Co-op Dining

We went to co-op dining in East Perth on a Groupon voucher. I purchased the 3-course meal for 2 people, we went in a group of 3. We order the Charcuterie platter to share between the 3 of us, the waitress informed us that the Charcuterie meat and gherkin were all made in-house. The taste was really good! We ordered the Rottnest Scallops, Berkshire Sopressa, green mango which was very good and Dry-aged Mutton Tartare, beetroot, tangelo, wild garlic tasted amazing. Then we ordered the mains Berkshire Pork, pickled lettuce, pumpkin, rye, unfortunately, my thoughts on this dish are it's a bit too bland, the pork and the pickled lettuce doesn't go well with it. My girlfriend ordered the chicken breast main dish which we didn't think much if it either, the chicken breast was overcooked and pretty tasteless. The chicken breast dish came with the pickled lettuce as well. We ordered the 2 desserts were listed on the menu, Carrot, buttermilk, star anise, the dish is like a pannacotta texture. I like it but my girlfriends are iffy about it. The other dessert is Seasonal crumble, yoghurt sorbet, it felt like a breakfast dish for me. My overall experience I love the sharing plate and the first dish, mains and desserts were average.

If you're looking for simple, great quality ingredients that have been put together in exquisite ways, then Co-Op Dining is for you. This is not your typical fine dining restaurant, it is relaxed, experimental dining with a highly talented chef and great wine list. We dined on a Saturday, and saw the three staff members spend all evening in constant action with a full restaurant, yet had the time on each setting down and clearing of courses to explain the dishes and check in with us at every stage. Good service did not begin to explain the effort we saw from them. On leaving, the manager explained that they had had a staff member quit prior to service, the two others were quite new, and that it was the busiest night they had had. When we told her we hadn't noticed she seemed genuinely happy to hear we had a great evening. Each dish we had that night was perfectly combined and the wine paired was spot-on. It started with fresh, simple starters, and ended with chocolatey goodness. A genuine pleasure to have dined there.

Went in a group of four, all with dietary requirements. The kitchen not only catered to every requirement perfectly, they actually made us a coconut flour free and gluten free bread on the spot after we realised we forgot to mention the coconut allergy. Really lovely service all around, it's hard to dine with dietary requirements but co-op kitchen and floor staff made us feel normal and gave us a delicious meal to boot.

I cannot discourage you enough from going. We had the degustation menu (10 courses) at $130 pp. We wish we hadn't gone. The individual elements of the dishes did not go well together. All the drinks are super expensive, which would be fine if the food was up to standard. The decor in the place looked cheap too but maybe that was just us looking for more faults since we were so disappointed with the food.

I've had 3 meals here and even more at the former restaurant I was a big fan. The first 2 meals were fantastic, however my last experience here, there was a palpable second class citizen vibe as I used a groupon deal. I was declined an option to change to a non alcoholic beverage (I'm a non drinker), elements in the dishes were reused and overall it felt like economy class fine dinning experience. I accepted this at the time, but I should have protested, I've since been to several other fine dining establishments in Perth various deals groupon type offerings and received first class meals and treatment they even offered me non alcoholic options in the place of wine as soon as I said I was a non drinker.

10 course degustation was really good, quality locally sourced ingredients, and interesting flavour combinations with lots of fruit and veggies (which is great) but it did lack that feeling of richness and decadence that you would typically get from a high-end degustation restaurant. I walked out feeling like I had a diverse tasty and healthy eating experience (but when it comes to degustations I want to walk out feeling like I really indulged!) The staff were friendly, knowledgeable, professional, and incredibly accomodating! Definitely a place to check out if you like to try something different!