The best-reviewed places to eat and drink on Byford's stretch of South Western Highway, from a rooftop ale house to the local pub.
Byford used to be a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it stop on the way south, but it’s grown fast, and the food has caught up. Most of the good stuff is within a few hundred metres on South Western Highway, so you can park once and work your way along. These are the spots with the best recent reviews.
Quick facts
- Where: South Western Highway, Byford
- Rooftop drinks: Kiln Ale House, 861 South Western Highway (closed Mon and Tue)
- Indian: Indian Flavours, 865-867 South Western Highway
- Pub: The Byford, 881 South Western Highway (open daily)
- Walk it off: Cardup Brook Trail, about 3 km, dogs on lead
Kiln Ale House
Kiln Ale House is a rooftop bar and restaurant at 861 South Western Highway, with craft beer, cocktails and a Sunday session up top. As a beer drinker, that’s an easy sell for me. It’s on the top floor, so you get a view over to the hills, and the meat dishes like the lamb cutlets and beef cheeks get singled out in reviews. It’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
“The venue is really lovely, up on the top floor with a view of the hills to the east and to the right the sunset.”
Perth_Artist_Workshops, Tripadvisor review
“Great food and excellent customer service – rare to find in WA.”
Shayne L, Tripadvisor review
Indian Flavours
A couple of doors down, Indian Flavours is one of the best-rated restaurants in Byford on Tripadvisor, at 4.8. It’s a small local Indian place that people clearly keep coming back to.
“This is a weekly choice for us.”
Charlie G, Tripadvisor review
The Byford
The Byford at 881 South Western Highway is the town’s pub, with local and imported beers, a full menu and doors open seven days. It’s a solid, no-fuss local.
“Nice local pub with reasonably good curry!”
Maps09713853050, Tripadvisor review
Walk it off on the Cardup Brook Trail
If you want to stretch your legs first, the Cardup Brook Trail is an easy, accessible trail of about 3 km that starts off Cardup Siding Road and takes under an hour. Dogs are fine on a leash. The Trails WA page warns about steep banks and seasonal flooding, so it’s best after a dry spell.
Byford is also the gateway to the forest country around Jarrahdale, so it pairs well with the Jarrahdale heritage walk or a dip at Serpentine Falls.
Featured image: View of Byford from the Byford Hills Walk Trail by Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Kiln Ale House at 861 South Western Highway is a rooftop bar and restaurant with craft beer and cocktails, looking out towards the hills. It’s closed on Mondays and Tuesdays at the time of writing.
