Kalgoorlie restaurants.

[drron]

We weren't expecting too much in our week here when reading the reviews of Kalgoorlie restaurants but a couple surprised us.
First was the Prime West Grill at Rydges hotel.Basically chose this as we get a 25% discount on food.However we enjoyed our first meal there so went again.The first night Mrsdrron had the pasta with prawns,scallops and mushrooms.She really liked it.I had the Scotch fillet which came perfectly cooked medium rare as ordered.A very nice steak-

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With a shared entrée of crocodile spring rolls and a bottle of SB our bill came to $111.

The second visit mrsdrron had a pork chop which she declared was the best she had ever eaten.I was able to taste it and agreed.I had the marinated lamb kebab.The lamb was slightly overcooked.Again our meal cost $111 for a shared soft shell crab entrée,the 2 mains and a bottle of SB.

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So a recommended restaurant.

 

[juddles]

drron,

I am in the mining game but in an entirely different reality - third world countries and no flash restaurants. But I am amazed at your photos from kalgoorlie - have never been there but would never have thought they could do good food. But that steak truly looks delicious! Amazing what the mining industry can make happen in isolated places!!

 

[russ]

I never thought I'd see a thread with this title on this forum!

I clicked on it for a laugh, but the food looks great!

 

[RooFlyer]

If it were the 1980s, I'd recommend the Amalfi restaurant at the Midas hotel (I think).

 

[viccam]

Lived there on and off for 2 years some time back and have to say never had a problem with the food. In general the "better" pubs served very good and well presented meals. In fact I think I even remember ordering Stingray at a pub on the North side of Hannan Street (can't remember the name).
Anyone tried to do a pub crawl in Kal ?

 

[drron]

We were hesitant as we read a lot of reviews before we went to Kalgoorlie.
When we arrived several hotels were off limits due to "Skimpies".
But now to our Asian experiences-was more which restaurants were open on Sunday,Monday or those that were on holidays.Our first restaurant was Lemongrass-describes itself as Thai-Vietnamese.The Vietnamese dishes were better.One TA reviewer summed it up perfectly-"It is like most Kalgoorlie restaurants-Not too fancy,not too cheap but not too bad."It was one of the very few restaurants open Monday night.

The next was Krua Thai and Japanese restaurant.The Japanese dishes were better in fact the sizzling teriyaki beef was excellent.The Thai dishes again were not authentic but did taste OK.

So both are OK if you need an Asian fix but better to have the non Thai choices IMHO.

 

[drron]

On Saturday we just felt like simple food.We had been out at the Arboretum and the Cemetery.Very hot so decided to call into the golf club for a cool drink.It was lunch time and we noticed some reasonably nice meals going out so decided on a light lunch.Mrsdrron had the entrée size tempura prawns and I had the entrée sized spicy Thai beef salad.Though not authentic the prawns were perfectly cooked and the salad was really nice.

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So with a basket of chips,a glass of SB and a pint of Fat Yak for less than $50 and we were happy with our decision.

That night we have a takeaway doing fish and chips and burgers less than 100 metres from our accommodation so got a barra and chips,some battered prawns and sea scallops.The fish,prawns and scallops were perfect not overcooked at all.So happy to recommend Zach-Harrys.

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[RooFlyer]

Lived there on and off for 2 years some time back and have to say never had a problem with the food. In general the "better" pubs served very good and well presented meals. In fact I think I even remember ordering Stingray at a pub on the North side of Hannan Street (can't remember the name).
Anyone tried to do a pub crawl in Kal ?

Ahem. In as much that the pubs served food, and could therefore be classified as 'restaurants', then this is on topic (unless the dr in drron growls at me ).

Yes, in my sillier youth I and a couple of mates started at the top of Hannan St. We completed Kal, and finished at the Boulder Block Hotel at Fimiston where we crashed and burned.

Ah, the Boulder Block. Its no longer there, the area having been consumed by the SuperPit (I think all of Fimiston has gone now). The Boulder Block had the neat attribute of having its cellars connected to the then underground workings of the Fimiston gold mine. Gold (stolen) went up into the cellar and grog went from the cellar into the mine!!

The Boulder Block was supposed to have been re-built (it was dismantled with that intention), but I'm not sure it ever was.

 

[viccam]

If my brain serves me well, I remember something like 34 pubs in the Kalgoorlie / Boulder general area (including the Ora Banda Pub North of town, with an infamous past), and you had 6 hours to do the pub crawl. Think about 34 glasses in 6 hours !!! Covering Hannan Street and then Boulder, you certainly did well.
Yes a pub is a pub but there was some good food dished up in the times I was there. I'm not much of a fan of Asian style dishes in the smaller towns, rarely found something different from the norm. These days may well be different, and I'm looking forward to going back one day and finding out.
Rooflyer your right, there was a pub with a tunnel to the pit. Cant say I remember which pub it was though, and I reckon there was more than one.

 

[RooFlyer]

In defence of my liver, we didn't do much of Boulder (at the time they were separate towns); frankly can't remember (wonder why ). Kal was enough.