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,…

Blue Fish

Blue Fish is a local seafood and chicken shop situated in a small shopping complex on Brighton Road in Brighton. Their offerings are typical of this type of store with fried seafood, roast chicken, burgers, hot dogs, steak sandwiches, yiros and salads. The decor is neat and well presented, and the floor to ceiling windows…

Esplanade Hotel

The Esplanade Hotel, better known as the Espy, is located opposite the jetty on the picturesque shores of Brighton beach. As far as dining goes, there is a cafe on the ground level and a bistro upstairs towards one side. Today, I decided to eat at the cafe as it had better lighting for the…

Cheesy Street

There was a time when I wouldn’t even contemplate paying $10 for a cheese toastie, merely because they’re so simple to make. I’ve even been to an upmarket place that flogs them off for $20 a pop, so I guess there are people out there that have more dollars than sense. Cheese toasties are becoming…

Tara Restaurant

Tara is a restaurant located on Melbourne Street serving up internationally inspired, wholesome, fresh, organic, gluten-free meals. They also have a much smaller presence at The Marketshed on Holland every Sunday morning. On this particular morning, they have two Filipino street food dishes and an Indian mango lassi. At Tara, it’s all about holistic nutrition…

Live a Little Artisan Gelato

There are over a dozen places around Adelaide where you can get Live a Little gelato, however, if you happen to be at The Market Shed on a Sunday morning, they also have a stall there too. There are 6 flavours of gelato available as well as Belgian Waffles and Crepes. At Live a Little,…

Seacliff Beach Hotel

About a decade ago, the Seacliff used to be my usual hangout for drinks on a Friday night. I used to live a few suburbs away and I had friends that lived in the area. Of course, things change and so do people’s circumstances, and I found myself not frequenting this place anymore. Fast forward…

Umi Sushi – Glenelg

Umi Sushi is a franchise that started back in 2006 with a handful of stores both here in South Australia and New South Wales. The Glenelg store is located inside the Bayside Village Shopping Centre, and with it’s small open plan kitchen area, it offers just over a dozen seats for customers to dine in….

Schnithouse – Adelaide

What was once Alfresco on Rundle, and Sliders on Rundle, is now the Schnit House. Having made many first day appearances at this address, I was a bit skeptical as to whether this place would be any good. Gourmet schnitzels are nothing new as a place called House of Schnitzel already has a similar concept….

Cafe 55 at Mayfair Hotel

Cafe 55 is located adjacent to the lobby of the new Mayfair Hotel on King William Street. Quaint and cosy in size, this place offers crusty baguettes, healthy salads, home made soups, artisan pies, cold pressed juices, sweet and savoury snacks and hand crafted coffee. The cafe is located in a modern and colourful space….

Ben and Jerry’s

Since last year, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has been readily available from Adelaide supermarkets. It’s only recently that Adelaide’s first scoop shop opened, and the sixth such store to open in a Hoyts cinema complex. How does Ben & Jerry’s differ from other ice cream places? I’d have to say it’s their creative inventive…