Garum

An upmarket Italian restaurant housed in a stunning building and connected to The Westin Perth. Great ambience inside and outside. We had a very high expectation when we walked in but were let down by the food. The spread that accompanied the bread was the least favourite. All the 3 of us ordered pasta for our mains. The texture of the pasta was amazing but the pasta dishes were very bland. It could probably because lack of seasoning. We could taste the freshness of some ingredients. The cheeses used were of great quality. I hope the restaurant will look into this matter because I really want to give it another chance. In contrast, the desserts were delicious. I will return!

Haven’t been back since long time ago, taking my friend her for her birthday, I have to say everything is amazing. Both cocktails we ordered were great, especially my elderflower spritz. Complimentary bread was so yummy, love the king fish crudos and the freshness of oyster! Seafood pasta & the pork were cooked perfectly. We were so full, but can’t help ourselves and order a tiramisu to share. They also gave my friend a complimentary dessert with candle for her birthday. Service is so friendly, the Italian girl who served us was great, change our sharing plates and cutleries every course, also wiped our table too. Highly recommended!!!

Nice place. Tried to come for dinner and arrived at pre dinner time so was placed near the bar. Decided to wait for dinner service all good. Alright bar service no worries so I gotta go and order and pick up myself from the bar. Got it. However, the bearded bar guy is super disinterested if not rude, splashing ingredients towards me when making my drinks. Shouting over my hand almost into my face to communicate something to his colleague. No smiles. No thank you BACK, yes I still said thank you first. Worst service in town!!!. Lets wait for dinner. Alright the actual female dinner staff and Asian waitress are very nice and carry a smile as you would expect for a place like this. Gotta have a talk to that bar guy. What an attitude. The rest of the team is nice. Lets wait for dinner. Alright the quality of the food was quite good. So the are getting some points back here. Although for $48 dollars or so having a kids size portion is a bit stingy to be honest. We are not big eaters but after spending $100 per person for drinks and food and still feeling a bit hungry is a bit much.

I have been to Garum numerous times, with varying group sizes and for varying occasions. From mothers day lunches with set menus, dinner for two and group dinner bookings with friends. I can say that over the course of nearly 5 years, I have had an overwhelmingly positive experience with Garum every occasion. My most recent visit on Saturday was no exception. We ordered Cacio e pepe Bistecca And got the dessert. In traditional Garum style we also received the free sourdough, which is always delicious. I've had the Cacio e pepe multiple times before and love it as a staple dish. It's has a beautiful simplicity about it with lovely peppery flavours mixed with the pecorino. I had never had the Bistecca before and felt it was well worth every dollar spent on it. We ordered ours rare, which is how it came. My favourite place to be seated in Garum is where I can oversee the kitchen. Watching the hustle and bustle is always enjoyable. It is also refreshing to see over the course of dining at Garum seeing the same staff, waiters, waitresses and chefs. Well worth a visit and I'll be returning next time I visit Perth.

Loved the ambience and the spacious seating area. Service was friendly and prompt, but I felt for the waiter boy struggling to take the order on a paper note pad half the size of his palm.. 🤦‍♀️ One of the dishes we ordered seemed to have got missed and never made it to the table and I don't blame the waiter! Ordered some seafood pasta dish, but it had a strong prawn smell and was rather dry for my liking.

An upmarket Italian restaurant housed in a stunning building and connected to The Westin Perth. Great ambience inside and outside. We had a very high expectation when we walked in but were let down by the food. The spread that accompanied the bread was the least favourite. All the 3 of us ordered pasta for our mains. The texture of the pasta was amazing but the pasta dishes were very bland. It could probably because lack of seasoning. We could taste the freshness of some ingredients. The cheeses used were of great quality. I hope the restaurant will look into this matter because I really want to give it another chance. In contrast, the desserts were delicious. I will return!