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Our passion for high quality food and professionalism is the main focus across all of our restaurants and our catering service. Whether in our courtyard at The Mexican Garden, taking in the water views at World Kitchen or Waterside Function Centre, or even a beachside burger at Grill Boy on the beach, The Singing Chef offers idyllic settings and fantastic food for any occasion with family and friends.

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Mothers Day at the Singing Chef

On the big day for our Mum’s we offer breakfast from 8am and free champagne and chocolates for her to celebrate.

Booking recommended for this popular day. Lunch starts at 11am and will feature a set menu for $25.

You can have soup or a salad or starter plus a roast dinner or fish and chips or a big steak sandwich then

a little sweet for just one price. Menu soon so check back and book early to avoid disappointment.

Fund Raising Night Planned for Make a Wish

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The Make a Wish Dinner on the 26th May has been postponed. The organisers are keen to make it a great success but were unaware that Cancer Council event was the same night at the Italian Club.

With a desire to get even more people involved we are looking at the end of September with the new price of $60.

We will let you know shortly about the dates when we confirm the band.

 

make a wish foundation

The Make a Wish Dinner on the 26th May has been postponed. The organisers are keen to make it a great success but were unaware that Cancer Council event was the same night at the Italian Club.

With a desire to get even more people involved we are looking at the end of September with the new price of $60.

We will let you know shortly about the dates when we confirm the band.

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Mexican Fiesta 26th May

The 26th May is our Mexican Fiesta, Celebrate the relocation of the Mexican Garden with a tasting session of 9 different Mexican tapas.

We will give everyone a taste of the Mexican menu plus dance the night away with music from Midnight Velvet a Perth band full of rock and Roll classics. Tickets only $45 and available now. Call 97919700 for bookings.

restaurant bunburyMexican Garden on the Move.

Well Friday 5 May is the last night at the Paisley Centre. The Mexican Garden is closing sadly but we are going to bring all of your favourite dishes along to the new kitchen on the waterfront.

From May 9 the Singing Chef will offer Global Gourmet and the best Mexican Dishes for you to enjoy.

The new menu will be launched with an eye to our increasingly popular Asian dishes like Belly Pork with Chilli Caramel, Chicken Korma with Pilaf and our Japanese Pot Stickers. We will incorporate the best of the Mex including a new chicken enchilada, new fajitas and our famous hot wings.

There will be more room, better toilets, free parking after five and amazing views of the inlet.

The Singing Chef will be open from 11am for lunch and 6pm for dinner.

Winter Hours will be posted shortly once we get our new staff trained up and the old ones

To learn all about the best Mexican Food in WA! Menus soon!!!

Make A Wish Gala Night…Big Price Drop. Tickets now only $60

It seems the recession has taken a bite out of everyone’s budget and the organisers of this year’s charity dinner dance and auction tell us to slash the price. We are still keen to raise as much money as possible for the Charity that helps grant sick children’s special wishes. We are dropping the ticket price to $60!

This is for a buffet dinner, amazing rock and roll from Midnight Velvet and raffle and auction.

All the proceeds go to Make a Wish and Bunbury’s own local chapter are so keen to make this first event

A great success. Please buy a ticket or get your company to buy a table in what is sure to be an amazing night of fun,

Food and dancing. Telephone 97919700 and ask for Lana for tickets.

Irish Eyes were smiling

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Well a fantastic crowd came out to the John Boyle O’Reilly event with Dance Band Heal and Toe and a great time was had by all. It’s been a long time since my bride and I did a proper dosey doh and it was a real hoot. The amount of people up dancing gives me great succour and I hope that I can bring some more of this style of music to the World Kitchen in the future. Meanwhile thanks go to my team for dressing up Paddy Style and really getting into the spirit. To Fred Rea from the Irish Scene a special thanks for singing brilliant and putting on a top show.

Happy Easter!
Free Kids Event

We are looking forward to the Easter Break and our brand new promo - Kids eats free the whole Easter Break!

At the Mexican Garden and the World Kitchen order an adult meal get a child’s meal free. Two adults meals, two free kids meal. Simple. Available till April 23 from the Easter Weekend for lunch and dinner.

Easter Sunday for the kids.

Easter Sunday is a feast for the children. Opening at 8am we have kids pancakes for $5. At 9am the fun starts with an egg hunt, egg painting, face painting and bouncy castle. Everyone welcome, our normal breakfast menu will be available.

Let them eat Cake!

Join us at the Brand New World Kitchen! The view is amazing as is the coffee and hand made cakes Featuring Carrot, Lemon, Chocolate, Pear, Orange Almond to name a few.

Open Tuesday to Friday from 9am

Saturday and Sunday for 8am for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner or just Coffee and Cake!

Download voucher for
Cake and a Tea or Filter Coffee for $5

 

Spanish Flamenco Style dancers performing on stage!

15/02/2012

restaurant bunburyThe World Kitchen is excited to have Sol Y Sombre a local group of Spanish Flamenco Style dancers performing on stage for both nights of the upcoming Tapas nIghts.

The 24th and 24th Feburary we will be hosting an amazing night of Tapas and Flamenco. We start you off with 12 amazing tapas designed around the regions of Spain and the different specialities. This informal style of eating will delight everyone as there is so much to try. Many popular dishes like tortilla and croquetas will be on offer, but less known cold tomato soup gazpatcho and slow cooked lentils with chorizo. It will a feast so book early.

Our quest continues - Melbourne style pavement dining with amazing views of the water in Bunbury

10/02/2012

As many of you have seen , our outside tables have been brought inside. We are sad that even casual tables outside are deemed illegal without planning permission. Rather than face a fine of $5000 we have had to bring them in and go down the long and expensive route of drawings plans and council approval. We will have to visit the council again for approval for al fresco dining but will keep you all apprised of our quest to bring Melbourne style pavement dining to Bunbury with amazing views of the water. Fingers Crossed.

World Kitchen to host massive Irish Party!

01/02/2012

irish party bunburyWell we are very excited about our Irish party on March 24. I know it’s a week after St. Patricks but bands that will play in Bunbury are few and far between because of the huge money on offer in Perth on Paddy’s night. In addition it’s our own local hero John Boyle O’Reilly’s commerative weekend and a chance for us to kick off the weekends festivities with a bang. I love making Irish food. I trained for one year in Dublin and spent two years working in restaurants. While the food is simple and homely it is also very tasty and I have an old fashioned butcher who is able for us to recreate those dishes like boiled bacon and cabbage and beef and stout pit with the real mccoy. The entertainment is three fold, we have local Irish dancers to entertain. An old fashioned Irish dance band Heal and Toe who come down from Perth to play ballads, and dance tunes old classics and even some Scottich and American ballads thrown in. Finally editor of the Irish Scene and popular balladeer Fred Rea will keep us tapping our feet. Its in the Function Centre and it will be a smoking evening.

Our Greek night was a smashing success!

23/01/2012

world kitchen bunburyThanks to all those who attended our sold out event. We turned so many away that we are going to stretch next months Spanish night over Friday and Saturday to give the girls a break. They were running around the place with platters of calamari and prawns and bottles of Mythos that they didn’t have time to even chat. Hopefully this month that will all change.

We are excited about Australia Day. If there is better place to see the fireworks I don’t know about it. We have sourced some crocodile and kangaroo from Margaret River so we can offer you something a little different on the Barbie this year but you still find kebabs, sausages and steak for the less adventourous. Food starts at 5pm fireworks about 8.30pm.

Kids eat free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Mexican Garden!

30/07/2011

The Mexican Garden now offers exciting Tuesday and Wednesday promotions - currently kids eat free! Receive a free child's meal with every adult meal purchased.

Happy New Year!

02/01/2012

We at the Singing Chef are excited about our first theme night in the our new eatery and function centre.

We're going Greek. It's a great summertime cuisine and because you love the tasting and trying of all the little dishes we are letting you have TEN DIFFERENT TASTES

Our Faboulouse Greek Mezze Feast is only $35 per person - download menuhere

Bookings are already well advance so get in now while we have space.

Look forward to seeing you.

CHEF JOHN

World Kitchen now licensed!

08/12/11

licenced restaurant bunburyWow it’s been a while since I had five minutes to let you all know what ‘s been happening. Everything at the World Kitchen is moving along well now. We are now licensed!!! Yay!

We have lots of nice folks visiting us for lunch and dinner. Our Breakfast service has been suspended weekdays over December partly because we are still short staffed and partly because we are so so busy with functions and parties that there isn’t enough time to get everything done.

We are still open Tuesday to Friday for coffee and cake or toast from 8 or for group breakfast bookings but are sticking with our weekend breakfasts as they are so popular. In the New Year once the parties have quietened I am sure we’ll get back to cooking those sweetcorn fritters you love so much.

Our cake display has been overflowing lately as Nirvana our Israeli dynamo keeps wowing us with her pastries and cheesecakes.

Our draft beer finally got switched on Wednesday so we can offer you Peroni Bruers and Blue Tongue on draft for the summer.

Otherwise excited about our New Years Indian Bollywood Party for the great costumes and dynamite show we hope to see. The group from Perth coming down put on a heck of a show and what with our renowned Curry wonder Saleshni from Grillboy tempting us with her delectable delights it’s sure to be a winner.

Finally our Greek Theme is in the planning but nevertheless we are mad excited about our first theme night in six months since moving to the World Kitchen. It will be a feast from the gods.

See You Soon!
Chef JOHN

World Kitchen now open!

18/10/2011

Well we’re finally finished our first week and we are proud to be able to say we survived. We are still short staffed and no end of ads has brought us a good barista or a couple of wait staff but we will continue to search for great people.

Our kitchen team is bedding in nicely and some amazing cakes were put out this week with Ashleigh’s white chocolate truffle the crowd favourite. Johnny’s Oriental Pork Belly with Vietnamese Caramel sauce rice and ginger beans sold our Friday so will have to make some more this week.

We are open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8am and Tuesday to Saturday Nights from 6pm. Menus>>>

Our first function in our beautiful new Waters Edge Function Centre!

7/10/2011

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Congratulations to the happy couple!

To quote our happy customer: "Thanks again for a wonderful event."

The Waters Edge Function centre is ideal for weddings, with beautiful water views and room for 200 sitting or 300 cocktail standing.

 

 

Waters Edge Function Centre now open!

5/10/2011

function centre bunburyThe Waters Edge Function Centre is a brand new 200 seat venue attached to the Singing Chef’s World Kitchen in Bunbury CBD.

With idyllic water views, a grand foyer, large jarrah floored function room for 200 sitting or 300 cocktail standing. Separate bar area, large stage with sound and lights, PA system, background music and full on site catering for breakfast, lunch or dinner - or anything you can imagine.
The Singing Chef’s catering team are the award winning choice for weddings, parties and corporate events.

 

Welcome to our new coffee partner Yahava!

29/08/11

We are proud to be associated with Yahava Coffee from Margaret River and Vasse. This innovative roaster and supplier will become our central partner in bringing you beautiful coffee from around the world at all of the Singing Chef’s Bunbury locations. Take away coffee, chocolate, frappe’s and international teas will also support our fantastic line up of beautiful beverages.

Jobs Jobs Jobs.

2/8/2011

Preliminary interviews now being held with expressions of interest to be emailed in confidence to our website. Currently we need wait staff day and evenings and some Saturdays. We will recruit for the World Kitchen in September and will need Breakfast Chefs, Pastry Chef, Grill Chef, Asian Chef, Apprentice Chefs, Baristas, Wait Staff, Function Staff, Cleaners, Dishwashers. Please email your resume to jobs@thesingingchef.com.au

New restaurant opening soon in Bunbury!

1/8/2011

Well the rumour mill in Bunbury about our opening has been busy whirring. The truth about the new restaurant on the waterfront is that we will be in open in October!!! The kitchen should be firing on all cylinders in September and we will work on catering. The new menu will be tested and tweaked and will feature street food from around the world served in small portions for sharing as well as some classic Aussie favourites with a twist. The delay in opening the function room and restaurant is purely down to shipping lead times. We won’t have our plates or our chairs or tables in this global world of manufacturing until late September. See you all soon.

Successful Mexican master class

29/07/2011

Master class number one finishes with a pledge to have more. After a successful Mexican master class the overall census from attendees was “When’s the next one!” chilli expert Heather from Karrimah Farm (www.karrimah.com.au) was wonderful in her knowledge of all things Mexican and showed how easy it is to  make tasty authentic food in your own home. We’ll keep you posted on the next one!

Stop the press! Winner 2011 Best Caterer in regional WA!

AWARD WINNING CATERERWinner 2011 Best Caterer Regional Western Australia Restaurant and Catering Australia

The Singing Chef is one of Bunbury's most respected outside catering companies - we're proud of our reputation, and while our greatest reward is in seeing our happy customers returning again and again, it's nice to get an award as well!

 

 

 

 

Tips for hosting your own event

partyRegardless of the occasion or the size of the guest list, planning and hosting an event can be a daunting task. A seemingly endless stream of 'to do' lists and last-minute jobs can seem overwhelming even for the most seasoned host.

Fortunately, a bit of insider's knowledge is all that's needed to create a memorable function which runs smoothly and allows everyone to enjoy themselves More>>>

 

Hottest food trends for 2011

From the prawn cocktails and fondue sets of the '70s to the tiny sculpture on a huge white plate that passed for dinner in the 90's, fashion in food changes constantly. The Singing Chef is about timeless, honest food and not trends, but just in case you wondered what's coming up for 2011...

The Pie’s the Limit: Move over cupcake, make way for pie, as pies in all sizes move from the state fair to seriously craveable fare. Decadence is endless with everything from savory, sweet, individual deep-fried pies, bite-sized minis and even pies blended into shakes.

Shrink Wrapped: Traditional meals are going way of the fun-size snack. Smaller portions are perfect for smaller wallets and eating on the run. Look closely for mini pizzas and bagels, two-bite hot dogs, mini tacos or burritos, cake truffles, even pot roasts and pot pies, all downsized. Small is big.

Talk Dirty to Me: In search of simplicity and pure flavors, chefs are abandoning sauce. Instead, they are using powders, crumbles, dustings and “dirt” crafted from cookie crumbs, dried mushroom powder, dehydrated beets, etc.

Fire it Up: Extending way beyond wood-fired pizza, restaurants all over are roasting vegetables directly in embers and slow-roasting whole animals or large cuts of meat over wood-burning fires.

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