Fraser's Restaurant — Restaurant in Kings Park

An Exceptional Truffle Degustation Experience

We recently visited Fraser’s Restaurant for their seasonal six-course truffle degustation with matching wines — a truly refined and memorable dining experience in Perth.

Ambience and Setting// A large Australian hardwood bar greets you on entry, with a spacious dining room to the right. The split-level layout features dark timber flooring above and carpet below in the sunken main dining area, blending well designed modern elegance with old-world charm. Warm lighting creates a relaxed atmosphere. We were seated in the lower level beside tall windows with sweeping views over Kings Park, the Swan River, and the city skyline — even in the rain, it was magical.

Cuisine and Wine Pairing// Each course was elegant and beautifully executed.

Course 1: Focaccia with truffle butter and marinated olives, served with Howard Park Jeté Brut (Mt Barker). The focaccia was light and crisp, with a whipped white butter with truffle that spread easily. Flavours were delicate with a lovely balance of soft and crisp textures.

Course 2: Scallops, hazelnut sauce, with shaved black truffle, served with 2021 Forest Hill Estate Riesling (Mt Barker). The hazelnut sauce had a uniquely refined finish, and the matching wine's finish paired beautifully—enhancing the dish.

Course 3: Vol-au-vent with Swiss brown mushrooms, shallots, and artichoke velouté, served with 2023 Leeuwin Estate ‘Prelude’ Chardonnay (Margaret River). This was an intense blend of flavours, with a caramelised shallot base, made richer by mushrooms and the velvety and flavoursome smooth artichoke velouté (a reduction sauce made with a butter roux and select stock).

Course 4: Gnocchi with brown butter, sage and parmesan pangrattato, served with Yarra Yering Pinot Noir (Yarra Valley). The gnocchi had a satisfying potato base enriched by brown butter, sage, and a crunchy parmesan pangrattato topping. Texture was perfectly balanced between soft and crisp, thanks to the wafer-like finish from the topping.

Course 5: Eye fillet with truffle potatoes and charred pickled onions, served with 2021 Yalumba ‘The Signature’ Cabernet Shiraz (Barossa Valley). The steaks were cooked to perfection, served with an exceptional reduction sauce built from the restaurant’s own house-made bone broth. This added tremendous depth and complexity to the dish.

Course 6: Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and truffle mascarpone, served with NV Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximénez Sherry (Spain). Rich, sweet and comforting. A perfect finish to the degustation.

Each wine was carefully matched to complement the food in flavour and weight. The aftertaste of each worked beautifully with their relevant dishes, delivered in portions that were well-judged — allowing you to savour the full journey.

Service// Service was faultless. Staff were warm, professional, and well-versed in both food and wine. From arrival to final course, we were made to feel genuinely welcome.

At the end of the meal, the master chef (owner) introduced himself and took the time to speak with us personally about the food. He explained how the kitchen prepares its own bone broth from scratch, along with other complex ingredients, to ensure the highest quality and best flavour in their reduction sauces — a detail that speaks to the no-shortcuts approach and genuine ingredients behind every dish.

Final Thoughts// Degustation is best judged as a complete journey, and Fraser’s delivered a cohesive, layered experience for every element— food, wine, service, and setting. Each element was impressive on its own, but together they created something greater than the sum of the individual parts.

Fraser’s has been under the same ownership for 30 years, and it’s clear the owner has drawn on that experience to create something special. So much thought has gone into this degustation. Together with his team, an experience built on care, skill, and a genuine passion was given —a rare experience that felt elevated, intentional, and very enjoyable.

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Recently dinned at Frasers on 14th January 2024. The view was good, food beautifully presented and tasted mostly lovely. What did leave a sour taste was the poor service in a restaurant with only 2-3 other tables of people.

Once seated we waited considerable time before all drinks orders were taken at the table. Throughout the whole evening staff were not very attentive in checking if more drinks were required. From when drink orders were placed there was considerable time in getting the drinks served. We were able to watch from our table one beer order which was already poured and sat waiting for 5 minutes to be delivered to our table while staff stood close by completing paperwork!!

One member of our group had a nut allergy (which we had advised when booking) so we asked questions about one dish when it was brought to the table as there was something crunchy on the plate (and nuts were not listed on the item on the menu). The senior waiter we asked advised the dish did contain walnuts. This immediately caused us concern as nuts were not listed on the menu for this dish and the person with the nut allergy had started eating. It is not a nice experience to have to spit out half eaten food at the table in front of everyone and have the plate taken away which is what happened.

We had not even finished eating the entree meals when staff began clearing the side plates from our table. To accompany the entrees, plates of grilled sourdough was placed in the middle of our table. One plate of grilled sourdough was so grilled it was black on one side which was hidden by placing the burnt side downwards.

In many instances as plates were brought to the table the wait staff leaned across one person the place down the dish in front of the next person. On checking the bill also found some items as being overcharged.

Unfortunately we did not find that Fraser's is a "place that celebrates the best Western Australia has to offer in food, wine and service". Our experience was that Fraser's was especially lacking in the area of service and the lasting memory it has created is that of a poor one. We emailed the manager at Frasers to let them know about our experience and sadly have had absolutely no...

I used to work at Fraser's a long long time ago. It instilled in my mind that it was the one finest places to dine in. Therefore, I didn't hesitate to take my mother there to experience the fine fine dine in, even though I found the menu was rather small to my liking. To be honest, I hadn't seen a dish I wish to have when I looked at the menu in advance. Yet, strongly believed that the view, service, atmosphere , and the taste of the food would be the best regardless.

So we went for a table of three a few weeks ago. The atmosphere was as spectacular as I could remember. Service was five-stared.

For entree, we ordered fried onions and the octopus. They are absolutely fantastic!!!!For the main courses, my partner order a chargrilled ribeye fillet, and I snapper and the pork collar to share with my mother.

The food arrived just in the perfect timing. However, they made a mistake with my parter's order by bringing him the eye fillet instead of the ribeye. We told them it was okay and we were happy to wait for his original order. After multiple apologies, a lady( whom I trust is a supervisor or a manager) offered that wrong order for free because it would take a long while prior to the ribeye to be prepared and served. My partner said no but I thought well, it would go to the bin so just take it, plus he wouldn't have to steal my and my mom's food :). The free dish was actually not quite nice for the meat was rather tough. Nevertheless, his real main meal , the ribeye was so nice, tender, and well-cooked to his preference. In face 3 of us agreed on that. The snapper and pork collar were not to our liking :(.

I order a creme brule and it was plated nicely with sparkling candle. The hardened caramelised sugar was fantastic and it went perfectly with the ice cream.

At the end, they apologized again and deducted the drinks. We were slightly disappointed as we expected to have that memorably amazing tasteful food. Nonetheless, I will re3visit agian once they change the menu. :) it is worth a...