There’s one place in Perth that is the staple of good food, good service, great ambience, salubrious surrounds & which (despite a very recent & impressive onslaught of new uber cool digs of which to choose from) manages to keep itself relevant & on top of its game in an industry that surely is a pretty tough gig.

The Subiaco (Subi) Hotel is an oldie these days but it’s most definitely still a goldie.  I was there for a long lazy lunch with some of the ladies in the family on the weekend – a kind of baby shower without actually being a baby shower – probably it was more of a… ‘let’s just go the hell out to lunch before baby #3 is born & you’ll never be able to leave the house again’ lunch.  The best kind!

Baby, it would seem, is pretty comfy in there & certainly couldn’t complain about the food…

So civilised wouldn’t you say?

and of course at the end of a long lazy lunch, one most certainly has to have oneself a little bit of heaven…

NOTE: as this goes to press there is still no sign of the baby’s arrival.  All known old wives-tales to bring on labour are currently being employed – apart from the scrubbing of skirting boards.  Stay tuned.