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1918
94 Murray St
Tanunda SA 5352
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Located on the main street of Tanunda, 1918 was once the private home of Mayor Wallent, but is now a cosy little bistro serving modern Australian food. We were seated on the veranda - great spot to enjoy a balmy evening! (Although I did get a couple of mozzie bites - gotta remember the Aeroguard for next time!) There were tables on the lawn as well, and I'm told that in winter they have a roaring fire going inside. Joining us for dinner was the lovely and bubbly Reneé from Jacob's Creek, who'd brought a couple of bottles of wine, including a very delicious 2005 Shiraz Cabernet, which I must keep in mind for the next time I'm in the bottle shop.
Freshly baked bread with house made parmesan oil - $2.00 |
Each of us went for the 2-entrée route, which is a great idea if you are trying to reduce calorie intake, or like me, trying to save room for dessert!
I went for the soup special: soft white cabbage in a rich broth, with baby corn, spinach and slices of lamb sausage. Very similar to what I'd call a "Saturday afternoon soup" back in Germany - comforting and delicious.
Soup of the Day - European White Cabbage soup with lamb sausage - $9.50 |
Jaci and Reneé each ordered the seared king prawns. In contrast to my comforting soup, this was a fresh and lively dish. Underneath the big, juicy prawns was a refreshing herb salad of fresh coconut, coriander, mint, basil, chillies and bean shoots. As an aside, I love this type of food - great tasting and diet-friendly, without the need for any modifications. (I made some similar dishes here).
Seared king prawns, asian herb salad, fried peanuts, red curry dressing - $20.00 |
And in complete contrast to what I just wrote, (well, I was on holiday after all!), both Jaci and I had the pork belly for our 2nd course.
Roasted pork belly, orange segments, apple aioli, endive and toasted fennel seeds - $18.50 |
And here's what the pork looked like under the salad! (Don't worry guys, I'd never leave you hanging for a shot of pork crackling!)
Even with the fab pork, I was really envious of Reneé's 2nd course. Check out those slabs of haloumi!
Fried haloumi, hommus, eggplant salsa, fennel and freekah wheat tabouleh - $18.00 |
We ordered 3 desserts between us to share. First up, we have the dessert special of the evening: roasted peaches, peach ice-cream and a little pastry hat with yet more peaches. Peaches are in season at the moment, and it was lovely to try a dessert that made the most of the local bounty.
Dessert Special: Roasted peaches, peach ice-cream, peach pastry lid - $14.00 |
Being a Melbourne girl, you know I just saw "salted caramel" and said: "Yes please!"
Chocolate & hazelnut torte, popcorn ice cream, salted caramel, hazelnut cream - $14.00 |
However, the best dessert was definitely the white chocolate parfait.
White chocolate & honeycomb parfait with roasted strawberries,almond tuile, strawberry sorbet - $13.00 |
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Sarah dined at 1918 as a guest of Tourism Barossa, as part of the prize for winning the Barossa's Table competition.
4 comments
Ooh what a feast ! I love the look of that torte too. If it was dense and brownie-ish then I would have loved it.
ReplyDeleteWas going to comment on something individually but all the dishes look SO delicious. Especially every single one of them ;) You lucky gal!
ReplyDeleteUm, the pork pelly looks seriously good. By the looks of it, it be bigger than my chest! LOL
ReplyDeleteAnd the desserts...OMG
I would have tried to have had 2 entrees too so I could save room for those desserts! yum.
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