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(Fan Lane; mains $12-20; 11am-2pm Mon-Fri, 6-10pm Mon-Sat)
Head to this arcade restaurant
for perky Thai dishes and quicker than average service. The modest menu mixes its sig-
nature spices with a variety of veggie, meat and seafood dishes. The lunch specials are a
bargain and it's BYO.
Soma
CAFE $
(64 Todd Mall; mains $12-17; 8am-3pm; )
There's excellent people-watching and even
better eating to be had at this Todd Mall cafe which offers sophisticated dishes and great
coffee. Breakfast is on all day and lunch ranges from a camel panini to a delicious vegan
scrambled tofu. There is a focus on organic ingredients and there are a number of gluten-
free options.
Red Ochre Grill
MODERN AUSTRALIAN $$$
(Todd Mall; mains $14-32; 6.30am-9.30pm)
Offering innovative fusion dishes with a focus
on outback cuisine, the menu usually features traditional meats plus locally bred proteins,
such as kangaroo and emu, matched with native herbs: lemon myrtle, pepper berries and
bush tomatoes. The all-day brunch in the courtyard turns out more predictable dishes in-
cluding excellent eggs benedict.
Overlanders Steakhouse
STEAKHOUSE $$$
$$$
( 08-8952 2159; 72 Hartley St; mains $21-40; 6pm-late)
The place for steaks, big succu-
lent cuts of beef (and crocodile, camel, kangaroo or emu). Amid the cattle station decor
(saddles, branding irons and the like) you can take the challenge of the Drover's Blo-
wout, four courses including a platter of the aforementioned Aussie bush meats.
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat)
Excellent range of organic and
wholefoods.
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Drinking
Annie's Place
BAR
