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Balhannah Hotel

4.3 (12 reviews)
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Outdoor seating

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Trevor S.

The Balhannah Hotel Est 1840, is located in the picturesque Adelaide Hills, between Verdun and Oakbank, Being close to the Oakbank Race Course, Amy Gillett Bikeway, several major wineries, unique specialty shops, makes for an ideal stop, to enjoy an affordable lunch, dinner or a drink, while enjoying the atmosphere of an older style Australian Pub. With a cosy open fire in the back ground while dining in the classic Art Deco dining room, a buzz of satisfied diners, very relaxing. The menu, focuses on Modern Australian cuisine, with a Mediterranean, Asian influence, plus Classic Pub favourites, Roast of the day etc, we were ready to order. We enjoyed two mains from a comprehensive menu, both plates were excellent, very relaxing over a good house wine. Completing our dinner with two very nice desserts, Sticky Date pudding. The service was personal and friendly, with out any overly long delays. We have had dinner at this hotel on a number of occasions, always left satisfied. Easy to understand why this hotel is busy, As a recommendation, book a table in advance.

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Magnificent meal, cozy atmosphere, great staff. Perfect. Menu is great. Much better since the new owners took over

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Valintines lunch not pub food restaurant quality food well priced great service & then great front bar & TAB

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It was quite busy being a Sunday, but we never felt rushed or it wasnt too loud in the dining room.

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Stanley Bridge Tavern - Beer garden is so comfy!

Stanley Bridge Tavern

3.9(10 reviews)
3.8 km
$$

On a beautiful day this is the place to go. They have a beautiful patio out the back to sit and…read morerelax. A great wine list. The food was good with the regular Aussie foods. A wonderful waitress. A must go.

If you are after a generous sized and well cooked pub meal in the Adelaide Hills, the Stanley…read moreBridge Tavern is the place to go. This pub is typical of the Adelaide Hills, offering a nice sized dining area and cozy fireplace near the front bar for the winter. There is something homely about the pub and its staff. I do recommend their speciality "Benny's Ribs" which are sweet with Hoisin sauce and well spiced. This meal comes in different sizes, 3 ribs, 6 ribs or 12 ribs in entree and main size served with crunchy wedges and fancy slaw. These ribs are worth getting messy for! Meals priced $13 - $35, so there is something to suit all budgets. One little surprise at this fine establishment is Benny. While eating my ribs I noticed a little dog walk through the dining area. I absolutely love dogs, and enquiried about him. Especially after seeing him featured on the menu. I was told by the staff that was Benny and is not actually owned by the pub. He is a neighbours dog. Apparently Benny makes his way from the neighbours house around lunch time every day and hangs out at the pub until his owner meets him for a knock off drink and returns home. How cute! This pub is definitely family friendly!

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Stanley Bridge Tavern - Benny himself

Benny himself

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The Duck - View from Venue

The Duck

3.5(18 reviews)
18.9 km
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Unless you have a car, this is a pretty difficult pub to get to. In a way it is sort of like a…read morecountry pub, though not your typical country pub, but rather one that you would find in England. I wouldn't necessarily call it classy, but it has an atmosphere of being a place for semi-special occassions. They have a pretty decent selection of beers, and the surroundings do make you feel as if you were in the English countryside. Mind you, it is pretty popular, and a little pricier than what you would expect.

Appearances can be decieving, although this pub nestled in Coromandel Valley would appear to be an…read moreold relic of the bygone era with its red brick exterior, wide verandah, worn floorboards and huge log fireplaces - but the pub is only a few decades old yet retains the "old" pub feel. As the trend for pubs which look like fancy bars and fancier restaurants continues, its nice to walk into a pub with a solid wooden bar, well worn chesterfields in the front bar and fairly simple wooden tables in the restaurant expect the traditional as well; chicken schnittys, fish and chips - the works. The Duck Inn also has a great range of beers and ciders. Adelaide Hills cider has been on tap here since you could tap their kegs and their local range is superb for a small pub. Like most pubs, the Duck Inn does have pokies, but you can't hear them in the restaurant and the noise level in the bar is minimal. I'd opt for the Duck Inn on a lazy day and to sit in the Front bar next to the fire on the big couches with some beer and chips and spend your day doing not quite a lot.

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Three Brothers Arms Hotel - Outside

Three Brothers Arms Hotel

5.0(2 reviews)
20.4 km

This pub was nothing short of awesome, but that had a lot to do with the atmosphere. In a way it…read morefelt a lot more hip and laid back that many of the other country pubs that I have visited, though in a way it did sort of have some British feel about it. Like, it had some awesome beers on tap, the service was wonderful, and not only that but there was a huge beer garden out the back as well. Honestly, I have to say that I really did love this place.

The Three Brothers Arms is not just a pub. It is a hell of a restaurant, a laid-back pub with live…read moremusic, and a great place to chill. It's hard to pin down the ambiance as the areas of the Hotel differ; all in a good way. The "BAAA" is a great example of rural Australian bars: happy and inviting with live bands often playing. Meanwhile, it's eclectic and relaxed in the penny bar area, and the beer garden has a family friendly vibe. The standout for me on this visit was the dining area. It's relaxed but more restaurant than pub-like; in a good way. The service was very good, the staff friendly and prompt. But the best thing was the food. As long as you are happy to go beyond today's typical Australia pub food, and instead try some gourmet style traditional pub food. I had the slow cooked lamb shoulder with vegetables and light jus, while my partner went for the Mediterranean Chicken salad. Both were excellent, but the lamb was next level. Despite being well satisfied we could not resist the sticky date pudding. And we weee both happy we did not. Great experience all-round. The prices are higher than pub meals, but for that you get gourmet food that you will remember for a long time. Worth the little extra for sure.

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Aldgate Pump Hotel

Aldgate Pump Hotel

3.5(14 reviews)
8.5 kmStirling
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Finally, I had located a pub in the Adelaide Hills that actually had schnitzel on the menu. Well,…read moreI've actually been to this place a few times, but that is probably not all that surprising since I did grow up in Adelaide, and have also known a number of people that lived in the area. It is actually quite a nice pub, with some rather friendly staff, that is also located in a really nice part of the area. Oh, they also had some decent beers on tap as well.

I was staying in Stirling the other night, and the bistro there was pretty packed, so I was…read morepresented the problem of finding a decent feed in a slightly unfamiliar location. I got back in the car and went for a little drive down the road. Before I knew it, this pub loomed out of the greenery of the hills, and I suspected that I had found what I was looking for. Upon entering, I discovered that I had attended on Schnitzel Night. There were three choices on the specials menu television. None of them particularly met my desire, although I did want a schnitzel. I suppose I could have ordered any one of them, and requested all the topping to be removed and substituted for a mushroom sauce, but no, it didn't occur to me, so I just ordered the standard schnitzel off the normal menu. And it was absolutely delicious. The crumb was excellent, the quality of the chicken was probably one of the best I've seen in a pub in South Australia, and the mushroom sauce was beautiful. The staff were friendly, and the meals came out very quickly. I think I'll go back very soon.

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Aldgate Pump Hotel
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The Edinburgh Hotel - Samosa with cheese and chive sauce

The Edinburgh Hotel

3.7(32 reviews)
18.6 kmMitcham
$$

This place looks like one of those hotels that you book out for a wedding reception, or at least…read morethe beer garden - it was gorgeous. Well, not all of the pub is like that, since the bar wasn't as great as some that I have been to, though they do have some pretty decent beers available, which sort of made me forget all about that. It was incredibly charming, and a lovely place to sit with some friends and have a chat.

The Edinburgh Hotel has stunning outdoor seating, a lovely and varied menu and helpful staff…read more Situated on Main Street in Mitcham, the hotel consists of many small bars and rooms, all labeled with large black signs. When I went to there on a Saturday afternoon, I was lucky enough to experience their outdoor seating in the beer garden. The beer garden is located at the northern edge of the hotel/pub. There are many large trees to take shade under and a range of barrels to sit at and enjoy a drink. For the beer garden, they had a window in the main building where you could order drinks. The drinks were well priced. One thing that I found pretty cool was that there was a person collecting beer glasses from tables once people were done. He even wore a shirt that said "glassy" on it. What was even more impressive than the humour with the shirt was the fact that he could carry around 40 glasses stacked up and still open the door to go inside. Some serious talent there! Although I did not end up selecting from their exquisite snack and meal menu for the beer garden, as the event I went to was catered, I managed to have a quick browse of the menu. The meals were around $20 or so, which is pretty good and they all sounded great. I will have to try some of them, the next time I go. As for the food at the catered event, I felt it was quite innovative, favoursome and well presented. The first item I had were sundried tomato and thyme pinwheels. It was a simple bite sized appetizer however the thyme and the sundried tomato paste went well together. The flatbread that held the ingredients together was also not too loose meaning that it could easily be eaten without a plate or napkin. The second appetizer was a Brie and Quince cracker. The watercracker had a thin slice of Brie at the base followed by a small rectangular prism of quince paste. It was a very simple yet effective appetizer. It is a shame I didn't get a photo of that one before I sent it on a one-way journey to my stomach. Appetizer the third was a samosa. It was filled with diced vegetables and was served hot. For this one, I thought ahead and grabbed a napkin and waited a minute for them to cool down. The same could not be said for the other people at the table who endured went straight in and found it to be quite hot indeed. The samosa was served with what appeared to be a chive sauce. The sauce was tasty and complemented the flavor of the samosa and it's spiced vegetable contents quite well. The fourth appetizer was a prawn wrapped in a fancy tempura batter. I am not a big seafood lover however I broke of the tip of the batter and found it to be quite nice. Appetizer number 5 were sausage rolls and mini pasties. And the best part was, they looked like they were made at the hotel and not bought from a supermarket! The worst part was, they ran out by the time they got to me cause most people took two of them (a pastie and a sausage roll each). The sixth and final appetizer was a thin strip of crumbed fish served with tartare sauce. I had a nice sized piece which unfortunately broke when I dipped it in the tartare sauce, however I was fortunately able to savage it. The batter was nice and not too oily. It was well crumbed and the fish was fresh. If these appetizers are anything like the food on the menu, then I will definitely be going back. The surroundings were lovely and it was the perfect spot to spend the afternoon.

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The Edinburgh Hotel - A glimpse of the outside area on a late Monday evening.

A glimpse of the outside area on a late Monday evening.

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