sun-drenched flavours on the water’s edge get a Tasmanian twist, writes ALIX DAVIS.

The first interstate foray by Andrew McConnell’s Trader House is a pleasant surprise – it’s bold, beautiful and entirely different to the original, writes ELLIOT BAKER.

Thanks to the work of a plucky young couple, the sleepy Tasmanian town of Swansea is now a dining destination, writes MATTY HIRSCH.

With its South West-driven menus, welcoming dining room and its tight restaurant team, de'sendent is as much for locals thirsty for adventure as it is for regional visitors hungry for a big night out.

With its ornate, palatial room full of hand-finished details and a squadron of white-jacketed waiters, this seaside brasserie talks the talk. But with a menu full of subtle flourishes and a heavyweight cellar teeming with riches, Gibney more than walks the walk.

An easy-going Freo wine bar with a new French accent. Come for lovingly safeguarded old school classics (with the odd liberty taken), and a wine list with everything from newcomers to big-ticket Burgundies.

Annual Restaurant Guide: Tasmania top 5