Mount Helena Tavern, Mount Helena

We love a historic Perth Hills pub. The Mount Helena Tavern, first established in 1902, retains many of its period features. We’d never visited before, and we were delighted to find a country-style tavern with oodles of character.

Known locally as “The Mounties” the traditional Australian pub has a bar area, games area with pool tables, lounge areas with Chesterfield sofas and open fireplaces, and a formal dining room inside.

Outside, there’s a large, grassy beer garden where there are plenty of tables overlooking a small kids play area and stream which flows in winter.

Service

Service has that good old fashioned country feel – our waitress was so friendly and helpful.

Food

We sat in the cool dining room, with views overlooking the beer garden.

The Mount Helena Tavern has a big menu with all the pub favourites – burgers, fish n chips, steak, pizza and more. There’s plenty of specials on throughout the week (like $15 fish n chips on Thursdays and $20 roasts on the weekend). I enjoyed a grilled fish with chips and salad. Also available beer battered, the tasty snapper fillet is served with homemade tartare sauce and fresh lemon.

My husband, ordered the “Steak Snaga” ($24). A juicy grilled sirloin steak is served with homemade tomato relish, bacon, onion jam, cheese, mesculin lettuce, fresh tomato and aioli in a toasted Turkish roll. And served with a side of chips.

The “Chicken Parmi” ($26) also looked delicious. The large homemade panko crumbed chicken breast topped with Napoli sauce and three cheeses, is served with chips and a fresh garden salad.

All in All

The Mount Helena Tavern is a lovely spot to stop at in the Perth Hills. We loved the “olde worlde” feel. The pub food is good quality – tasty, unpretentious and good value. We’ll be heading back, I’d love to sit by the fire with a glass of wine on a chilly Perth Hills day!

The Details

Address: 900 Keane Street, Mount Helena.
Phone: 9572 2121
Website: www.mounthelenatavern.com
Car Parking area: There’s plenty of parking, much of which is on gravel surfaces.
Grandchild Friendly: There’s a kids menu, colouring supplies, and a playground.

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Stella is loving retirement! Besides her loves of gardening, reading and painting, she adores spending time with her family and being out and about in Perth. Living in the Perth Hills, her time is often spent brunching with her husband at one of Kalamunda’s many cafes or enjoying a food platter over a glass of wine at a Bickley Valley winery.