The Woodvale Tavern seems to be based on an old English Pub, it has quite a large interior and stained glass windows. I’m not sure the atmosphere really feels as cosy as an old English Pub, but it’s friendly and welcoming. The visit was another stop on my mission to find the best Sunday Roast in Perth.
First of all I was glad to see that they had regular chairs and tables, none of the high tables with stools or backless chairs. I knew it was going to be a comfortable affair. The waitress showed us to our table – a nice booth and gave us the menus to peruse. I had already decided on the Sunday roast (carvery style), but I could see that other tables were choosing a la carte pub favourites.
When we went up to pay (that’s the deal, you pay first), we were given soup bowls, dinner plates and dessert bowls, and two rolls. The price includes a soup, carvery roast with all the trimmings, and a choice of desserts, and you can keep going up as many times as you like, you just have to keep your plates and cutlery.
The soup was pumpkin, quite nice, you go and serve yourself from a heated tureen, so can control your own portion size.
For the carvery, you queue up and are served a choice of turkey, beef or pork (or a mixture of the meats), and yorkshire pudding, then you help yourself to veggies. Veggies were plentiful with a choice of roast potatoes, peas, carrots, corn, squash, beans, and cauliflower cheese.
There is a table with all the usual sauces, and a tureen of gravy (which seemed quite Bisto-like).
The main course was very good. Not as posh as others we have tried recently, but good nonetheless, and a plateful was definitely enough for me I didn’t need to go up again.
Although quite full, we tried the desserts – again a serve-yourself option with heated trays of apple crumble and nutella chocolate sponge, with a tureen of custard. The desserts were lovely – the apple crumble quite sweet. My favourite was the nutella chocolate sponge – a wonderfully soft sponge with just enough nutella choc sauce.
It’s definitely good value at $34 for three unlimited courses ($15 for children) and I would go back. The service is friendly and the dining area is off to one side, so it’s a bit quieter and away from the clamour of the main pub area. Top marks for value, average quality, but all in all very tasty, and family friendly. If you have this lunch it will pretty much fill you up for the day.
Last Visit – August 2023
Truly Scrumptious 
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