Overall:
Went to this well known restaurant and after reading the reviews, I was excited to check this place out. However, the excitement turned into frustration and made me think if I did go to the same restaurant as what other reviewers were saying ;-)
Went and had lunch with family last Father's Day but had a late lunch instead so place was not that busy anymore. My folks, sister and kids were there first and I got there around 45 mins after they were seated. The waiter took my order. I decided to go for the lamb cutlets with goat cheese soufflé and just a glass of Diet Coke. the Coke didn't arrive until I asked for it again after waiting for 15 mins. My other family members already placed their main order. However, after waiting for a further 45 mins, the mains finally arrived.
I would say that the food was very nice and tasty, very well presented however the waiters didn't seem to be that attentive with the diners glasses of water considering there weren't very many people around that time when we were dining. The food was really nice however I don't think for the price, although I know we are also partly paying for the view, had small portions.
According to my other family member who helped the kids order their meals, the kids can have 3 choices out of the kids meals for $20 excluding the drink which we thought was good.
When our desserts arrived, my Dad ordered his dessert late as Mum first wanted to share her dessert with Dad but later changed her mind when she saw the size of the crème brulee. Dad only ordered a sorbet (which was around $15.00) but took around almost half an hour to serve it again, considering there were only very few people left. He finally got his 3 scoops of sorbet when everyone finished their desserts. I ordered the churros with chocolate dipping sauce and vanilla ice cream and would say that it was nice. The lamb cutlets only came with 3 average sizes and the small goat cheese souffle, I think over $40.00 was a bit over the top.
To top it all, when our bill finally came, we were not only charged the 10% Sunday surcharge but was charged 20%. The other party thought they were charging double due to Father's Day but I questioned it when we were about to pay and they definitely made a mistake. After re doing the food bill and I was getting a bit of a headache, we just paid the bill and went home. When I got home to re check the itemised account, I've noticed that the kids meals were not charged as $20.00 for the 3 choices but were charged individually. Doing the calculation, it showed that one of the kids were charged almost double the price as stated on the menu and same as the other children.
All in all, yes, the views were absolutely beautiful and food was lovely, I think this restaurant is a bit on the overpriced side looking at the size and price of the main meals served. The waiters though were friendly and courteous were not fully attentive with their tasks. There are other nice places in Perth with lovely views too, with reasonable price and good size meals. For those who will be dining in this restaurant in the future, I would suggest you check your itemised food and drinks bill VERY carefully.