Perth Food Review

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Date: 1:08 pm 21st Nov 2006

Name: vtomney

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Three of us dined at the Subi Hotel on Saturday night, before going to see Dame Edna at the Regal. We had three waitstaff attend to us throughout the evening and they were all very professional and asked us if we were going to the show, so we felt relaxed that our meal would arrive in plenty of time. Two of us ordered the slow cooked duck on a parsnip mash/puree and it was divine! The menus were very impressive and the wine list reasonably priced. Overall a very enjoyable experience and the restaurant was buzzing, even between 6pm - 8pm on a Sat. night.

Date: 8:04 pm 1st Oct 2009

Name: harman5

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I visited the Subi Hotel for lunch with a friend a few weeks ago after hearing it recommended by others.

We were offered a outdoor table facing Hay St. The service was good and the wait staff were attentive but not overly-so which was a relief, as we ordered our drinks.

For starters we ordered the Turkish bread with dips which we thought was a good way to start. For mains I ordered fish and chips and my friend ordered the Aged Porterhouse.

This is where it all started to falter somewhat; after about 20 minutes of having finished the starters, the wait staff came around and asked if we'd like the mains to be cooked...we were a little taken aback at the question (seeing as it had been almost half an hour since the starters were served).

When the mains finally did arrive we found that while they were not a complete flop, they were definitely lacking.

My friend's Porterhouse cut looked small for the price ($34), a narrow cut of meat, with only minimal sides and the béarnaise sauce was probably a teaspoon's worth plopped atop the cut almost as an afterthought. My fish and chips were OK, but not exactly what I was expecting for the price I paid; the fish seemed to be a average-quality crumbed job and wasn't exactly as fresh or succulent as I felt it could be.

Overall, an 'OK' eating experience, though I wouldn't recommend eating here if especially you're a little pressed for time; we were hoping to have lunch done in an hour but by the end of it all we had been out of the office for a full hour and a half; and this was without ordering any coffee or desserts.

In closing I'd say the Subi Hotel isn't a bad place to do lunch (and dinner, though I haven't yet had that experience), but I'd say a tad overpriced for the quality of food and the service is certainly more a 'lazy man's affair'.

I probably wouldn't eat here again considering the-value-for-money aspect.