Rob Broadfield
Restaurant critic
Rob Broadfield is an Australian restaurant critic and food writer. He has been described as 'Perth's most eminent food critic'. He was described by the ABC as 'very much the definition of the bon vivant'.
01Career
He wrote for The West Australian newspaper between 2006 and 2022. He is now a food writer for WAtoday.
He was the founding editor of the Australian Good Food Guide, an entertainment magazine owned by Seven West Media.
In a 2022 interview discussing his retirement from The West Australian, Rob described the rise of social media influencers as a competitive pressure impacting upon his genre of journalism. Consistent with his paper's editorial policy, his reviews have always been independent; with no payment for reviews. He has criticised the practice of paying influencers in return for reviews.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rob Broadfield”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.