The best family-friendly pubs and breweries down south

Plus check out Perth Fest's first announcement for 2026, and more.

September 25, 2025

If we didn’t have one foot out the door towards the long weekend ahead already, this glorious spring sunshine certainly hasn’t helped. And it’s only Thursday. Perhaps we’re getting ahead of ourselves, or perhaps some of us have tomorrow off 👀

Regardless, the show must go on, and the on-ramp to a busy spring is really starting to go vertical. Freo’s delightful new hotel unveils its equally delightful new restaurant; Perth Festival unveils some stellar opening shows for 2026; the CBD unveils a spectacular new mural; and…we can’t keep saying unveil, so let’s just get on with it, shall we?

Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!

EAT & DRINK

The Garde Hotel’s restaurant, Anglesea, opens in Freo

Back at the start of September, the long-awaited Garde Hotel opened in Fremantle – but they haven’t been relaxing! The hotel’s restaurant, Anglesea is now also serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week to both hotel guests and hungry locals.

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EVENTS

Perth Festival announces French theatre epic Lacrima for 2026

Perth Festival has just dropped its first big 2026 program announcement – and it’s a fashion theatre thriller direct from sell-out seasons throughout Europe, along with some epic music acts.

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Spring Into Claremont: A month of fashion, food and free family fun

This October, the Town of Claremont is bursting into Spring into Claremont – a month-long celebration of fashion, dining, lifestyle, and family fun.

NEWS

A huge new floral mural has just bloomed in the CBD

The arrival of spring has brought with it the technicolour expanses of wildflowers blooming across WA… But you won’t only see wildflowers blooming in Kings Park or throughout our nature reserves…

EVENTS

Le Diner en Blanc returns to Perth for their 10th annual pop up picnic party

Global pop-up Le Dîner en Blanc is returning for another year of ultra-bougie picnicking – and this year, they’ll be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event’s Perth chapter!

TODAY/TONIGHT

Parmi for Days Thursdays at The ‘Gog

Every week The Old Synagogue is serving up crispy, golden goodness in the form of a Classic Parmi for $20, or go a little wild with one of their Loaded Parmis for $25. Because life’s just better with a schnitty and cheese.

EAT & DRINK

The best family-friendly pubs and breweries around Margaret River and Dunsborough

WA’s southwest has plenty on offer the adults in the family; fine diners, wineries, but when the kids are along for the trip – as they often are – sometimes you need to put those adult destinations on hold and instead opt for somewhere the whole family can enjoy…

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Throwback Thursday

To celebrate the arrival of wildflower season, check out our deep dive into the wonderful, amazing, very excellent State Library of Western Australia archives to check out some stunning photos of WA’s wildflowers throughout the years.