Young George, East Fremantle

Young George is part of the trendy East Fremantle foodie scene and is a good place to spend a rainy Wednesday lunchtime.

The restaurant is in a large corner space with an L shaped seating area, which makes dining more intimate.

Service was friendly without being too attentive and the restaurant’s philosophy – seasonal and local ingredients – was well explained.

Food at Young George is based on a sharing concept although there are menu items suitable for one person. There is also a lunch menu offering three tapas type plates for $25 from 11:30-4pm Tuesday to Friday. However my friend and I decided to go for the retro half-marron Thermidor ($22.50) and the triple cooked potatoes ($9.50) after glossing over the even more trendy items such as lupin and nettle dumplings and the broccomole.

The half marron wasn’t a huge plateful and perhaps not the best value for money but it was very good accompanied by paper-thin potato straws. But the potatoes with red curry mayonnaise were excellent and extremely moreish.

Many of the menu dishes are cooked on the now ubiquitous wood-fired oven that certainly contributed to keeping the room warm. The restaurant is next door to a liquor store whose contents can be seen through one half wire wall.

Street parking is available but is not that easy with only a few ACROD spaces so I would advise going early rather than later.

Address: 48 George St, East Fremantle

Phone: 08 642 49500

Reservations: Yes

Opening hours: Tues-Sun Lunch 12-4, Dinner 4-late

Friday-Sunday Breakfast 7am-11.3am

Gluten-free options: Yes

Vegetarian options: Yes

Entertainment Book: No

Website: www.younggeorge.com.au

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About Hazel Broomhead

My name is Hazel and I am a Perth senior!

Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, my husband and I moved to New Zealand with our children in 1974. As my husband is in the oil business, we moved to several other countries including the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands, Singapore, the Philippines, the USA, Russia and Kazakhstan during the next 36 years before retiring to Perth.

We have six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who live in different parts of the globe – New Zealand, Scotland and Colombia - which makes a great excuse for us to travel and visit.

My career background is in radio and print journalism in Scotland and New Zealand as well as public relations in various other countries.

We love to eat out, walk, travel and enjoy the wonderful lifestyle here in Western Australia.