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The Essex

Fodor's Review:

This 1886 cottage is one of the top places for upscale dining in Western Australia. Its elegant dining room has flickering candlelight, plush carpets, and antiques, and the fresh local seafood is top-notch. Head chef Mark Spencer offers an extensive menu, including grilled fillet of beef with local scallops, topped with garlic cream sauce. Adventurous diners can opt for grilled Balmain bugs -- not insects but the delicious tails of rock-lobsterlike crustaceans caught in ocean waters around Australia and New Zealand -- a specialty of the region. The extensive wine list includes some of Australia's best vintages.

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