One other favourite thing from Perth-Fremantle which I forgot to mention above was the Little Creatures brewery in Fremantle. We went there after coming back from Rottnest Island, and thoroughly loved it.
I’ve had Little Creatures Pale Ale from bottle shops back in Canberra, but haven’t really enjoyed it – I’m not much of a fan of pale ales. However, in their brewery they had three other varieties, including a pilsener and an amber ale, which went down much better. The brewery is actually a working brewery – there were still workmen in among the vats even while we were there, which was after 6:30pm. Of course, there’s always the possibility that they have workmen there just to make it look authentic for the tourist trade, but I was assured that wasn’t the case.
Apart from the brewery itself, they have a bar (where the afore-mentioned beers were tasted) and a kind of restaurant. We ordered several dishes – all of about a normal entree size – to share between the four of us, and they were so delicious. The grilled fish with home-made tartare sauce was a particular favourite for all us – we’ve been reminiscing about it ever since. I’ve never had tartare sauce that was that good ever before, and I suspect it will be a while before I get something like that again.