Botanical Cafe King's Park

Warm afternoon. Bicycle to King's Park. Cafe at the top of hill. Free ice and filtered water. Heaven!!!

 Try ordering the uncomplicated items not on the menu. Strawberry tart with a green boost juice to get the carbs into the system. $7 for the tart and $6.5 for the juice.

 Sausage roll for $12. Lovely warm and giant sausage in it with herbs and thyme.

 Meat pie with chunks of beef and nice juicy filling. $12 and not on the menu. Have to order from counter.

Pizza for $22. Crunchy and thick crust. Lots of olives but not alot of meat. Anyhow fills the muscles with carbs for the ride home.

There had been some complaints about quality of the food on urbanspoon. However, there is plenty of food to order that is not on the menu like the pie and sausage roll. These were pricey but they tasted good after the long bike ride. They, cafe operators, probably pay a premium price for being located at such a wonderful venue.

Read "Swim, Bike, Run - Eat" by Tom Holland and Amy Goodson. It is a guide to fuelling a triathlon. I enjoyed reading the chapter on the Olympic Triathalon with the 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run.


A good place to read the book would be with a cup of coffee at the botanical cafe with the view of Perth City.

Amaretto Osborne Park

Big serves of Italian Food. Pizza and pasta all family sized.

See their website http://www.caffeamaretto.com.au/   Seafood fry up. Large chips with seafood fry. Not too greasy but diners who like crunchiness will not find crackle as fried seafood remains moist.

Fettucine Marinara. The sauce was very rich and although a smaller portion in comparison to others based on plate size alone it was very filling.

Risotto was tasty and filling. Very seafood orientated dish.

Spaghetti and meat balls. This was a delight to eat. The sauce was nice and hot. The spaghetti was just right and everything just went well together. Meat balls had white meat in them. Not sure if it was beef or chicken.

Worth a visit. And a large workout before hand to prepare for the complex carbs from the pasta. It was a hot summer's day and plenty of water is required. We did not stay for desert but hope to come back one day.