Manuka Woodfire Kitchen
A small 40-seat restaurant run by New Zealand-born chef Kenny McHardy, where every dish is cooked over wood fire, and the produce and wine list come from Western Australia.
This small wood-fired restaurant on High Street seats about 40 and has a rustic décor and an open kitchen. Chef Kenny McHardy previously worked in Michelin-starred kitchens, including Gordon Ramsay's, and the menu changes often with the seasons and local supply. Common dishes include smoked garlic butter flatbread, aged feta with macadamia honeycomb, and Exmouth tiger prawns. Gourmet Traveller singled out the lamb shoulder, slow-roasted for 13 hours over the embers each night. A chef's choice tasting menu is available, and the wine list is entirely from Western Australia. It consistently ranks near the top of Fremantle on TripAdvisor. With so few seats, booking ahead is strongly recommended, and it is closed on Sundays. Meals cost about AUD 70–100 per person.
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday dinner from roughly 17:30–21:00, with lunch on Saturdays; closed Sundays (times vary slightly between websites)
Nearby sights
- South Terrace (Cappuccino Strip)
- Fremantle
- Fremantle Markets
- West End & High Street
- Fremantle Prison
- Little Creatures Brewery
- Fremantle Arts Centre
- WA Shipwrecks Museum