Tradewinds Hotel

This has become our local because the scenery is great, the service is good and you can always get a comfortable spot. The food can be a bit hit and miss — sometimes it’s amazing and sometimes you wonder why they didn’t cool the burger bun, but when you’re heading to the pub it’s all about the people.
Parking can be problematic but there’s a bus stop close by.

Generous open outdoor bar area with a lovely view over the Swan River but sadly a few numbers off bingo. We happened to be passing by on a Sunday night and decided to give the Tradewinds a go for dinner. It also happened to be bingo night. Though the atmosphere was great and the bingo host had some creative rhymes, the so called ‘vegan’ pizza came out with dairy based cheese so starvation impeded our ability to enjoy the night. If you’re going to be nice enough to say you cater for special dietary requirements, it’d be nice to follow through. Though we wanted to love this place, will be continuing down the Canning Highway on to Freo next time.

Been here for two nights and the food here is just awesome. Had the chicken schnitzel the first night (probably the best I’ve had in a long long time) and a pizza they called the spagnolo a ⁸⁄₁₀ for me.
Been here for a week, pretty much tried everything on the menu and all was just O for awesome. Great place to eat

I came here for a birthday lunch yesterday and couldn’t fault this place!
We had a lovely view of the river sitting in the outdoors area (which is sheltered in some parts incase it rains), all of our meals came out in time together, staff were fantastic but most importantly everyone loved their meals!
I will definitely be back here, great spot to go out to lunch to!

So number 4 on my Unilocal resolution [to try ten places I’ve not been to before] was an unintended visit to the Tradewinds Hotel. Nice location, overlooking the Swan River, near where it meets the ocean. Great selection of seating in the outdoor area but… lacking in soul, service and food quality. Yet another Perth waterside establishment that thinks all it needs is the view to be considered a quality venue. Bzzzt, wrong.

I’ve ridden past this iconic hotel many times over the years and recently decided to give it a go as an alternative to the Monk & Little Creatures — what it lacks in local craft beer it makes up for in the vista over the Swan, space and comfort without the hubbub of the other two popular Freo watering holes
Middle of the road tunes, well dressed waitpeople, Long benches with stools, outdoor lounge suites with low coffee tables or the traditional café style table and chairs provide plenty of seating/​dining options (without a trace of op-​shop «shabby chic») makes the Tradewinds almost the epitome of «alternative» in a sea of «me-​too» alternative micro bars in Freo trying to scream through their dreadlocks and sleeve tattoos that «I’m way cooler than you» …
First stop was just for a quick drink, ($ 11 for a pint of James Squires Cider Crush) second visit we tried the food (and another cider .coz I’m fussy about beer). Whilst I was tempted to try the pork belly @ $ 32 … we opted for 2x Steak Sandwiches between 4 of us — plenty to go round and @ $ 25 each worked out to be reasonable value for money.(see pictures added above)
Nicely done sirloin — not over — not under, bacon, caramalised onions, lettuce, tomato, aioli and a decent bun, probably a littel under seasoned for my taste but all round good value with an acre of beer battered chips and complimentary tomato sauce .
Ambience is relaxed outside or in and a nice touch with the constant misting to keep the heat down outside.
Views are great and not a busker or duck call to be heard …
Cheers
Coxy

When Tradewinds Hotel renovated their corner bar a couple of years ago, it was clearly a grab for a slightly classier demographic than they’d been associated with previously. They didn’t get it, and thank god for that. As a result, this is still a working man’s bar, filling up with tradies in the evening, which give it a much better vibe than if it were full of the slightly softer locals who are probably more likely to head to the nearby Left Bank. It’s nicely decorated, capitalising on its’ excellent view of the Swan River, but it hasn’t lost any of what it had before, which they hopefully consider to be a win.
Drinks here are expensive and the wine list is shithouse, but the tradeoff is that they have some nice beers on tap. You can order food, but it’s not really the kind of place I’d come for dinner. It’s more of a good place to head for a sundowner, liquid lunch or a boozy afternoon with some mates. For me, it’s the perfect place to head if I can’t be bothered with making my way into central Freo. It’s a very good pub.