Perth’s little rebel is still going strong, serving up tweaked bistro classics in a high-energy room.
Le Rebelle turned five in 2024 – practically middle aged in restaurant years – but there’s plenty of youthful defiance left in its lungs. Buzz and busy-ness are what you sign up for here; the dual-level dining room is inevitably packed with high-spirited groups and couples leaning into the staff’s upbeat energy and the excellent Yeasayer and Tune-Yards soundtrack. The Francophile menu is a little less animated but the things that work, work well, such as generous dual splodges of tuna mayo on the Ortiz anchovy-striped vitello tonnato, made from local Girello veal, and the bold whole soft herbs and pickled celery on the crab toast. It’s not-so-secret weapons: winningly approachable and attentive service, co-owner Sarah Atkinson’s razor-sharp wine list, and the bounce of the room. Round it all off with a fat pat of house-churned sorbet and you’ll find little to rebel against here.
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