La Vela Restaurant
78 Scarborough Beach Rd, Scarborough WA 6019, Australia
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A much-loved Italian restaurant at Scarborough Beach in Perth, rated 4.5 across more than 540 reviews.
Practical details
Why it's worth checking out
La Vela sits on Scarborough Beach Road at Scarborough, one of Perth's most popular beachside suburbs. A much-loved Italian restaurant, it's earned a strong reputation — combining quality, authentic Italian cooking with good drinks and a relaxed, characterful setting, the kind of accomplished spot that captures the heart of Italian dining near the beach.
The appeal is that combination of quality, authentic Italian food, a good drinks offering and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere in a great Scarborough location, ideal for a relaxed dinner, a meal with friends, a date or a sociable night out near the coast. Quality Italian done well always draws a loyal crowd, and La Vela has clearly become a genuine favourite.
With a 4.5 rating from more than 540 reviews, it's clearly delighting its diners. Menus, drinks lists, opening hours and pricing change with the seasons, and a popular restaurant fills up over weekends, so it's worth checking current details and booking directly where needed before you go — particularly for a weekend, a group or a table at a peak time at Scarborough.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.5 from 544 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 79
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 83
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 17 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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