Greenhouse - greenhouseperth.com

We were wandering around down town Perth the other day and stopped by this little gem of a place for a snack. And little gem it is. The entire place is made out of recycled material, some of the outside furniture was made out of old road signs, the plants were in old fuel drums and there is even a herb garden on the roof. The tables and chairs are wood, all so unique and the outside walls are covered in potted plants.

The bottles of spirits are hung from the ceiling by strings, there are fold out tables at the bar, the light fixtures are wrought iron contraptions and your glass of water is poured from a watering can! You have to love this place!

Not only is this place funky and fresh and environmentally friendly but the food is amazing too! We just had 2 dishes to sample as a snack, the pizza of the day (roasted red pepper) and potatoes bravas. The pizza was really rustic with an almost gritty base if that makes sense, really rustic. I stopped by the open plan kitchen on the way back from the bathroom and happened to find the chef who was more than happy to tell me about the pizzas. He showed me the whole wheat kernels they have and the mill they use to grind it and what it looks like after and that they use half this cracked wheat and half normal flour in their bases. They also make fresh breads there entirely out of cracked wheat. I was really loving the feel of this place. 

The potatoes bravas came served in a cork bowl, and the aioli dip came in a jar lid! So innovative! And tasty!

The highlight of the visit was the trip to the bathroom. This may seem odd but I was blown away with the creativeness that went into the bathroom. I went into a cubicle and was surprised to see a sink above the back of the toilet. I then noticed that the flush buttons were on the sink. When you flush the toilet, the taps run, so you wash your hands and the cistern gets filled up at the same time and with the same water, when the cistern is full the taps shut off. You then dry your hands on a neatly sown rag from a pile in a metal bucket, I assume these all just get washed a re-used. Wonderfully designed! The door to the toilet was a floating device you would find on a large fishing net, looks like an orange life saver. Hubby said that in the mens they had a collection of rear view mirrors stuck all over the wall instead of a regular mirror! Brilliant!

If you live in Perth, go and try this place out, you won't be disappointed whether you go for the experience alone of the food. If you don't live in Perth, go on their website and have a mooch, it is really interesting!