Bunbury Travel Guide

Restaurant Name: Hungry Hollow Tavern and Brasserie
With a name like Hungry Hollow Tavern you would think that the name has something to do with food... wrong! This spot has been known as Hungry Hollow for as long as I can remember... it has more to do with the surf break that you find on the beach than the appetite of patrons. The "Tavern" bit was added much later especially for the brasserie. Long before that it was called the Seacrest Restaurant but that's a story long forgotten by now.
The Hungry Hollow Tavern and Brasserie enjoys a high position overlooking the Indian Ocean and is a great spot for a sun downer... literally! You can sip a quiet drink or two while enjoying the spectacular sunsets over the ocean. Then afterward you can dine alfresco or amble on inside if it's a tad uncomfortable outside.
It's a very relaxed and contemporary atmosphere if touching on a little run down. But there is an extensive a la carte menu with a good selection of beers on tap and local wines. On Sundays they do a $6.90 roast for lunch. Very good value!
Favorite Dish: The specialty of the house is the stone grill steaks. A succulent piece of sirloin steak is served on an slab of super heated volcanic rock and you cook it to your own liking.
The down side is if like me you enjoy a rare steak you need to eat very quickly because it will be medium rare by the time you finish. The upside is that your meat stays hot. As much as I like rare steak I don't enjoy it if it's gone cold. You take the good with the bad... and if you don't like it take your complaint to the chef ;~)
The stone remains very hot for a long time. After I finished the steak I sauteed some tomato and onion from the salad that comes with every meal. Delicious!

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Restaurant Name: Prince of Wales Hotel
If you want to mix in with locals for a pub lunch head down to the Prince of Wales in Bunbury's CBD. Meals start from $10 for fish and chips to a $25 thick cut sirloin steak cooked just the way you like it. There's a self serve all-you-can-eat salad bar and also a good selection of local and imported beers and an extensive range of South West wines. You can order and pay for your meal and drinks at the front bar. The Prince of Wales was established in 1882 and apart from a lick of paint or two it has retained much of her original charm.
Favorite Dish: The Spicy Lamb Warm Thai Salad with tender strips of warm lamb marinated in a mild spicy Thai sauce with chillies and garlic with a fresh garden salad. All washed down with your favourite beverage from the the bar.
Cost - $16.00
Not only can you get a reasonable pub lunch but the Prince of Wales also has an evening menu. So at a recent family gathering I tried the Grilled Snapper topped with Creamy Garlic Prawns served with french fries. Naturally you can help yourself to the all-you-can-eat salad bar.
Cost - $21.00

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A short 15 minute walk from my home is Hastie Street beach which is so called because it is situated where Hastie Street meets Ocean Drive. It is part of a 60km unbroken stretch of golden beach from Bunbury down to Dunsborough.
There are many other fine beaches along Bunbury's coastline and Hastie Street isn't necessarily the best of them. But it is one of the most convenient for me so I swim here as often as I can during summer.
Conditions vary from clear and calm in the morning to rough and choppy when the sea breeze comes in the afternoon. The water temperature can be chilly in winter but very refreshing during those hot summer days.
When you get here find yourself a piece of beach and go swimming. snorkelling, surfing or whatever... it's never busy so finding your own bit of beach is easy.
I like to go body surfing which involves paddling as fast as you can with the wave to catch a ride... but do be careful of "dumpers"... which are those waves that pick you up and crash you toward the beach at an alarming speed with uncontrolable force... and you end up with a snoz full of water and your bathers full of sand!

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