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,…

Mojo’s

Mojo’s is a fast food takeaway joint located further up Anzac Highway as you head towards Glenelg. The food offerings are considerable with a large selection of burgers, pizzas, fried seafood, roast chicken, sandwiches and salads. The place itself is neat and well presented with a small number of seats outside. For lunch, I ordered…

Holdfast Hotel

The Holdy is located on Brighton Road opposite the Glenelg Football Club. The venue is modern and spacious, and has your typical gaming area, dining space, bar areas, beer garden and bottle shop. It even has it’s own micro brewery. The food offerings are nothing exciting and it reads like a textbook pub menu. The…

Sushi Arari

Tucked away in an alleyway, literally metres away from the beach, is Sushi Arari. Specialising in both Japanese and Korean cuisine, there is a decent selection of bento boxes, noodles, udon, salads, donburi, curries and sushi. The store itself is neat and well presented, and not particularly large, however, there are a sufficient number of…

Sean’s Kitchen

With the former North restaurant going south, the prime location just outside Adelaide Casino is now occupied by Sean’s Kitchen. Named after Sydney based chef, Sean Connolly, this is one of many restaurants that he is involved in. Other restaurants include The Morrison in Sydney and The Grill by Sean Connolly at Skycity Auckland, New…

Miss Perez Kitchen & Bar

There’s nothing like a drive up to the picturesque Adelaide Hills to check out the cool and trendy Miss Perez Kitchen & Bar. The menu is fairly straight forward with a handful of small and larger plate dishes on offer. The offerings aren’t entirely Spanish and South American influenced with some dishes taking on a…

Red Cacao

Nestled within the picturesque Adelaide Hills is Red Cacao, crafters of genuine hand made chocolates using the finest European couverture. The range is truly unique from truffles to seasonal flavours in their chocolate blocks. Come Friday night and the cafe transforms into a dessert bar offering exquisite desserts by candlelight. To complement your sweet treats,…

Indian Temptations

With all the rave reviews about Indian Temptations, I came here with very high expectations. I turned a blind eye to the fact that it was a suburban take away store with limited seating, and that the poorly ventilated establishment meant that I would be leaving this place smelling like my meal. The ordering system…

Cow & Co

With the weather steadily warming up, it would easy to visit your local ice creamery for something cold to cool you down. For those that are looking for a healthier alternative, there’s froyo (frozen yoghurt). Having only ever been to one other froyo store, I was keen to see what Cow & Co had to…

Red Ochre Grill – Festival of Food 2014

With fond memories of my previous visit to Red Ochre, I almost jumped at the opportunity to eat here again. Just as we did last year, we were armed with the Festival of Food voucher. For $34.50 (Monday to Thursday), each person was entitled to an entree tasting plate, a main course (or select an…

Fresh Bites – Flinders St

Having already eaten at the other Fresh Bites store, I decided to pay the Flinders Street location a visit to see how they compared. The menu is pretty much the same with a selection of Vietnamese and Japanese influenced items on offer. Customers have the choice of bread rolls, salads, noodle salads, bento boxes and…