Go back a few years and pundits were heralding a coming-of-age for Perth, with the arrival of sophisticated coastal establishments that would spell the end for the humble beer barn by the beach.
Cut-price jugs of bog-standard beer were replaced by $14 schooners of craft concoctions.
Those swanky joints may have established a beachhead initially, but its clear now the class war between the chic and the cheap has been won by the latter.
The iconic Perth restaurants that have closed their doors
The Breakwater tavern to slash price of booze, food
One only has to look at Matisse Beach Club in Scarborough for proof. It offered expensive fare in luxurious surrounds, and went into voluntary administration in 2017.
After a marked-down makeover by Dav…
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