Fremantle Restaurants

A converted warehouse on the sea front in Freemantle, home to the strangely named Little Creatures Brewery. I was struck by the space and the open plan dining and drinking area, you sit at long tables and staring at the high ceilings for a while. Service is fast and friendly, there is a good wine list and a fantastic menu featuring the snack greats like nachos and pizzas cooked in a brick oven in front of you, there are also some classic dishes and great seafood as you would expect in this part of the world, we snacked out on nachos, olives and feta and chorizo and a selection of Little Creatures beers.
I returned in 2010 to find that the place has expanded, the main building is half as large again having moved into the unit next door & there is a much larger decked area out back over the water, this is served by it's own bar.

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This place is fantastic. right on fishermansd wharf, great service and wonderful food

There are also a vast collection of wonderful aquariums for free viewing.

Favorite Dish: Chilli Muscles

Beware it is a huge serving with crusty bread to mop up the sauce

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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We were not sure of the location and had to stop an elderly lady who was walking her dog, for directions. She didn't sound local. Come to think about it, she might have been an Italian or something. Anyway, we should be talking about food here, and not about the sweet ol lady.

We needed to find our way to Cicerellos, reputed to be the number one fish and chips store in Fremantle. The lady though, felt that all three fish and chips store - Sweetlips and Kailis being the other two, were all about the same standard, though the costliest would be Cicerellos.

Unperturbed, we were on the hunt for the best.

Favorite Dish: We had a go at their Fish & Chips. The first un-service like thing I'd experienced was that we need to pay for our sauces - tomato and mayonnaise. Ok, we are pretty pampered back home as the restaurants allow you to take as much sauces as you would like to consume.

But the bearbug of everything was that the fish and chips were not even the nicest that we have tasted. I had good memories of Fremantle and its Fish & Chips but I've never had it this bad.

Even though they were using premium New Zealand Hoki Fish, the batter was soft and the fries were mushy. Maybe the weather was a little cooler but I don't think everything would have become soft and mushy within five minutes. Really not satisfying at all.

The food is average, service is fast and the price is reasonable. In short this place is value for money. The setting is a typical fast food restaurant but the only difference is that they serve seafood dishes. Cannot remember the rest of the menu they have because all I wanted was Fish & Chips and a can of coke.

Favorite Dish: Fish and Chips.

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South Terrace, the main street in the heart of "Freo", is known as "Cappuccino Strip". Having a - guess what - here in one of the several street cafes is simply a must.

Favorite Dish: Cappuccino! I had mine accompanied by a piece of excellent, rich chocolate cake served with vanilla icecream.

This restaurant has been aruond for ever. It was just sold, but retained most of the original staff. And the menu stayed the same. Why change something if it isn't broken.
The food is rustic and consistantly good.
Generally there are no reservations, just line up. They feed you garlic bread in line to keep you happy. If you don't want to wait, get in early.

Favorite Dish: Pizza, Calamari, Chilli Mussels.

This is not a luxurious restaurant with selubrious decor etc, but a very popular cheap eating place.
If you're not familiar with this type of foodhall, it's a dozen or so little stalls inside a large hall which all share the tables in the middle. The furnishings are basic and the table close together, but there is also an outside area in the street with shady trees which is quite pleasant.(see photo)
There is a variety of cuisines including Asian, Japanese, Italian and Indian.
Between 12 and 2 it will be very crowed and noisy. You will have to queue at the stalls to place your order (there's always a long queue at the Japanese stall.)
Good for a late lunch (when it's not so busy) after spending all your money in the shops.
NB
It's only open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and closes at 5pm.

Favorite Dish: I love the teriaki fish from the Japanese stall. A lovely piece of white fish in tempura batter with teriake sauce, served with rice and a little salad for only $6.50au. For 50c extra you can have a bowl of miso soup as well. My daughter tried the tempura mix with oodon noodles in soup, that was good too. These portions are not large, but quite adequate for lunch,
If you want a large plateful, try the 'combination' from one of the Asian stalls where you can have a spoonful of 10 or so different dishes on the one plate for about $10au.

what do you want to have during visit freo? you can choose lots of eateries that served by cafes and restaurants. especially in old freo.

- for locals fave, fish and chips, go to the jetty and find several resto in there. one of them is jack's shack. for tomato and ketchup, you need to order. but vinegar and salt are available on the table. it's around AUD$25 per dish, not included drink.

- for delicious savoury and sweet pastries, you can find it at fremantle market. also kinds of bread and whole grain wheat bread [such as made in new norcia, called new norcia sourdough]. it's AUD$3.60 for savoury pastry and AUD$6.50 for the bread. also have tea and coffee and several kind of meals [including noodles] in the market.

- for waffle cafe, pizza, seafood and romantic dining, essex street is an option. not so far from fremantle market.

Favorite Dish: my fave from the market is spinach and ricotta cheese pie and fish and chips at the jetty nearby freo fishing harbour.