Grand Bar & Bistro

We dined at the Grand Bar and Bistro, although not necessarily by choice. This is a dated bistro overlooking St George’s Terrace. Gone is the opulent steakhouse that once resided near here. That went bust. Instead, imagine rustic furniture, lights that do not work (the halogen on top of our table was off). The English gentleman at the bar was courteous and reminded me of being in a random London bar. Table service was limited by only one waitress covering the entire bistro. Oh the food. That’s where the rating comes from. Although the grazing platter and bar food looked fine (really it’s not hard to throw together), the main menu was the worst restaurant meal I’d had in years. Everything was thrown for a double cook to be deep fried. Are we hiding something? Pork belly. Not those scrumptious oven baked photos others have posted, but deep fried and dark. With some apple sauce out of a jar. Don’t ever offer the duck confit. A confit is meant to be slow cooked in its own rendered fat, soft and tenderly attended to at low temperature, juicy and meat melting off the bone. This was deep fried. Really! Mushroom risotto was mostly a cheese and chicken stock risotto, with chopped mushroom scarcely there somewhere. Rich, creamy and way too much cheese. The barramundi, although not the freshest fish was cooked fine. The coconut cream sauce and chilli don’t really go, and God knows what the side was. Mushy and inedible with odd flavours I cannot place. Instead of sending back dishes we refused to eat any more, left our dishes behind and walked out. At $180 for two, including drinks this was unforgettable. And for all the wrong reasons. We did not dine here as a first choice. And made up for the disappointing night by walking across the road to Brookfield Place. I suggest diners consider the same.

I recently had my 21st at the grand and fair to say everything was perfect. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, they made sure my 21st was a night to remember. The food that was provided during the night was tasty and amazing. The mangers Santosh and her Husband were of great assistance during the preparations and on the night as well. I would highly recommend the grand as the perfect venue if ever needed to host an event.

Cosy, executive bar in the heart of Perth. The service is friendly and welcoming, and we were very grateful for being hosted although we were extremely late. Good for groups, has an outside area, and I would consider it a small-medium venue. The platter we ordered was okay, it was not balanced as it mostly contained quite savoury foods, it definitely could do with different tastes. The venue could be improved also as the railing was loose and many lights were shorting. Overall good experience, I would return to try something else off the menu and for a casual drink with friends

Made a booking for dinner for 10 people for the restaurant and when I arrived they said my booking wasn't in the restaurant as there was already a function there, which was annoying as I should've been informed about when I made the booking as it clearly stated that mine was in the restaurant. Instead my friends and I were seated on bar stools right near the entrance, not even on the upper levels where there are nicer tables. Really disappointed as I wanted to celebrated a special occasion with friends. The food was nice but we weren't given the updated menu that is on their website which was also disappointing.