Grill'd Claremont

Burger in Claremont quarter before army cadet camp Northam. New low carb and healthy bun.

 We ordered crispy bacon burger and chips in the traditional bun. It had double the carbs. The CRISPY BACON & CHEESE for $13.5 with Grilled grass fed lean beef, crispy trim bacon, tasty cheese, salad, relish & herbed mayo. 2830 kJ per burger.

The new low fat carb bun makes a difference. The chips were crunchy with lots of salt. The army dude needed a burger fix before the camp rations for the weekend training camp.

The carb content of all the buns above. We ordered takeway. it was a 10 minute wait and the staff were quick with the order. Suggested that we should order 2 serves of chips for the army dude but he needed to keep the weight down for the camp.

Busy Kitchen. There was a queue forming for the burgers at 11am. Quite a rush for the morning.

Rushing around with the food. Burgers two in hand. Served in rectangle plate. News papers available to read while waiting for the food. Army dude was hungry.

The calorie counter with 1100 kJoule per bun. Available at http://www.grilld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/GRILLD_NUTRITION_INFORMATION_PANEL_LowCarbSuperBun_Oct20143.pdf

Don't forget to get Grill'd burgers for army dudes before their camp.

Ciao Italia Nedlands

Italian restaurant near UWA. Little sister to the South Perth Ciao Italia.

Photo before a an evening diner. The pasta servings were large. The fish, a barramundi, was seared and served with a fresh salad. Gnochi was served with mussels. The pizza siciliana was cheesy with crusty dough.

Previously known as Chapter 88. See  http://www.chapter88.com.au/ but now Ciao Italia Nedlands. Where we also had lunch.

The steak sandwich for $27. Plenty of crunchy chips. The steak had onions and cheese over it. The bread was crusty and smothered with meat sauce on the soft sides.

We had some friends who were visiting from Taipei. They had been working in Taipei for 4 years. First time in Chapter 88. They found their fish and chips and the Caesar Salad a little too salty.

Members of my family polished off their Fettucine Carbonara and their respective steak sandwiches. Below is a picture of the restaurant seating courtesy of the Chapter 88 Website.




The restaurant was crowded. There were lots of overseas patrons being close to UWA with the international students and staff. The place was moderately busy for a Saturday lunch crowd. There were families with young children seating on tables with sofas. Generally a friendly atmosphere. The waiting staff were efficient and the food came quickly. Servings were large and we were unable to indulge in desert. The diplomat visitors from Taipei were unable to finish their meals.

This restaurant is worth visiting if you are entertaining friends who live or work near UWA. The prices were reasonable for Perth. perhaps not in comparison to other Australian capitals.

Over lunch we gave away one of our old bicycles to our guest. She was going to use for riding between buildings at the university. Good thing we found a good home for the bicycle. She picked the blue bicycle.

The bicycle although not fast could also be used for riding around the Swan river near the university. it has been a long time since we have been to Ciao Italia the big sister restaurant to Chapter 88. However, we recomended it to our diplomat friends from Taipei and told them to ask for the reduced salt menu.