Magnà e zitt translates to “shut up and eat”. It’s a fitting name for La Madonna Nera’s five-course set menu ($65pp, available from Wednesday to Saturday), which is the kind that makes everyone fall silent once the plates land. Sit back and let the chef choose between antipasto like focaccia and bresaola, standout house-made pasta like fazzoletti with capretto (goat) ragu, and more.

If only all service station food was as good as this. At this breezy all-day diner, $70pp will get you a 10-plate feast, which could include roasted lamb shoulder and fried zucchini flowers. The woodfired bread game is particularly strong – mop it up with muhammara and hummus with burnt honey.

The $70 banquet at this revived gold rush-era hotel kicks off with grilled flatbread and local charcuterie. Then, it goes all out with pork cotoletta in brown butter sauce and cavatelli with roasted tomato sugo and fior di latte. Plus, wattleseed panna cotta for dessert.

Even non-dessert lovers fall for Sonny’s burnt Basque cheesecake. The wine bar’s three-course chef’s selection ($60pp) is just as worthy of your time. Start the meal with house-made bread smothered in jarrah-smoked house butter, and finish it with that famously fluffy dessert.

Created by a veteran publican, this sprawling bar, kitchen and micro-distillery (with ocean views) makes a strong case for shopping centre dining. Groups of more than four can lap it all up with Dandelion’s two- or three-course set menu ($60pp and $70pp respectively).

The focus here is fire. Owner-chef Kenny McHardy wields his woodfired oven to make local, seasonal ingredients sing. You’ll want to try everything, so opt for the $72pp six-course tasting menu. You might start with fire-baked flatbread and smoky baba ganoush, followed by wood-roasted duck or sirloin with smoked butter.

A veteran bartender (and Long Chim alum) is behind this neighbourhood watering hole. Sample its British-inspired fare from its $69pp long lunch menu from Friday to Sunday. The rotating offer has included its signature Scotch egg with house brown sauce, rump steak with oyster butter and red wine jus, and a sticky date ice-cream sanga.

Fire drives the menu at this in-brewery restaurant – which eschews all the usual brewery food tropes. Its $65pp set menu is full of flame-licked dishes, including the standout woodfired flatbread, dry-aged Dandaragan sirloin, and pork belly with Paris mash. All of course paired with Bright Tank’s beer.

There’s room for you and the whole crew at this sprawling 180-seat Filipino joint. And it’s three-course choose mi menu ($75pp) banishes decision paralysis. It blends Filipino flavours with local ingredients, so you might try its signature lamb ribs with Sichuan glaze or ikan bakar (grilled fish in banana leaf).

For Mediterranean-style feasting in the sky, head to this breezy spot for the win. You can get a $69pp four-course spread that might include flame-grilled octopus, slow-roasted lamb, and house-made cashew baklava.

At this warm mid-century-modern venue, a woodfired grill and rotisserie coaxes maximum deliciousness from simple, seasonal produce. Standouts have included sake-glazed chicken hearts and rump steak bathed in XO sauce. At $75pp, its set menu is a steal.

This neighbourhood wine bar serves beautiful wines and Italian flavours in leafy south-east Perth. Whether you perch in the al fresco area or by the open kitchen, you’re in for a $60pp set menu of house-made pasta and wine-friendly snacks. Don’t leave without trying the panna cotta for dessert.

A perfect night at Spring kicks off with dinner downstairs in the 120-seat restaurant. Everything on the $69pp chef’s feast – including snapper ceviche, rigatoni alla vodka and seared beef with a sweet sake glaze – is made to be shared by groups of revellers.

This top wine bar champions house-made pasta, antipasti and southern Italian hospitality. Its $50pp set menu starts with snacks like white anchovies, arancini and slices by Bread in Common, and leads to pasta (gnocchi cacio e pepe or pappardelle with braised duck, say). Plus, add a dessert for just $6.

This handsome wine bar is one of Perth’s best – and most romantic – venues to drink wine in. Standout dishes include scallop-stuffed chicken wings, saganaki with local honey and Basque cheesecake. The $69pp set menu takes the difficult part out of dining here.

The Old Synagogue’s flagship eatery serves contemporary Asian fare across two levels. The three-course feed me ($74pp) option might include potsticker pork dumplings and the crowd-favourite Fire Cracker cauliflower with bang bang sauce.

Whether you’re here for a laid-back lunch or refined dinner, comfort dining is the name of the game. Groups of more than six can take it extra easy with the feed me ($75pp) option. The shared meal calls in salmon tostadas, its signature bang bang fried chicken, gooey stracciatella and more.

This suburban spot’s raison d’etre? Represent the best of bistro dining. On Tuesdays, book its test kitchen ($55pp) night. The menu is built around seasonal produce and changes weekly, so you never know what you’ll get. Or play it straight with the more familiar group menu ($75pp).

Sharp food complements the riotous cocktail menu at this modern Asian restaurant, set on the former Funtastico site. The $67pp lunch banquet will let you sample the hits, from cured kingfish spring rolls to curried Malaysian duck legs.