ADELAIDE FOOD CENTRAL

Hardy’s Verandah – New Menu Items & Alternative Beverage Pairing

A refreshed menu featuring alternative beverage pairings, and the biggest wine list in South Australia, welcomes patrons to Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant (HVR) this winter. The Adelaide Hills icon, located within Mt Lofty House (built 1852), is also enjoying 2026 recognition from Wine Spectator in their 2026 Restaurant Awards. HVR’s wine list received a Best of Award of Excellence accolade,…

Food Styling with Fiona Roberts

Drake Supermarkets have recently introduced a new platter range. As part of the design process of these platters, they sought the help of expert food stylist, Fiona Roberts to help make these platters more appetising. She’s come up with a booklet that shows you how to best present your platter items at home. With Drake…

Top 25 Roast Pork Banh Mi 2015

It’s that time of year again where we look at our favourite banh mi places in Adelaide. With the rise in popularity of Vietnamese street food, banh mi is readily accessible just about where ever you go. There are a few new entries in the top 25 this year with the overall quality improving. How…

Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill

Mad Mex is a Mexican restaurant chain that has numerous stores in other states. The first Adelaide store was just opened recently and is located inside the City Cross food court. Mad Mex is like the Subway of Mexican food. Customers select the style of dish which is in the form of tacos, nachos, burritos,…

Cobram Estate – Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting

Olive oil is an important item that we use in our everyday cooking, yet people don’t know much about it. Adelaide Food Central was invited by Cobram Estate, the leaders in Australian olive oil, for some olive oil tasting and bit of education on what to look for. Firstly, a bit about Cobram Estate. Cobram…

La Boca Bar and Grill – Updated Menu

La Boca is a barrio, or neighbourhood, in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. Here in Adelaide we are lucky enough to have our own little piece of Argentina at La Boca Bar and Grill on North Terrace. La Boca Bar and Grill is an authentic Argentinian grill house that specialises in barbequing meat over an…

Houda’s Kitchen

The Adelaide Food Central team were invited to attend a special dinner on Saturday night at Houda’s Kitchen. This new restaurant, which opened its doors on Thursday on Port Rd in Hindmarsh, specialises in Mediterranean and Lebanese cuisines. Houda’s Kitchen is run by Doumit Awkar, whose dream has always been to open his own restaurant….

Cremorne Hotel

I’ve driven past the Cremorne Hotel on so many occasions and it has always been on my “to eat” list. From the outside, you can tell that it has been recently updated and once you walk in, it certainly doesn’t disappoint. The first two words that come to mind are stylish and contemporary. A formal…

Hopes and Beans

Hopes and Beans has only just re-opened a week ago after a complete overhaul; with new owners, a new shop fit-out and last but not least, a new menu. The Hopes and Beans café is conveniently located along Payneham Road in Evandale, just a short drive from the CBD and an even shorter stroll from…

Rumi Palace – Revisit

Typically my first visit to a restaurant is when it first opens and during that time, they’re still settling in and sorting out any teething problems. It’s not uncommon for an average experience, but from what I recall, it was quite good. 6 months later, Adelaide Food Central was invited back to the restaurant to…

La Bonne Table – New Menu

I can’t believe it’s been nearly 18 months since my last visit to La Bonne Table. The Adelaide food scene is thriving and finding time to revisit places can often be a difficult task, especially when you’re constantly visiting new eateries. However, when I walked through the front door, it all came back to me…