REVIEWS
The WA Good Food Guide 2012
“The food doesn’t push the envelope or chart new territory, but the beauty of Rockpool’s food is the forensic attention to detail and produce. There are a range of steaks including full blood Wagyu and Cape Grim grass-fed cuts. They are the best steaks in town… The famed Wagyu burger served in the bar has many imitators, but no one does it better. The room is big, modishly designed and – that rarest of things – tasteful.”
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Rob Broadfield, 10 of the Best Restaurant Dishes, the Weekend West, July 9-10, 2011
I simply can’t go past Rockpool because, quite simply, it serves the best steaks in Perth. Properly sourced and well-aged, all the steaks are immaculately cooked and rested. But my favourite – the 80-day dry-aged rib eye on the bone, cooked with a charry, salty crust – is bovine heaven. And the way that they serve their bearnaise – all light and aerated, takes tarragon-flavoured fat to a new level…
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John Lethlean, The Weekend Australian Magazine, June 4-5, 2011
If anything singles Perry’s diners from their imitators, it’s the produce and the sympathetic way it’s manipulated… in addition to Perry standards come local heroes such as White Rocks veal and Jarrahdene pork, as well as octopus, pink snapper and sardines from Fremantle… A bar-raiser for Perth…
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Rob Broadfield, The West Weekend, 21-22 May, 2011
17.5/20.You must go to Rockpool. It’s exciting. You can eat at the bar if you want. You can order from the biggest, boldest wine list in Perth. The menu changes daily. You will be served by prople who don’t know the word “no”. You will eat food which while deceptively simple, is delightful, customer-friendly and surprisingly, good value for money…
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Gail Williams, Sunday Times, January 25, 2011
An entrance to the unforgettable dining experience that is Rockpool comes via a tentative wander down a candlelit corridor, past dimly lit carcasses hanging behind glass. It’s special….Everything sampled over the first two days of opening was fresh, expertly prepared and overwhelming professional in every way…
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AWARDS
The WA Good Food Guide 2012
Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth, 17.5/20
2 Hats
Restaurant of the Year
Wine List of the Year
2011 Australian Hotel’s Association’s Hospitality Awards for Excellence
Best Hospitality Venue 2011
Restaurant within a Hotel Award
Hotel Wine List Award
Mixology and Cocktail Menu Award
Venue Manager Award – David Best
The Catering Institute of Australia (WA) Gold Plate Awards 2011
Best New Restaurant
Wine List of the Year
Best Steakhouse