Decent and speedy lunch at the Grand Bar Bistro. Not quite a 4/5 but a very good 3.5/5. The experience slightly exceeded my expectations of a bistro on St Georges Terrace.
I ordered the Wagyu Burger sweet potato chips and both were delicious. The burger was undersized for the price of $24 and the quality of the bun was somewhat questionable, but the patty itself was thick, juicy, and genuine. The pickles in the burger also added a nice balance to the overall flavour. The kumara chips were actually excellent. They were crispy, flavourful, and sweet.
Worth a visit if you don't mind the slightly higher prices. I would skip the actual restaurant, but the bar menu makes for a good Friday lunch.
This place looks very up-market from the outside, usually filled with people in suits, but a look at the menu displays a reasonable restaurant with something for every taste. I ordered the mushroom risotto last time I went and it was delicious!
Friendly staff, a decent range of menu items each well-made and reasonably priced, and conveniently located near multiple bus stops and in the heart of the city, this bar and bistro is a great place to go for lunch and dinner. The portion sizes are generous, the seating is very comfortable, and is a great place to visit if you want to dress up or attend after work.
Steve's A Big Foodie
+3.5
Came here for a lunchtime catch up with a relative from France. We had the $25 lunch-time special which was Barramundi and a glass of wine (i think it was a semillon).
Serving size was good and the wine matched nicely with the fish. The wait time was a little long being around 30 minutes. Overall a good experience.
We went for dinner on Friday after work and drinks. We had a difficult table with several people with food allergies and highly restrictive diets.
Server Christie and Chef Laurent worked extensively with us to accomodate our dietary requests. Nothing was too much.
We could not recommend the Grand’s service and food more.
I came here to try an Entertainment book voucher and service was friendly although the organisation of the three various venues in the same spot was quite frustrating. There are $25 lunch deals with a drink upstairs in the bistro, lunch deals Mon-Wed in the other two downstairs areas but only the bar takes the Entertainment book. I'm glad I asked up front rather than be messed around by yet another book venue. So only one poor guy was running around doing absolutely everything including bar and food service, so I was impressed that he was calm, friendly amd efficient. He helped us order and choose, and we were happy that we could choose between sweet potato or normal chips for the side. The meals came after 15 mins and they were nice. My parmy for the $19 Wed deal was well sized and tasty - the parmy was a bit soggy but otherwise all good, hot and fresh. A good spot in a good location!
Had a decent enough lunch here. Chicken Parma with chips and bacon and a chickpea salad. Everything was good, drinks were cheap. Only thing I didn't rate was having to order at the bar like a country pub.
Went to Grand for dinner on a Friday night. The atmosphere was fun with an 'after-work' crowd. For dinner we ordered the entree ravioli and for mains the prawn tortellini and roast chicken dishes. The pastas were yum but the chicken was a little dry. The brownies for dessert were scrumptious! A little disappointed with the service, staff were friendly but inattentive.
Strolled in early for lunch and although we were the only people there at 11:30 we could order from the bar menu. The staff member's attitude was pretty casual but he was helpful.
We had steak with a beer / salt & pepper squid (with additional side salad) and a vino.
I enjoyed everything although the squid was way to salty.
It's in the centre of the CBD with people going in every direction outside, yet it was a calm oasis. Will be back for more.
Staff were professional and very accommodating, I must commend the Manager for going all out for us to ensure we were happy. Great ambiance, would recommend this venue for hosting events. Menu catered to all and food was was fantastic! could not fault this place!! will be returning very soon..Thank you Grand Bar and Bistro
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The waitress in the restaurant today is a huge asset to this place, look after her! Pleasant, attentive, caring - faultless. I'd requested a high chair and it seems this wasn't passed on but no biggy at all.
I love the decor and ambience at Grand, even the toilets are beautiful, but the background house music is dreadful. I feel it brings the feel of the place down a lot.
Moving on to the food. We shared two entrees, a main and a dessert. We were very excited to find scallops and chorizo on the menu so chose that without hesitation. I enjoyed the dish however my friend found the scallops to be undercooked. The other entree was QLD crab etc with black sesame tuile. The flavours were delicious, and the unexpected hint of spice brought a smile to my face (I love spice).
The beef medallions were perfectly cooked however, not being a fan of potato, I found the accompanying potatoes super boring. I also felt it should have come with more sauce, especially as the sauce was super tasty.
All dishes were beautifully presented.
At this stage we were very impressed with the entire experience. Then the chocolate moelleux came out. It was extremely disappointing. It had collapsed into nothingness, the centre of it was about 3mm high, there was no centre sauce to speak of. And it was accompanied by the tiniest scoop of ice cream. We sat looking at it sadly for a while and our superstar of a waitress noticed and came over asking if everything was ok. With no hesitation at all she arranged to find out if the other moelleux were any better (they were not) and brought us out a sticky date pudding instead. It was a vast improvement but a fairly average dessert. It also came with a scoop of ice cream. I find vanilla ice cream such a boring accompaniment to a dessert.
Although it was a disappointing end to a lovely lunch, I couldn't possibly rate Grand less than 4. The prices are high and the portions are small however food is for the most part tasty and service is faultless. I will be back.
Grand is both in the Entertainment Book and on Dimmi for rewards points.
This quiet, unpretentious restaurant sits above a busy bar in the heart of Perth’s CBD. When I’d been to the bar previously for post-work drinks, I hadn’t even realised the restaurant upstairs existed. It’s a small, refined space serving good food at reasonable prices, and it’s a bit of a respite from the bustling St Georges Tce.
I loved this place. We chose this restaurant because it was part of the Dimmi 50% off food promotion. We ordered three courses each and 2 glasses of wine and the bill only came to $80. We were stoked to get a discount, but the prices here are actually extremely reasonable for the dishes we ordered! Would happily go back again and pay full price. The service was also amazing and a really lovely atmosphere, dim lighting, tables not too close together. We ordered scallops and chorizo and pork belly for entree, pork belly and beef medallions for mains and sticky date putting and chocolate molleux for dessert. Loved every bite, could not fault this place.
Visited with the Dimmi 50% off special and was genuinely surprised at how fantastic this place is in terms of food and service. I would definitely return as a full price paying customer. The pork belly I ordered was an incredibly large portion for a very reasonable price. I loved the apple purée that accompanied it but wish there was more. My friend enjoyed the mushroom risotto despite not liking risotto. She polished the plate off.
Apple and blue cheese salad with walnuts was perfectly balanced and hand-cut chips were light and crispy. We didn't have room for dessert so will return to try the chocolate moleulleux (did I spell it right?) which the waitress said was like a fondant. We paid under $45 in total which is cheap as chips, I'd be more than happy to return and pay double.
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Grand in name and grand in looks, the flashy bar and sleek classy interior downstairs in the bar and upstairs in the restaurant area, does not carry the grand price you might expect. Instead there are a range of dishes that are reasonably priced and each of the dishes we had were quite generous in serving and excellent value for money. Along with a relaxing ambience and excellent friendly service to boot, a visit here for any occasion is recommended. To start I ordered the pork belly which was very tender and tasty with a lovely balsamic vinegar glaze. Plump juicy scallops were also enjoyed and pair effectively with the pork belly. I also had a taste of the Panko crumbed tiger prawns and crab croquettes which were delicious. I also sampledthe mains, first trying some delicious cajun coated swordfish with a delicious salad. I particularly liked the strips of buffalo chorizo but felt the cajun intensity could be ramped up a few notches. The sirloin steak was tender and juicy and enjoyed with a not too peppery, pepper sauce. For my mains, I rather enjoyed the rich melt in your mouth beef cheek surrounded by soft ravioli in a Parmesan sauce that lent it’s flavour but was not too cheesy. For dessert I liked the subtle flavour of the light but dense coffee mousse which was offset by the refreshing strawberry and chocolate cones. I also had a taste of the moist but dense dark chocolate fondant, counteracted with the light creme anglais and tasty mars ice cream. Really full but satisfied.
Food And Wine Ombudsman
+4
We dropped in for a drink a couple of days ago; sat on the mezzanine level looking out over the Terrace and sipped on a couple of glasses of the Swan Valley's Mandoon Estate rosé. The wine is crisp with a little mid palate sweetness...good with or without food. The glasses used at the Grand are outstanding..beautifully shaped and are indicative of the effort put into the food wine and service here. We have dined here previously and were very impressed by the quality and presentation of the food. You can read more about that visit on my blog. The Grand is well worth a visit...for a drink or a top class meal.
I was recently invited for a meal the Grand Bar & Bistro in the heart of the Perth CBD, and went with my foodie-friend Linda for a Friday-night dinner before the Robbie Williams concert at Perth Arena a few weeks ago. The Grand is centrally located and very easy to find, on St George's Terrace at the entrance to Central Park.
We had a delicious dinner here on a Saturday night a few weeks ago.
Booking is recommended as the restaurant upstairs was completely full by 7.30pm.
Partner really enjoyed his lamb salad whilst I enjoyed my beef ravioli dish.
The sorbet mousse dessert was also a mouthful of joy!
Grand in name and grand in looks, the flashy bar and sleek classy interior downstairs in the bar and upstairs in the restaurant area, does not carry the grand price you might expect. Instead there are a range of dishes that are reasonably priced and each of the dishes we had were quite generous in serving, delicious, and excellent value for money.
What a great little place on St Georges Tce. We walked in for dinner on a Friday night and had a table prepared for us in 10 minutes. While we waited we decided to escape the noise and crowds in the downstairs bar and had a drink in the Grand's 'outside' area in the Central Park atrium which is a cosy little bar with great atmosphere and warm heaters. Once we were seated for dinner we enjoyed entree and mains which were all of top quality. Expecting tiny portions we were quite disappointed when we couldn't fit in any dessert. All up it was wonderful service and excellent food and came in at just over $100 for the 2 or us with the Entertainment Card, which included 2 entrees, 2 mains and a bottle of wine.
Came here for lunch a couple of weeks ago. Weren't sure of the serving sizes but we ended up with way too much food... And nearly ate it all! The starter plates are massive and great to share. Top quality food. The waitress was a little difficult to read - not the most lively but I think she meant well...
EDIT TO ADD: we went upstairs which is table service
The grand has had a lot of money put in to it and it's actually great. The beers on tap and great selection of wine and spirits always keeps me coming back especially for the imported Heineken :)
Have eaten at the Grand a few times now and on all occasions have been very pleased with the meals. We've had the ploughmans board and the NYC pizza and they've been great selections for a quick bite to eat. Great location and generally a good feel to the place and atmosphere. Will definitely keep returning.
Fab night!. I made a large booking for my bday dinner and have to say the grand was great! Beautiful restaurant, food and staff. Considering there were over 20 of us....the food all came out together and was yum! Personalised menus were a lovely little touch too. Ray the manager was there on the night and made sure it was all smooth! Thanks Grand. Maggie
Stopped in for a cocktail with some girlfriends. Lively atmosphere, good tunes, and best of all well priced cocktails - the Burberry is amazing!!
Steak. Tuesday night steak special
Sex And The City Chic Bar. Having tried and tested the best bars in the UK I recently moved to Perth to see what this city has to offer.
3 weeks in and I stumbled across The Grand- a sexy, chic bar, in the middle of the CBD. The decoration is stylish and current, creating a great atmosphere which is enhanced by a friendly bar team who can not do enough for you. The drinks prices do not match the grandeur of the bar, as they are much cheaper than other venues close by
On my first night at the venue I had a sirloin steak with chips for $19, leaving me enough change to get a few cocktails in.
Give it a try.
I have been here about 5 times this year for work lunches as our office is just across the road. the food is lovely, the lamb salad is always amazing and the servicing and quality is great value. one thing that has never changed is how unfriendly and sullen the staff are .. it's been that way every time and every one I have been with has always commented each time. it's a bit of a shame as the food is great and so is the venue.
Inner city wine bar. Great little wine bar good prices, food was a bit puby tho
Great Pizza!. Thursday $12 Pizzas are well worth the money and taste great!
Will definitely be returning!!!
Truly excellent. Dinner for 6 here last night was an enormous pleasure. The quality of the food, the wine list, and the service of the staff was absolutely marvellous. This is a real gem. Every dish was high quality, and very decent sized servings, that didn't leave anyone feeling unsatisfied. Marvellous sauces! The wine list, (which is so long it has its own table of contents!), is extensive, and stretches the full range from budget to high end, including a wide variety of Australian and International wines. You could spend a lot on wine here, or very little, and the choice is yours.
Cannot recommend this highly enough!
Lovely restaurant. Went on a Tuesday night so not too busy, still short staffed though, lovely view. Quote posh so I did feel underdressed in thongs. Good was modern, good, hearty food. However don't go if you think $26 is to expensive for grilled mushroom. Extremley pricey, that's Perth for u though
Just magic. This place is amazing. Post Xmas lunch in early january. generous portions, very fairly priced. the staff were very freindly and the overall experience was excellent. Ill be coming back with my work mates for sure.
Nice venue, good ambience and good for afterwork drinks...in fact we come here every fridays now. Food is amazing. You can choose to have casual lunch/dinner downstairs and formal and intimate upstairs.The scampi pasta is amazing.
Great food, quiet venue, with modern classy decor.. They have a $19 special Mon-Thu. I visited in the Monday and their $19 bourbon braised ribs with coleslaw and steak fries was good value.
Good impression. Came here with some friends for some after-work drinks and was impressed with the layout and friendly bar staff. We wandered upstairs for some dinner and were pleasantly surprised that the noise from downstairs did not filter up.
Waiting staff were attentive and the food was great. Definitely coming back.
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Booked in for dinner date with my husband after spotting what I thought was Grand from another restaurant behind it weeks before. It turned out to be a different restaurant we had spotted, but what a happy accident! It was just us in the restaurant for most of our meal (as it was fairly early) and, unlike a certain 'fancy restaurant' in Hillarys that also has a downstairs bar, we weren't struggling to have a conversation over the music and drunk people downstairs ha! So the ambience was perfect. Food was also perfect. One of the best meals we have had since moving to Perth. We shared the whiting croquettes and field mushrooms with crab and gruyere for starters (the mushrooms were the clear winner, but croquettes were still nice), I had the Margaret River venison with figs and parmesan wafer and my husband had the scampi and prawn pasta for main (unusual choice for him when we're eating out because he makes amazing pasta at home). Both mains were polished off except for a portion of my venison because it was a surprisingly large meal and I wanted to leave room for the lemon and wildberry tart I had for dessert. Again the tart was great and I loved the sorbet that came with it (I think it was melon), yum yum! Overall, the food and drink (taste, presentation and size) atmosphere, service and price (about $150 for three courses, few alcoholic drinks and coffees) was all spot on and I definitely recommend it!
Yes!. I love this place! Great food, great service, OUTSTANDING cocktails. Grand has become a regular place to meet up with friends. The fit out is modern and stylish, and the layout is ideal with lots of different areas to sit or stand. I've eaten here a few times, both lunch and dinner. Each time I've been very impressed with portion size and price. Even when it's really busy, the bar staff are friendly and efficient...
An ideal spot in the city with good ambience, and most importantly: Asahi on tap!
Winner. Win a trip to New York simply for being at the venue? YES PLEASE. Will be back next Friday to enter and repeat the great night we had last week
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Great food, gorgeous restaurant, we'll definitely be back!. Reservation made for 7pm, we entered through the downstairs bar, but were a bit confused as to where the restaurant was located, so we took a punt and followed the staircase to where the toilets were located.
Restaurant is lovely, fairly small, but just lovely. Modern decor, very extensive wine list (I was most impressed!). Dinner menu was also impressive, plenty to choose from.
Service was OK, very slow to begin with, but I think that was because there only appeared to be two floor staff. That soon improved when a couple of other staff were on deck, friendly, attentive and amazing service.
Shared entrees were the Albany whitebait, earthy spices, preserved lemon and saffron aioli, whitebait was deep fried (which i wasn't expecting), but delicious nonetheless. Field mushroom,WA blue swimmer crab, chives, gruyere, also delicious, but appeared to be missing the WA blue swimmer crab :(.
Main courses were Patagonian toothfish, sweet miso marinade, asian greens, coconut prawns (rated very highly by my husband), Tasmanian salmon
fillet, fennel and leek mash, lemon dill beurre blanc, sweet potato shavings - perfect, and I have to say the best food I have had in a very long time!
No deserts for us as we were full, overall I was really impressed, the only things that niggled at me were the paper napkins, having to pull my chair out over the carpet (not an easy task), lack of signage to direct us to the restaurant, and the slow service at the beginning of the night.
Would I recommend Grand Central Park to others? Absolutely! Great experience!
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Off to a good start. I'm really happy to see the city centre transform into a more sophisticated and interesting place. Finally Perth has cottoned-on that there is more to the CBD than sterile office buildings, Aroma/Dome Cafe's and goth teens gathering in Central Park.
This newest addition to Central Park is another example of Perth growing up. Grand Central Park is comfortable, relaxed and polished. They have an impressive dinner menu with lots of interesting options.
I ordered the lobster with veal on a bed of pasta. The lobster was melt-in-your mouth tasty, with a butter-like sauce. The veal was tender and the pasta, delicate and light. A very satisfying combination.
Service is a little bit hit and miss, but it's early days so there is still some time for staff to improve on a few things, which I'm sure will iron themselves out over the next few months.
All in all, I'm very impressed with the food and it is definitely a good place for after-work drinks, or a nice work lunch.
Nice venue good service. The food will not knock your socks off, but its well priced, just be careful ordering as the servings are to big
WHAT A PLACE!!. Perth finally you are getting classy without the touch of arrogance that most the new places have with them!
We came in on a saturday 2 weeks ago around 8pm , the place looks stunning well done in the design, to our surprise it was a bit quite we thought it would be a little busier considering the prices in this place. very affordable, my vodka drinking days are now passed but, Grey Goose as house vodka and then for $7.50, thats unheard of in Perth and we go out very frequently!
Impressive wine list, and a nice selection of scotches too.
The place has a great feel to it and staff were very welcoming, we are looking forward to having dinner there very soon!
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Delightful, amazing experience. After going out for dinner at this place, I feel compelled to write a review. The food is magnificent and so is the decor and atmosphere. We had the proscuitto scallops for entree, which is to die for. Grilled scallops wrapped in pruscuitto on a skewer dipped in delicious hollandaise sauce. Mmmm.. :) Couldn't stop licking up the sauce after that. I was really impressed. I then had the tasmanian salmon with leek mash and sweet potato crisps. My that was heavenly. the salmon was cooked to perfection. To think you go to 'fancy' restaurants like these and you usually end up with a disappointingly small portion of food for the price you pay. Nah, not at this place, portion sizes are huge and prices are reasonable. I was so full I couldn't finish the last bit of my mash. My boyfriend had the lamb rump with cous cous and rosemary. 3 good sized lamb rump with a good mixture of flavours.
This place also has an extensive selection of spirits and liquors! I have never seen such a big drinks menu before. For vodka, anything from grey goose to polish zubowka vodka. For bourbon, anything from kentucky bourbon to bourbon from guatamela and jamaica. They also have a hUge selection of wines, beers, champagne and sparkling wine. I just had to have the Hendricks gin & tonic. delicious and went really well with my meal.
To finish it off, we both had an affogato. And my, the espresso coffee was made to perfection. perfect colour and crema. Just the right amount of vanilla ice-cream, it was the perfect finish to our dinner.
Service was good, I have nothing to complain, but can be too-attentive sometimes. I think once we were asked the same question twice by 2 waitresses within a span of 2-3 minutes. Waitresses did a good job though very professional but perhaps a tad pretentious but what can you expect from a place like this :)
Food came out surprisingly quick for both entree and mains. Only about a 10 minute wait. No dramas, mistakes made on the service side.
It was a great night out.
Nice Place and coming back. Went there for dinner last night. The food is good and delicious. Loved our waitress kristine. thanks for looking after us we enjoyed it
I was pleasantly surprised! I was expecting to walk into a over priced and pretentious place (very typical of perth) but instead walked into somewhere that is warm and very well priced. The service and food was also great which was the cherry on top!
Will be back for sure!!
Perfect for a lunch break. Today a few colleagues and I were walking past looking for somewhere to have lunch and the Grand caught our attention. The decor is very inviting so we decided to try it. We just wanted something casual so ordered at the wait station near the bar downstairs. I had the chicken and proiscuitto sandwich with avocado, tomato, mango salsa and roquette served with a side salad which was both delicious and filling. My colleagues had the chicken parmigiana and the barramundi sandwich which they both expressed to be as good as my meal. The prices are very reasonable and the food was wonderful so we will definitely be back soon!
The grand has a great wow factor...the layout is amazing! My boyfriend and I came in for dinner. We had a reservation for 7pm. We were greeted by Kayla and seated. Our drink order was prompt and I loved the burnt lemon and vanilla margarita! My boyfriend chose a Shiraz with the help of the sommelier that went great with his eye fillet while I had the risotto with a chapoutier Grenache blanc which tasted similar to a crisp sav blanc which went perfectly with the meal. We shared the banoffee pie which tasted amazing. After the meal we wanted to stay and have a drink at the bar friendly waiter gemma assisted us to set up a tab. It was a great experience and I'd definately recommend it to anyone that wanted to have a decently priced meal with excellent service in the city!
Fab food, fab service, great wine list. I had the vegetarian risotto and it was divine. Need to advertise themselves more to be well known on the terrace.
Definately dine again. Went for lunch, my partner had the steak and I had the field mushroon. Was very nice food and very reasonably priced. Decor and environment was great too. Also had a great selection of drinks. Will definately go back.
Stepping in the venue has a very modern feel that engages the senses without being pretentious. Without trying to be too elitist, it seems like the bar is for a more polished patronage. Very smart venue, the menu has a nice selection of affordable items. I really enjoyed trying something completely different – patagonian toothfish. It’s very soft and flaky, not fishy, very well poached and buttery. However, given it’s richness it was superbly complemented by an interesting cold salad of orange segments (citrus), various tomato varieties (acidity), watermelon (freshness), pistachios (crunch & texture), Spanish onions and a vinagrette. The elements of the salad combined to cut through the richness and provide a real freshness in the hot summer weather. A very well thought out and balanced dish. I would have liked a little less salad and more of another element providing substance, like chips or something potato.
Rishab Roshan Sethuraman
+5
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
Amazing ambience, food and drinks in this neat little gem on St George's Terrace.
The staff were extremely friendly and very knowledgeable of their stock. They happily recommended the Barramundi paired with their Cape mentelle SBS
Tried this amazing burger from the grand,service was really fast and amazing the crew are so friendly,the burger are so juicy this is worth it to come to finish your busy weekend.highly recomend and dont forget to have your beer to compliment the burger.two thumbs up.
An Excellent establishment with excellent cold beer. Steaks, pork belly, and Grilled chicken Burger were all big hits. The service was subtle and efficient. I strongly recommend it...
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