Adelaide Restaurants

michel · Post by **michel** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:38 pm

I may be down for a day or two and Bridgewater Mill has been suggested for a lunch venue- it was superb many years ago- anyone had experience recently ?

and

any great wine lists to plunder (esp french ) - I have been reccomended Decant ?

tia

michel

Michael McNally · Post by **Michael McNally** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:18 pm

G'day Michel

Had lunch there in early Sep last year. The food was great and the service good also. It was a cold wet day and quite cold in the restaurant which I wasn't dressed for. Good wines there too (obviously).

Cheers

Michael

michel · Post by **michel** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:22 pm

thanks michael
last time i was there i had a 10 year old petaluma cabernet and lamb rack and it rocked big time

Seven · Post by **Seven** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:40 am

been there in March and last month.

Food as good as usual. no disappointment. Service standard slipped a bit though. A few new front of house staff. The one who served us last month seemed a bit confused on what she was doing.

michel · Post by **michel** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:23 am

ta muchly
my wife for some reason is keen to try the decant but i think i will try Fino on your recco and from memory Mclarenvale is a short drive away

cheers
michel

Eurocentric · Post by **Eurocentric** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:20 am

michel wrote:ta muchly
my wife for some reason is keen to try the decant but i think i will try Fino on your recco and from memory Mclarenvale is a short drive away

cheers
michel

Fino looks great. It's about a 40-50-minute drive if you get the freeway right. Further down the road, Doug at the Victory Hotel has apparently got a few gems on his wine list.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:32 am

Thanks Adrian for the recommendation of Vincenzo's. Dined there for the first time last night and it was our first 'wow' dining experience for a while. Ticked every box and then some.
Will definitely be going back soon, and while I didn't ask, might well work for an offline at some stage.
Cheers
Nick

Wayno · Post by **Wayno** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:34 am

+1 for Fino. We enjoyed a very memorable dinner there a year or so back. Ticked many boxes although the bill certainly added up by the end, such is the free-for-all nature of the ordering - worth it though.

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:24 pm

rooview wrote:
Nick wrote:Thanks Adrian for the recommendation of Vincenzo's. Dined there for the first time last night and it was our first 'wow' dining experience for a while. Ticked every box and then some.
Will definitely be going back soon, and while I didn't ask, might well work for an offline at some stage.
Cheers
Nick

Good news Nick! Lara and Vinc are doing some great things. I had a small gathering with my parents, partners mum for a combined celebration and they did an impeccable job. Pre-organised a menu which included plenty of treats - Mt Crawford pine mushrooms, Australian winter truffle, biggest morels I've seen outside of France...!

Sounds good thanks for the tip Adrian...must visit Vincenzo's methinks

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:19 pm

DaveB wrote:
rooview wrote:
Nick wrote:Thanks Adrian for the recommendation of Vincenzo's. Dined there for the first time last night and it was our first 'wow' dining experience for a while. Ticked every box and then some.
Will definitely be going back soon, and while I didn't ask, might well work for an offline at some stage.
Cheers
Nick

Good news Nick! Lara and Vinc are doing some great things. I had a small gathering with my parents, partners mum for a combined celebration and they did an impeccable job. Pre-organised a menu which included plenty of treats - Mt Crawford pine mushrooms, Australian winter truffle, biggest morels I've seen outside of France...!

Sounds good thanks for the tip Adrian...must visit Vincenzo's methinks

I reckon we're due for an offline soon and this place seems ideal - fancy organising something Nick/Adrian? :wink:

Cheers,
Ian

Ps. Michel, I also highly recommend The Manse - one of Adelaide's truly great restaurants with a wine list to match. At the risk of a little drift, Gavin's Hoddles Creek event looks like ridiculously good value too.

I thought Luke Stepsys and the new crew at Magill Estate were still finding their feet late last year, and some of the dishes were honestly a little hit or miss. Next Monday I'm going to a food-wine matching event there, so it will be interesting to see if there's a leap in progress since then.

michel · Post by **michel** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:23 pm

great stuff guys- booked once for Grange- confirmed the booking- arrived and they told me they had a function on and they had no record of my booking so I give up with them :roll:

Hoddles dinner is a bargain - pity we dont get one in Brissie :oops:

am fino sounds good
bridgewater as well

might drift in Shaw and smith for a little tasting for fun as well

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:07 pm

and if you get time - have a chocolate toasted sandwich at Sparrow. This might be more one for the ladies though

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:28 pm

Fino just got a rave review from Ann Oliver at the Independent Weekly:

http://www.independentweekly.com.au/new ... torypage=0