Friends

Ph: (08) 9221 0885; Hyatt Centre, 20 Tce Rd, EAST PERTH 6004 www.friendsrestaurant.com.au

Modern Australian/International Restaurant, $$ +, * for Food & Ambience, Good Wine List
Open Lunch: Tue-Fri 12 noon-3pm, Dinner: 6pm-late 7 days; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFT, Seats inside 100
Chef (Damien Taylor, 2007-7-9) Owner (Clyde & Lesley Bevan, 2007-7-9)

Mietta's Review
Fine dining with great views of the Swan River. An extensive vintage wine list complements the modern French based cuisine. This is a special occasion place with professional service and an excellent quality setting - vast crystal glasses, damask table cloths and a long stemmed red rose for the ladies. The room is far more upmarket than the first floor of the Hyatt Centre from which one enters.

Other published opinions

Paul Eats Perth 06 "Setting Friends is located a little obscurely in the confines of the Hyatt Hotel in East Perth. The building sits just behind the Langely Park ovals and, from the first floor, has a good view across the water to South Perth."

The Sunday Times,9/5/04,Gail Williams,3/5 stars,'And while the three acts had the crowd on its feet and roaring for more,it is easy to overlook the food.That would be the first mistake.The second is to put this restaurant into an entertainment-restaurant category,even though you get quality food and entertainment for a package of $95 a head,extra for wine.'

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, 1 Red Star, Excellent wine list,'one of Perth's bastions of fine dining...The menu is safely conservative, the food a little underwhelming and a trifle over-fussy, but it's reliablly consistent...Its aimed at those who appreciate the finer things in life, and you can be assured of getting just that.'

Sunday Times, food&wine, eating out, gail williams, 16/2/03, Score 4 stars. New chef Stuart Bell took over from Gwenael Lesle, and has set about creating a menu consisting of sensationally cooked modern food. The partially boned quail was superb.