Bathers Beach House, Fremantle.

Bathers Beach House in Freo reminds me of a restaurant from Miami, and it’s one of the most talked about new restaurants in town. With incredible views over the ocean and a delicious menu to match, it’s easy to see why, so my brother, Chris, and I went along with a friend to try it out.
Bathers Beach House Fremantle

Bathers Beach House Fremantle

For a weekday night it was packed; locals making the most of the warm balmy weather and gorgeous clear skies. Bathers Beach House is quite a contemporary but glamorous restaurant with an outside seating area for a more relaxed atmosphere. Even in the main restaurant the views and warm weather are made the most of, with huge picture windows wide open to let the sea breeze through.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Australia

Friends of mine have raved about Bathers Beach House, but a lot of online reviews are less than complimentary. I decided to trust my friends though, as they’re usually right about all things to do with food in Perth. Naturally I started with a cocktail, the Dr Gilles contains angostura 5 year rum, ginger beer, grenadine, fresh fruits, absinthe, however all I could really taste was ginger beer and rum, which was a little disappointing.

To start with I opted for the marinated Fremantle octopus with fresh ciabatta and olive oil. The octopus was delicious and tasted incredibly fresh, and the ciabatta was perfect for soaking up the leftover olive oil the octopus was in.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Octopus

My brother had the pepper berry kangaroo with bush tomato and balsamic, and he said it was fantastic.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Kangaroo

Our friend had the sea salt and pepper squid, which was absolutely huge and could have easily been a main course!

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Squid

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Squid

For the mains Chris had the fish and chips, which I steered clear of as I’d had food poisoning on Rotto the previous night from the fish and chips at the Rottnest Hotel. He thought it was a decent fish and chips, but definitely not worth $28 when you can get a better fish and chips across the road at Kailis or Ciccerello’s for half the price.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Fish and Chips

I didn’t want anything too heavy on my stomach after being so sick the previous night, so chose the veggie open ravioli with feta. It was exactly what I needed; filling but reasonably healthy and packed with vegetables!

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Open Ravioli

Our friend had the chicken breast with mushroom risotto, crisp pancetta, and truffle oil. This dish looked really beautiful, and I had a serious amount of food envy.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Chicken Breast

At this point we were all pretty full, so we decided to share a dessert just to give us something sweet to complete the meal. After much uhming and ahing, we decided to go for the caramelised banana, pecan nuts, salted caramel, and vanilla ice-cream. The dessert was pretty good, but I didn’t taste any pecans and the salted caramel was hard rather than runny which almost broke my teeth a couple of times.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle Caramelised Banana

Overall the food was excellent, however the service really brought the place down. It took them a long time to take orders, clear the plates, and to top up or replace our bottle of water. They also refused to split the bill, which to be completely honest is not acceptable in 2015. They claimed it takes too long when it’s busy, but there were three of us and it was empty by the time we were settling up. I used to work as a waitress as a student and it’s not that difficult to split a bill. So cue that awkward ‘who’s going to put $160 on their card and get cash from the others…’ question.

Bathers Beach House Fremantle

Sadly we arrived too late and missed the sunset, so it was pitch black which means I can’t really show you the view 🙁 but take it from me, it’s gorgeous! If you want great Aussie food that isn’t badly priced (bar the fish and chips), head to Bathers Beach House, but just be prepared for slow service and make sure you take cash. 

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Catherine Lux

Catherine Lux is a veteran travel blogger by night and the Head of SEO at Havas Media Group by day. Originally from Surrey, she spent four years living in Australia (2007-2009, and 2016-2018), and now lives in London. An ex-party girl sometimes prone to relapses, she loves nothing more than sharing her fine dining and luxury travel experiences with her loyal readers.

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6 Comments

  1. Posh, Broke, & Bored
    April 7, 2015 / 2:02 pm

    THAT SALT AND PEPPER SQUID *claws screen*

    Welcome back, Luxy! xx

    Jasiminne | Posh, Broke, & Bored

  2. Angie SilverSpoon
    April 7, 2015 / 2:19 pm

    I really like the look of this place, food and location look ideal!
    Lots of love,
    Angie

    SilverSpoon London

  3. LuxuryColumnist
    April 7, 2015 / 2:56 pm

    I love the art deco style neon bather!

    Suze | LuxuryColumnist

  4. Beauty Follower
    April 8, 2015 / 11:18 am

    The food looks delicious!

  5. Anonymous
    April 8, 2015 / 2:00 pm

    The food all looks delicious, love the kangaroo (and I do love Kangaroo, it's yummy). Shame about the service. The bill splitting thing is absolute bollocks. In other words they get charged for each transaction so they're trying to be uber cheap about it. Ugh.

  6. Katie
    April 13, 2015 / 12:15 pm

    Such a shame about the pudding as it looks so good – kangaroo is one of my favourite meats. I can't wait to go to Aus just so I can eat all of it! That's rubbish that they didn't split the bill – $160 is a lot on one card!

    Katie <3

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